characteristic
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characteristic. red. round. floats. “squishy”. size of tennis ball. soft. solid. shiny. CHARACTERISTICS, or properties, of matter can be observed with your five senses. characteristic: a quality that describes a living thing or an object; a trait. dependence. An infant is - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
characteristic
characteristic: a quality that describes a living thing or an object; a trait
CHARACTERISTICS, or properties, of matter can be observed with your five senses.
redround
“squishy”
soft
shiny
size of tennis ball
solid
floats
dependence
dependence: relying on or needing someone or something
A pet DEPENDS on its caregiver to provide appropriate food and shelter.
An infant is completely DEPENDENT on others—humanscannot care for themselves during this stage of life.
food chain
food chain: the path of food energy from one living thing to another
interdependence
interdependence: when two or more organisms or things depend on each other
A soccer team and a community garden are both examples of INTERDEPENDENCE.
life cycle
life cycle: the changes that a living thing goes through during its life
FrogLife Cycle
two stages of the human LIFE CYCLE: infancy and old age
living
living: something that is alive
nonliving
nonliving: not alive
Pioneers used logs (NONLIVING) from nearby trees (living) to build their homes.
offspring
offspring: a living thing that is made when a plant or animal reproduces
parent strawberry plant offspring
shelter
shelter: something that protects an animal from heat, cold, or danger
An umbrella provides SHELTER from the Sun. .
An igloo is a type of SHELTER built out of snow.