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Science Final
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Science
7th Grade
05/29/2011

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Epithelial Tissue
Definition
Tissue that covers the inside and outside of the body.
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Respiration
Definition
The chemical process in which oxygen and glucose react to release energy inside body cells.
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Alleles
Definition
The different forms of genes.
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Homozygous
Definition
An organism with two identical alleles for a trait.
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Genotype
Definition
The genetic makeup of an organism/
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Phenotype
Definition
The physical appearance and traits of an organism.
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Pedigree
Definition
A chart or family tree that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait.
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Artery
Definition
A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
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Vein
Definition
A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart.
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Capillary
Definition
A tiny blood vessel where substances are exchanged between the blood and body cells.
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Work
Definition
The product of force and distance when force is used to move an object.
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Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
Definition
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
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Dichotomous Key
Definition
A written tool for identification of plants and animals with sequences of paired questions.
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Boreal Forest
Definition
Covered in pine and spruce forests with cold, long winters.
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Desert
Definition
A region that receives less than 25 centimeters of rain a year.
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Tropical Rainforest
Definition
A region close to the equator that receives lots of rain with warm temperatures that do no vary much throughout the year.
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