Diversity 5th OI Vocabulary 3rd Grade

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Diversity 5th OIVocabulary 3rd Grade
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diversity
diversity differences among things
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organism
organism a living thing
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structure
structure a body part that does a certain
job for an organism
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function
function the job that a body part does for
an organism
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environment
environment the surroundings that an
organism live in
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adaptation
adaptation a structure or behavior that
helps an organism survive in its surroundings
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arctic
arctic region characterized by
the extremely cold, snowy, windy weather north of
the Arctic Circle
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forest
forest a region of land covered with trees
and underbrush woodland
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grassland
grassland a region of prairie, with grasses 
as the natural vegetation
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ocean
ocean a large body of salt water covering
approximately 70 per cent of the earth's surface 
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inherited trait
inherited trait a characteristic that is
passed from parents to their offspring
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learned behavior
learned behavior a behavior that an animal
develops by observing other animals or being
taught
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life cycle
life cycle the stages of growth and
development that an organism goes through in its
lifetime