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Animal and Plant Cel
Animal and Plant Cells
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acquired | to get or come to have |
| amphibian | Animal that is born in water and then lives on land |
| appendage | A body part attached to the main trunk of the body |
| behavioral characteristic | An action of an animal or a plant |
| bird | An animal with two wings, two feet and a body covered with feathers |
| covering | Scales, feathers, skin or hair on an organism |
| fruit | The part of a flowering plant where the seeds are |
| inherited | Characteristics received from a parent |
| insect | A small animal with a hard covering over its body; most have six legs and one or two pairs of wings |
| leaf | Usually a green flat part of a plant or tree that grows from the stem or branch |
| mammal | An animal that has hair and feeds its babies with milk from the mother |
| needle | The leaf of an evergreen tree |
| offspring | The child or young of a plant or animal |
| physical characteristic | A feature of plants and animals that is different from others |
| reproduction | The process by which living things create young or offspring |
| scale | One of many hard, thin plates that cover fish, reptiles and other animals |
| structure | A part of a plant or animal |