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Aquarium
A container filled with water and water plants and animals
Climate
A weather condition that includes temperature, rain, snow, and wind
Diurnal
Animals that sleep at night and are awake in the day
Environment
Interaction of the living and non-living things in an area
Habitat
The place where a plant or animal lives
Insulation
A layer of fur, hair, skin, or feathers that protects the body
Interaction
Things acting upon one another
Living
Able to grow, reproduce, and move
Moisture
Water
Nocturnal
Animals that sleep in the day and awake at night
Nonliving
Not able to grow, reproduce, or move
Observe
See or sense with careful study
Organism
Anything that is living
Small-scale
Something small in size
Survive
Stay alive
Temperature
How hot or cold something is
Terrarium
A container with soil where land plants and animals are kept

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Updated March 1, 2005 by: Glen Westbroek

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