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Our Word Wall Words for LS1

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Biology   The study of living things.  
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Observations   The act of paying careful attention to events, and recording the details.  
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Qualitative   Observations describing an object made by our 5 senses.  
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Quantitative   Numeric observations based on measurements or counting.  
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Interactions   An action between two or more things that have an affect on each other.  
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Organism   Any living thing.  
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Field Study   Collection of data outside of a laboratory setting.  
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Population   A group of the same kind of organism that live together in the same area.  
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Habitat   An area that naturally supplies all the things an organism needs to survive. (Food, water, shelter, etc.)  
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Predator   An animal that hunts and kills another animal for food.  
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Prey   An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.  
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Energy   What living things require in order to "Do" anything, provided by food.  
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Food   Substances that when eaten provide energy and building materials for organisms. Must contain protein, fat, or carbohydrates.  
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Protein   Nutrient that is the main source of building materials for an organism.  
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Fat   Nutrient used by organisms both as building materials and a way to store energy.  
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Carbohydrates   Nutrient that is the main source of energy for an organism. There are two kinds; sugar and starch.  
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Indicator   A chemical that changes color when exposed to certain substances.  
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Consumer   An organism that needs to eat (consume) food to obtain their energy and building materials.  
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Producer   An organism that is able to make its own food and building materials.  
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Photosynthesis   The process where plants take energy from the sun and mix it with water and carbon dioxide to make food.  
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Food Chain   A simple model that describes the order in which organisms depend on each other for food and energy.  
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Food Web   A model that shows multiple interconnected food chains within an ecosystem.  
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Ecosystem   A region or place where all living things are interconnected.  
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Native Species   An organism that is normally found in a habitat.  
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Invasive Species   An organism that enters a habitat where it does not normally live and harms the ecosystem.  
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Parasite   An organism that lives on or in another, getting its food directly from the other organism causing damage but not killing.  
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Host   An organism that provides food and possibly shelter for a parasite.  
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External Structures   A physical feature that is located on the outside of an organism designed to perform a specific function.  
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Internal Structures   A physical feature that is located inside an organism designed to perform a specific function.  
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Stable Population   A population that is increasing and decreasing with a pattern.  
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Abiotic Factors   All of the non-living factors in an environment that affect organisms in an ecosystem.  
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Biotic Factors   All the living organisms that affect other organisms in an ecosystem.  
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