​​2017- 2018 Life Science Vocabulary Words

Unit 1 part 1: Interdependence of Life Vocabulary Words

  • Ecology
  • Habitat
  • Biosphere
  • Ecosystem
  • ​Community
  • Prey
  • Competition
  • Symbiosis
  • Mutualism
  • ​Commensalism
  • Population
  • Species
  • Abiotic
  • Biotic
  • ​Biomass
  • Biome
  • Niche
  • Limiting Factor
  • Carrying Capacity
  • Predator
  • Parasitism

Unit 1 part 2: Interdependence of Life- Biomes Vocabulary Words

Set One:

Set Two:

Set Three:
  • Biome 
  • Savanna
  • Desert
  • Tundra
  • Temperate Deciduous Forest
  • Coniferous Forest
  • Tropical Rain Forest
  • Temperate Grasslands
  • Polar Tundra
  • Alpine Tundra
  • ​Forest
  • Grasslands
  • Permafrost 
  • Estuary
  • Recycling
  • Conservation
  • Plankton
  • Biodiversity
  • Littoral Zone
  • Open-Water Zone
  • Deep-Water Zone
  • Wetland
  • Marsh
  • ​Swamp
  • Pollution
  • Renewable
  • Nonrenewable
  • Overpopulation​
  • Marine Ecosystem
  • Freshwater Ecosystem
  • For the SOARING Junior Falcons, create a Diorama for an additional grade by following the link below. Chose one biome and let your imagination soar as you bring your favorite biome to life! Be sure to include the biomes unique characteristics. Have fun!!!!  DUE: Friday November 3, 2017
  • https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Diorama​ 

Unit 2: Cells Vocabulary Words

Set One:

Nucleus
Cell Membrane
Cell Wall
Cytoplasm
Chloroplast 
Mitochondrion
Lysosomes
Prokaryote
​Eukaryote

Set Two:

Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Active Transport
Passive Transport

Unit 3: Body Systems Vocabulary Words

Cell
Tissue
Organ
Organ System
Organism 
Digestive System
Respiratory System
Circulatory (Cardiovascular) System
Excretory (Urinary) System
Muscular System
Immune System
Nervous System
Skeletal System*
Integumentary System*

Unit 4: Genetics Vocabulary Words

  • ​Heredity
  • Dominant alleles
  • Inheritance
  • Mutation
  • Chromosome
  • Recessive alleles
  • Punnett Square
  • Karyotype
  • DNA
  • Phenotype 
  • Mendelian dominance
  • Sex chromosomes
  • Genetics
  • Genotype
  • ​Incomplete dominance 
  • Homologous chromosomes
  • Gene 
  • Heterozygous/Hybrid 
  • Co-dominance Pedigree
  • Trait 
  • Homozygous/Purebred 
  • Sex-Linked Trait 
  • Asexual reproduction (mitosis)
  • Allele 
  • Probability 
  • ​Polygenic Inheritance 
  • Sexual Reproduction (meiosis)

Unit 5: Evolution Vocabulary Words

  • Fossil
  • Adaptation
  • Ancestor
  • Evolution
  • Acquired Trait
  • Natural Selection 
  • Variation
  • Speciation
  • Firness
  • Geographic Speciation

Unit 6: Classification Vocabulary Words

  1. Species
  2. Archaea
  3. Eubacteria
  4. Protista
  5. Protozoa
  6. Fungi
  7. Plantae
  8. Animalia
  9. Taxonomy
  10. Dichotomous Key
  11. Binomial Nomenclature
  12. Domain
  13. Kingdom
  14. Phylum
  15. Class
  16. Order
  17. Family
  18. Genus
  19. Cladogram