Wit & Wisdom Module 1 Vocabulary - Grade 3

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fantastic

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having imaginative or unusual features; extreme; strange; exceptional

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fascinating

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capturing the attention or imagination of

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bioluminescent

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giving off light naturally by certain kinds of insects, fish, or bacteria

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ecosystem

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a specific environment and the living things in the environment

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prey

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animal that is hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal

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habitat

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natural environment of a plant or animal

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predator

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animal that hunts, catches, and eats other animals

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species

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a group of living things that are the same in many important ways

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adaptation

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a change in a living thing that helps it survive in 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