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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 |