PAWS vocabulary 7th grade
  • 1. water cycle
A) any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition harmful to living organisms.
B) a resource that is replace or restored as it is used, by natural process in a reasonable amount of time.
C) path that water takes as it is being cycled through the environment.
  • 2. tissue
A) a structure containing different tissues that are organized to carry out a specific function of the body. (Brain, Heart, etc.)
B) similar cells acting to perform a specific function.
C) any living plant animal or fungus that maintains various vital processes necessary for life.
  • 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) 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) the factor that is changed in an experiment in order to study changes in the dependent variable.
  • 5. resource
A) any material that can be used to satisfy a need.
B) a cell structure that contains the cell's genetic material.
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) a resource that is replace or restored as it is used, by natural process in a reasonable amount of time.
C) the amount of matter an object contains.
  • 7. producer
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.
  • 8. prey
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.
  • 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) 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) the amount of matter an object contains.
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.
  • 12. photosynthesis
A) any material that can be used to satisfy a need.
B) a structure containing different tissues that are organized to carry out a specific function of the body. (Brain, Heart, etc.)
C) a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates(sugars)
  • 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) any material that can be used to satisfy a need.
B) a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates(sugars)
C) relating to an object too small to be visible without the use of a microscope.
  • 16. life cycle
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) the entire sequence of events in an organism's growth and development.
  • 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) 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) a whole or part of a plant or animal that has been preserved in sedimentary rock.
B) an organism caught or hunted for food by another organism.
C) rock formed from layers of sediment that overlay and squeeze together.
  • 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) the interconnected feeding relationships in a food chain found in a particular place and time.
C) a pyramidal diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position or level in the feeding order.
  • 21. food chain
A) transfer of energy through various stages as a result of feeding patterns of a series of organisms.
B) a pyramidal diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position or level in the feeding order.
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 in order to observe a response caused by a stimulus.
C) a procedure that is carried out and repeated under controlled conditions in order to discover, demonstrate, or test a hypothesis.
  • 23. environment
A) all populations of organisms belonging to different species and sharing the same geographical area.
B) path that water takes as it is being cycled through the environment.
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) an integrated unit of biological community, it's physical environment, and interactions.
B) a group of organisms of the same species living in a specific geographical area.
C) set of objects, organisms, or different parts acting to form a whole.
  • 26. decomposer
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) 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 makes it's own food from the environment. Usually a green plant.
C) an organism that feeds on another organism for food.
  • 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) all populations of organisms belonging to different species and sharing the same geographical area.
B) any living plant animal or fungus that maintains various vital processes necessary for life.
C) a group of organisms of the same species living in a specific geographical area.
  • 30. carnivore
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 animal or plant that consumes or obtains nutrients from animals.
  • 31. adaptation
A) a characteristic of an organism that increases it's chance of survival in its environment.
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.
  • 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) any of two or more alternate forms of a gene that an organism may have for a particular trait.
B) similar cells acting to perform a specific function.
C) an animal that feeds on plants.
  • 34. asexual reproduction
A) the process of nuclear division in cells during which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half.
B) a form of reproduction in which new individuals are formed without the involvement of gametes.
C) reproduction involving the union of gametes producing an offspring with traits from both parents.
  • 35. biodiversity
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) the existence of a wide range of different species in a given area or specific period of time.
  • 36. biotic
A) factors in an environment relating to, caused by or produced by living organisms
B) the existence of a wide range of different species in a given area or specific period of time.
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) any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition harmful to living organisms.
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) a factor being measured or observed in an experiment.
B) a graphical checkboard used to determine results from a particular genetic cross.
C) the factor that is changed in an experiment in order to study changes in the dependent variable.
  • 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) path that water takes as it is being cycled through the environment.
C) an ecological community, together with it's environment, functioning as a unit.
  • 41. Punnett square
A) a graphical checkboard used to determine results from a particular genetic cross.
B) an allele for a trait that will be masked unless the organism is homozygous for this trait.
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) reproduction involving the union of gametes producing an offspring with traits from both parents.
B) a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates(sugars)
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.
  • 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 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) 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) the amount of matter an object contains.
B) a specific part of a chromosome or sequence of DNA that determines a particular feature or characteristic in an organism.
C) a cell structure that contains the cell's genetic material.
  • 47. heterozygous
A) a cell or organism that has two different alleles for a particular trait.
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) cell or organism that has identical rather than different alleles for a particular trait.
  • 48. homozygous
A) cell or organism that has identical rather than 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) a cell or organism that has two different alleles for a particular trait.
  • 49. mass
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) the amount of matter an object contains.
  • 50. meiosis
A) the process of nuclear division in cells during which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half.
B) a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates(sugars)
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.
  • 51. mitosis
A) the process of nuclear division in cells during which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half.
B) the entire sequence of events in an organism's growth and development.
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) 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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