5 Science Chapter 5 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
algae | water plants such as seaweed |
Antarctica | continent where most penguins live |
aquifer | underground place where water collects |
atom | smallest part of an element |
barnacle | invertebrate that cements itself to rock |
bivalve | mollusk having 2 matching shells joined by hinges |
blenny | the cleaner mimic fish |
blubber | layer of fat that keeps certain animals warm |
coral polyp | animal with an outer covering that forms reefs |
crustacean | invertebrate with a crust-like shell, a segmented body, & jointed legs, such as shrimp, lobsters, & crabs; a kind of shellfish |
eared seals | seals with small outer ears |
ecology | science that studies the complex relationships between living things & their surroundings |
elephant seal | largest pinniped |
emperor penguin | tallest of all penguins |
intertidal zone | one of various regions between the low-tide & high-tide lines where plants & animals are clustered together |
molecule | smallest part of a substance that still has all the qualities of that substance |
mollusk | soft-bodied invertebrate often having a protective shell (exoskeleton) |
moray eel | fish that looks like a snake |
mother-of-pearl | beautiful lining of clam & mussels shells |
North | Pole that walrus live near |
oceanographer | a scientist who studies the sea |
oyster | bivalve that forms pearl |
parrotfish | fish with teeth which are fused to form a beak |
pinniped | wing-footed animal |
plankton | tiny plants & animals that float in the upper regions of the ocean |
pollution | an uncleanness or impurity caused by waste materials or harmful chemicals |
regenerate | to regrow |
rookery | a colony, usually of birds |
sea anenome | colorful animal that looks like a flower |
sea horse | the fish that swims upright |
sea otter | sea animal that uses the tools |
sea star | sea animal that can regenerate cut off parts |
stonefish | most poisonous fish |
tide | systematic rise & fall of ocean water every 6 hours |
univalve | mollusk having a single shell |
walrus | pinniped which uses tusks as a fifth leg |
wandering albatross | largest of all flying birds |
whelk | a snail that eats mussels |
wrasse | fish that eats parasites off bigger fish |
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