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Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Migration | Seasonal movement of animals to one region to another. |
| Habitat | Home of a plant or animal. |
| Hibernation | Hibernation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression in endotherms. Hibernation refers to a season of heterothermy that is characterized by low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate. |
| Biosphere | the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms. |
| Diural | Of or during the day. |
| Nocturnal | Done, occurring, or active at night. |
| Community | A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. |
| Phototropism | he orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, either toward the source of light ( positive phototropism ) or away from it ( negative phototropism ). |