Vocabulary List

Endangered species - A species whose population is so small that it is in danger of ____.

• extinction

• overpopulation

• migration

• evolution

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Behavior - A plant or animal action, reaction, or activity that occurs in response to ____.

• stimuli

• weather

• time

• growth

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Population - All members of the same species living together at the same time in the same ____.

• place

• time

• species

• group

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Community - Populations of different species of organisms living together in the same geographic ____.

• area

• region

• zone

• territory

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Ecosystem - All the living and non-living things that interact with each other in an ____

• ecosystem

• environment

• community

• habitat

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Condensation - The process by which water is changed from a gas to a liquid; a stage of the ____ cycle.

• water

• carbon

• nitrogen

• oxygen

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

Inherited trait - A trait or characteristic that is passed from parent to ____.

• offspring

• sibling

• neighbor

• friend

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Vertebrate - An animal that has a ____.

• backbone

• feathers

• scales

• fur

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.4.6

Herbivore - An animal that obtains nutrients only from ____.

• plants

• animals

• insects

• fungi

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Extinct Species - A species that no longer ____.

• exists

• breathes

• eats

• sleeps

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A