Living Things Vocabulary

Burrow

• A hole underground where animals can stay safe and cool

• A special trait or characteristic that makes plants or animals unique

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Matching

• Habitat - a place where plants and animals live

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• Mammal - an animal who has a backbone, grows hair, and breathes air

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• Reptile - An animal like a lizard, turtle, or snake that lays eggs and has scales or a shell

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• Nocturnal - when animals are active at night

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• Burrow - a hole underground where animals can stay safe and cool

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Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Characteristic

• A place where plants and animals live

• A trait or quality that makes a person, animal, plant, or thing unique or special

• A type of animal.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Habitat

• A place where a plant or animal lives

• A change that animals or plants make in order to survive

• A type of animal

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Match the following

• When an animal is mostly active at night

• Adaptation

• A type of animal that breathes air, grows hair, and has a backbone

• Reptile

• Changes or traits that help an animal or plant survive

• Habitat

• A type of animal like lizards, turtles, and snakes that lay eggs, are cold blooded, and have scales

• Nocturnal

• A place where plants and animals live

• Mammal

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A​ (a)   is a hold underground where an animal can stay safe and cool

• burrow
• nocturnal
• characteristic

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A ​ (a)   is a quality or trait that makes a person, thing, or animal different from others.

• characteristic
• habitat
• mammal
• nocturnal
• burrow

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Adaptations

• Changes or traits that help an animal or plant survive.

• Being active at night.

• A hole underground

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A​ (a)   is a place where plants and animals live.

• habitat
• animal
• characteristic
• adaptation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D