Definition Flashcards
Biodiversity
Refers to all the different living things in a habitat
indigenous
Occurs naturally in a particular place
variety
Many things of the same kind
habitat
A plant or animal’s home; the place where it lives or grows; a habitat is
made up of all the plants, animals and non-living things in a specific area.
scalloped
Has a series of small curves along the edge
characteristics
A quality that a person, place or thing has
fleshy
Being plump, fat
nectar
A sugary liquid found inside flowers
floral
Of flowers
webbed
Having toes that are connected by some skin, a water bird has webbed
feet.
pests
A destructive insect that annoys people, animals or eats crops
reproduction
Process of producing offspring
disperse
Spread over a wide area
droppings
Waste matter of animals
pollination/
pollinate
When pollen is taken from one flower to another for the plant to make
seeds