📚 Part 1: Vocabulary Definitions

1. Which word means "to use up or reduce something"?

cower

deplete

disperse

elusive

2. An ecosystem is:

a large city

plants, animals, and environment working together

something that is hard to find

a trait passed from parents

3. Which words describe actions or behaviors? (Check all that apply)

cower

genetic

disperse

metropolis

4. Match each word with its meaning by writing the letter:

____ elusive A. relating to genes or heredity

____ genetic B. hard to find or catch

____ metropolis C. a large city

____ cower D. to crouch in fear

✏️ Part 2: Context and Application

5. Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word:

The frightened cat would _____________ under the bed during thunderstorms.

6. Write your own sentence using the word "disperse":

7. Explain why the Florida panther might be described as "elusive":

8. Circle the word that does NOT belong in this ecosystem group:

plants

animals

metropolis

water

9. Which vocabulary words are nouns (naming words)?

Circle all that apply: cower ecosystem genetic metropolis elusive

10. Use TWO vocabulary words in one sentence about animals or cities: