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Life Science Taks
Taks Objective 2
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Science
5th Grade
10/15/2008

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Term
organism
Definition
a living thing.
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individual
Definition
single, one. Ex. an individual slice of cheese.
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inherited
Definition
traits given to you by your parents or ancestors.
Term
basic need
Definition
a need that you need to stay alive. Ex. food, water, air, shelter
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learned behavior
Definition
a behavior that you learn to do. Ex. swimming
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carnivore
Definition
a meat eater
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habitat
Definition
home of a living thing.
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life cycle
Definition
from birth to death the cycle a living thing follows
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consumer
Definition
an animal that eats. Ex. carnivore
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producer
Definition
a living thing that makes it's own food. Ex. plant
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decomposer
Definition
a living thing that breaks down dead tissue.
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advantage
Definition
have a better chance. Sharp beaks are an advantage for birds.
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survival
Definition
stay alive.
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prey
Definition
an animal that gets hunted and eaten.
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food web
Definition
the overlapping flow of energy in the natural world.
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characteristics
Definition
a trait that identifies one living thing from another.
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insects
Definition
group of animals that has three sections: head, thorax, and abdomen
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stationary
Definition
unchanging in position. Ex. a stationary population
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