VOCABULARY ANIMAL HABITS
Castillo Palomino Cesar Everardo IS16110950
Vocabulary:
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A habitat
A carnivore
of carnivores)
An herbivore
An omnivore
only eats plants (hares, rabbits, antelopes, and deer are herbivores)
eats plants and meats (like grass, small animals, and beans)
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A shelter
A scavenger
Adapted
Climate
is protection from the outside world, a way to keep out of bad weather
an animal that eats what is left by other animals
changed to suit an environment
a type of weather a place has over a long period of time
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Hibernate
to sleep a long time over a long, cold period (like bears)
The tundra
is a cold habitat with low, slow-growing grasses.
Canopy
thick tree growth up overhead; we walk under the canopy
Freshwater
water needed for drinking; animals that survive in freshwater cannot
survive in salt water
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Saltwater
found the oceans; saltwater animals can't survive in fresh water;
people shouldn’t drink it
Camouflage
to be hidden, hard to see, have a pattern that keeps you from being
seen
Shallow
where the water is not deep
Destroy
to ruin; fire and pollution destroys habitats
A predator
an animal that hunts, and eats other animals (like a lion)
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is a space that provides food, water, and shelter to live
eats only other animals (owls, coyotes, foxes, and sharks are examples
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Prey
an animal that is eaten by another animals (a lion’s prey could be a
zebra)
Extinct
has disappeared from the earth; there are no more
Endangered
an animal that is disappearing and could become extinct; the bald
eagle was endangered, but didn’t become extinct
Rainforest
Desert
Savanna
Arctic
a really wet forest where it rains a lot, tall trees form a canopy
a very hot and dry habitat; not much rain
a wide-open space with lots of grass, but not that many trees
a cold, icy habitat with not many large plants