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Chapters 7-8
Review
28
Science
3rd Grade
02/16/2012

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Term
community
Definition
a group of plants and animals that depend on each other to live
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ocean
Definition
saltwater community
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pond
Definition
freshwater community
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comparisons
Definition
to discover how things are different and how they are alike
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protozoans
Definition
tiny microscopic water animals
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camouflage
Definition
making an animal blend in with its surroundings
Term
What is dissolved in the water that fish need to breathe?
Definition
oxygen
Term
What gas do plants need?
Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
What is a baby salamander called?
Definition
tadpole or a larve
Term
hibernate
Definition
to spend the winter in sleep
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coldblooded
Definition
their bodies become the same temperature as their surroundings
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invertebrates
Definition
animals without backbones
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surface film
Definition
the very top or surface of the water
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gill
Definition
part of an animal's body used to take oxygen from water
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forest
Definition
a community of life that lives around and depends on trees
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food chain
Definition
begins when an animal eats a green plant, a larger animal eats the first animal, and a third animal may eat the second animal
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fungi and bacteria
Definition
grow from spores that float through the air
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decay
Definition
break down
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trees
Definition
largest plants in the forest and in the world
Term
annual rings
Definition
each circle is a year's growth of new wood
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heartwood
Definition

dark rings

harder and stronger than the other wood

Term
sapwood
Definition

lighter rings

carries the sap from the roots to the leaves

Term
bark
Definition
"skin" of the tree
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crown
Definition
branches and leaves
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leaves
Definition
make food for the rest of the tree
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trunk of the tree
Definition
stem
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roots
Definition

take in water and minerals from the soil

holds the tree in the ground

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nitrogen
Definition
a mineral from the soil used in the manufacturing of food in green plants
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