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Ch. 4 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| germination | the process of a seed growing into a plant |
| reproduction | the process that a living thing uses to produce more of its own kind |
| conifer | a plant that produces cones to protect seeds |
| complete metamorphosis | a life cycle with four life stages, in which the organism looks different in each stage |
| in complete metamorphosis | a life cycle in which an insect hatches from an egg and looks like a smaller version of the adult |
| pollination | the transfer of pollen from one flower to another |
| life cycle | a set of stages and changes in a living thing |
| fertilization | the process of pollen and egg meeting to create a fertilized cell |