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Parts of a plant or animal, which can be internal or external, and have specific functions

Structures

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The process of a plant starting to grow from a seed

Germination 

100

Changing forms dramatically over the course of a life cycle 

Metamorphosis 

200

Plant structures that anchor the plant in soil, absorb water and nutrients and store food

Roots

200

A young plant that has recently started to grow from a seed. It is usually only a few inches tall and has roots, stems and just a few leaves

Seedling

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The immature form of an insect that often undergoes metamorphosis. They look very different from the adult bug they grow into thanks to the life cycle 

Larvae

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Plant structures that support the plant, transport water and nutrients and hold leaves up to the light

Stems
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The transfer of pollen from one flower to the reproductive part of another flower. This is often done by insects that drink nectar from the inside of a flower.

Pollination 

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A hard shell made by a caterpillar, moth or other insect in which a transformation called metamorphosis happens

Chrysalis 

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Plant structures where photosynthesis happens, capturing sunlight to make food and exchanging gasses with the air

Leaves

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A scientist that studies plants

Botanist 

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The process in which plants use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to produce food (glucose) and oxygen

Photosynthesis 

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A series of stages a living thing goes through during its life

Life Cycle