The form that something has, for example, round or square. Animals often have the same _____ as their parents.
shape
A living thing that is in the early part of its life. A dog’s _____ is called a puppy.
young
reptiles, mammals, fish, birds, and amphibians all have this
backbone
Not the same in some way.
different
The energy from the sun. Plants need _____ to make food.
light
The mixture of gases around Earth, which plants and animals need to live.
air
Something a living thing has to have to live.
need
A living thing that has young, like the father or mother of a person or animal.
parent
Any material living things need to live and grow.
nutrient
A land environment that is flat and covered with grasses.
prairie
A land environment that has many trees.
forest
A land environment that is very dry.
desert
Some plants, like pine trees, have _____ that make seeds.
cone
A kind of plant that has fuzzy, green leaves and pink, purple, or white flowers.
petunia
All the living and nonliving things in one place.
environment
A wetland that has grasses.
marsh
An animal that has a backbone. Most _____have fur or hair.
mammal
The same in some way.
alike
A wetland environment that has soft, wet land and can have many trees.
swamp
The dirt in which plants grow. Plants get nutrients from the _____.
soil
An animal that has a backbone and dry skin and scales.
reptile
The clear liquid without color, smell, or taste that falls as rain.
water
A group of animals of one kind that stays together.
herd
An animal that does not have a backbone and has six legs.
insect
A large body of salty water.
ocean
A safe place to live and grow. Beavers build their own ______.
shelter
An animal that has a backbone and smooth, wet skin.
amphibian
A land environment that is partly covered with water or is wet most of the time.
wetland
Covered with soft, short hairs.
fuzzy
What plants make so new plants of the same kind can grow. Plants with flowers make _____.
seed