from long test

• fluid feeder - organisms that subsits on liquids derived from other organisms
• florigen - which plant hormone situates flower bud initiation
• site of fertilization - fallopian tubes
• reproductive organ that produces eggs- ovary
• how are seeds disperes through the environment- wind,water, animals
• promotes nodules formation in legumes- sulfur
• part of the plant embryo that develops into the primary root- radicle
• why is a male peacock has brightly colored feathers

  • courtship
• female structure of a flower - pistil/carpel
• deficiency results in small dark green leaves over the entire plant- nitrogen deficiency
• characterized by sperm fertilizing the egg within the female body- internal fertilization
• flowering plant whose embryo store two seed leaf- dicotyledon
• breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small, water-soluble molecules is called- digestion
• germination- when the embryo starts to grow and breaks out of the seed coat
• important component of the middle lamella of cell walls- calcium
• essential amino acids helps with fat metabolism and immune function- methione
• stores bile produced by the liver - gallbladder
• cytokins - small proteins that are crucial in controlling the growth and activity of other immune system cells and blood cells
• what is the main reproductive organ in females? what hormone does it secrete? - ovaries: estrogen and progesterone
• part of a flower that contains the pollen;located at the end of the stamen - anther
• after fertilization, what does ovule develop into- seed
• what is the job or function of a seed?- seeds are used to reproduce, to make new plants
• what protects the embryo inside the seed - seed coat
• engulfment of organic fragments or big particles - phagocytosis
• an animal that obtains its foods by filtering food particles or tiny living things from water - filter feeder
• some students are observing the behavior of a male bird in the schoolyard. Which of the following behaviors might increase the probability of reproductive success? - made a chirping sound
• the combining of a sperm cell and an egg cell creates zygote
• pollination - the process of fertilizing flowers by transferring pollen from the male to female parts
• how many months does it typically take for a fetus to fully develop - 9 months