Wit & Wisdom Module 1 Vocabulary - Grade 3

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bulky

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large and awkward

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predator

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animal that kills and eats other animals

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habitat

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natural environment of a plant or animal

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illuminate

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to bring light to or shine light on

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ecosystem

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a specific environment and the living things in the environment

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environment

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

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adaptation

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

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food chain

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

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biodiversity

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

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photosynthesis

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