| A | B |
| arthropod | An invertebrate with legs that have several joints |
| cell | The basic building block of life |
| cell membrane | The thin layer that encloses and gives shape to a cell |
| cell wall | A structure that keeps a cell rigid and provides support to an entire plant |
| chloroplast | A part of a plant cell that contains chlorophyll, the green pigment plants need to make their food |
| complex | Complicated in structure; many different types of cells and interconnected parts |
| cytoplasm | A jellylike substance that fills most of the space in a cell |
| egg | A reproductive cell produced by a female |
| embryo | a tiny young plant within a seed |
| flower | Reproductive structures in flowering plants |
| fruit | The part of a flowering plant that surrounds and protects the seeds |
| fungi | Kingdom such as mushrooms that look like plants, but can not make their own food |
| hyphae | Small threads that are part of a fungus. These thin strands stretch out to gather food and nutrients to allow the fungus to grow. |
| invertebrate | Animal that does not have a vertebra or skeleton |
| living thing | A thing that is able of grow and reproduce |
| microorganism | Organisms that are so small they can only be seen with a microscope; many have only one cell |
| mold | A common type of fungi that often looks cottony or woolly |
| nucleus | A cell's control center |
| pollen | The yellow dust in a flower that is need to create a seedpowderlike male spores that develop into two male sex cells |
| simple animal | A simple animal is an animal that lacks special sense organs, and cannot move around |
| spore | A tiny cell that fungi use to reproduce |
| vertebrate | An animal with a backbone |