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Plants and Animals
Topic 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| LIFE CYCLE | A SERIES OF STAGES AN ORGANISM GOES THROUGH DURING ITS LIFE |
| GERMINATE | THE GROWTH OF A SEED INTO A YOUNG PLANT |
| SEPAL | THE LEAF-LIKE PART OF A PLANT THAT PROTECTS A FLOWER UNTIL IT IS READY TO BLOOM |
| PISTIL | THE PART OF A FLOWER THAT RECEIVES POLLEN TO MAKE A SEED |
| OVARY | THE PART OF THE FLOWER THAT HOLDS THE EGGS NEEDED FOR A FLOWER TO MAKE SEEDS |
| STAMEN | THE PART OF A FLOWER THAT MAKES POLLEN |
| POLLINATE | TO DELIVER POLLEN TO A PLANT TO MAKE A SEED |
| METAMORPHOSIS | WHEN A YOUNG LIVING THING CHANGES TO A VERY DIFFERENT ADULT FORM |
| LARVA | THE YOUNG AND WINGLESS FORM OF AN INSECT |
| PUPA | A LIFE STAGE BETWEEN THE LARVA FORM AND THE ADULT FORM |
| PHYSICAL TRAIT | A CHARACTERISTIC OF AN ORGANISM'S BODY |
| INHERITED TRAIT | A CHARACTERISTIC THAT IS PASSED DOWN TO A LIVING THING FROM ITS PARENTS |
| HEREDITY | THE PASSING OF CHARACTERISTICS FROM PARENT TO OFFSPRING |
| HIBERNATE | TO BE IN A SLEEPLIKE STATE |
| MIGRATE | TO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT |
| INSTINCT | A BEHAVIOR THAT AN ANIMAL KNOWS AS SOON AS IT IS BORN OR HATCHED |
| LEARNED BEHAVIOR | A BEHAVIOR DEVELOPED THROUGH EXPERIENCE |