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science chapter 8

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  • Nocturnal:
    only active at night
  • a group of wolves or wild dogs
    pack
  • What do stream plants do?
    make the water cleaner
  • I depend on grass for food. What am I?
    grazer
  • Migration:
    movement from one place to another with the changing of seasons
  • the direction water flows is called:
    make the water cleaner
  • Define food chain
    the transfer of energy from one living thing to another for survival
  • the plants of a habitat are called:
    vegetation
  • __________________: small mammals
    rodents
  • zooplankton depend on __________ for food
    algae
  • Define blubber:
    a thick layer of fat some animals use for warmth
  • A __________________ is a group of fish.
    school
  • A deep winter sleep to store energy is called:
    hibernation
  • In a rain forest, the extremely tall tress grow in the ________________layer
    emergent
  • Whatever is not eaten in a food chain, gets broken down by ___________.
    decomposers
  • Define herd:
    a group of grazing land animals that stay together for protection
  • Molting:
    to shed fur, hair, or skin
  • define habitat:
    the natural home of a plant or animal
  • What kind of habitat is coral reef?
    saltwater
  • A dry land area with little plant growth is called:
    desert
  • the forest floor is found at the ____________ of the rainforest
    bottom
  • The treeless land in the Arctic where the subsoil is permanently frozen is the:
    Tundra
  • the moisture that collects on a plant as it cools in the night
    dew
  • All consumers of the sea depend on _______ for food
    algae
  • What kind of habitat is a stream?
    freshwater
  • An animal needs four things in a habitat, they are:
    space, shelter, food, and water
  • I find and eat food for energy. What am I?
    consumer