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Vocab words for science

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Definition
Praire   Grassland community  
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Observations   Information gathered from senses and measurments  
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Perennial   A flowering plant that comes back every year  
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Forb   Non-grass flowering plant  
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Weed   An undesired plant  
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Humus   Rotted material that fertilizes the soil and gives it a rich black color  
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Diversity   Variety of species  
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Monoculture   Growing only one type of plant  
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Ecosystem   Everything living and non-living in a given area  
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Abiotic   Non-living factors in an enviroment (ex. wind, tempature, etc...)  
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Producer   An organism that is able to make its own food  
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Consumer   An organism that depends on others for it's food  
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Decomposer   An animal that obtains (gets) it's food by breaking down dead and decaying organisms  
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Carnivore   Animals that eat flesh/meat  
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Herbivore   Animals that eat plants  
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Omnivore   An animal tha eats both plants and animals  
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Scavenger   Consumers that eat dead animals/leftovers  
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Predator   Animals that kill and eat other animals to survive  
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Prey   An animal that is hunted  
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Thermometer   Used to measure temperature  
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Soil Thermometer   Used to measure soil temperature  
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Relative Thermometer   Humidity or moisture in the air  
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Psychrometer   An instrument used to measure relative humidity  
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Anemometer   An instrument used to measure wind speed  
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Moisture Meter   An instrument used to measure the amount of moisture something has  
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Light Meter   An instrument used to measure how much light there is in a given area or light intensity  
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