Benchmark Unit 1 Week 2 Vocabulary

the layer of fur closest to the skin

• down

• contour

• undercoat

• poisonous

to eat or drink something

• self-defense

• consume

• classification

• contour

animals that begin life in the water and later can live on land or in the water

• amphibians

• classification

• poisonous

• self-defense

very soft, warm feathers of a young bird

• contour

• undercoat

• poisonous

• down

causing sickness or death by touching or entering the body

• poisonous

• toxins

• down

• consume

a group of living things by qualities they have in common

• self- defense

• environment

• surroundings

• classification

the outline or edge of a shape

• corner

• contour

• outer layer

• shape

a poisonous substance produced by a living thing

• toxins

• poisonous

• dangerous

• self- defense

the act of protecting yourself when being attacked

• fighting

• poisonous

• self- defense

• violence

The ___________ on an animal keeps it warm and dry from cold.