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| scientific method | a series of steps used to solve a problem |
| hypothesis | an educated guess for a solution to a problem |
| animals | kingdom that has organisms that catch and eat food |
| plants | any organism that can make its own food |
| organism | a word used to describe a living thing |
| cell | the smallest "unit" of life |
| homeostasis | maintaining a constant internal temperature |
| experiment | is done in order to test a hypothesis |
| unicellular | a word which describes one single cell |
| carnivore | eats only meat |
| omnivore | eats both plants and animals |
| herbivore | eats only plants |
| parasite | an organism that lives in or on another organism |
| host | an organism that has a parasite living on it or in it |
| skeletal system | system that makes red blood cells |
| digestive system | system used to break food down small enough to get inside a cell |
| circulatory system | system that transports nutrients and oxygen |
| exoskeleton | outer covering or shell |
| punnett square | tool used to predict the results of a genetic cross |
| microscope | tool used to magnify things |
| producer | an organism that makes its own food; any green plant |
| consumer | an organism that feeds on other plants or animals |
| decomposer | an organism that breaks down cells of dead plants and animals |
