A | B |
Learned behavior | Behavior that is acquired by experience |
Innate behavior | Behavior that is not learned |
adaptation | A body part or behavior that helps an organism survive |
camouflage | A color or shape that helps an animal hide |
instinct | A complex behavior that is inborn |
hibernation | A dormant, inactive state in which normal body activities slow |
migration | The movement of animals from one region to another and back |
Imprinting | Learned behavior where one animal forms a close attachment with another |
Conditioning | Learned behavior that involves pairing two unrelated stimuli |
Stimulus | Something in the environment that causes a response |
Vascular tissue | Tissue in plants that moves water and food |
Gymnosperm | cone-bearing seed plant that has vascular tissue |
Angiosperm | Flowering plant; has seeds enclosed in fruits and vascular tissue |
Bryophyte | non vascular plant; a moss |
Pollen | Plant sperm used in angiosperms and gymnosperms |
Leaf | The organ of a plant that does photosynthesis and takes in carbon dioxide |
Root | The organ of a plant that anchors plant and absorbs water |
Root hair | Adaptation that allows plants to absorb more water |
Flower | Reproductive organ in an angiosperm |
Petal | Brightly colored part of flower that attracts pollinators |
Fruit | Structure that surrounds the seed in angiosperms |
Stomata | tiny holes on bottom of leaf that take in carbon dioxide and let water exit |
Transpiration | Evaporation of water from plant stomata |
Seed | Structure in plant that contains baby plant (embryo), food source, and protective coating |
Pollination | Transfer of pollen from stamen to pistil |
Fertilization | Joining of egg and sperm |
Seed Dispersal | Process of moving seed far away from parent plant |
Stamen | Male reproductive part in flower |
Pistil | Female reproductive part in flower |
Ovary | In angiosperms, becomes the fruit |