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a plant that reproduces seeds within a flower
flowering plant
new organisms that come from parent organisms; a living things children
offspring
a plant structure that has hard scales, is not colorful, and produces seeds.
cone
the passing of traits or characteristics from parents to offspring
heredity
a behavior that an animal begins life with that helps it meet its needs
instinct
a plant that reproduces without making flowers, like a moss or a fern
nonflowering plant
the sprouting of a seed; when a seed begins to grow
germination
life cycle
a complex change that an organism undergoes, characterized by four stages; egg, larva, pupa, adult
complete metemorphosis
a behavior that an animal has learned; they were not born knowing how to do this behavior
learned behavior
a plant, usually a tree, that produces cones
conifer
the stage at which plants and animals reach full size and can reproduce.
maturity
a living thing
organism
a change in some insects characterized by three stages; egg nymph, adult
incomplete metamorphosis
How many teeth does an adult human have?
32
the process of pollen moving from a male plant part to a female plant part; how plants reproduce
pollination
the movement of seeds to a new place by animals, water, or wind
seed dispersal
the feature or quality of an organism that identifies it
trait or characteristic
the 3rd stage of a complete metamorphosis; a cacoon; larvae develop into this
pupa
What is the group of stars called that form an imaginary picture?
Constellation
the process of a sperm (male cell) and egg (female cell) joining together
fertilization
the reproductive structure, made by nonflowering plants like mosses and ferns, that can grow into a new plant.
spore
a trait passed from parent to offspring
inherited characteristic
the second stage of an incomplete metamorphosis; when an insect looks like a tiny adult. Do not have wings.
nymph
How many colors are there in a rainbow?
7