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Science Chapter One-

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1. Cells come from other cells
2. Animals that eat other animals are called carnivores
3. A ____________ hunts other animals for food. predator
4. Plants make their own food using water, sunlight, and ____________. carbon dioxide
5. ______________ can be changed by humans ecosystems
6. More than ________________ organisms have been identified. 1 million
7. Most organisms are made of __________ cell (unicellular). one
8. ______________ supply energy for cells. mitochondria
9. A _________________ models how food energy is transferred from one organism to the next. food chain
10. Communities of plants and animals also contain protests, fungi, and _________________. bacteria
11. A _______________ lives in or on a host organism. parasite
12. Oxygen is a waste product in ________________. photosynthesis
13. Photosynthesis is the opposite of ______________. respiration
14. You can tell the age of a tree by its ___________. rings
15. ____________ occurs when air pollution mixes with moisture in the atmosphere. Acid rain
16. ____________ work together to take care of ALL functions in an organism. cells
17. A vacuole stores water, food, and ___________. wastes
18. A ___________ is the round organelle in the center of a cell. nucleus
19. Tissues work together and form ___________. organs
20. Nonliving things are called _______________ factors. abiotic
21. Decaying or rotting bodies are eaten by ______________. scavengers
22. Lichens are two organisms that live together. They are _________ and __________. fungi and algae
23. _____________ live in a sea anemone. clownfish
24. ______________, _____________, and _____________ are needed for photosynthesis. Sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
25. Chlorophyll captures energy from _____________. the Sun
26. Cell walls of plants are made of _______________. cellulose
27. Animals depend on photosynthesis as their source of ________________. energy
28. A diagram showing the amount of energy 28. available at every level of the ecosystem is called a/an ________________________. energy pyramid
29. _________ is a type of air pollution that forms over urban and industrial areas. smog
30. Toxic waste is a collection of _______________ materials. poisonous
31. The gray wolf is a(n) _____________ species. threatened
32. The final stage of succession in a community is called ___________________. climax
33. A forest fire is an example of ____________ succession. secondary succession
34. All members of a single species in an area make up a ___________________. population
35. The reliance of certain organisms on other organisms is called _________________. interdependence
36. Photosynthesis occurs in cells that have _________________. chloroplasts
37. Our country has _________ to help protect the environment. laws
38. There are fewer organisms at the ______________ level of a pyramid than at the level below. ascending (top)
39. Each ring in a tree represents one ________. year
40. Thousands of species are expected to become ______________ each year. extinct
41. The biggest threat to the survival of most organisms is ____________ loss. habitat
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