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Grade 4 A-3 Sci. Def
Animal Growth and Adaptation
Term | Definition |
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carbon dioxide | A gas breathed out by animals |
nutrient | Substances |
photosynthesis | The process by which a plant makes its own food |
dormancy | State of much lower activity that some plants enter to survive colder weather |
transpiration | The giving off of water vapor by plants |
taproot | A plant's single main root that goes deep into the soil |
fibrous root | Long roots that grow near the surface |
germinate | To sprout; said of a seed |
stamen | A flower part that makes pollen |
pistil | A flower part that collects pollen |
pollination | Transfer of pollen from a stamen to a pistil by wind or animals |
Spore | A tiny cell that ferns and fungi use to reproduce |
tuber | A swollen underground stem |