U2W5 Nature's Patchwork Quilt Vocabulary

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interdependence

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when things depend or rely on one another

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camouflage

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to hide or make harder to see in one’s natural surroundings

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Food Chain

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a series of living things that depend on each other as food sources

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adaptations

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changes in plants and animals that help them survive

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biodiversity

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the existence of many different kinds of plants and animals in an environment

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ecosystem

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a community of living things and their environment

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habitat

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the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism

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predator

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an animal that hunts and eats other animals

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prey

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an animal that is hunted and eaten by predators

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photosynthesis

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the process by which green plants use sunlight to make their own food