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Life Science Vocab week 1
week 1
15
Science
5th Grade
10/04/2007

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Development
Definition
The act or process of growth; progress
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Germination
Definition
When a seed begins to sprout or grow into a plant
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Environment
Definition
The air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other outside factors surrounding and affecting an organism at any time
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Leaf
Definition
The food-making part of a green plant
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Life Cycle
Definition
The stages of development an organism goes through as it grows and develops
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Nutrient
Definition
A substance that provides nourishment for living. Plants absorb nutrients mainly from the soil, and animals obtain nutrients from ingested foods.
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Offspring
Definition
Children or young of a parent
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Organism
Definition
An individual form of life, such as a plant, animal, or fungus
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Photosynthesis
Definition
The process by which plants use sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water to food
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Reproduction
Definition
The process by which organisms produce offspring and ensure survival of a species
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Resource
Definition
Any material that an organism needs for survival and obtains from its habitat
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Seed
Definition
A developing plant embryo surrounded by a protective coat and a food supply
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Species
Definition
A group of one type of organism that can mate and produce offspring
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Survive
Definition
To remain alive by obtaining protection and the needed resources
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Vegetation
Definition
All the plants or plant life of a place
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