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Glossary
bladders sacs in some plants that organism an individual living
can contain gas or air thing, such as a plant or animal
cloning making an exact copy of parasite a plant, animal, or fungus
something that lives on or in another living
thing, called a host; a parasite gets
cosmetic a product, such as its food and energy from the host
lipstick, used to improve the
appearance of part of the body pollen the fine, yellow powder
made by a flowering plant
crown the branches and leaves at
the highest part of a tree pollinators creatures that collect
pollen from one plant and give it to
decompose to decay, or rot away another plant of the same kind so
digested broken down into the plant will grow
materials that can be used by the savanna a flat plain covered with
body grass and few trees
essential necessary for survival serrated tooth-edged or notched
impales pierces with something species a group of living things
sharp and pointed that are organized by similar
larvae the stage of life for insects characteristics
after they have hatched from eggs wallaby a small- or medium-sized
and before they change into adults; animal similar to a kangaroo
the singular of larvae is larva
native originally from a place
nectar a sweet liquid made by
plants to attract insects
nutrients things taken in by plants
and animals to help them live and
grow
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