Living Systems Grade 4 Alberta Science Vocabulary

Any living thing, from tiny bacteria to large animals and plants.

• Organisms
• Biodiversity
• Structures
• Functions

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Sorting things into groups based on what they have in common.

• Functions
• Classify
• Adaptations
• Organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Parts of something, especially the parts of living things.

• Ecosystem
• Classify
• Organisms
• Sensory Organs

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What different parts do, like how our stomach helps us digest food.

• Sensory Organs
• Structures
• Functions
• External Structures

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Parts on the outside of something, like the bark on a tree or the fur on a cat.

• Structures
• External Structures
• Functions
• Classify

Things that our senses can notice, like sounds, lights, or smells.

• Adaptations
• Sensory Stimuli
• Ecosystem
• Structures

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Parts of our body that help us see, hear, smell, taste, and touch.

• Biodiversity
• Sensory Organs
• Organisms
• Classify

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Special features that help living things survive in their environments, like a duck's webbed feet for swimming.

• External Structures
• Adaptations
• Organisms
• Classify

A place where plants and animals live together and depend on each other.

• Growth
• Ecosystem
• Functions
• Organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

All the different kinds of life that can be found in one area.

• Sensory Stimuli
• Biodiversity
• Functions
• Organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5