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Vocab #19
Review & Preview vocab 6th grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chlorophyll | green, light-trapping pigment in plant chloroplasts that is important in photosynthesis |
| detritivores | animals that eat decomposing (rotting) organisms |
| dew | forms when water vapor forms directly on a surface |
| frost | forms when water vapor forms directly into ice crystals on a surface |
| gram | the basic unit of mass in the SI (metric) system |
| Newton | the basic unit of force in the SI (metric) system |
| pulley | simple machine made from a grooved wheel with a rope wrapped around the groove |
| sexual reproduction | requires the production of sperm and eggs; offspring are different from either parent |
| stomata | tiny openings in a plant's epidermis through which gasses enter and exit (transpiration) |
| wheel & axle | simple machine made from two circular objects that are attached and can rotate |