PAWS vocabulary 7th grade
  • 1. water cycle
A) any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition harmful to living organisms.
B) path that water takes as it is being cycled through the environment.
C) a resource that is replace or restored as it is used, by natural process in a reasonable amount of time.
  • 2. tissue
A) a structure containing different tissues that are organized to carry out a specific function of the body. (Brain, Heart, etc.)
B) any living plant animal or fungus that maintains various vital processes necessary for life.
C) similar cells acting to perform a specific function.
  • 3. system
A) set of objects, organisms, or different parts acting to form a whole.
B) path that water takes as it is being cycled through the environment.
C) a resource that is replace or restored as it is used, by natural process in a reasonable amount of time.
  • 4. scientific method
A) a plan of inquiry that uses science process skills as a tool to gather, organize, analyze, and communicate information.
B) a procedure that is carried out in order to observe a response caused by a stimulus.
C) the factor that is changed in an experiment in order to study changes in the dependent variable.
  • 5. resource
A) a cell structure that contains the cell's genetic material.
B) any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition harmful to living organisms.
C) any material that can be used to satisfy a need.
  • 6. renewable resource
A) the amount of matter an object contains.
B) path that water takes as it is being cycled through the environment.
C) a resource that is replace or restored as it is used, by natural process in a reasonable amount of time.
  • 7. producer
A) an organism that makes it's own food from the environment. Usually a green plant.
B) an organism caught or hunted for food by another organism.
C) an organism that preys on and consumes animals. Usually an animal.
  • 8. prey
A) an organism caught or hunted for food by another organism.
B) an organism that makes it's own food from the environment. Usually a green plant.
C) an organism that preys on and consumes animals. Usually an animal.
  • 9. predator
A) an organism caught or hunted for food by another organism.
B) an organism that preys on and consumes animals. Usually an animal.
C) an organism that makes it's own food from the environment. Usually a green plant.
  • 10. population
A) all populations of organisms belonging to different species and sharing the same geographical area.
B) set of objects, organisms, or different parts acting to form a whole.
C) a group of organisms of the same species living in a specific geographical area.
  • 11. pollution
A) any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition harmful to living organisms.
B) the amount of matter an object contains.
C) any material that can be used to satisfy a need.
  • 12. photosynthesis
A) a structure containing different tissues that are organized to carry out a specific function of the body. (Brain, Heart, etc.)
B) a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates(sugars)
C) any material that can be used to satisfy a need.
  • 13. organism
A) a group of organisms of the same species living in a specific geographical area.
B) a structure containing different tissues that are organized to carry out a specific function of the body. (Brain, Heart, etc.)
C) Any living thing.
  • 14. organ
A) similar cells acting to perform a specific function.
B) a structure containing different tissues that are organized to carry out a specific function of the body. (Brain, Heart, etc.)
C) any living plant animal or fungus that maintains various vital processes necessary for life.
  • 15. microscopic
A) relating to an object too small to be visible without the use of a microscope.
B) a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates(sugars)
C) any material that can be used to satisfy a need.
  • 16. life cycle
A) set of objects, organisms, or different parts acting to form a whole.
B) the entire sequence of events in an organism's growth and development.
C) all populations of organisms belonging to different species and sharing the same geographical area.
  • 17. herbivore
A) an organism that preys on and consumes animals. Usually an animal.
B) an organism that makes it's own food from the environment. Usually a green plant.
C) an animal that feeds on plants.
  • 18. habitat
A) all populations of organisms belonging to different species and sharing the same geographical area.
B) a place in an ecosystem where an organism normally lives.
C) set of objects, organisms, or different parts acting to form a whole.
  • 19. fossil
A) rock formed from layers of sediment that overlay and squeeze together.
B) a whole or part of a plant or animal that has been preserved in sedimentary rock.
C) an organism caught or hunted for food by another organism.
  • 20. food web
A) the interconnected feeding relationships in a food chain found in a particular place and time.
B) a pyramidal diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position or level in the feeding order.
C) a resource that is replace or restored as it is used, by natural process in a reasonable amount of time.
  • 21. food chain
A) a pyramidal diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position or level in the feeding order.
B) transfer of energy through various stages as a result of feeding patterns of a series of organisms.
C) any material that can be used to satisfy a need.
  • 22. experiment
A) a plan of inquiry that uses science process skills as a tool to gather, organize, analyze, and communicate information.
B) a procedure that is carried out and repeated under controlled conditions in order to discover, demonstrate, or test a hypothesis.
C) a procedure that is carried out in order to observe a response caused by a stimulus.
  • 23. environment
A) all populations of organisms belonging to different species and sharing the same geographical area.
B) the sum of conditions effecting an organism, including all living and non-living things in the area.
C) path that water takes as it is being cycled through the environment.
  • 24. energy pyramid
A) the entire sequence of events in an organism's growth and development.
B) a pyramidal diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position or level in the feeding order.
C) any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition harmful to living organisms.
  • 25. ecosystem
A) an integrated unit of biological community, it's physical environment, and interactions.
B) set of objects, organisms, or different parts acting to form a whole.
C) a group of organisms of the same species living in a specific geographical area.
  • 26. decomposer
A) an organism caught or hunted for food by another organism.
B) any organism that feeds or obtains nutrients by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms.
C) an organism that makes it's own food from the environment. Usually a green plant.
  • 27. consumer
A) any organism that makes it's own food from sunlight.
B) an organism that feeds on another organism for food.
C) an organism that makes it's own food from the environment. Usually a green plant.
  • 28. conservation
A) any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition harmful to living organisms.
B) any material that can be used to satisfy a need.
C) controlled use and or maintenence of natural resources. Various efforts to preserve or protect natural resources.
  • 29. community
A) a group of organisms of the same species living in a specific geographical area.
B) any living plant animal or fungus that maintains various vital processes necessary for life.
C) all populations of organisms belonging to different species and sharing the same geographical area.
  • 30. carnivore
A) an organism that makes it's own food from the environment. Usually a green plant.
B) an animal or plant that consumes or obtains nutrients from animals.
C) an organism caught or hunted for food by another organism.
  • 31. adaptation
A) a characteristic of an organism that increases it's chance of survival in its environment.
B) the entire sequence of events in an organism's growth and development.
C) the existence of a wide range of different species in a given area or specific period of time.
  • 32. abiotic
A) an environmental factor not associated with the activities of living organisms
B) the entire sequence of events in an organism's growth and development.
C) an organism that makes it's own food from the environment. Usually a green plant.
  • 33. allele
A) an animal that feeds on plants.
B) similar cells acting to perform a specific function.
C) any of two or more alternate forms of a gene that an organism may have for a particular trait.
  • 34. asexual reproduction
A) reproduction involving the union of gametes producing an offspring with traits from both parents.
B) a form of reproduction in which new individuals are formed without the involvement of gametes.
C) the process of nuclear division in cells during which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half.
  • 35. biodiversity
A) the entire sequence of events in an organism's growth and development.
B) set of objects, organisms, or different parts acting to form a whole.
C) the existence of a wide range of different species in a given area or specific period of time.
  • 36. biotic
A) the existence of a wide range of different species in a given area or specific period of time.
B) any material that can be used to satisfy a need.
C) factors in an environment relating to, caused by or produced by living organisms
  • 37. calorie
A) any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition harmful to living organisms.
B) a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates(sugars)
C) unit of energy; the amount of heat needed to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius at standard atmospheric pressure.
  • 38. dependent variable
A) the factor that is changed in an experiment in order to study changes in the dependent variable.
B) a graphical checkboard used to determine results from a particular genetic cross.
C) a factor being measured or observed in an experiment.
  • 39. dominance
A) a process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells during which the nucleus of the cell divides into two nuclei, each with the same number of chromosomes.
B) tendency of certain (dominant) alleles to mask the expression of their corresponding (recessive) alleles.
C) an allele for a trait that will be masked unless the organism is homozygous for this trait.
  • 40. ecosystem
A) an ecological community, together with it's environment, functioning as a unit.
B) a group of organisms of the same species living in a specific geographical area.
C) path that water takes as it is being cycled through the environment.
  • 41. Punnett square
A) an allele for a trait that will be masked unless the organism is homozygous for this trait.
B) a graphical checkboard used to determine results from a particular genetic cross.
C) a process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells during which the nucleus of the cell divides into two nuclei, each with the same number of chromosomes.
  • 42. recessive
A) an allele for a trait that will be masked unless the organism is homozygous for this trait.
B) tendency of certain (dominant) alleles to mask the expression of their corresponding (recessive) alleles.
C) a cell structure that contains the cell's genetic material.
  • 43. sexual reproduction
A) a process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells during which the nucleus of the cell divides into two nuclei, each with the same number of chromosomes.
B) a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates(sugars)
C) reproduction involving the union of gametes producing an offspring with traits from both parents.
  • 44. tropism
A) a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates(sugars)
B) path that water takes as it is being cycled through the environment.
C) the motion of an organism or part of an organism toward or away from an external stimulus.
  • 45. variable
A) a procedure that is carried out in order to observe a response caused by a stimulus.
B) a plan of inquiry that uses science process skills as a tool to gather, organize, analyze, and communicate information.
C) an event, condition, or factor that can be changed or controlled in order to study or test a hypothesis in a scientific experiment.
  • 46. gene
A) a cell structure that contains the cell's genetic material.
B) the amount of matter an object contains.
C) a specific part of a chromosome or sequence of DNA that determines a particular feature or characteristic in an organism.
  • 47. heterozygous
A) a process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells during which the nucleus of the cell divides into two nuclei, each with the same number of chromosomes.
B) cell or organism that has identical rather than different alleles for a particular trait.
C) a cell or organism that has two different alleles for a particular trait.
  • 48. homozygous
A) cell or organism that has identical rather than different alleles for a particular trait.
B) a cell or organism that has two different alleles for a particular trait.
C) the process of nuclear division in cells during which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half.
  • 49. mass
A) a cell structure that contains the cell's genetic material.
B) the amount of matter an object contains.
C) any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition harmful to living organisms.
  • 50. meiosis
A) the process of nuclear division in cells during which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half.
B) a process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells during which the nucleus of the cell divides into two nuclei, each with the same number of chromosomes.
C) a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates(sugars)
  • 51. mitosis
A) the process of nuclear division in cells during which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half.
B) a process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells during which the nucleus of the cell divides into two nuclei, each with the same number of chromosomes.
C) the entire sequence of events in an organism's growth and development.
  • 52. nucleus
A) the amount of matter an object contains.
B) a cell structure that contains the cell's genetic material.
C) similar cells acting to perform a specific function.
  • 53. independent variable
A) a factor being measured or observed in an experiment.
B) a procedure that is carried out in order to observe a response caused by a stimulus.
C) the factor that is changed in an experiment in order to study changes in the dependent variable.
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