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