Top 3rd Grade Science Vocabulary Words
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| adaptations | Any body part or behavior that increases an animal's ability to survive; example bird's wings to fly from danger
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| physical characteristics | The appearance of an animal or plant
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| hibernation | A deep sleep an animal experiences during the winter; example, bears sleep during the winter
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| migration | To move from one area to another based on the season; example ducks fly south
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| environment | The total surroundings of living things
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| community | All of the populations that live together in the same place; example your neighborhood
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| food chain | The path that energy travels through a community as one living thing eats another
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| instinct | Something an animal knows how to do that is not learned; example when to blink
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| habitat | The environment in which an animal lives
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| producer | Green plants that are able to make their own food
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| carnivore | An animal that eats meat; example, lion
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| camouflage | An organisms ability to blend in with the environment
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| learned behavior | An action that an animal is taught; example, a lion cub is taught to hunt
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| mimicry | One animal looks like another animal to help it survive; example a butterfly looks good to birds but tastes bad.
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| population | A group of organisms of the same kid that live in the same place
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| decomposer | Organisms that break down decayed plants and animals into smaller pieces; example mushrooms
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| herbivore | An animal that only eats plants; example cow
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| omnivore | An animal that eats both plants and animals; example, bear
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| shelter | Something providing protection from the weather.
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