Unit 2 Vocabulary

An organism that CANNOT make its own food

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Producer

• Eukaryote

An organism consisting of many cells

• Prokaryote

• Autotroph

• Unicellular

• Multicellular

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Nonliving parts of an organism's habitat

• Abiotic Factor

• Biotic Factor

• Autotroph

• Binomial Nomenclature

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

To grow or change into something more improved, stronger, or larger

• Classify

• Develop

• Illustrate

• Organize

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Cells that contain a nucleus

• Prokaryote

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Eukaryote

A living thing

• Consumer

• Organism

• Producer

• Prokaryote

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that makes its own food

• Producer

• Heterotroph

• Decomposer

• Biotic Factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

To arrange or order things so that they can be found or used easily and quickly

• Develop

• Identify

• Organize

• Classify

A tool that helps identify organisms based on making a choice between two characteristics

• Biotic Factor

• Classify

• Dichotomous Key

• Binomial Nomenclature

Cells without a nucleus

• Prokaryote

• Eukaryote

• Autotroph

• Producer