Academic Vocabulary Chapter 3

to be identical; to agree or match

• coincide

• intrinsic

• species

• denote

relating to the essential nature of a thing; innate; natural

• coincide

• intrinsic

• species

• denote

to be a mark, symbol, or a sign of; to indicate; to mean

• coincide

• intrinsic

• fauna

• denote

the plants of a given region or period taken as a whole

• flora

• species

• fauna

• parasite

the animals of a given region or period taken as whole

• flora

• species

• fauna

• parasite

an organism that lives on another species without aiding the host

a person who takes advantage of others; a freeloader

• flora

• deciduous

• fauna

• parasite

pertaining to the living together of two dissimilar organisms

any mutual dependent or beneficial relationship

• flora

• symbiotic

• fauna

• parasite

shedding the leaves annually as certain trees do

falling off at a particular stage of growth

transitory

• flora

• symbiotic

• fauna

• deciduous

a change in form from one stage to the next in the life of an organism

transformation

• flora

• metamorphosis

• fauna

• deciduous

organism having some common qualities; kind or type

• flora

• metamorphosis

• fauna

• species