Environment Basics

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An ___________________________is all the living and nonliving things in a place

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Environment

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A ______ is where an animal finds the food, water, and shelter it needs to live

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habitat

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_______ are temporary wetlands that fill after the snowfall each spring

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Vernal ponds

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• some people construct _______or prairies as an alternative to their lawns in order to provide better habitats

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• meadows

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• _________protect water quality by intercepting sediment pollution from

  • Agricultural fields and lawns.

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• Riparian buffers

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Flood Control, water quality, erosion control, providing wildlife habitat, and recreation are 5 qualities of a _______

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Wetland

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Wetlands provide ______ control by binding soil with roots.

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erosion

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An __________ is anything about an animal that helps it live or survive in its environment, such as camoflauge.

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adaptation

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Some examples of adaptations are:

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camouflage, migration, finding shelter in treas, caves, or tunneling.

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The study of the interactions of organisms with one another and their environment.

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Ecology