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Plants
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Seed | the fertilized, matured egg of a flowering plant |
| Plant | a living organism that manufactures its own food through photosynthesis |
| Fruit | the ripened part of a plant containing the seeds and developed from a flower |
| Sprout | young plant growth, such as a bud or shoot |
| Dispersal | the process or result of the spreading or scattering of living things from one place to another |
| Scat | the excrement or droppings of an animal; poop |
| Field Study Plot | an area set aside for making observations over time |
| Ecological Community | a group of plants and animals living and interacting with one another in a specific region under relatively similar environmental conditions |
| Ecosystem | an ecological community along with the interrelated physical and chemical components of the environment, functioning as a unit |