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At home equally on land or in water	amphibious
Living or going in flocks or herds	gregarious
The dormant condition in which plants and animals pass the winter	hibernation
(Trees) which lose the leaves annually	deciduous
A cud chewing animal, e.g. the cow	ruminant
A gnawing animal, e.g. the rat	rodent
A four-footed animal	quadruped
Animals which carry their young in a pouch,e.g. kangaroo	marsupials
Soil composed largely of decayed vegetable matter	humus
Soil washed down and carried away by rivers	alluvium
A preparation for killing insects	insecticide
A plant or animal growing on another	parasite
Lasting for a single year or season	annual
Lasting for two years	biennial
Living for many years	perennial
That part of the seed which develops into the plant	embryo, germ
The part of the embryo which forms the root	radicle
The part of the embryo which forms the stem	plumule
The process by which the baby plant begins to grow	germination
The process by which plants give off excess water through their leaves	transpiration
The process by which plants manufacture food	assimilation
The process by means of which plants and animals breathe	respiration
The process by which plants take up mineral salts in solution through their roots	absorption
Tiny openings on the under surface of leaves through which the plant breathes	stomata
A slimy substance between the wood and bark of a stem	cambium
The green colouring matter in the leaves of plants	chlorophyll
Two leaf-like appendages at the base of some leaves	stipules
A spiral shoot of a plant which winds itself round another body for support	tendrils
The process by which polen dust is transferred from the stamen to the pistil	pollination
The entrance of the pollen grains into the ovules in the ovary	fertilization
An instrument for making holes in the soil for seeds or seedlings	dibble
One who studies plant and animal life	naturalist
The parts of an animal killed for food which are unfit for use	offal
Rock taken from the earth from which metal is extracted	ore
The track of a wild animal	spoor
The meat of deer	venison
The flesh of sheep	mutton
A cluster of flowers on a branch	inflorescence
The seed-leaves of the embryo	cotyledon
Plants with one seed leaf, e.g. corn	mono-cotyledonous
Plants with two seed leaves, e.g. lime	di- cotyledonous
A thick underground stem	rhizome
Animals with backbone	vertebrates
Animals without backbone	invertebrates
The inside of a nut	kernel
The central or innermost part of a fruit	core
The animals peculiar to a certain region	fauna
The plants and vegetation peculiar to a certain region	flora
The last stage through which an insect passes before it becomes a perfect insect	chrysalis
Absence of rain for a long time	drought
To supply land with water by artificial means	irrigate
The feelers of an insect	antennae
The dead skin cast oil by a snake	slough

Nature Words alphabetical
The process by which plants take up mineral salts in solution through their roots	absorption
Soil washed down and carried away by rivers	alluvium
At home equally on land or in water	amphibious
Lasting for a single year or season	annual
The feelers of an insect	antennae
The process by which plants manufacture food	assimilation
Lasting for two years	biennial
A slimy substance between the wood and bark of a stem	cambium
The green colouring matter in the leaves of plants	chlorophyll
The last stage through which an insect passes before it becomes a perfect insect	chrysalis
The central or innermost part of a fruit	core
The seed-leaves of the embryo	cotyledon
(Trees) which lose the leaves annually	deciduous
Plants with two seed leaves, e.g. lime	di- cotyledonous
An instrument for making holes in the soil for seeds or seedlings	dibble
Absence of rain for a long time	drought
That part of the seed which develops into the plant	embryo, germ
The animals peculiar to a certain region	fauna
The entrance of the pollen grains into the ovules in the ovary	fertilization
The plants and vegetation peculiar to a certain region	flora
The process by which the baby plant begins to grow	germination
Living or going in flocks or herds	gregarious
The dormant condition in which plants and animals pass the winter	hibernation
Soil composed largely of decayed vegetable matter	humus
A cluster of flowers on a branch	inflorescence
A preparation for killing insects	insecticide
Animals without backbone	invertebrates
To supply land with water by artificial means	irrigate
The inside of a nut	kernel
Animals which carry their young in a pouch,e.g. kangaroo	marsupials
Plants with one seed leaf, e.g. corn	mono-cotyledonous
The flesh of sheep	mutton
One who studies plant and animal life	naturalist
The parts of an animal killed for food which are unfit for use	offal
Rock taken from the earth from which metal is extracted	ore
A plant or animal growing on another	parasite
Living for many years	perennial
The part of the embryo which forms the stem	plumule
The process by which polen dust is transferred from the stamen to the pistil	pollination
A four-footed animal	quadruped
The part of the embryo which forms the root	radicle
The process by means of which plants and animals breathe	respiration
A thick underground stem	rhizome
A gnawing animal, e.g. the rat	rodent
A cud chewing animal, e.g. the cow	ruminant
The dead skin cast oil by a snake	slough
The track of a wild animal	spoor
Two leaf-like appendages at the base of some leaves	stipules
Tiny openings on the under surface of leaves through which the plant breathes	stomata
A spiral shoot of a plant which winds itself round another body for support	tendrils
The process by which plants give off excess water through their leaves	transpiration
The meat of deer	venison
Animals with backbone	vertebrates

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