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giving human attributes to nonliving things
personification
short explanation of important ideas or information
summary
the dead body of an animal
carcasses
texts that are not fiction; texts that provide real information about real things
nonfiction
occurring or returning once a year
annual
elements found in food that helps living things grow and stay healthy
nutrient
to push with force
thrust
having to do with telling facts
informational
process through which green plants use sunlight to make nutrients from water and carbon dioxide
photosynthesis
a colorless, odorless gas, present in the atmosphere
carbon dioxide
Plants make food through a process called ____________________.
photosynthesis
The authors of “Ocean Sunlight” use _______________ to make the sun seem human.
personification
Plants take in _______________ from the air, and humans breathe it out.
carbon dioxide
Part of the “marine snow” is made up of animal _______________.
carcasses
The sea animals ______________ the nutrients to the top of the ocean.
thrust
We learned a lot of _______________ facts in the book about the ocean.
informational
