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a group of similar organisms that can reproduce |
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the second part of an organism's scientific name |
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a group of closely related living things |
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the first part of an organism's scientific name |
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cell part found only in a plant cell |
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this part of the cell gives plants their green color |
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this part of the cell traps the sun's energy so the plant can make food |
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the gel-like liquid in cells |
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this part of the cell contains all the parts the cell needs to carry out its life processes |
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this is where the cell's instructions are stored |
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the control center of the cell |
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the smallest unit of a living thing that can still carry out all life processes |
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a tool scientists often use to make things appear larger than they actually are |
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plants with a system of tubes that connect leaves, stems, and roots |
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plants that lack true leaves, stems, and roots |
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plants that pass nutrients and water from cell to cell |
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bamboo, grass, ferns, dandelions, ferns, and trees for example |
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mosses, hornworts, and liverworts for example |
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the largest group into which living things are classified |
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groups of cells working together |
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groups of tissues working together |
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a way of classifying plants the two categories based on how they move water and nutrients |
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vascular and nonvascular plants |
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a way of classifying plants the two categories based on how they reproduce |
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plants that make seeds and plants that make spores |
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fruit trees, poppies, wheat, and evergreens for example |
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ferns and mosses for example |
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made of many cells; use the sun's energy to make their own food |
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most are many-celled organisms; must get food from other living or non-living things |
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mushrooms, yeasts, and molds for example |
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made of many cells with tissues, organs, and systems; must eat to get food |
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