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Interdependence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adaptations | Special traits or behaviors that help a living thing survive in its environment. |
| consumer | A living thing that gets energy by eating plants or animals. |
| amphibians | Animals that live part of their life in water and part on land (like frogs). |
| mammals | Animals that have hair or fur and feed milk to their babies. |
| reptile | Cold-blooded animals with dry, scaly skin (like snakes and lizards). |
| fish | Animals that live in water, have gills, and usually have fins and scales. |
| arthropod | Animals with jointed legs and a hard outer covering (like insects, spiders, and crabs). |
| invertebrate | Animals that do not have a backbone. |
| vertebrate | Animals that have a backbone. |
| exoskeleton | A hard outer covering that protects an animal’s body (like on insects and crabs). |
| complete metamorphosis | A life cycle with four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult (like a butterfly). |
| Incomplete metamorphosis | A life cycle with three stages: egg, nymph, and adult (like a grasshopper). |
| larva | The young form of an animal that looks very different from the adult. |
| pupa | A stage when an insect is changing inside a hard covering before becoming an adult. |
| nymph | A young insect that looks like a smaller version of the adult but without wings. |
| roots | Parts of a plant that take in water and hold the plant in the ground. |
| stem | The part of a plant that holds it up and moves water and food. |
| leaves | Parts of a plant that make food using sunlight. |
| flower | The part of a plant that helps make seeds. |
| spore | A tiny cell that can grow into a new plant, like in ferns or mosses. |
| cones | Structures on some plants that hold seeds (like pinecones). |
| Conifer plant | A plant that makes seeds in cones and usually has needle-like leaves. |
| producer | A living thing that makes its own food using sunlight (like plants). |
| photosynthesis | The process plants use to make food from sunlight, water, and air. |
| Flowering plant | A plant that makes flowers and seeds inside fruits. |
| Non-flowering plant | A plant that does not make flowers (like mosses and ferns). |
| life-cycle | The stages a living thing goes through as it grows and changes. |
| migration | When animals move from one place to another to find food, water, or warmth. |
| dormancy | A time when a plant or animal slows down or stops growing to survive tough conditions. |
| deforestation | The cutting down of large areas of forests. |
| overpopulation | When there are too many living things in one area and not enough resources. |
| adaptations | Special body parts or behaviors that help a plant or animal survive in its environment. |
| Physical trait | A body feature you can see, like fur color or beak shape. |
| behavior | The way a living thing acts, such as how it eats or moves. |
| Natural selection | When traits that help animals survive are passed on to future generations. |
| hibernation | A long, deep sleep animals use to survive winter. |
| camouflage | Colors or patterns that help animals blend in with their surroundings. |
| Native species | A plant or animal that naturally lives in an area. |
| resource | Something living things need to survive, like water, food, or shelter. |
| gene | A tiny part inside living things that decides traits like eye color. |
| carnivore | An animal that eats only meat. |
| omnivore | An animal that eats both plants and animals. |
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