Awareness is the first step to really understanding our environment. As a Girl Scout, you promise to live by the Girl Scout Law. That means you have to learn how to "use resources wisely" and take care of our planet. Ecology is the study of how plants and animals live together in the environment. Below are some scrambled words that will help you learn the most important things that an animal (or plant) needs to survive. All of these things together make up a habitat. A habitat is the place where an animal (or plant) lives and finds what it needs to survive. Knowing these words will help you fulfill your promise to the Girl Scout Law.