VOCABULARY
community - a group of different species that live and interact together in the same area.
ecosystem - a community of animals and plants interacting with each other and with their environment.
habitat - the space where an animal or plant lives that provides its food, water and shelter.
hypothesis - a scientific guess or possible explanation of a condition that can be tested by a carefully designed investigation.
Orchidaceae (orchids) - one of the three largest families of flowering plants.
terrestrials - plants found on the ground.
lithophytes - plants found on rocks.
epiphytes - plants found on trees.
sympodial - orchids characterized by individual shoots with limited growth.
monopodial - orchids characterized by shoots with unlimited growth.
sepal- leaflike structures that cover and protect an immature flower.
petal - the often colorful structures on a flower that are usually involved in attracting pollinators.
stamen - the male reproductive structure in the flower that consists of a filament topped by a pollen-producing anther.
pistil - the female reproductive structure in a flower that consists of a stigma, a style and an ovary
column - the center of the flower containing a fusion of the stamens and pistil.