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Unit 2 lesson 2,3 adaptations
Unit 2 Lesson 3
Unit 2 Lesson5 ecosystems
Unit 2 Lesson5,6
Unit 2 Lesson 5,6
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are structures that help animals get oxygen from air
lungs
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when an animals body functions slows down and the animal uses less energy
hibernates
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the material outside of a plant or animal that helps protect the organism
body covering
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the shape a drop of water takes when it is on a flat surface
dome
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is an organism that makes its own food. A tree
producer
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are structures that let an animal get oxygen from water
gills
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Any animal that lives by preying on other animals.
predator
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the job the structure performs
function
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describes the movement of a liquid over a surface
flow
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It is something that makes air, water, or soil harmful for living things
pollution
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the total of all the things that surround an organism
environment
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the organism a predator eats
prey
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a model that show how energy flow through an ecosystem
food chain
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are the parts that make up the organism's body
structures
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a characteristic of an organism that helps it survive in its environment
adaptation
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is a behavior that an organism can do without being taught
instinct
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the exchange of gases between organisms and their environments
respiration
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an organism that eats dead organisms. A vulture
scavenger
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where living things live
habitat
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when an animal travels long distances during certain seasons
migrates
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This is the process of breaking down food into small units that the body can use.
digestion
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an organism that breaks down the remains or wastes of organisms. A fungus
decomposer
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an organism that gets food by eating other organisms. A bird
consumer
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the skinlike surface on water (and other liquids) that pulls it together into the smallest possible area
surface tension