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7th Grade Science TCAP Review

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sedimentaryType of rock that has fossils in it. It forms when tiny pieces of rock are pressed down together by water pressure forming layers.
crestThe top of a wave.
osmosisWater molecules move through a cell membrane from a high concentration to a low concentration.
integumentaryThe body system made of skin, hair, and nails.
pollinationWhen pollen is carried by wind, animals, or insects from the anther of one flower to the stigman of another.
geneA section of DNA on a chromosome that has instructions for a trait.
chloroplastAn organelle that plant cells have but animal cells do not. It captures sunlight for plants to use in photosynthesis.
vacuoleAn organelle that stores water and other substances for the cell.
nucleusThe organelle that is in control of the cell. It contains the chromosome.
cytoplasmJelly-like material that is constantly flowing. It is between the cell membrane and the nucleus.
assistive engineeringUsing science to create products to help people with physical disabilities.
carbon dioxideA gas that plants need for photosynthesis. Animals exhale this gas as a waste product of cellular respiration.
pistilThe female organs of a flower which include the stigma, style, and ovary.
compound machineA machine made up of two or more simple machines.
compaction and cementationThe processes that form sedimentary rock.
Moh's hardness scaleDiamond is a 10 and gypsum is a 2. Gypsum could not scratch a diamond.
coolingThe process that forms igneous rock.
divergentTectonic plates move away from each other at this type of plate boundary. This is where new sea floor is formed as magma rises up.
organellesCell parts
nervousThe brain and spinal cord are two of the organs in this body system.
double helixThe twisted shape of DNA.
recessive traitA trait such as blue eyes that will not show up unless an offspring inherits the recessive gene from both parents.
lusterHow shiny a mineral is.
streakOne of the properties used to classify minerals--a colored powder that is left behind when you scrape a mineral on a hard plate.



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