Biology Vocabulary

seed

• a plant structure that contains a young plant, food supply, and protective coating

• a type of fruit that grows on trees

• a part of the plant responsible for photosynthesis

• a structure that absorbs water from the soil

germination

• the process in which a young plant sprouts from a seed

• the process of a seed drying out

• the process of a plant wilting

• the process of a plant absorbing nutrients from the soil

environment

• all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism

• only the living things that surround an organism

• the physical space an organism occupies

• the climate conditions affecting an organism

organism

• a type of cell

• any individual living thing

• a group of similar species

• a non-living entity

life cycle

• the various stages of an organism's development and reproduction

• a period of inactivity in an organism's life

• the process of photosynthesis in plants

• the stages of cellular division in organisms

behavior

• all of the actions and reactions of an animal

• a type of habitat for animals

• the study of animal instincts

• a method of training animals

metamorphosis

• a process in which an animal’s body undergoes dramatic changes in form during its life cycle

• a type of animal migration that occurs seasonally

• a method of reproduction in amphibians

• a stage of development in mammals

heredity

• the passing of traits from parent to offspring

• the process of evolution over generations

• the study of genetic mutations

• the influence of environment on traits

flowering

• having or creating many flowers

• a type of plant that does not produce flowers

• a process of wilting and dying

• a method of plant reproduction without seeds

characteristic

• a feature or something you can observe of a living thing

• a type of habitat where organisms live

• a method of reproduction in plants

• a classification of living organisms