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| prairie | expansive North American grassland habitat |
| adaptation | a physical structure or behavior that helps an animal survive or reproduce in an environment |
| biome | a major ecological community type characterized by distinctive life forms and principal plant and animal species |
| climate | the average weather conditions over a long period of time in a given area |
| dispersal | the process through which seed moves from one place to another; often with the help of wind, water or animals |
| ecosystem | an ecological unit in nature made up of a community of organisms and their environment |
| endangered species | a species that is in immediate danger of becoming extinct completely or in a large part of its range |
| evaporation | the process through which water changes from a liquid to a vapor |
| flower | plant part where pollination happens and seeds are made. |
| fruit | plant part that protects, feeds and helps move the seed with the aid of wind, animal or water |
| genetic diversity | the genetic variation among the members of a population |
| germination | the process through which a seed comes out of its resting state and begins to grow |
| grassland | a biome that receives enough rainfall to support grasses but not enough to support trees; fire and uneven rainfall are common |
| habitat | the living space of an organism or community |
| interdependence | dependence of organisms in a given area that depend on each other for survival |
| leaf | plant part that catches sunlight and uses it to make food for the plant |
| pollination | the process by which pollen gets from one flower to another |
| predator | an animal that survives by eating other animals |
| prey | an animal that serves as a food source for another animal |
| root | plant part that holds the plant in place and soaks up water and minerals |
| seed | plant part that becomes a new plant |
| stem | plant part that holds up the plant and moves water and food between leaves and roots |
| water cycle | the process through which water from all sources eventually evaporates, condenses to form clouds and falls to the earth' s surface as precipitation |
| urban sprawl | change in land usage from natural areas to urban |
