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Question 1

Ablaze

Answer 1

Brightly illuminated

Question 2

Atop

Answer 2

On top, at the top

Question 3

Vibrant

Answer 3

Something that is pulsating or trembling

Question 4

Stem

Answer 4

the main axis of a plant, which bears the leaves, axillary buds, and flowers and contains a hollow cylinder of vascular tissue

Question 5

Abiotic

Answer 5

Non-living – examples of abiotic factors include soil, water, temperature, bedrock, etc.

Question 6

Pawn

Answer 6

to deposit (an article) as security for the repayment of a loan, esp from a pawnbroker

Question 7

Dingo

Answer 7

a wild dog, Canis dingo, of Australia, having a yellowish-brown coat and resembling a wolf

Question 8

Adaptations

Answer 8

Characteristics that help an organism survive in a particular ecosystem – ex. thorns, camouflage

Question 9

Bacteria

Answer 9

simplest one of the five kingdoms of life, single celled organisms, decomposers, do not have membrane-bound nuclei, ex: streptococcus, E. coli

Question 10

Biotic

Answer 10

living – ex. producers, consumers, decomposers

Question 11

Cell membrane

Answer 11

controls what goes in and out of cell

Question 12

Cell wall

Answer 12

provides structure, support, protection to plant cells; not found in animal cells; composed of cellulose, or fiber, which is not digested by humans

Question 13

Cytoplasm

Answer 13

jelly-like substance that fills the cell and holds the organelles in place; organelles are parts of the cell (ex. nucleus, chloroplasts, etc.)

Question 14

In line skates

Answer 14

a kind of roller skate having wheels arranged in a line like a blade from toe to heel

Question 15

Litter

Answer 15

Dead and decomposing material

Question 16

Photosynthesis

Answer 16

process that plants use to produce their own food (sugar), occurs in the chloroplasts

Question 17

Scrapes

Answer 17

to move (a rough or sharp object) across (a surface), esp to smooth or clean