Updated 7th Grade MCA Science Key Concepts

The system that controls your 5 senses is called the _____________.

The _______________ system helps you absorb nutrients from food.

Dominant traits will be

The process by which cells convert oxygen and sugar into energy (ATP), carbon dioxide, & water.

An advantage of asexual reproduction is

The equation of Oxygen + Sugar --> Energy + Carbon Dioxide + Water represents:

Animal cells do not have

Process of cell division in which the chromosomes (DNA) are copied and divided into 2 new cells

Cellular respiration and your Respiratory system are similar because

Process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations.

Cells divide in order to

The process by which plants use light energy to convert water and CO2 into oxygen and sugar.

Found around plant cells, is rigid, protects and supports the cell.

Green organelles in plant cells that use sunlight to produce food.

An advantage of being multi-cellular is

This scientist proposed the idea of natural selection.

Over time organisms continue to struggle to survive/pass on their traits. Example of process...

The study of the interactions of organisms with one another & with the environment.

This scientist discovered cells and named them

A consumer is