Life Science Vocabulary

5. The process of creating an exact genetic copy of an organism
7. A part of DNA that carries a specific trait
8. The study of the relationship between organisms and their environment
9. The study of all living things
12. An animal with a backbone
13. No long in existence
14. A living thing
20. A trait that makes an animal or plant better able to live in its environment
22. The gradual change in a species over a long period of time

1. An increase of the average temperature of the earth and oceans (2 words)
2. The order in which organisms are by other organisms (2 words)
3. An area in which living and nonliving things interact
4. The material in a cell's nucleus that carries all the information about what traits a living thing may have
6. A molecule that is necessary for cell growth, repair, and energy
7. The study of heredity or how traits are passed from parents to offspring
10. The body's system for fighting disease causing germs (2 words)
11. The process by which plants use carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water to make food
15. A protein made by white blood cells that attack and kill germs
16. The change in the genetic information within a cell
17. A consumer that eats other animals
18. Differences among species
19. The smallest part of a living thing that can carry out all the activities needed for life
21. Something in the environment that causes the body to react, such as a sight or sound