Life Science Vocabulary Review

Front

What is the green pigment in plants that makes it possible for them to make food from carbon dioxide and water?

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Chlorophyll

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

What are organisms such as molds and mushrooms, that have no chlorophyll and live on dead and decaying things?

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Fungi

Front

What is a living thing that makes its own food?

Back

Producer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

What is a species that has been brought to a new place by people and can harm the environment?

Back

Invasive Species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Front

What are certain kinds of one-celled living things that are decomposers?

Back

Bacteria

Front

What is the process by which plants use sunlight to make food?

Back

Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What term describes the role of an organism in its environment, including its habitat and interactions with other organisms?

Back

Niche

Front

What is the term for a group of different species living together in one area?

Back

Community

Front

What is the term for the living and non-living things in an area and their interactions?

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Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What do we call organisms that cannot make their own food and must eat other organisms?

Back

Consumers