Unit 6.5 Plants

When scientists make a guess about a future event using prior experience or knowledge.

When two or more organisms try to get the same resource.

A characteristic that an organism gets from its parents. (The answer is two words.)

The process by which pollen is transferred from one part of a plant to another part of a plant (the same plant or a different one).

A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area.

If the amount of an available resource is not enough to share with all organisms that need it, we say it's a _______ resource.

Substances that are used by an organism for growth and survival.

The production of offspring. Making more of the same living thing.

The series of changes in the life of an organism, including how it reproduces itself to create new life.

What we call the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or other living thing lives.

A type of resource that an organism needs to grow and maintain its health; examples for plants include fertilzier.  Examples for animals include food.