| A | B |
| biodiversity | the variety of life on earth |
| ecology | the study of living things and how they interact with one another |
| biotic | living |
| abiotic | non-living |
| qualitative | a fact or observation that is a description |
| quantitative | a fact of observation that is an amount |
| interdependence | two living organisms relying on one another and interacting |
| habitat | the specific home of a living thing |
| biome | contains many ecosystems and habitats |
| ecosystem | a community of interacting organisms living in the same place |
| germination | when a seed sprouts its root and starts to grow |
| terrarium | a see-through container containing soil, plants, and land creatures |
| aquarium | a see-through container containing water and organisms that live in water |
| non-fiction text feature | caption, diagram, title, bold text, glossary, heading, etc |
| venn diagram | two interconnecting circles used to compare and contrast two things |
| informational text | text that is non-fiction and meant to teach you something or inform you |
| gist | the main idea in a sentence |
| summary | a paragraph about the main points/ideas of something |