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PAWS vocabulary 7th grade
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  • 1. water cycle
A) path that water takes as it is being cycled through the environment.
B) any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition harmful to living organisms.
C) a resource that is replace or restored as it is used, by natural process in a reasonable amount of time.
  • 2. tissue
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.)
  • 3. system
A) a resource that is replace or restored as it is used, by natural process in a reasonable amount of time.
B) set of objects, organisms, or different parts acting to form a whole.
C) path that water takes as it is being cycled through the environment.
  • 4. scientific method
A) a plan of inquiry that uses science process skills as a tool to gather, organize, analyze, and communicate information.
B) the factor that is changed in an experiment in order to study changes in the dependent variable.
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) 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) the amount of matter an object contains.
  • 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 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.
  • 9. predator
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.
  • 10. population
A) set of objects, organisms, or different parts acting to form a whole.
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.
  • 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) 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) a structure containing different tissues that are organized to carry out a specific function of the body. (Brain, Heart, etc.)
  • 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) 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) a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates(sugars)
B) any material that can be used to satisfy a need.
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) 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 animal that feeds on plants.
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.
  • 18. habitat
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 place in an ecosystem where an organism normally lives.
  • 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 pyramidal diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position or level in the feeding order.
B) a resource that is replace or restored as it is used, by natural process in a reasonable amount of time.
C) the interconnected feeding relationships in a food chain found in a particular place and time.
  • 21. food chain
A) any material that can be used to satisfy a need.
B) a pyramidal diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position or level in the feeding order.
C) transfer of energy through various stages as a result of feeding patterns of a series of organisms.
  • 22. experiment
A) a procedure that is carried out and repeated under controlled conditions in order to discover, demonstrate, or test a hypothesis.
B) a procedure that is carried out in order to observe a response caused by a stimulus.
C) a plan of inquiry that uses science process skills as a tool to gather, organize, analyze, and communicate information.
  • 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) any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition harmful to living organisms.
B) the entire sequence of events in an organism's growth and development.
C) a pyramidal diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position or level in the feeding order.
  • 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) 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) an organism that makes it's own food from the environment. Usually a green plant.
B) any organism that makes it's own food from sunlight.
C) an organism that feeds on another organism for food.
  • 28. conservation
A) any material that can be used to satisfy a need.
B) any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition harmful to living organisms.
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) all populations of organisms belonging to different species and sharing the same geographical area.
C) any living plant animal or fungus that maintains various vital processes necessary for life.
  • 30. carnivore
A) an animal or plant that consumes or obtains nutrients from animals.
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.
  • 31. adaptation
A) the existence of a wide range of different species in a given area or specific period of time.
B) a characteristic of an organism that increases it's chance of survival in its environment.
C) the entire sequence of events in an organism's growth and development.
  • 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) 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) the existence of a wide range of different species in a given area or specific period of time.
B) the entire sequence of events in an organism's growth and development.
C) set of objects, organisms, or different parts acting to form a whole.
  • 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) unit of energy; the amount of heat needed to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius at standard atmospheric pressure.
B) any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition harmful to living organisms.
C) a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates(sugars)
  • 38. dependent variable
A) a graphical checkboard used to determine results from a particular genetic cross.
B) the factor that is changed in an experiment in order to study changes in the dependent variable.
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) 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) 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) tendency of certain (dominant) alleles to mask the expression of their corresponding (recessive) alleles.
B) an allele for a trait that will be masked unless the organism is homozygous for this trait.
C) a cell structure that contains the cell's genetic material.
  • 43. sexual reproduction
A) a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates(sugars)
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) reproduction involving the union of gametes producing an offspring with traits from both parents.
  • 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 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) 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 cell or organism that has two different alleles for a particular trait.
B) cell or organism that has identical rather than different alleles for a particular 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.
  • 48. homozygous
A) a cell or organism that has two different alleles for a particular trait.
B) cell or organism that has identical rather than 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) any alteration of the natural environment producing a condition harmful to living organisms.
C) the amount of matter an object contains.
  • 50. meiosis
A) a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates(sugars)
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.
  • 51. mitosis
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) the process of nuclear division in cells during which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half.
C) the entire sequence of events in an organism's growth and development.
  • 52. nucleus
A) similar cells acting to perform a specific function.
B) a cell structure that contains the cell's genetic material.
C) the amount of matter an object contains.
  • 53. independent variable
A) a procedure that is carried out in order to observe a response caused by a stimulus.
B) a factor being measured or observed in an experiment.
C) the factor that is changed in an experiment in order to study changes in the dependent variable.
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