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Words to Understand

aerate— to break up the soil so that air can get in. apical shoot— a shoot at the tip of a plant. carnivorous— a carnivorous animal eats other animals for food. classified— when living things are sorted into groups and given names, based on their relationships. grazing— eating grass. herbivores— animals that eat plants. larva (plural larvae)— the first stage in the life of an insect, after hatching from the egg. mollusk— any of a group of animals that are soft-bodied and often have shells. They include slugs, snails, clams, mussels, squids and octopuses. predator— an animal that hunts and kills other animals.