Natural Science Glossary
Natural Science Glossary
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- Adaptation
- A characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
- fr: Adaptation
- Atom
- The basic unit of a chemical element, consisting of a nucleus containing protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons.
- fr: Atome
- Biodiversity
- The variety of life in a given ecosystem, including the variety of species, genetic diversity within species, and the variety of ecosystems.
- fr: Biodiversité
- Cell
- The smallest unit of life that can carry out all the processes necessary for life.
- fr: Cellule
- DNA
- A molecule that carries the genetic information in all living things.
- fr: ADN
- Ecosystem
- A community of living and non-living things interacting with each other in a specific environment.
- fr: Écosystème
- Ecosystem services
- The benefits that humans receive from ecosystems, such as clean air, water, food, and wood.
- fr: Services des écosystèmes
- Evolution
- The process by which species change over time through natural selection.
- fr: Évolution
- Genetics
- The study of how traits are passed from one generation to the next through the study of genes.
- fr: Génétique
- Hibernation
- A state of decreased metabolic activity and reduced body temperature in certain animals during the winter months.
- fr: Hibernation
- Metamorphosis
- The process of change in form and structure in certain organisms, such as insects and amphibians, from larva to adult.
- fr: Métamorphose
- Migration
- The seasonal movement of animals from one place to another.
- fr: Migration
- Mitosis
- The process of cell division in which a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells.
- fr: Mitose
- Nucleus
- The central parts, of an atom, containing protons and neutrons.
- fr: Noyau
- Organism
- A living thing, such as a plant, animal, or bacterium.
- fr: Organisme
- Photosynthesis
- The process by which plants use energy from sunlight to produce food (glucose) from carbon dioxide and water.
- fr: Photosynthèse
- Reproduction
- The process by which living things produces, living things produced.
- fr: Reproduction
- Respiration
- The process by which living things releases energy from food.
- fr: Respiration
- Tissue
- A group of similar cells that perform a specific function in an organism.
- fr: Tissu
- Transpiration
- The process by which water is transported from roots to live in plants, and also the process of releasing water vapor into the air.
- fr: Transpiration
