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Beyer Science 2
Science Chapter 2 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| life cycle | all the stages in an organism's life |
| seed | a structure that can grow into a plant |
| inherited trait | a characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring |
| fruit | a plant structure that grows around seeds |
| pupa | the stage of some insects' life cycles before becoming an adult |
| heredity | the passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| trait | a characteristic of a living thing |
| embryo | a young organism that is just beginning to grow |
| learned trait | something you are taught or learn with experience |
| metamorphosis | a series of changes in which an organism's body changes form |
| egg | an animal structure that protects and feeds some very young animals such as birds |
| larva | the stage in some in some insects' life cycles which comes after hatching |
| cone | a plant structure where seeds are made in some nonflowering plants |
| flower | a plant structure where seeds are made |
| pollination | when pollen moves from the male part of a plant to an egg, after which a seed can form |