| A | B |
| life cycle | the stages that an organism passes through from egg to spore to the reproducing adult |
| generation | one complete life cycle |
| genetic material | set of instructions within a cell that controls an organism's characteristics and life processes |
| unicellular | consisting only of one cell |
| fungus | decomposer that usually reproduces through spores |
| mushroom | a freshly spore-producing growth of a certain fungi |
| gills | the structures on the underside of the mushroom |
| seed coat | the protective outer covering of the seed |
| cotyledon | the nutrient-rich structure in a seed |
| embryo | an organism produced from a spore or fertilized egg, in the early stages of development |
| seedling | a young plant |
| fertilization | the uniting of the genetic material of two cells |
| fruit | a plant structure that surrounds the seed of a flowering plant |
| redd | a salmon nest |
| parr | a young growing salmon |
| smolt | an immature salmon that migrates to the ocean |