Biology STAAR Vocabulary Review

Autotroph

• An organism that makes its own food.

• An organism that consumes food.

• An organism that consumes decaying matter.

• An organism that has no natural predator.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Invasive Species

• An organism that makes its own food.

• An organism that consumes food.

• An organism that consumes decaying matter.

• An organism that has no natural predator.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Heterotroph

• An organism that makes its own food.

• An organism that consumes food.

• An organism that consumes decaying matter.

• An organism that has no natural predator.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Decomposer

• An organism that makes its own food.

• An organism that consumes food.

• An organism that consumes decaying matter.

• An organism that has no natural predator.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Virus

• A non living pathogen that causes illness.

• Asexual reproduction

• Sexual reproduction

Unicellular

• Type of cell that does not contain a nucleus.

• Type of cell that does contain a nucleus

• Multiple cells.

• One cell.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Mutualism

• Relationship in which both organisms benefit.

• Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

• Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

• When two organisms both want/need the same resource.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Competition

• Relationship in which both organisms benefit.

• Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

• Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

• When two organisms both want/need the same resource.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Parasitism

• Relationship in which both organisms benefit.

• Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

• Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

• When two organisms both want/need the same resource.

Commensalism

• Relationship in which both organisms benefit.

• Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

• Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

• When two organisms both want/need the same resource.