| A | B |
|---|
| Biome | a large area with a similar climate and community of plants and animals |
| Germination | to begin to grow. A seed sends out roots and shoots. |
| Photosynthesis | the process a plant uses to make food (sugar) from sun, carbon dioxide and water. |
| Offspring | children of a particular parent |
| Inherited Trait | a characteristic that is caused by genetic information passed down from parents to offspring |
| Producer | a plant or an alga that makes its own food |
| Consumer | an animal (or fungus or bacteria) that eats other organisms |
| Decomposer | an organism that consumes dead plants and animals. |
| Instinct | a behavior that an animal is born knowing; it is not learned |
| Metamorphosis | a major change in the appearance of an animal during its life cycle. |
| Invertebrate | an animal with no backbone |
| Vertebrate | an animal with a backbone |
