6th Grade Science

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6th Grade Science
1st Semester Exam
Vocabulary Flash Cards
By Mr. Ryan Randolph
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The process by which organisms gradually change
over time
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The process by which organisms gradually change
over time
Evolution
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A living thing
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A living thing
Organism
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An organism composed of many cells
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An organism composed of many cells
Multicellular
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A sperm cell or an egg cell
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A sperm cell or an egg cell
Gamete
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A small, nonliving particle that invades and then
reproduces inside a single cell
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A small, nonliving particle that invades and then
reproduces inside a single cell
Virus
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An organism whose cells lack a nucleus and other
cell structures
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An organism whose cells lack a nucleus and other
cell structures
Prokaryote
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Any factor that can change in an experiment
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Any factor that can change in an experiment
Variable
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A group of similar cells that perform a specific
function in an organism
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A group of similar cells that perform a specific
function in an organism
Tissue
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An organism that makes its own food
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An organism that makes its own food
Autotroph
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The process of breaking down food to release its
energy
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The process of breaking down food to release its
energy
Respiration
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An organism with cells that contain nuclei and
other cell structures
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An organism with cells that contain nuclei and
other cell structures
Eukaryotes
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The process by which plants and some other
organisms capture light energy and use it to make
food from carbon dioxide and water
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The process by which plants and some other
organisms capture light energy and use it to make
food from carbon dioxide and water
Photosynthesis
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The joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell
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The joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell
Fertilization
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The internal transporting tissue in some plants
that is made up of tube-like structures
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The internal transporting tissue in some plants
that is made up of tube-like structures
Vascular Tissue
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A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of
plants as well as in some algae and bacteria
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A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of
plants as well as in some algae and bacteria
Chlorophyll
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The reproductive process that involves two
parents who combine their genetic material to
produce a new organism, which differs from both
parents
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The reproductive process that involves two
parents who combine their genetic material to
produce a new organism, which differs from both
parents
Sexual Reproduction
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The basic unit of structure and function in an
organism
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The basic unit of structure and function in an
organism
Cell
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An organism composed of only one cell
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An organism composed of only one cell
Unicellular
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An experiment in which all factors are identical
except one
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An experiment in which all factors are identical
except one
Controlled Experiment
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An organism that cannot make its own food
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An organism that cannot make its own food
Heterotroph
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The reproductive process that involves only one
parent and produces offspring that are identical
to the parent
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The reproductive process that involves only one
parent and produces offspring that are identical
to the parent
Asexual Reproduction
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A tiny cell that is able to grow into a new
organism
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A tiny cell that is able to grow into a new
organism
Spore
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A fertilized egg
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A fertilized egg
Zygote