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15 Cards in this Set
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Transport |
To transfer or convey from one place to another |
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Vascular |
Vessels of the body that carry body fluids |
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Non-vascular |
Not being able to deliver fluids to other parts of the body |
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Respiration |
A physical process by which a living thing obtains the oxygen it needs to produce energy |
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Stomata (Stoma) |
A small opening surrounded by two guard cells where moisture and gases pass in and out of the epidermis of a leaf |
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Excretion |
Process of eliminating waste from the blood or tissues in the form of sweat or urine |
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Autotroph |
An organism that can make its own food from substances that do not come from other living things |
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Heterotroph |
An organism that cannot make its own food and must obtain it by eating other animals or plants |
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Dichotomous Key |
Contrasting characteristics to divide the organism into smaller and smaller groups |
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Spore |
A reproductive body produced by fungi, some plants, and microorganisms (ferns and bacteria) usually consisting a single cell to produce a new individual by developing by itself |
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Sexual |
A mode of reproduction |
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Seed |
A flowering plant's unit of reproduction capable of developing into another plant |
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Phylogenetic Tree |
A branching diagram or "tree" showing the evolutionary relationships amount various biological species or other entities based on similarities or differences |
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Abiotic |
Non-living things |
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Biotic |
Living things |
