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prairie vocab
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| Prairie | Grassland community |
| Observations | Information gathered from senses and measurements |
| Perennial | A flowering plant that comes back every year |
| Forb | Non-grass flowering plant |
| Weed | An undesired plant |
| Humus | Rotted material that fertilizes the soil and gives it a rich black color |
| Diversity | Variety of species |
| Omnivore | An animal that eats both plants and animals |
| Scavenger | Consumers that eat dead animals/leftovers |
| Predator | Kills and eats other animals to survive. |
| Prey | An animal that is hunted |
| Thermometer | Used to measure temperature temperature |
| Psychrometer | An instrument used to measure relative humidity |
| Anemometer | An instrument used to measure wind speed |