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Science test 6
test 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| competition | two organisms struggling against each other |
| mutualism | two organisms working together |
| parasitism | two organisms with one harming another |
| predation | two organisms with one hunting another |
| succession | two organisms with one following another |
| symbiosis | two organisms in a close relationship |
| pod | group of traveling whales |
| ooze | mud from minerals and dead organisms on ocean floor |
| neap tide | weak high and low tides |
| spring tide | higher high and lower low tides |
| core | innermost part of earth |
| mantle | middle layer of earth |
| cell wall | plant cell outer boundary |
| echinoderm | spiny-skinned invertebrate (starfish) |
| spore | reproductive part in seedless single-celled plants |
| embryo | new plant living inside a seed |
| regenerate | to grow back as in an octopus or starfish |
| experiment | third step in scientific method |
| question | first step in scientific method |
| hypothesis | second step in scientific method |
| conclusion | fourth step in scientific method |
| outer planets | Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
| inner planets | Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars |
| astronomy | study of what is beyond our atmosphere |
| ecology | study of ecosystems |
| geology | study of the earth |
| marine biology | study of ocean life |
| marine ecology | study of ocean ecosystems |
| oceanography | study of the ocean |
| zoology | study of animals |
| magma chamber | liquid at the bottom of a volcano |
| deposition | new location where sediment settles |
| evolutionary | scientist who believes the universe formed over millions of years |
| bioluminescent | organism that gives off its own light |
| characteristics of sea turtles | carapace, scute, paddle-like limbs, lay eggs in clutch, square carapace design |
| prescribed burning | controlled fire that encourages plant growth |
| type of energy sources | geothermal, solar, wind, hydropower |
| marine snow | detritus that falls to sea floor |
| science definition | study of wonders of God's universe |
| depth of water | vertical zones of ocean |
| barrier island | an island next to and parallel to the shore |
| clear-cutting | harvesting all trees from one location |
| weather | conditions outside at a given time |
| climate | conditions outside over time |
| condensation | step after evaporation in water cycle |
| unicellular | one celled organisms |
| multicellular | multiple celled organisms |
| extinct | no more of a species |
| living things | produce living things |
| photosynthesis | process by which green plants make food |
| tolerance | range of factors that determine survival |
| food web | chains of feeding relationships |
| annelids | segmented worms |
| population | all organisms in an ecosystem of the same species |
| kelp | giant algae |
| thermosphere | fourth layer of atmosphere |
| stratosphere | second layer of atmosphere |
| exosphere | last layer of atmosphere |
| plankton | drifting ocean organisms |
| niche | place and job of organism |
| middle tidal region | occasionally ocean reaches |
| tundra | treeless because of elevation or permafrost biome |
| desert | treeless biome because of climate |
| three & one half percent | amount of salt in saltwater biome |
| less than one percent | amount of salt in freshwater biome |
| boreal forest | mostly coniferous tree biome |
| undergrowth | plants growing under trees in forest |
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