6th 6 Weeks Vocabulary

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6th 6 Weeks Vocabulary
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Asexual Reproduction

• Formation of new individuals from a single
  individual without the involvement of gametes

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Budding

• a form of asexual reproduction in which a new
  organism grows on another one

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Diverse Offspring

• Random mutation as DNA is copied to form new
  cells, errors can occur. If such an error happens
  when a sperm or egg cell is formed, the child
  will inherit it.

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Genetic Variation

• variation in alleles of genes, occurs both within
  and among populations

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Pollination

• the process by which pollen is transferred in
  plants, thereby enabling fertilization and sexual
  reproduction

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Regeneration

• formed or created again

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Sexual Reproduction

• the creation of a new organism by combining the
  genetic material of two organisms.

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Selective Breeding

• the process of breeding plants and animals for
  particular genetic traits

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Uniform Offspring

• identical to each other and to their parent

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Accommodation

• a dwelling or place of temporary residence

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Atmosphere

• . The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a
  celestial body, especially the one surrounding
  the earth, and retained by the celestial body's
  gravitational field.

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Exploration

• the act of searching or traveling around a
  terrain (including space, see space exploration)
  for the purpose of discovery of resources or
  information.

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Force

• is any influence that causes a free body to
  undergo a change in speed

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Newton

• an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer,
  natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian.

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Ramp

• Inclined plane, a simple machine

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Solar System

• the Sun and all the planets, satellites,
  asteroids, meteors, and comets that are subject
  to its gravitational pull

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Space Shuttle

• is a reusable launch system and orbital
  spacecraft operated by the U.S. National
  Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for
  human spaceflight

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Space Station

• is a manned satellite designed to remain in space
  (or most commonly low Earth orbit) for a long
  period of time

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Spring Scale

• apparatus is simply a spring fixed at one end
  with a hook to attach an object at the other

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Work

• Physical or mental effort or activity directed
  toward the production or accomplishment of
  something.