| A | B |
| Cell | smallest unit of life |
| Community | all the populations of an area |
| Organism | an individual being |
| Ecosystem | all the living and non-living parts of an area |
| Biosphere | Earth |
| Dead | once had all the 7 characteristics of life but no longer does |
| Reproduction | making a copy of one's genetic information for the next generation |
| adaptation | trait that better enables an organism to survive |
| problem | a question that needs scientifically solved |
| hypothesis | a possible answer to the question |
| research | reading and studying |
| experiment | testing with only one variable |
| data | calculations, charts, tables |
| control | a standard for comparison |
| dormant | can but is not presently displaying the 7 properties of life |
| subatomic particle | nucleus |
| organ system | example is the digestive system |
| birds | ornithology |
| fish | ichthyology |
| classification | taxonomy |
| heredity | genetics |
| plants | botany |
| animals | zoology |
| fungus | mycology |
| insects | entomology |
| anatomy | structures of an organisms |
| GO RACER | 7 characteristics of life |