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science word match
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| photosynthesis | the process plants use to make food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide |
| chlorophyll | the green pigment in plants that captures sunlight for photosynthesis |
| decomposer | an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals into nutrients |
| consumer | a living thing that eats plants or other animals for energy |
| producer | a living thing that makes its own food |
| adaptation | a body part or behavior that helps a living thing survive |
| ecosystem | all the living and nonliving things that interact in one environment |
| habitat | the natural home of a living thing |
| predator | an animal that hunts and eats other animals |
| prey | an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal |
| symbiosis | a close relationship between two living things |
| mutualism | a type of symbiosis where both organisms benefit |
| parasitism | a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed |
| weather | the condition of the air at a certain time and place |
| climate | the usual weather of a place over a long time |
| erosion | the wearing away of rock and soil by water, wind, or ice |
| deposition | the dropping of rock or soil in a new place |
| gravity | the force that pulls things toward each other |
| rotation | the spinning of a planet on its axis |
| revolution | the movement of one object around another, such as Earth around the Sun |
| salinity | the amount of salt in water |
| renewable | able to be replaced naturally after being used |
| nonrenewable | a resource that cannot be easily replaced |
| conservation | the protection and wise use of natural resources |
| pollution | the introduction of harmful materials into the environment |
| watershed | an area of land where all water drains into one main body of water |