Spelling (will be tested December Friday, Dec. 18)
Generalization The sound /j/ can be spelled g, j, and dge: ginger, journal,
dodge. The sound /ks/ can be spelled x: excuse. The sound /sk/ can be
spelled sch: schedule. The sound /s/ can be spelled sc: scene.
1. excuse
2. scene
3. muscle
4. explore
5. pledge
6. journal
7. science
8. schedule
9. gigantic
10. scheme
11. Japan
12. excellent
13. exclaim
14. fascinate
15. ginger
16. scholar
17. scent
18. dodge
19. smudge
20. schooner
Challenge Words
* extraordinary
* prejudice
Living Things and Environments Chapter 1 Science Vocabulary (December 14-22)
producers- organisms that use the Sun for food because they carry on
photosynthesis
examples: trees, shrubs, vines, mosses
consumers- organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms
examples: owls and squirrels
decomposer- another kind of consumer that feeds on the wastes of living
organisms and on dead, decaying organisms
examples: fungi, bacteria, and worms
herbivore- a consumer that eats plants
example: deer
carnivore- a consumer that eats meat
example: owl
omnivore- a consumer that eats both plants and animals
example: most humans, woodpeckers
predator~prey- a relationship between a predator (hunter) and its prey
(organism that is hunted and eaten)
example: lynx-hare
symbiosis- a long-term close relationship between two different species
We studied 3 kinds of symbiosis (see below)
parasitism- a symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives off of,
feeds upon, and harms another organism(parasite & host)
example: flea and dog
commensalism- a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while
the other species seems to be unaffected
example: crab spider and flower
mutualism- a symbiotic relationship in which both species that take part
benefit
example: flowers and bees