vocabulary fun!

LIFE CYCLES THIRD GRADE UNIT

Vocabulary Fun!

living not dead : having life

non-livingSomething that is lacking the characteristics

of life

once livingliving things once lived ,but now are dead

surviveTo remain alive or continue to live

cell All living organisms on Earth are made up of

cells; cells are the basic structural unit for all organisms.

organismAny living thing- can be one cell or millions of

cells

life cyclethe stages a living thing goes through during

its life.

temperatureA measurement that indicates how hot or

cold something is

moisturea small amount of a liquid (such as water)

that makes something wet or moist

terrariumA glass or plastic box that is used for growing

plants or keeping small animals indoors.

aquariumA glass or plastic container in which fish and

other water animals and plants can live

observeTo use your senses to notice something

interaction To act together or to come together and have

an effect on each other 

homeostasisThe ability of the body to maintain a stable

internal environment despite changes in external conditions.

Example: Too hot you sweat, too cold muscles shiver to warm up

growth vs. developmentGrowth means that the size is being

increased. Development is more becoming mature; you adapt to your new surroundings.

small-scaleinvolving few people or things;covering or involving a small area

A globe is a small-scale model of the Earth.

sources

http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Inanimate

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