Kate's 4th Gr Science Flashcards

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1
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The way plants use sunlight to make food

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Photosynthesis

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Consumer

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A living thing that eats other living things

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3
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Environment

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Everything that surrounds a living thing

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4
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Decomposer

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A living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals

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Food chain

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The path of energy in the form of food going from one living thing to another

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Herbivore

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an animal that eats mostly plants

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Producer

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Any living thing that makes, or produces, its own food

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Carnivore

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An animal that eats other animals🦅

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Omnivore

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An animal that eats both plants and animals

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10
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Bacteria

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Any of the smallest kinds of microorganism 🦠

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Food web

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a way of showing how food chains in any place are linked together

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Protist

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A kind of microorganism larger than bacteria

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13
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Compete

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to try to get the same thing that others need or want

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Fungus

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A plantlike living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals

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Microorganism

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any kind of living thing that is too small to be seen with just our eyes. We need a microscope to see these microorganisms

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16
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Photosynthesis

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The way plants use sunlight to make food

17
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Food chain

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The path of energy in the firm of food going from one living thing to another

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Food web

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A way of showing how food chains in any place are linked together

19
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What do plants need to make food for themselves?

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  • Water
  • Sunlight
  • Gas ( Carbon dioxide)
20
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What is the food that plants make?

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Sugar. The sugar has energy in it. Plants need energy to live and grow. When we seat plants, we get that energy.

21
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Why do plants look green?

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Because they contain a green material called Chlorophyll. This chlorophyll traps sunlight, which is energy from the sun.

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Stomata

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Tiny holes in plants through which carbon dioxide enters the plant.They are on the bottom of each leaf.

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Ecosystem

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All the living things and non-living things working together in an area

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Climate

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The kind weather an area has over time

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Pollen

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Powdery material that flowers need to make seeds

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Emergent layer

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The tops of trees in a rain forest

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Pistil

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The part of a plant where seeds are made

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Stamen

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The part of a plant where pollen comes from

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Canopy

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The layer just under the tops of the trees in a rain forest, where plants and animals live

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Pollination

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The movement of pollen to the seed making part of a flower (pistil)

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Nectar

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Sweet liquid formed inside flowers

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Adaptation

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A body feature or way of acting that helps a living thing survive in its environment

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Endangered

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Few left of this kind of species

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Camouflage

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How a living thing might blend into its surroundings

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Extinct

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None of this kind of living thing is left alive today

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Mimicry

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How an animal may look like some kind of other living thing