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| system | all the interactions between living things and other living and nonliving things in their surroundings. |
| organism | a living thing |
| habitat | the place in an ecosystem where a thing lives |
| adaptation | the action of a plant or an animal which enables it to survive in the conditions in which it lives |
| mimicry | when an animal looks or acts like another animal in its environment in order to hide or protect itself from predators |
| survive | to live; to continue to live |
| environment | the surrounding and conditions that influence and affect the life and development of the living things that live in it. |
| conservation | the saving, preservation, and/or protection of natural resources |
| pollution | a change in the environment that is harmful to living things |
| nonliving | the characteristic of not having life |
| Desert | a habitat that is hot an dry. It gets less rain then most plants and animals need to live. |
| camel, cactus, lizard, rattlesnake, jackrabbit | animals and/or plants that live in a desert. |
| Rainforest | A habitat where it rains almost everyday. It is always warm and located near the equator. |
| parrot, canopy of trees, monkey, tree frog, sloth | animals and/or plants that live in the rainforest |
| Woodland Forest | This habitat gets enough rain and sunlight for trees to grow. It has four seasons. |
| squirrels, woodpeckers, foxes, raccoon, deer, oak trees, pine trees | animals and/or plants that live in a woodland forest. |
| Grassland | This habitat is a large land area covered with grass. Examples of praries and savannas |
| bison, coyotes, lions, zebras, elephants | animals and/or plants that live in the grasslands. |
| Arctic Tundra | This habitat is located near the North Pole. It is very cold and snow is on the ground much of the year. |
| caribou, arctic terns, polar bears, arctic foxes | animals that live in a very cold habitat. |
| Pond | This is a fresh water habitat where the water stays in place. |
| ducks, perch, bullfrog, mosquitos, lily pads, cattails | animals and/or plants that live in a pond |
| Stream | This is a fresh water habitat with moving water. |
| salmon, otters, dragonflies, ducks, geese | animals and/or plants that live in a stream. |
| Ocean | This habitat is a large, deep body of salt water. |
| seaweed, fish, seastar, octopus, shark | animals and/or plants that live in the ocean. |
