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7th grade end of year review stack

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The organelle in a cell that contains DNA and controls what the cell does   Nucleus  
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Why is it a bad idea to eat in the lab   your food can contaminate chemicals or the chemicals can get in your food and make you sick  
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what cellular organelle is responsible for breaking down glucose to make energy   mitochondria  
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what cellular organelle is selectivly permiable and controls what goes in and out of the cell   cell membrane  
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compounds that contain both carbon and hydrogen are   organic  
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what organic compound is sugar?   carbohydrate  
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responsible for breaking down food and absorbing nutrients for the body   digestive system  
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transports oxygen to the body's cells   circulatory system  
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this organelle creates food from sunlight during the process of photosynthesis   chloroplast  
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this organelle gives a plant cell structure and support   cell wall  
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this system controls hormones in the human body   endocrine  
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this system protects and covers the body   integumentary  
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a group of individuals from the same species living and a given geographical area   population  
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a group of populations living in a given area   community  
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the role an animal plays in it's environment including where it lives and what it eats   Niche  
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the top of the water in an aquifer where the zone of aeration meets the zone of saturation   water table  
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What term is used to describe an educated quess written before an experiemnt in the form of an if...then statement   hypothese  
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the breaking apart of rock   weathering  
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the movement or carrying away of sediment   erosion  
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Deltas are an example of   deposition  
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What kind of change occurs when the teeth physically chew the food   physical  
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when stomach acid in the stomach breaks down food into smaller molecules   chemical change  
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what is the energy transfer during photosynthesis   radiant to chemical  
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what is the energy transfer from hamburger to human   chemical to mechanical  
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The danger to this catastrophic event is flying debris. This event occurs with little warning and happens mainly in the central US   Tornado  
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This catastrophic event can last for a few days and occurs on coastal areas   hurricane  
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A wilting plant has low _____________   turgor pressure  
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the transport vessels in a plant that bring nutrients and water up from the soil   xylem  
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What would be the quickest way to rid the body of a food born illness to maintain homeostasis   vomit or throw up  
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This organelle can be related to a window screen, which lets air in but keep bugs out   cell membrane  
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what organelle can be related to the UPS because they package and ship protiens   golgi bodies  
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What organelle can be related to the white house because it controls our country   nucleus  
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what should you do if you break glass during a lab   tell the instructor  
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what do decomposers release when the eat/ break down dead matter in a compost bin?   energy  
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If a person in san antonio pours the used oil from thier car in thier yard, where could this end up   edwards aquifer  
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A mouse species lives in the desert.The dark mice are usually eaten by predators because they are easier to see than the lighter mice. what would happen to the population if a catastrophic event took away the top soil, revealing the darker soil underneith   the mice population would favor the darker trait  
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this system rids the human body of waste   excretory  
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this system includes the five senses and helps the body respond to internal and external stimuli   nervous  
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the job something does   function  
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the way something is built or made   structure  
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an explination of things or events based on many observations   theory  
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A group of cells that work together to perform a specific job   tissue  
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a group of tissues that work together to perform a specific job   organ  
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All organisms are made of one or more of these   Cells  
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what scientific instrument could you use to view very small pond organisms?   microscope  
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A general term for membrane bound structures found in a eukaryotic cell   organelle  
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the heart and brain are examples of   organs  
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Trail mix, Kool-aid and Blood are all examples of ________________   mixtures  
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hydrogen, oxygen and sulfur are all examples of   Elements  
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two or more elements that combine chemically form a   compound  
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what type of organic compound is found in the cell membrane?   lipids  
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what piece of equipment would you use to measure the mass of a solid?   triple beam balance  
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what piece of equipment would you use to measure the volume of a liquid   graduated cylindar  
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what system gives shape and structure to the body and supports muscles and organs?   skeletal system  
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an organ that relaxes and contracts   muscle  
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this systems functions to move your body   muscular  
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Anything that can cause a response in an organism   stimulus  
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Day lenght chages causing tree leaves to change color, what is this an example of?   external stimulus  
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the regulation of steady life maintaining conditions inside the human body   homeostasis  
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this organ uses force to move blood through the body   heart  
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these organs contract and relax to move your bones   muscles  
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this system brings oxygen into the body and releases carbon dioxide   respiratory  
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what three things must a plant have in order for photosynthesis to occur   carbon dioxide, water and light  
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what two systems work together to get oxygen to your cells?   respiratory and circulatory  
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Dr. Hobbs is looking at a skin cell under the microscope, where can he find the genetic material?   nucleus  
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type of digestion that is the breaking and crushing of food   mechanical  
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type of digestion that occurs when food is broken down into smaller molecules that the body can use   chemical  
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controls and regulates the body's chemistry through hormones   endocrine  
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functions to ensure survival of a species   reproductive system  
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when you are running outside in the hot, June weather, this system helps your body cool down by responding to the internal and external environment   nervous  
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this type of reproduction occurs with only one parent, where the offspring is genetically identical to the parent   Asexual  
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this determins traits   genes  
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the passing of traits from parent to offspring   heredity  
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the study of heredity   genetics  
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a small section of DNA on a chromosome that has information about a trait   Gene  
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a distinguishing quality that can be passed from one generation to another   trait  
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one form of a trait covers up or masks another   dominance  
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the trait that is covered up by another form of that trait   recessive  
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word to discribe an organism having one dominant gene and one recessive gene for a particular trait   hybrid  
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when humans select which plant or animal will reproduce   selective breeding  
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a new organism produced by reproduction   offspring  
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seasonal movement of animals from one place to another   migration  
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structure, behavior or other trait in an organism that helps it to survive in its environment   adaptation  
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group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring that in turn can produce more offspring   species  
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process by which organisms change over time as those with traits best suited to an environment pass their traits to the next generation   natural selection  
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a deep sleep in which body systems reduce to minimal levels; helps some animal species survive winter   hibernation  
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genes are found on   chromosomes  
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according to Darwin, the key to natural selection is:   successful reproduction  
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long, thick fur would help organisms living in what type of biome   artic, because it is cold  
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Fish have tiny capilaries that filter the oxygen out of the water for them to use. what is this structure called?   gills  
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how do hollow bones help birds   making them lighter and more aerodynamic  
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a sequence of steps that allows the identification of a living thing   dicotomous key  
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some animals, like fish and butterflies, have marks that look like eyes near thier back end. how can this help them survive   the spots confuse the predator, allowing the animal more time to escape  
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all living and non-living things in a given area   ecosystem  
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an organism that makes it's own food is known as   producer  
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an organism that eats plants or other animals   consumer  
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an organism that only eats plants   herbivore or primary consumer  
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an organism that only eats other animals   carnivore  
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shows the transfer of energy through an ecosystem   food web, food chain, energy pyramid  
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a plants growth response to an external stimulus   tropism  
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a plants growth due to gravity   gravitropism or geotropism  
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a plants grwoth in response to light   phototropism  
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a plant's growth in response to water   hydrotropism  
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a plant's growth in response to touch   thigmotropism  
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this catastrophic event can drown animals and pollute water systems   flood  
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this catastrophic event happens along fault lines and plate boundaries.   earthquakes  
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this catastrophic event can cause ash to build up in the atmosphere, blocking out the sun and enabling plants to photosynthesize   volcanic eruption  
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this can start primary succession   volcanic eruption with lava  
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the pioneer species for primary succession   lichen and moss  
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the pioneer species for secondary succession   grasses  
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a change in a community over time towards a more stable condition   succession  
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this type of succession starts after a disturbance   secondary  
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water that is found below the ground is in an   aquifer  
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Texas is currently in a drought. therefore, we can assume that the water table   has decreased or gone down  
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the area where the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation meet   water table  
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