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Ms. Slater Grade 7 Science Vocabulary

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cell   the basic unit of all living things; building blocks of life  
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organism   a living thing (ex. you!)  
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biology   the study of life (bio means "life"; ology means the "study of")  
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life processes   everything needed for groups of organisms to survive.  
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growing (life process)   increase in the size and number of cells  
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response to surroundings (life process)   reacting to what's going on around you  
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obtaining energy (life process)   food for cells  
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releasing and using energy (life process)   oxygen combines with food to release energy and heat  
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releasing wastes (life process)   removing gases, liquids, and solids from the body  
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producing new organisms (life process)   reproduction, making more of the same kind (ex. rabbits produce more rabbits)  
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chromosomes (plant cell)   threadlike parts in the nucleus  
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nucleus (plant cell)   control center of the cell  
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cell membrane (plant cell)   thin structure that surrounds the cell and controls what goes in and out of the cell.  
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cytoplasm (plant cell)   jellylike substance that surrounds the nucleus  
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vacuole (plant cell)   food storage for the cell  
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organelles (plant cell)   small structures in the cytoplasm which help to keep the cell alive.  
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cell wall (plant cell)   thick wall that gives the cell structure  
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chloroplasts (plant cell)   hold chlorophyl  
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animal cell   has 6 parts. same parts as the plant cell, except the animal cell has no chloroplasts or cell wall  
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chlorophyll   a green chemical used in photosynthesis  
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photosynthesis   the food-making process by green plants where sunlight, carbon dioxide and water combine to make sugar (photosynthesis takes place in the green leaves.)  
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diffusion   molecules move from a high concentration to a low concentration  
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mitosis   cell division/nuclear division to make new body cells (each new cell receives a copy of the original chromosomes).  
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interphase   before mitosis begins: material being copied  
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prophase   centrioles to opposite sides of cell. spindles form.  
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metaphase   chromatids line up at the equator of the cell  
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anaphase   lack chromosome; goes to opposite sides of cell  
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telophase   two new daughter cells are formed; each has a nucleus  
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chromatids   identical chromosome copies (in new cells)  
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classification   a system of grouping things that are alike in some way. (classification is always open to growth and change)  
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taxonomy   the science of identifying, classifying, and naming living things  
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Early classification system   probably classified by whether helpful, harmful, or neither.  
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1700's-Swedish Scientist   Carolus Linnaeus made up the genus and species classification system we use today. (binomial nomenclature).  
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System of classification used today   "New Latin"-a combination of Latin and Greek words. No matter what language scientists speak or write, they all can understand the classification names of the one language, "New Latin".  
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How many classification levels?   Seven kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species  
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Kingdom   largest classification of living things...the six major kingdoms are plants, animals, fungi, protists, eubacteria, archaebacteria  
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division   for plants only  
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phylum   is the largest group of the animal kingdom  
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species   fewest organisms, more characteristics in common  
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Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species regarding MAN   Kingdom:Animalia (animal); Phylum Chordata (has a backbone); Class: Mammalia (nurses young); Order: Primate (stands erect, fingers); Family: Hominidae (special brain); Genus: Homo (long life span); Species: Sapiens (high forehead, thin skull bones)  
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binomial nomenclature   two-part naming system of classification...genus and species for each organism. The genus always starts with a capital letter, the species starts with a lower case letter. Ex: man Homo sapiens  
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monerans   eubacteria and archaebacteria are sometimes known as this one kingdom  
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Animals (animalia) organism of the six kingdoms   multicellular (many cells). can't make own food. obtain energy from eating living things or once living things, move from place to place  
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plants (plantae) organism of the six kingdoms   multicellular, make own food, can't move on their own, have chloroplasts and cell wall  
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fungi (fungus is singular) organism of the six kingdoms   Usually multicellular, simple non-green plants which break down substances in their environment and absorb the nutrients. No chlorophyl! Can't make their own food, reproduce by spores, can't move from place to place.  
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most common fungi   mildew, mold, mushrooms (the 3 m's)  
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Beneficial fungi (good)   decompose plant and animal matter, flavors foods like cheese. Yeast makes bread rise  
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Harmful bacteria   destroy plants and crops, bring ringworm or athletes foot, spoil foods, spoil clothing and other items. poisonous mushrooms can cause illness or death.  
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protists (protists) organism of the six kingdoms   most are unicellular organisms (plantlike protists are algae, animal-like protists are protozoans. Most protists are microscopic and live in water.  
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fungus-like protists   slime molds and water molds  
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multicellular protist   giant kelp-a type of seaweed in the ocean  
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animal-like protist   amebas, parameciums  
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plant-like protist   diatoms  
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animal-like and plant-like protist   eugiena is animal like because it can move, and plant like because it can make its own food.  
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eubacteria   single-celled organisms without a nucleus; are microscopic-THE MOST COMMON BACTERIA (some harmful/some harmless)  
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Bacteria   most bacteria is harmless! bacteria are classified by shape; reproduce by dividing. ALL BACTERIA HAVE NO NUCLEUS  
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Three major harmful bacteria   spirella=spiral shaped cocci=sphere-shaped (round) bacilli=rod shaped  
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Examples of harmful bacteria working   strep throat, infected cuts, E-coli and botulism )forms of food poisoning); some pneumonia; sinus infection; decaying fruits and vegetables  
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Examples of beneficial bacteria working   help decompose dead animals and plants, used to help make cheese (by fermentation), dead or weakened bacteria are used to make vaccines to prevent certain diseases; in the intestines to help in digestion.  
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archaebacteria   thrive in extreme environments (live where most organisms could not survive, such as hot springs in Yellow National Park. Have no nucleus  
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prokaryotes   organisms without a nucleus (BACTERIA!)  
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eukaryote (eukaryotic cell)   a complex cell with a nucleus  
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