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7th grade science first semester voc

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gravitropism   the growth response of plants to gravity  
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positive phototropism   when plants bend towards the light  
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positive gravitropism   when plant grow in the direction gravity pulls it  
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thigmotropism   a plant's growth response to touch is called  
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solar tracking   when flowers are a tracked to the sun  
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tropism   a growth response of a plant toward or away from something in its environment  
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phototropism   the growth response of plant to light  
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producer / autotroph   make their food/energy, using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.  
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consumer/ heterotroph   eats others organisms as a source of food/energy  
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detritovore   feeds on dead matter ex. shrimp and vultures  
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decomposer   feeds on dead matter and recyles it back into the ecosystem ex. fungi  
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biodiversity   All of the different living organisms within an ecosytem  
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omnivore   eats both plants and animals, ex. racoon  
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biotic   living  
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abiotic   non living  
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immigration   organisms are coming into the environment  
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emmigration   organisms are leaving the environment  
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community   all living organims within an ecosystem  
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ecosytem   all living organims and non living factors within the environment  
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population   a group on individuals from the same species livng together  
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niche   the physical and biological area where an organism lives . It's "click" or "spot"  
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carrying capacity   the maximum population size an environment can sustain.  
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non-native species   a species that is not orginal to the environment, disrupts the food web.  
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photosynthesis   process by which plants use sunlight water and carbon dioxide to create a oxygen and glucose (sugar) and water vapor  
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carbon dioxde   gas is used by plants during photosynthesis  
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leaf   in which part of the plant where most of the photosynthesis process takes place  
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oxygen   which gas is released by plants during photosynthsis  
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chlorophyll   the chemical pigment found in the chloroplast that makes the leaves of plants green in color  
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transpiration   the moment of water vapor out of a plant and into the air  
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sunlight   radiant energy that starts the process of photosynthesis turning radiant energy into chemical energy  
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phototropism   the way a plant grows or moves in response of light [bends near light]  
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Tornado   a mobile destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system  
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Hurricane   a hurricane is an intense tropical storm with powerful winds and heavy rain.  
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Flood   a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.  
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Earthquake   a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earths crust or volcanic action.  
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Tsunami   a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other event.  
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Biological weathering   breaking down of rocks by activities of living organisms. (digging or roots.)  
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Catastrophic event   a violent, usually destructive natural occurrence  
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Chemical Weathering   breaking down of rocks by chemical processes by changes.  
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Deposition   a process weathered and eroded materials are deposited by wind or water or ice.  
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Erosion   weathered material is moved by wind, water, and ice.  
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Physical (mechanical) Weathering   breaking rocks (physical pressure grinding shattering)  
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Weathering   process which exposed rock are broken down. May be caused by wind water physical chemical and biological.  
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Drainage Divide   A geographical barrier, such as a ridge, hill, or mountain, separating one watershed land area from another  
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Surface Water   Water from precipitation that drains into a gully that !ows into a stream, which in turn !ows into a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, or the ocean  
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Groundwater   Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers  
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Water Table   The top of the saturation zone, below which water "lls all open spaces between the rock  
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Zone of Aeration   The upper portion of soil and rock that can be temporarily "lled with water as the water enters the ground, but then moves deeper  
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Saturation Zone   Below the water table where all spaces not "lled with solid material "ll with water  
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Aquifer   A layer of permeable rock that allows water to !ow through  
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Permeable Rock   Allows water movement to !ow through the material, the opposite of impermeable  
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Point-Source Water Pollution   A single identi"able and localized source of water pollution, such as wastewater discharge into a stream  
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Non-Point Source Water Pollution   Pollutants introduced into surface or ground water that are without a speci"c location source, such as water !owing over a lawn that has been fertilized and into a drain  
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Sediments   Earth material that is broken down by processes of weathering, can be eroded and deposited by the agents of water, wind, ice, and gravity  
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Ecoregion   A relatively large area that is characterized by distinctive plant and animal communities, climate, and ecological features  
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Compost Bin   A container for piles of biomass to promote decomposition and decay resulting in a recyclable fertilizer  
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Carbon Cycle   The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back  
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Nitrogen Cycle   The movement of nitrogen from the nonliving environment into living things and back  
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Water Cycle   The movement of water through the atmosphere, the ground, bodies of water, and living things; the continuous movement of water above, on, and below Earth’s surface  
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Sustainable   Capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage  
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Climax Community   A relatively stable state of succession, or the end product of succession  
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Zero-gravity   The complete absence of gravity that can only be found in space  
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Vacuum   A volume of space mostly empty of matter, such as oxygen to breathe!  
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Spacesuit   A complex system of garments that allow astronauts to work safely outside their spacecraft  
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Water   A requirement for life as we know it; exists on Earth as a solid, liquid, and gas  
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Homeostasis   The tendency of an organism or cell to maintain a balanced state so as to maintain health and functioning  
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Stimulus   An action or condition that provokes a response  
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Response   Any behavior of a living organism that results from an external or internal stimulus  
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Thermal Energy   Energy that is generated by the organism when work is done and used by the organism to maintain a constant temperature  
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Mechanical Energy   Energy used by the organism to do work  
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Transformation of Energy   A change in the form of energy in a system  
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Chemical Energy   Energy stored within the bonds between atoms and molecules and is obtained from a chemical reaction or change ex.. glucose  
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Work   The use of force to move an object through a distance W=Fd  
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Mass   The amount of matter in an object or substance  
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Distance   Measurement from one place to another  
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Friction   Force that opposes the sliding motion between two touching surfaces  
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Simple Machines   Devices that reduce the amount of force needed, but do not reduce the amount of work being done  
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Inclined Plane (Ramp)   A simple machine that is sloping at a particular angle  
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Force   A push or pull that changes the motion or position of an object  
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Net Force   The sum of all the forces acting on an object  
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Motion   A change in an object’s position, direction, or location  
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Turgor Pressure   Pressure of water molecules against the cell wall that allows plants to stand up straight  
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Succession   Natural, gradual changes in the types of species that live in an area; can be primary or secondary  
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Primary Succession   Begins in a place without any soil (Sides of volcanoes, Landslides, Flooding)  
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PIONEER SPECIES   the first species to arrive  
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Secondary Succession   Begins in a place that already has soil and was once the home of living organisms. Occurs faster and has different pioneer species than primary succession Example: after forest fires  
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