Vocabulary
when a plant reaches full size and can make new seeds
What is maturity?
this part of the plant protects the embryo
What is sepals?
an adaptation that an animal does to help it survive
What is behavioral adaptation
These are the parts of a vascular plant.
What is leaves, roots, and stems?
This is the process that plants go through when they use energy from the sun to change carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen.
What is photosynthesis?
This part of the plant anchors the plant in the ground.
What is the stem?
a cell that can grow into a new plant such as a mosses or ferns
What is spore?
This is the reason why a penguin has a sharp, pointed beak.
What is to use as a spear for food?
an inherited behavior that an animal knows how to do without having to learn it
What is instinct?
this is a gas that plants take in through small holes in their leaves during the process of photosynthesis
What is carbon dioxide?
What is fertilization?
This is why a plant's leaves have veins.
This is the shape of the beak that would allow a bird to get the nectar of a flower.
What is a long and thin beak?
strong, thick roots that grow deep into the soil
What is taproots?
This is a way that seed-forming plants can be pollinated.
What is by animals, by wind, or by water?
a change an animal goes through that includes an egg, nymph and adult
What is incomplete metamorphosis?
This part of the plant is topped by an anther, the part of the plant that produces pollen.
What is the stamen?
when an insect sheds its hard outer layer
What is molting?
These are two adaptations of polar bears.
What are black skin and white fur?
This is the name of the process when a small root and stem begin to grow out of a seed.
What is germination?
A mountain lion's strong legs is an example of this type of adaptation.
What is a physical adaptation?
This part of the plant attracts the pollinators.
What is the flower (petals)?
this metamorphosis goes through 4 stages
What is complete metamorphosis?
These are two adaptations of penguins.
What are a rounded stomach and flippers?
This process happens when pollen falls on a flower's pistil.
What is pollination?