8th Grade Science STAAR Vocab

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Organisms who receive their energy by consuming other organisms.

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Heterotroph

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The part of a cell that contains the chromosomes (wound up DNA) in eukaryotic cells.

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Nucleus

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The genetic code for all of your traits.

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DNA

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The organelle inside a plant cell that converts sunlight into energy.

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Chloroplast

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The part of a plant cell that is rigid & permeable.

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Cell Wall

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The term used to define a cell that has a nucleus containing DNA.

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Eukaryote

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A force exerted outward on a cell wall by the water contained on a cell.

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Turgor Pressure

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The building up of an ecosystem after lava or glaciers have left nothing but rock.

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Primary Succession

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A cell without a nucleus.

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Prokaryotic

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Organisms who receive energy from dead or decaying matter.

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Decomposers