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transpiration
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evaporation of water through the stomata (stoma)
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what makes up the pistil?
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the stigma, style and ovary
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what makes up the stamen?
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the anthers and filaments
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dormant
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when seeds are inactive
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germination
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when the seed developes roots, and leaves
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what are the 3 forms of asexual reproduction with plants?
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plantlets-tiny plants that grow on the plants leaves that eventually fall off and grow on their own, tubers-nderground stems that can produce a plant ofter dormant season, runners-above ground stems that can produce new plants
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tropism
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growth in response to a stimulus
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phototropism
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a change in direction a plant grows caused by light
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gravitropism
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change in plant growth in response to the direction of gravity
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vertebrate
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animal with a backbone
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invertebrate
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animal without a backbone
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animal characteristics
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multicellular, reproduction and development, many specialized parts, moving, and consuming
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innate behavior
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behavior that doesn't depend on learning and experience
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learned behavior
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behavior that has been learned by experience or observing
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territory
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an area that occupied by an animal or group of animals that do not let other animals in; they use it for mating, raising young, and finding food
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courtship
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when animals do a dance, gesture, build a home, etc. in order to attract mates
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migration
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when animals move from one area to another because of seasonal changes
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landmarks
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an object(s) an animal uses to find its way to a certain place
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hibernation
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a period of inactivity and decreased body temperture that some animals experience in winter
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estivation
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period of reduced activity in the summer
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