Habitats
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
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The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
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Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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Tall plant with a trunk and branches
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A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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Long-eared animal that hops
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Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
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Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest
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A structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
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Oval foods laid by hens
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Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain
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Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills
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The fur of the North American racoon
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Large furry animal that hibernates in winter
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The soft brown fur of the ___
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Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
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Freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
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A wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
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Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail