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Plants and Animals
Unit 1: Plants and Animals in Their Environment
Term | Definition |
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Observation | To use your 5 senses to learn more about something. |
Classify | To arrange or sort objects or living things according to their characteristics. |
Vertebrates | Animals that have backbones |
Invertebrates | Animals that DO NOT have backbones. |
Vascular | Plants with tube like structures. |
Nonvascular | Plants that pass water and nutrients from cells. |
Sepal | Leaflike parts that cover and protect the flower bud before the flower opens. |
Pistil | Extends into the flower and contains the ovary where egg cells are produced. |
Stamen | Male part of the flower |
Pollination | The movement of pollen from the stamen to the pistil. |
Fertilization | The process when the sperm and the egg cell combine. |
Germinate | To start to grow. |
Life Cycle | The stages a living thing goes through. |