Life Science and Genetics Vocabulary

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What is the primary source of energy for all life on Earth?

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The sun.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead things into smaller parts.

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What does a carnivore eat?

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Only animals.

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What are traits?

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Physical characteristics like hair and eye color that you see because of genes.

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What is heredity?

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The passing down of traits like eye color or hair color from parents to children.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.

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What is the role of a consumer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is natural selection?

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The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is DNA?

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The molecule that carries genetic information in living organisms.

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that eats only plants.