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An animal that eats only plants
herbivore
An animal that eats plants and other animals
omnivore
An animal that eats only other animals
carnivore
An organism that feeds on dead plant or animal matter
decomposer
An animal that preys on other living creatures
predator
The change in an insect’s form from birth to adulthood
metamorphosis
A place where an animal lives or grows
habitat
Very rare and or in danger of dying out completely
endangered
A group of plants or animals that are very similar
species
A change in a plant or animal that makes it better able to live in a particular habitat
adaptation
The air that surrounds the Earth
atmosphere
A type of rock formed when hot magma or lava cools and becomes hard
igneous rock
A type of rock made from particles that are worn off of other rocks
sedimentary rock
A type of rock that is changed by heat, pressure or fluids, usually while buried deep below the surface of the Earth
metamorphic rock
The gradual destruction of something by natural forces such as water, wind or ice
erosion
The smallest particle of a substance that can exist by itself and combine to form larger particles
atom
An invisible substance, like air, that has no set shape or form
gas
A substance that is able to flow freely and take the shape of its container
liquid
A substance that keeps its size and shape
solid
