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Hybrid
The offspring of parents of two different species. larva (plural: larvae)—an early stage, between egg and pupa, in the lives of insects that change their forms as they develop. A cross between two species. Cross fertilization between two varieties or, more usually, two species of vines. A plant that results from a cross between two…
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Hibernation
The winter stage of some animals, when they become inactive and their body processes slow down. The condition of spending the winter asleep and in an almost comatose state. Some animals adapt to winter by this method.
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Gland
A cell or group of cells that makes and gives off a liquid substance. A secretory area or mass on the surface, either embedded or ending a hair. An organ that produces and releases one or more substances for use in the body. Some glands produce fluids that affect tissues or organs. Others produce hormones…
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Genus
A group of closely related plants or animals that contains one or more different species. A group of closely related species. A group of closely related plants containing one or more species. A category of biological classification ranking between the family and the species, comprising structurally or phylogenetically related species or an isolated species exhibiting…
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Fertilize
In flowering plants, the joining of pollen and egg cells that starts the development of a seed.
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Fertile
Able to produce seeds that will grow into new plants. Capable of giving rise to the next generation; Bearing flowers or fruit. Capable of producing. Able to reproduce. Able to produce children. Containing an abundance of the mineral nutrients (chiefly nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) necessary for good plant growth, as well as decomposed organic materials…
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Cross (verb)
To fertilize an ovary with pollen from a plant belonging to a different species.
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Carrion
The dead body of an animal.
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Carnivorous
Using animals for food. Plants that trap animals and derive some or most of their minerals from digesting them. Trapping animals and deriving some or most of the nutrients for the plant by digesting them. In biology and zoology, feeding upon other animals.
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Bacteria
Microscopic organisms, usually one-celled. Some kinds of bacteria cause dead animals to decay. Unicellular prokaryotic microorganisms which generally possess rigid cell walls, multiply by cell division, and exhibit three principal forms: round or coccal, rodlike or bacillary, and spiral or spirochetal. Unicellular microorganisms, ranging from 0.5 to 5 pm in size. They may be classified…
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