Wit & Wisdom Module 1 Vocabulary - Grade 3

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bulky

Back

large and awkward

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

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predator

Back

animal that kills and eats other animals

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

habitat

Back

natural environment of a plant or animal

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

illuminate

Back

to bring light to or shine light on

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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ecosystem

Back

a specific environment and the living things in the environment

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

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environment

Back

the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

adaptation

Back

a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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food chain

Back

a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food

Front

biodiversity

Back

the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

photosynthesis

Back

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4