Pg. 1
Atom
the smallest unit of an element
Organ
two or more tissues that work together to complete a specific task/job
Community
all the populations in an area (multiple species)
Abiotic
non-living components of an environment
Adaptation
body part, body covering, or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment
Molecule
2 or more atoms bonded together
a group of organs that carries out a set of functions
Ecosystem
the community plus the nonliving things in an area
Observation
noticing things using your senses or instruments, fact
Niche
a specific role an organism plays in its ecosystem (includes habitat and resource use, interactions, and adaptations)
Organelle
a cell part, does a job for the cell
Organism
an individual living thing
Biome
a group of similar ecosystems (similar climate, plants, and animals)
Qualitative
descriptive; use your senses
Trait
characteristic of an organism that is inherited (is coded for in the DNA)
Cell
the smallest unit of life
Population
a group of one type of organism (all the same species)
Biosphere
all the areas of Earth that contain living things
Quantitative
use of numbers; made with instruments
a nucleic acid that contains all instructions needed for an organism; full name is deoxyribonucleic acid, shape is a double helix
Tissue
groups of cells with the same function (job)
Species
group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals exchanging genes (mating)
Biotic
living components of an environment
Inference
an assumption, a logical guess based on observations
Chromatin
DNA strands that are loosely coiled around proteins