The transfer of pollen from a male plant part to a female plant part of seed plants.

A reproductive structure of some plants, such as mosses and ferns, that can form a new plant.

The process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring.

A behavior an animal knows how to do without having to learn it.

Something an animal does to help it survive.

A behavior that an animal doesn’t begin life with but develops as a result of experience or by observing other animals.

Developmental change in some insects in which a nymph hatches from an egg and gradually develops into an adult.

A complex change that most insects undergo that includes larva and pupa stages.

An immature form of an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis.

All the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism.

A trait or characteristic that helps an organism survive.

An adaptation to a body part.

The female part of the flower is called the pistil.

The male part of the flower is called the ovary.

All life cycles begin with birth and end with death.