1. City Wildlife Vocabulary
Fall 2010
Oak Ridge Elementary

2. Biology
There is a biologist
visiting our school to
teach us about plants
and animals.
The study of
plants and
animals, or
the plants and
animals of an
area.

3. Habitat
A habit is where you live.
The home or
environment of
an animal, plant,
or other living
thing.

4. Biome
The desert is a biome.
A large area
with similar
plants and
animals that can
live in a certain
kind of
environment.

5. Environment
There is a good
environment for a rat
near my house.
The place where
something
exists or lives

6. Vocabulary for Week Two
• Biology: The study of plants and animals,
or the plants and animals of an area.
• Habitat: The home or environment of an
animal, plant, or other living thing.
• Biome: A large area with similar plants
and animals that can live in a certain kind
of environment.
• Environment: The place where something
exists or lives