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invertebrate  Animal that      pollution  Harmful
      does not have a backbone       substances in the air, soil,
                                     or water
      lichen  Type of fungus that
      lives in a partnership with    prehistoric  Something
      an alga or bacterium           that happened or was
                                     around in ancient times
      lowland  Land that is no       before recorded history
      higher than 660 ft (200 m)
      above sea level                prey  Animal that is hunted
                                     for food
      migration  Regular
      movement of animals,           primate  Group of mammals
      often to feed or breed         that includes monkeys
                                                                     sustainable  Able to be
      mimic  Animal that copies      producer  Living thing such     supported for a long time
      the appearance or behavior     as a plant that makes its own
      of another                     food and is eaten by animals    temperate  When an
                                                                     area or climate has mild
      nectar  Sweet liquid made      recycle  Use something old      temperatures
      by some flowers                to make something new
                                                                     territory  Area that is owned
      nocturnal  When animals        reforestation  When forests     by a certain group of animals
      sleep during the day and are   regrow naturally or are         or people
      active at night                planted by humans
                                                                     traditional  When something
      nursery  Place where young     satellites  Machines that       has been done in the same
      animals or plants are taken    are placed above the Earth      way for a long time
      care of together               to monitor conditions on
                                     Earth and send messages         tropical  When an area or
      nutrients  Types of food                                       climate has hot temperatures
      that animals need to survive   scavenger  Animal that          and high rainfall
                                     feeds on the leftover meat
      photosynthesis  Process        of another animal that has      vegetation  Plant life found
      that green plants use          already died, whether by        in a particular habitat
      to make food                   a predator attack or
                                     natural causes                  water vapor  Gas that is
      plantation  Place where                                        made when water is heated
      crops are grown                species  Specific types
                                     of animals or plants with
      predator  Animal that hunts    shared features that can
      other living animals for food  produce young together



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