Unit 3: Part 1

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  1. carnivore
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
    A carnivore eats only animals. A mountain lion is a carnivore.
  2. consumer
    an organism that cannot make its own food supply
    An animal is a consumer because it cannot make its own food. It must get food from other things to survive.
  3. herbivore
    any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
    An herbivore eats only plants. Many grasshoppers are herbivores.
  4. omnivore
    an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
    An omnivore eats animals and plants. A raccoon is an omnivore.
  5. producer
    organism capable of synthesizing its own food
    A plant is a producer because it produces, or makes, its own food and produces food energy for other living things, too.
  6. food chain
    community of organisms where each member is eaten by another
    The cactus, the bat, and the owl are parts, or links, in one desert food chain. In a food chain, each living thing transfers its energy to the living thing that eats it.
  7. cooperate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
    When you cooperate, you work together. We cooperated to clean up our messy room.
  8. essential
    absolutely necessary
    Essential means important and necessary. Water is essential for our survival.
  9. partnership
    a cooperative relationship between people or groups
    Individuals in a partnership work together and share the results of their work.
  10. store
    keep or lay aside for future use
    When you store something, you keep it somewhere until it is needed.
  11. transfer
    move from one place to another
    Transfer means to move from one place to another. She transfers the food to the plate.
  12. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
    Plot is what happens in a story. Plots are built around a problem that the main character faces.
  13. problem
    a question raised for consideration or solution
    Problem: The baby squirrel is in danger from the hawk.
  14. event
    something that happens at a given place and time
    Events: The hawk flies down toward the baby squirrel. Melissa sees it.
  15. turning point
    an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
    Turning Point: When Melissa makes noise, the hawk flies away.
  16. resolution
    the way the main complication of a literary work is settled
    Resolution: The baby squirrel climbs up the tree to safety.
  17. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
    To determine what's important, you focus on what matters. One way to determine what's important is to summarize, or tell only the most important information.
  18. realistic
    representing what is; not abstract or ideal
    Realistic fiction is a story that sounds as if it could be true. The characters, plot, and setting seem real.
  19. fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination
    Realistic fiction is a story that sounds as if it could be true. The characters, plot, and setting seem real.
  20. prefix
    an affix that is added in front of the word
    Many long words begin with a prefix, or a short word part, like dis- and un-. Many of these English prefixes came from Latin, Greek, or Old English. Sometimes knowing the meaning of the prefix can help you predict the meaning of the word.
  21. expository
    serving to expound or set forth
    Expository nonfiction is any text that gives facts and information about a topic.
  22. nonfiction
    prose writing that is not formed by the imagination
    Expository nonfiction is any text that gives facts and information about a topic.
  23. noun
    a content word referring to a person, place, thing or action
    A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.
  24. singular
    of a grammatical category referring to just one item
    A singular noun shows "one."
  25. plural
    of a grammatical category referring to two or more items
    A plural noun shows "more than one."
Created on Tue Oct 19 15:52:28 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Oct 26 13:51:29 EDT 2021)

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