Wonders Unit 2, Week 3 Vocabulary Flashcard: 4th Grade

Front

What does the word 'flourished' mean?

Back

Grew strongly; thrived.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What does the word 'droughts' mean?

Back

Long periods of time with little or no rain.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

What does the word 'extinct' mean?

Back

No longer in existence or alive.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What does the word 'rippled' mean?

Back

Formed small waves.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

Front

What does the word 'ecosystem' mean?

Back

All nonliving and living things in an area.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

What is an example of an ecosystem?

Back

A forest, a desert, or a pond.

Front

What does 'habitat' mean?

Back

The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

What is the importance of water in an ecosystem?

Back

Water is essential for the survival of all living things.

Front

What does 'biodiversity' mean?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

What is a 'food chain'?

Back

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