Science Terms

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allotrope

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a substance created when an element combines with itself to become a compound. o3 (ozone) and C6 (diamond)

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alloy

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A metal that is a mixture composed of metal elements. Brass (copper with a bit of zinc), pewter (tin with a bit of lead) steel (iron with nickel and titanium

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amber

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petrified sap

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ambergris

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A waxy substance found floating in the tropical waters

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annual

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A plant that grows over only one season

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apiary

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A place where bees are kept

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arthropod

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A huge animal phylum that includes insects, crustaceans, arachnids

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bryophyta

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the category of plants that includes all mosses

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Cambrian Period

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Part of the Paleozoic Era, began when the oldest easily identifiable fossils first appeared

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carnivorous

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cats, birds of prey, sharks

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Cenozoic Era

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“recent life” when mammals and flowering plants began to flourish

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class

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A major subdivision of phyla into which organisms are classified.

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compound

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Any mixture of elements (H2O)

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coniferous

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cone bearing trees: pines, spruce, yews

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Cretaceous Period

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Part of the Mesozoic Era, the time during which dinosaurs peaked and then died out

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deciduous

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trees that lose their leaves in the winter: maple, oak, sycamore

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eon

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great span of time defined by major events

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epoch

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division of geologic time less than a period and greater than an age

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era

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unit of geologic time that includes two or more periods grouped together

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eukaryote

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an organism composed of one or more cells, containing visibly evident nuclei and organelles

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eutheria

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“placental” subclass of mammals that include mammals which nourish the fetus with a placenta: dogs, people, bats, whales

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family

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A subdivision of an order in the classification of living organisms. Under the order of primates, humans are classified into the family of hominidae

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formicary

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ant’s nest

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genus

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subdivision of a family. humans are classified in the genus Homo

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granivore

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An animal that eats grains and seeds: squirrels, voles, birds.

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halogen

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Any of the five elements that form part of group VIIA of the periodic table: fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine

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igneous rocks

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rocks that solidify from a molten or partially molten state: basalt and granite

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insectivore

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anteaters, woodpeckers

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Jurassic Period

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Part of the Mesozoic Era, the middle period of dinosaur dominance

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kingdom

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the most basic classification unit of living organisms: Plant, Animal, Fungi, Moneran, Protista

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marsupial

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aka “metatheria” A form of mammal born without a placenta and nourished in its mother’s pouch after birth: kangaroo, koala, and opossum

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Mesozoic Era

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Geologic era between the Paleozoic Era to the Cenozoic Era, marked by the rise and fall of dinosaurs

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metamorphic rocks

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rocks that have been altered by heat, pressure, and/or the chemical action of fluids and gases: slate, quartzite, marble

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metatheria

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marsupial

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mollusk

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ANy of a large phylum of invertebrate animals enclosed in a shell- snail, clam, octopi, squids

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Moneran

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One of the basic kingdoms. Includes bacteria, primitive pathogens, blue-green algae

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monotreme

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protheria. A strange, primitive sort of mammal that reproduces by laying eggs. Platypuses and echidnas

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noble gases

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Elements found in the far right-hand side of the periodic table. Can’t mix with other elements. Argon, Helium, Krypton, Neon, and Xenon

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perennial

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tulip, azalea, maple trees

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piscivore

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seals, loons, penguins

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pistil

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the female reproductive organ of a plant

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prokaryote

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A cellular organism that does not have a distinct nucleus.

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sedimentary rocks

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shale, sandstone, limestone

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species

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human is Homo sapiens

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stamen

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the male reproductive organ of a plant

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tracheophyta

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plants with water-carrying systems that allow them to live on land solo, unlike mosses

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Triassic Period

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when dinosaurs first appeared