Science Vocabulary
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| atom | the smallest unit of an element that has all the properties of that element
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| carnivore | an animal or plant that eats animals
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| community | all the populations of organisms living together in an environment
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| conservation | protection of natural resources
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| consumer | an organism that eats other organisms
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| decomposer | consumer that breaks down the tissues of dead organisms
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| density | concentration of matter in an object
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| ecosystem | a community and its environment
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| energy | the ability to cause changes in matter
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| energy pyramid | shows amount of energy that can pass from one level of a food chain to the next
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| energy transfer | a change of energy from one form to another; for example, mechanical to electrical, solar to electrical
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| environment | everything that affects an organism, including plants, animals, soil, weather, landforms, and air
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| experiment | a procedure that is conducted under controlled conditions
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| food chain | the ways in which organisms in an ecosystem interact according to what they eat
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| food web | shows the interactions among food chains in an ecosystem
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| force | a push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction
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| friction | a force that acts against motion when surfaces rub against each other
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| gravitation | the force that pulls all objects to one another
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| gravity | the observed effect of gravitation
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| habitat | a place in an ecosystem where an organism normally lives
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