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25 Cards in this Set
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decomposition
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rotting, disintegration
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oxygen
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a gas given off by plants that humans need in order to live
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diversity
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state of being different, variety,
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hazardous
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dangerous
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nitrogen
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a gas found in "greens" in the environment
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resource
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something that can be used
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adaptations
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a change to make an organism fit better in in its environment
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ecosystem
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the community of organisms within their environment
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sanitary
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clean
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herbivore
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someone or something that eats only plants
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pollutants
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things that make the environment unclean
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recycle
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to use again by breaking up, melting, cleaning, and then making something new
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compost
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a mixture of various decaying substances, such as dead leaves, food scraps, etc.
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reduce
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to decrease in size
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endangered
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threatened with extinction
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biome
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an area on earth wherein plants and animals have characteristics peculiar to that place and are not found naturally anywhere else on earth
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nutrients
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substances in food that our body needs
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garbage
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discarded materials
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ecology
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the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment
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environment
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your surroundings
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habitat
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where an organism lives
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carnivore
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someone or something that eats meat
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behavior
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how someone or something acts
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omnivore
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someone or something that eats plants and animals
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biodegradable
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able to break down, capable of decay
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