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Life Science Vocabulary
Directions: Prepare the definitions for the following science
words.
Biodegradable - something that can be naturally decayed
Camouflage - to hide using protective coloration
Circulation - moving blood through the body
Cold-blooded - animals able to adapt their body temperature to
the temperature of their surroundings
Competitor - a rival; an organism that tries to outdo another
organism for food or habitat
Consumer - an animal that feeds on plants or other animals
Decomposer – an organism that decays dead plants and animals
Egg- holds a new animal
Environment - natural surroundings of an organism
Extinct - an organism that has died out
Geotropism- plants reacting to gravity
Habitat - a place that is natural for the life and growth
Inherit - receives characteristics or traits from its parents
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Instinct – an organism’s natural response or pattern of activity
Larva- caterpillar stage of an insect
Life cycle - a series of steps from birth to death
Metamorphosis - a series of changes in appearance of an organism
Nutrition - the process of an organism using food for energy
Organic - natural; related to living organisms
Organism - any living thing
Photosynthesis- plants make food with sunlight
Phototropism- plants moving towards light
Pollination - carrying pollen from one flower to another
Pollution - introducing harmful substances into an environment
Predator - an animal that hunts other animals for food
Prey - an animal hunted for food
Producer - an organism that makes its own food
Pupa- insect becoming an adult
Trait - a characteristic or feature of an organism
Warm-blooded - animals having a constant body temperature
independent of the temperature of their surroundings
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