ANSWERS
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food, water, shelter, space
wildlife
habitat
Discussion:
What is your favorite wild animal?
Is it a native animal of Colorado?
What kind of habitat does it need? Page 6
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circles:
skunk
bear
elk
fish
hawk
turtle Page 7
The bird might eat the
worm; the cat or snake
might eat the bird or mice;
the eagle might eat the
cat, snake or mice; the
coyote might eat the mice,
snake, bird or cat; the
people might eat the elk or
steer; the elk, the steer
and the mice eat the
grass; the bird and the
mice eat the flower and
grass seeds.
Xs:
cow
cat
dog
sheep
turtle
skunk
horse
fish
Compound word:
livestock
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eagle, fish, bighorn sheep, moose, elk,
beaver, raccoon, snake, lizard, mole
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Plants - wooden furniture,
wood blocks, kitchen cabinet,
structure of the house uses wood,
food in the refrigerator, paper.
How many more do you see?
Animals - food in the refrigerator,
leather sofa, candle. How many more
do you see?
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solar
energy
(sun)
plants
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pronghorn - herbivore
raccoons - omnivores
prairie dogs - herbivores
bears - omnivores
eagles - carnivores
foxes - omnivores
deer - herbivores
humans - omnivores
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amphibian
mammals
birds
reptiles
fish
insects
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Answers will vary.
Eagles, coyotes, foxes.
water
plants
soil
under
plants
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FUNGI - non-green plant like mold
and mushrooms
BACTERIA - non-green tiny one
celled plants
PROTOZOA - small one-cell animal
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Across
1. habitat
3. environment
6. solar
7. photosynthesis
9. omnivore
Down
1. herbivore
2. decomposer
4. carnivore
5. food chain
The eagle will most likely eat the
snake, making the snake most likely
to be the prey.
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features
Answers will vary.
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migrate or migration
Answers will vary.
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1. Disease can spread
2. Food can run out
Words that sound the same are
called homophones. An example
used on this page is to, too and two.
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accident
weather
hunting
old age
pollution
disease
starvation
SOIL
photosynthesis
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