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What is an Insect?
Interactives
The What is an Insect? e-book explores the amazing world of insects while showing the characteristics and diversity of insects.
![Red Onion, Parsnips, Lettuce Red Onion, Parsnips, Lettuce](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/ropl.jpg?itok=v3BvJdhW)
Vegetables
Picture Collections
14 images of some plants such as carrots, cabbage and leeks whose roots, stems or leaves are used for food
![Iguana Iguana](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1428542244207-0aaec316e609.jpg?itok=b0mH_hlU)
Reptiles
Picture Collections
10 images of some cold-blooded vertebrates such as snakes, lizards and alligators typically having dry, scaly skin
![Boreal Forest Boreal Forest](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1434394566634-da0fa7e334b8.jpg?itok=vRRjTv2B)
Plants: Biomes
Picture Collections
9 images of plants in some large naturally occuring habitats called biomes such as tundra, grasslands and boreal forests
![Seed Germinating Seed Germinating](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Seed_germination.jpg?itok=wV7-g9v7)
Plants: Germination
Picture Collections
6 images of some seedlings sprouting as one of the stages towards full plant growth
![Early Stages Of Plant Growth Early Stages Of Plant Growth](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Plant-Growth.jpg?itok=jWd5KXkY)
Plants: Growth
Picture Collections
10 images showing some stages of plant growth from planting to sprouts growing to harvesting
![Sunlight Sunlight](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/sunlight2.jpg?itok=4MvZ2oC-)
Plants: Needs
Picture Collections
8 images representing some of the needs of plants for healthy growth such as water, nutrients and light
![Plant](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1422558068704-1f8f0609e27c.jpg?itok=LKl3nVfU)
Plants: Parts
Picture Collections
12 images of some major parts of plants such as stems, roots, flowers and leaves
![Fennel Seeds Fennel Seeds](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Fennel_seed.jpg?itok=k7Q96zAi)
Plants: Seeds
Picture Collections
6 images of some seeds which are the fertilized part of a plant used for germinating new plants such as fennel, kiwis and pumpkins
![Leaves Covered In Frost Leaves Covered In Frost](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1440418230152-f781d493929a.jpg?itok=OELPdU0l)
Leaves: In Winter
Picture Collections
10 images of leaves in various winter conditions such as being covered in frost, snow and ice
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Mammals: Carnivores
Picture Collections
14 images of warm-blooded vertebrate animals such as cats, polar bears and wolves that eat meat and other animal tissue
![Elk Head of an Elk](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/elk.jpg?itok=A5KYI62_)
Mammals: Herbivores
Picture Collections
15 images of some warm-blooded vertebrate animals such as cows, deer and giraffes that eat plant vegetation
![Fox Fox](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/fox.jpg?itok=EHMUx6E-)
Mammals: Omnivores
Picture Collections
10 images of some warm-blooded vertebrate animals such as brown bears and chimpanzees that eat a diet of plants and animals
![Barbary Macaque Monkeys [Infants] Barbary Macaque Monkeys [Infants]](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/barbarymacaquemonkeys.jpg?itok=KqJeCvJI)
Mammals: Primates
Picture Collections
6 images of some mammals classified as primates such as monkeys, apes and humans and characterized by nails on their hands and feet
![Ant Head Ant mouthparts](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/LT_Ant_Mouth.jpg?itok=-9ExqWT-)
Insects: Mouth Parts
Picture Collections
6 images of insect mouthparts.