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Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Informational Text | gives factual information about a topic, or the person, event, or idea that a text is about |
| Marine | relating to the ocean |
| Ecosystem | a community of living things and environment it inhabits |
| Flying bridge | the highest place on a ship, from which it can be steered |
| Chlorophyll | a green substance found in plants that allows them to make food |
| Nautical | related to ships or navigation |
| Comeback | return to a healthy state |
| Native | belonging naturally to a specific place |
| Migrating | Moving from one habitat to another with the seasons |
| Restore | return to original condition |
| Fungus | an organism that gets nutrition from decaying matter |
| Use slashes to divide the word into syllables | com/ic ob/sta/cle pre/fix pop/u/la/tion in/for/ma/tion |
| Solution | solving a problem |
| Gingerly | cautiously, with great care |
| Ignite | catch fire |
| Sputtered | gave out popping sounds |
| Painstaking | done with great care and attention |
| Gratified | felt great satisfaction |
| Realistic fiction | includes characters and events that seem real, but are not |
| Plot | what happens in the story |
| Theme | the message |
| Title | tells you what the text is about |
| Bulleted list | call out important information for readers |
| Captions | Explain photos |
| Subheading | tell you what sections of the text are about |
| Bold Words | highlighted words call out keywords |
| Transmitter | equipment that makes and sends electromagnetic waves carry messages |
| Nocturnal | awake and active at night |
| Burrows | holes or tunnels dug by animals as places to live |
| Fragmented | broken into pieces |
| Iconic | famous, popular, and representative of a place or time |