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Vocabulary Day 1

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habitat

• The coyote blended into his natural habitat.

• A natural environment for native creatures


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.


predators

• The predators are most feared animals because they are ones who hunt the weaker animals.

• Animals that prey on others


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.


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.


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.


extinction

• My brother wishes that dinosaurs wouldn’t have become extinct so that he could own one.

• The condition of having died out.


extinction

• Example: The woolly mammoth is extinct. The dinosaur is extinct.

• Non-example: The giant panda is endangered but not extinct.


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


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.


humid

• The humidity made the air feel much warmer and we couldn’t get cool!

• Containing a large amount of water vapor.


humid

• Example: Humidity in the air makes you sweaty and sticky.

• Non-example: Wind is not humidity. The sun is not humidity.


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.


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.


captive

• The soldiers were held captive during the war when they were in enemy territory.

• Captured; held against one’s will.


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.


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.


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!


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.


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.


Partner- Talk!

• What word seems interesting to you? Tell your partner the word and why. Be ready to tell your partner’s response!

I like the word genes…

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