chapter 1 plants
A tree that makes cones is an
coniferous tree
low land that is often covered by water is
wetland
an animal with a backbone is called
vertebrate
an animal that only eats meat is a
carnivore
___________ happens when water changes into water vapour and rises into the air
evapouration
All the leaves and their parts make up a plant's leaf
system
all the moose that live in one place are
population
some animals need much less food to survive when they
hibernate
a ____________ makes its own food
producer
the _____________ moves water from Earth's surface into the air and back again
water cycle
A new plant that has just grown out of the soil is an
seedling
an ecosystem with many grasses and few trees is a
grassland
a feature passed on to an animal from its parents is
trait
a ____________ is a living thing that must eat food to get energy
consumer
water that falls from clouds in the form of rain, snow or ice is called
precipitation
when a tree loses all its leaves in the fall is known as
deciduous
all the population living in the same place form a
community
sometimes animals move to another place, or they______________, to find better food or shelter
migrate
an animal that eats only plants is a
herbivore
fresh water found under the ground is
groundwater
before a seed can become a plant the seed must
germinate
the ecosystem that is coldest and farthest north is the
tundra
fossils tell us
about how animals lived in the past, how the earth has changed, how today's animals are similar to the past life.
an animal that eats both meat and plants is a
omnivore
the step in the water cycle in which water droplets are formed is called
condensation