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GLOSSARY
Bacteria
Type of microorganism
Burrow
Tunnel made by a
creature, often to find
food or for shelter
Carbon
Substance found in all
living things and in the
gas carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Gas found in the air,
also written as CO
2
Cast
Poo of a worm
Decomposition
Process of living things
breaking down into
their chemical building
blocks after death
Deforestation
Process of the trees in a
forest being chopped or
burned down
Desertification
Process of fertile soil
becoming dry, loose sand
Ecosystem
Community of plants and
animals in a single area
Fertile
Suitable for things to grow
Flower
Part of a flowering plant
that makes seeds
Fungi
Group of living things
separate to plants,
animals, and bacteria
Gas
Substance that can be found
in the air, with no shape
Global warming
Process of the Earth
becoming warmer
Insect
Small creature with six
legs and a body with
three parts
Invertebrate
Animal without a backbone
Larva
Newly hatched insect
Leaf
Part of a plant that turns
nutrients, carbon dioxide,
and oxygen into food for
the plant
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