Vocabulary Unit 9

5. An . . . is a place where living things, like plants and animals, work together with the environment.
7. A . . . eats plants or animals for food, like a rabbit munching on grass.
12. The . . . shows who eats whom in nature, like a lion eating a zebra.
13. . . . can be really tiny but important, helping us digest food or making us sick.
14. A . . . is a group of animals or plants that are all the same kind, like lions or roses.
15. . . . in the water makes oxygen, which helps fish and other creatures breathe.
16. A . . . hunts other animals for food, like an eagle catching a fish.

1. . . . means having lots of different plants and animals in one place, which helps nature stay healthy.
2. . . . like fungi and bacteria break down dead things and turn them into healthy soil.
3. Some frogs are . . . to protect themselves from being eaten by other animals.
4. The . . . flies super fast to catch its food in the sky, like a bird of prey.
6. A . . . carries its home on its back and moves slowly with its slimy trail.
8. A . . . relationship is when two creatures help each other, like a clownfish and a sea anemone.
9. A . . . is a plant that makes its own food from sunlight, like a tree making food from the sun.
10. A . . . uses its claws to defend itself and catch food, and it can walk sideways!
11. Animals and plants . . . with each other, like bees flying from flower to flower.
12. . . . like mushrooms help break down old plants and trees to make the soil richer.