Semester 1 Science Vocabulary Assessment

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Groundwater

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Water that collects underground in cracks and spaces in rock.

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Surface water

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Any body of water above ground, including streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, reservoirs, and creeks.

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Tertiary consumers

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Organisms that eat secondary consumers.

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Heterotrophs

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Organisms that eat other organisms for food.

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Nervous system

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The system that controls all the body's activities and allows you to think.

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Ecosystem

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with the environment.

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Producers

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Organisms that produce their own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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Primary consumers

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Organisms that eat producers; also known as herbivores.

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Quaternary consumers

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Organisms that eat tertiary consumers.

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Biomass

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The total mass of living matter within a given area.