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parasite
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an animal that is helped by living with another kind of animal
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annual
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a plant that lives only one year
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school
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a group of one kind of fish that moves together
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symbiosis
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a special way in which two different kinds of animals like together
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embryo
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tiny part of a seed that can grow into new plant
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consumer
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a living thing that depends on producers for food
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sepal
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one of the leaflike parts that a flower bud and that is usually green
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prey
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the animal that predators humt and eat
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classify
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to sort into groups based on similarities and differences
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reproduce
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to make more of the same kind
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spore
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a tiny cell that can grow into a new plant
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conifer
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a plant that makes seeds inside cones
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hibernate
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to spend the winter in a state in which the body greatly slows down
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pollen
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tiny grains that make seeds when combined with a flower's eggs
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fertilization
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the combination of material from a pollen grain with an egg to form a seed
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herbivore
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a consumer that eats only producers (plant eaters)
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instinct
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a behavior that an animal has at birth and does not need to learn
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host
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an animal that is harmed by a parasite
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stamen
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part of the flower thst makes the pollen
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ovary
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bottom part of the pistil in which the seed forms
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carnivore
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a consumer that eats only producers (meat eaters)
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pistil
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part of the flower that makes the eggs that grow into seeds
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pollination
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the movement of pollen from a stamen to a pistil
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prodoucer
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a living thing that can use sunlight to make sugars
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ovule
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the inner part of an ovary that contains an egg
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photosynthesis
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the way in which green plants trap the sun's energy and use it to change carbon dioxide and water into sugar
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response
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a behavior caused by a stimulus
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carbon dioxide
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a gas in the air
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migration
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movement from one place to another when the seasons change
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dormant
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a resting ststte of a seed
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protective coloration
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colors or patterns on an animal that help keep the animal from being seen by the predators
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predator
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a consumer that hunts, kills, and eats other animals
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evergreen
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a plant that stays green all year, including firs, spruces, and pines
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omnivore
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a consumer that eats producers and consumers (plant and meat eater)
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colony
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a kind of animal group in which each member has a different job
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monocot seed
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a seed that has one seed leaf and stored food outside the seed leaf
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dicot seed
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a seed that has two seed leaves that contain stored food
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nitrogen
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a mineral that plants need to grow
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adapted
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made fit to live under certain conditions
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behavior
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the way a living thing acts
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reflex
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a simple, automatic behavior
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stimulus
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the cause of a behavior
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chlorophyll
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a green material in plants that traps energy from the sunlight asnd gives plants a green color
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troop
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a kind of group in which animals such as boboons live
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decomposer
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a consumer that puts materials from dead plants and animals back into the soil, air, and water
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adaptation
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a structure or behavior that helps a living thing live in its surroundings
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food chain
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that path energy and materials take in a community
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pride
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a group of lions
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perennial
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a plant that can live two years or more
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pollution
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the addition of harmful substances to a community
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food web
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the flow of energy and materials through food chains that are connected
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