An ecological community that also includes abiotic factors

The phylum that includes animals with backbones

An internal skeleton, like ours

Living components of an ecosystem

Gradual change of a species to better survive

The action of observing something to gain information

Division of an organism into separate parts or sections

Organisms that are cold-blooded

A relationship between 2 or more living things

2 or more populations living in same area

A projecting part of an organism

The process of recording information form an experiment

Inspecting data to discover useful information

An organism that decomposes organic matter

The phylum that includes insects

Organisms that produce their own heat

A rigid external covering for some invertebrate animals

The ecological role of an organism in it's ecosytem

The group of organisms just below class

Levels of organisms within a food chain/web

The group of organisms just below phylum

Study of the relationships between biotic and abiotic things

There's 6-animal, plant, protist, archaea, eubacteria, fungi

The process of change where a species becomes better suited

An organism that takes nutrients from its host

The classification group that is just smaller than Kingdoms

The process of planning a study to meet specified objectives

An organism that eats plants and meat

An educated guess that can be tested

The natural home or environment of an organism

Having one axis of symmetry – down the center

Having multiple lines of symmetry – like a pizza

Most specific classification group.

A group of organisms that belong to the same species

Non-living components of an ecosystem

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Ecosystem
A group of organisms that belong to the same species
An ecological community that also includes abiotic factors
Another name for a forest
A group of individual protists
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Chordata
The kingdom that includes plants
The phylum that includes insects
The phylum that includes animals with backbones
The kingdom that includes bacteria
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Endoskeleton
A rigid external covering for some invertebrate animals
An internal skeleton, like ours
A projecting part of an organism
Division of an organism into separate parts or sections
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Biotic Factors
Plants that produce their own food
Animals that produce their own food
Non-living components of an ecosystem
Living components of an ecosystem
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Evolution
The change of an individual organism through it's lifetime
Gradual change of a species to better survive
The relationship between two animals
The death of a species
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Observations
A form of data analysis
An educated guess that is testable
The action of observing something to gain information
A summary of data/results
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Segmentation
Organisms that lack a head
An organism with a backbone
Division of an organism into separate parts or sections
Can produce own heat – warm blooded
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Poikilotherms
Organisms that haven't evolved
Organisms that produce their own heat
Organisms that are cold-blooded
Organisms that migrate
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Symbiosis
Having no symmetry
A method of evolution for mammals
A relationship between 2 or more living things
A disease that spreads through parasites
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Community
Same as an ecosystem
2 or more populations living in same area
A group of members of the same species
Includes multiple populations and the physical environment
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Producer
A carnivore
An omnivore
Predatory species
A plant
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Appendage
A type of parasitic insect
An adaptation that regulates body temperature
A projecting part of an organism
A type of endoskeleton
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Data Collection
The process of recording information form an experiment
Summarizing results
The process of designing an experiment
Creating a hypothesis
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Consumer
A heterotroph
Producer
An autotroph
Does photosynthesis
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Data Analysis
A summary of whether or not hypothesis is supported
A method for collecting data
Inspecting data to discover useful information
The phylum that includes insects
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Decomposer
An organism that decomposes organic matter
A predatory carnivore
An organism that is a homeotherm
An organism that only breaks down plants
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Arthropods
The phylum that includes insects
The kingdom that includes bacteria
The phylum that includes animals with backbones
The kingdom that includes plants
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Homeotherms
Organisms that produce their own heat
Organisms that are cold-blooded
Organisms that must bask to maintain body temp
Organisms that haven't evolved
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Herbivore
An organism does photosynthesis
An organism that eats plants
An organism that eats plants and meat
An organism that eats meat
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Exoskeleton
Division of an organism into separate parts or sections
A rigid external covering for some invertebrate animals
An internal skeleton, like ours
A projecting part of an organism
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Niche
The evolution of arthropods
The ecological role of an organism in it's ecosytem
A type of invertebrate appendage
A parasitic relationship
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Order
The group of organisms just below kingdom
The group of organisms just below family
The group of organisms just below phylum
The group of organisms just below class
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Invertebrate
Organisms that eat meat
Species that cannot interact
An organism with a backbone
An organism without a backbone
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Trophic Level
Just above the canopy line
Just below the canopy
Levels of organisms within a food chain/web
An underground habitat beneath the forest floor
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Vertebrate
Organisms that eat meat
An organism with a backbone
An organism without a backbone
Species that cannot interact
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Class
The group of organisms just below kingdom
The group of organisms just below phylum
The group of organisms just below family
The group of organisms just below species
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Ecology
The study of insects
The study of matter and interactions of matter
Study of the relationships between biotic and abiotic things
The study of life
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Kingdoms
There's 2 - Produces and consumers
There 12 - including reptiles, birds, amphibians, mammals
Theres 3-plant, animals, insects
There's 6-animal, plant, protist, archaea, eubacteria, fungi
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Adaptation
Features that influence relationships
The process of change where a species becomes better suited
A temporary change in DNA
An abiotic feature of a community
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Parasite
Organisms that obtain food through chemosynthesis
Vertebrates that bother other vertebrates
An organism that eats plants
An organism that takes nutrients from its host
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Immobile
Organisms not able to move
Fast moving animals
Organisms that live in water
Organisms that live in trees
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Asymmetry
Having multiple lines of symmetry – like a pizza
Having no symmetry
Having one axis of symmetry – down the center
An organism with a backbone
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Phylum
An organism that only eats plants
An educated guess that is testable
The classification group that is just smaller than Kingdoms
The process of planning a study to meet objectives
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Experimental Design
The process of planning a study to meet specified objectives
A method for collecting data
A summary of whether or not hypothesis is supported
The phylum that includes insects
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Carnivore
An animal that eats meat
An animal that is warm blooded
An animal that eats plants
A Poikilotherm
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Omnivore
An organism that eats plants
An organism that eats meat
An organism does photosynthesis
An organism that eats plants and meat
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Hypothesis
A theory that is proven
An educated guess that can be tested
An educated guess
Summary of data/results
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Habitat
Cannot produce own heat – cold blooded
A gradual process of change
The natural home or environment of an organism
An organism that only eats meat
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Bilateral Symmetry
Having one axis of symmetry – down the center
Having multiple lines of symmetry – like a pizza
An organism with a backbone
Having no symmetry
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Radial Symmetry
An organism with a backbone
Having no symmetry
Having multiple lines of symmetry – like a pizza
Having one axis of symmetry – down the center
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Terrestial
Organisms that live in aquatic habitats
Organisms that live on land
Organisms that hunt their prey
Organisms that can fly
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Species
Most specific classification group.
The group just smaller than Kingdoms
Largest classification group
A group of unrelated animals
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Population
A group of multiple ecosystems
A group of microorganisms that decompose organic matter
A group of populations + the physical environment
A group of organisms that belong to the same species
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Conclusion
An educated guess
A theory that is proven
An educated guess that can be tested
Summary of data/results
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Abiotic Factors
Animals that produce their own food
Plants that produce their own food
Living components of an ecosystem
Non-living components of an ecosystem

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