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growth   when an organism increases in size either by making its cell bigger or by making more cells  
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development   when an organism gains new abilities or physical features as it ages  
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reproduction   when an organism makes more of its kind ('has babies')  
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sexual   adjective to describe reproduction with two parents - each parent contributes half of the genetic material to the offspring  
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sperm   male reproductive cell  
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egg   female reproductive cell  
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fertilization   when sperm and egg combine to form offspring  
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zygote   name for the fertilized egg when it is still just a single cell  
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asexual   adjective to describe reproduction with only one parent  
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regeneration   asexual reproduction to replace damaged or lost cells, tissues, or organs in a multicellular organism  
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budding   asexual reproduction when the offspring grows from the body of the single multicellular organism  
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offspring   science name for the 'babies' or 'children' of a parent  
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cell division   process a cell goes through to split its cellular contents in half and then separate into two cells  
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DNA   molecule (located in the nucleus) that contains the instructions for how to make an organism; also called genetic material  
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genetic variation   differences in DNA when comparing one organism to another  
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unique   adjective to describe how an organism is 'one of a kind,' genetically speaking  
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identical   adjective to describe how an organism is an 'exact copy,' genetically speaking  
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reproductive behavior   actions an animal does to increase its chances of successfully finding a mate, mating, or raising offspring  
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reproductive strategy   adaptations a plant has that increase its chances of successfully getting pollinated or making sure its seeds will make it to germination  
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reproductive success   when an organism makes offspring that end up having offspring of their own  
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germination   process where a seed comes out of dormancy and begins to grow to become a young plant  
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quantify   when you count something or describe it with numbers  
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measure   when you quantify using a tool that counts in standard units  
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units   what you count by when you measure a certain quantity  
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metric system   the way measurement is done everywhere in the world (except the United States) using grams, meters, and liters…all using decimals and powers of ten  
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English system   the way measurement is done in the United States using pounds, feet, gallons, etc.  
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cotyledon   ‘seed leaf,’ the biggest part of a seed which provides energy for the young plant until it can make its own food by doing photosynthesis  
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seed coat   protective outer covering of a seed before it germinates  
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radicle   the first root put out by a germinating seed  
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fission   asexual reproduction when bacteria split into two daughter cells  
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