Transcript Taboo words

Taboo!
Vocabulary Review Game
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Nucleus - The structure that directs all
the cell activities. Also known as the
“brain” of the cell.
Taboo words – brain, directs
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Cell membrane - a structure that forms
the outer boundary of all cells. It allows
certain materials to move into and out
of the cell.
Taboo words – move, boundary
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Tissue - A group of similar cells that
work together to do the same job
Taboo words – similar, together
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Biogenesis - The idea that living things
come only from other living things.
Taboo words - living
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Spontaneous generation - The idea that
living things come from NON-living
things.
Taboo words – living
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Homeostasis - An organism’s ability to
keep the proper conditions inside and
organism no matter what is going on
outside the organism.
Taboo words – proper, ability
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Cell - The smallest unit of an organism
that carries on the functions of life.
Taboo words – organism, functions
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Organism - Any living thing.
Taboo words - living
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Theory - An explanation of things or
events based on scientific knowledge
that is the result of many observations
or experiments.
Taboo words – experiment, things
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Hypothesis - A prediction that can be
tested. (An educated guess).
Taboo words – guess
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Scientific method - A series of
procedures, or steps, used to solve a
problem.
Taboo words – problem, steps
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Kingdom – The first and largest of the
taxonomical categories.
Taboo words – first, categories
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Taxonomy – The science or study of the
classification of living things.
Taboo words – living things
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Binomial Nomenclature – The two-word
naming system used to give organisms
their scientific name.
Taboo words – system, organisms
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Genus – 1st word in an organism’s
scientific name. Group of different
organisms with similar characteristics.
Taboo words – organism, scientific
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Dichotomous Key – A tool used for
identifying different organisms.
Taboo words - tool
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Classify – To put similar things into
groups.
Taboo words – similar, groups
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Species – 2nd word in an organism’s
scientific name. The smallest, most
precise taxonomical category.
Taboo words – organism, smallest
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Cytoplasm - the gelatin-like substance
that fills up the inside of the cell.
Taboo words – gelatin, fills
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Mitochondria - organelles that break
down food and turn it into energy. Also
known as the “powerhouse” of the cell.
Taboo words – food, powerhouse
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Passive transport - The movement of
substances through the cell membrane
without the use of energy.
Taboo words – energy, substances
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Diffusion - The random movement of
molecules from where there are
relatively more of them to where there
are relatively fewer of them.
Taboo words – more, fewer
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Osmosis - The diffusion of water
through a membrane.
Taboo words – water
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Respiration - Chemical reactions that
occur using oxygen that break down
food molecules and release energy
Taboo words – energy, food
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Photosynthesis - When producers use
light energy to make sugars, which can
be used as food.
Taboo words – sugars, light
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Asexual reproduction - A type of
reproduction such as fission, budding,
and regeneration in which a new
organism is produced from one parent
and has DNA identical to the parent.
Taboo words – reproduction,
identical
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Mitosis - The cell process in which the
nucleus divides to form two nuclei
identical to each other and identical to
the original nucleus.
Taboo words – divides, identical
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Diploid – Normal body cells that have
pairs of similar chromosomes.
Taboo words – pairs
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Haploid - Sex cells that do not have
pairs of chromosomes.
Taboo words – pairs
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Chromosome - The structure in the
cell’s nucleus that contains the genetic
material.
Taboo words – nucleus, genetic
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Gene - A section of DNA on a
chromosome that contains instructions
for making
specific proteins and controlling specific
traits.
Taboo words – DNA, traits
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Allele - The different forms of a trait that
a gene may have.
Taboo words – trait
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Heredity - The passing of traits from
parents to offspring.
Taboo words – offspring
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Genetics - The study of how traits are
inherited through the interactions of
alleles.
Taboo words – traits
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Dominant - A trait that dominates, or
covers up, another form of that trait.
Taboo words – dominates
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Recessive - A trait that is covered up, or
dominated, by another form of that trait
and seems to disappear.
Taboo words – disappear, covered
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Genotype - An organism’s genetic
makeup.
Taboo words – genetic
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Phenotype - The outward physical
appearance and behavior of an
organism.
Taboo words – physical
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Homozygous - An organism with two
alleles that are the same for a trait.
Taboo words – same
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Invertebrate – an organism without a
backbone.
Taboo words - bone
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Heterozygous - An organism with two
alleles that are different for a trait.
Taboo words – different
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Gradualism - evolution as a slow
change of one species to another
Taboo words – slow
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Punctuated Equilibrium - rapid
evolution with few intermediate forms.
Taboo words - rapid
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Variation - a trait that makes an
individual different from other members
of its species.
Taboo words – different
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Vaccine - Preparation made from killed
or damaged bacteria or viruses that can
prevent someone from catching a
disease.
Taboo words – prevent
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Adaptation - a trait that makes an
individual different and better than other
members of its species.
Taboo words – better
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Binary fission (or just fission) - Simplest
form of asexual reproduction in which
two new cells are produced with genetic
material identical to each other and to
the parent cell.
Taboo words – split, identical
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Vertebrate – an animal with a
backbone.
Taboo words – back
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Epidermis - The outer, thinnest layer of
skin.
Taboo words – thinnest
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Melanin - A pigment that protects your
skin and gives it color.
Taboo words – pigment
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Cardiac muscle - Muscles that are
found only in the heart.
Taboo words – muscles
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Parasitism - A symbiotic relationship
that benefits one species and harms the
other.
Taboo words - harms
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Symbiosis - Any close relationship
between two species.
Taboo words – close
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Skeletal system – The human body
system that provides shape, support
and protection for the body.
Taboo words – system, support
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Mutualism - A symbiotic relationship
that benefits both species.
Taboo words – symbiotic, benefits
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Energy Pyramid - A model showing the
amount of energy available at each
feeding level in an ecosystem.
Taboo words – pyramid, energy
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Commensalism - A symbiotic
relationship the benefits one species
and does not affect the other.
Taboo words – symbiotic, affect
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Mutualism - A symbiotic relationship
that benefits both species.
Taboo words – symbiotic, both
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Prokaryotic cell - Any cell that does not
contain membrane bound organelles or
a nucleus.
Taboo words – nucleus, cell
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Population - All of the organisms of the
same species living in an ecosystem
Taboo words – same, all
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Digestive system – The human body
system that breaks down food into
molecules small enough to be absorbed
into the blood.
Taboo words – system, blood
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Community - All of the populations in an
ecosystem.
Taboo words – population
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Biosphere - The part of Earth that
supports life.
Taboo words – Earth
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Habitat - The place where an organism
lives.
Taboo words – lives
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Ecosystem - All of the organisms living
in an area and the nonliving features of
their environment.
Taboo words – environment
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Eukaryotic cell – Any cell that contains
membrane bound organelles and a
nucleus.
Taboo words – nucleus, cell
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Chloroplast – The organelle in plant
cells that convert sunlight energy into
sugar.
Taboo words – Chlorophyll, sugar
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Circulatory system – The human body
system that carries food and oxygen to
the body cells.
Taboo words – system, blood
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Consumer – An organism that cannot
make its own food and must eat to
obtain energy.
Taboo words – food
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Producer – An organism that makes its
own food.
Taboo words - food