The Golden
Lion Tamarin
Comes Home
Vocabulary Day 1
habitat
• The coyote blended into his natural habitat.
• A natural environment for native creatures
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habitat
• Example: The place
(desert, plains, etc)
where the animal lives
is it’s habitat.
• Non-example: The
mall is not a fox’s
habitat.
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predators
• The predators are
most feared animals
because they are ones
who hunt the weaker
animals.
• Animals that prey on
others
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predators
• Example:
Lions are predators
to rabbits. Crabs are
predators to fish.
Roadrunners are
predators to lizards.
• Non-examples:
Lizards are not
predators to coyotes.
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canopy
• The canopy of the
tree provided so much
shade that the land
below it never dried
out.
• The high, sheltering
branches of
rainforest trees.
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canopy
• Example: A canopy is
the top of the tree
that provides shade.
A canopy looks like an
umbrella.
• Non-example: The
canopy is not the
trunk of the tree or
the roots.
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extinction
• My brother wishes
that dinosaurs
wouldn’t have become
extinct so that he
could own one.
• The condition of
having died out.
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extinction
• Example: The
woolly mammoth is
extinct. The
dinosaur is extinct.
• Non-example: The
giant panda is
endangered but
not extinct.
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observation
• We were a part of
the observation team
and our job was to
look closely at the
habitat and how the
animals behaved in
that habitat.
• The act of paying
close attention
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observation
• Example: When you observe
you look at everything
around you. A principal
observes your classroom. A
child observes the
mushrooms growing wild.
• Non- example: When
glance, or take a quick look,
you are not observing.
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humid
• The humidity made
the air feel much
warmer and we
couldn’t get cool!
• Containing a large
amount of water
vapor.
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humid
• Example: Humidity in
the air makes you
sweaty and sticky.
• Non-example: Wind is
not humidity. The sun
is not humidity.
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dilemma
• We had a major
dilemma because we
didn’t know which way
to turn and we were
already running late.
• A situation in which
one is given difficult
choices to make.
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dilemma
• Example: Choosing
between two things
you really like is a
dilemma.
• Non-example:
Choosing what you are
going to wear to
school is not a
dilemma.
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captive
• The soldiers were
held captive during
the war when they
were in enemy
territory.
• Captured; held
against one’s will.
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Captive
• Example: Animals in
the cages are being
held captive since
they can’t get out.
• Non-example:
Animals living in the
wild are not captive.
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genes
• My sister got her red
hair from my dad’s
genes since people on
his side of the family
have red hair.
• Tiny pieces of matter
in cells that carry the
blueprints for
characteristics.
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gene
• Example:
A puppy gets it’s
coloring from the
genes his parents
passed down.
• Non-example: the
jeans I wear to
school are not genes!
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reintroduction
• The scientists
reintroduced the
animals to the area
once the area was
safe for them to live.
• The process of
returning animals to
their native habitats.
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reintroduction
• Example: If an animal is
endangered they might
raise more of those
animals in captivity and
then put them back into
the wild.
• Non-example: Taking a
snake from your yard to
the vacant lot across the
street is not
reintroducing.
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Partner- Talk!
I like the
word
genes…
• What word seems interesting to you? Tell your
partner the word and why. Be ready to tell your
partner’s response!
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