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predator | an organism that hunts and kills other animals for food |
prey | the animals that predators hunt |
gills | special structures that allow fish and amphibians to breathe under water |
friction | a force that slows the motion of moving objects |
conductor | a material that easily moves electrical energy |
gravity | a force that pulls objects back to earth |
magnetism | the force around a magnet |
reproduce | to make more of the same kind |
organism | any living thing |
life cycle | a continuous circle that shows all stages of life |
environment | the conditions where an organism lives |
revolution | the movement of an object around another object |
rotation | the movement of an object around a central axis |
melting point | the temperature at which matter changes from a solid to a liquid |
freezing point | the temperature at which matter changes from a liquid to a solid |
matter | anything that takes up place |
chemical change | a change in matter that produces a different kind of matter |
physical change | a change in matter that changes how the matter looks, but doesn't turn it into a different type of matter |
vertebrate | an animal with a backbone |
invertebrate | an animal without a backbone |
chlorophyll | the substance in plants that gives them their green color |
force | a push or pull on an object that causes it to change direction or speed |
pollinator | an organism that transfers pollen from one flower to another |