Organisms and Environments (STAAR)

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What are characteristics or attributes of an organism that are passed from parents to offspring?

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Inherited traits

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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What is a representation of the flow of energy from the Sun through producers to consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Food chain

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What do you call a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of producing offspring?

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Species

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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What is a unit consisting of living organisms and the environment that they live in?

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Ecosystem

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What does it mean to rely on someone or something else?

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Dependent

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NGSS.3-LS2-1

NGSS.3-LS4-3

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What is the process by which organisms change over time through adaptations?

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Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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What term describes the role or function of an organism within its ecosystem?

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Niche

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What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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What is the term for the relationship between two different species living in close physical proximity?

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Symbiosis

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What is the term for organisms that produce their own food, typically through photosynthesis?

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Producers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6