 | Term | Definition |
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Termite |
eats wood |
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wooly bear caterpillar |
Isabella moth |
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silverfish |
has no wings |
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syrphid fly |
mimics a yellow jacket |
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monarch butterfly |
migrates from Canada to southern CA, FL, or Mexico |
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Moth |
complete metamorphosis |
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ants |
live in colonies |
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locust |
destroys crops |
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cricket |
known for its song |
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ladybug |
helps gardeners & farmers |
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pupa |
an insect in the stage between larva and adult |
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spiracle |
breathing holes in the insect |
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exoskeleton |
the hard outer covering of insects |
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nymph |
a young insect that looks like an acult |
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abdomen |
the part of an insect's body containing the heart and stomach |
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larva |
a caterpillar, maggot, or grub |
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petals |
attracts pollinators |
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roots |
absorbs water and minerals |
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sepal |
protects the bud |
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green plants |
take in carbon dioxide |
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ray flowers |
mistaken as petals |
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annual rings |
tell the age of the tree |
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broadleaf trees |
oak, maple, elm |
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pollinate |
insects, birds & bats help pollinate plants |
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conifers |
produce cones instead of lfowers |
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green plants |
are able to make their own food because of the chlorophyll |
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fir |
cones grow only on the top side of the branch, pointing up |
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3 main groups of trees |
palm, needleleaf, broadleaf |
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acorns |
fruit of an oak tree |
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stamen |
part of a flower that makes pollen |
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embryo |
new plant in every seed |
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rhubarb |
leaf is poisonous |
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poison oak, ivy |
leaves of three, let it be... |
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tobacco |
contains nicotine |
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seeds need this to sprout |
Oxygen, right temperature, and water |
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