1. Ethylene - can be identified as either a hydrocarbon or a natural plant hormone given off during the process of the fruit ripening. Peaches contain ethylene.
2. C3 Plant - These are plants that contain three carbon atoms in order to turn carbon dioxide into organic compounds. Rice is an example of a C3 plant.
3. Detritivore - this is a type of heterotroph that obtain nutrients by consuming decomposing plant and animal parts. Worms are examples of detritivores.
4. Endotherm - this is an organism that maintains its body at a metabolically favorable temperature. They can also be characterized as "warm-blooded". Dogs are an example of an endotherm.
5. Basidiomycete - also know as "club fungi", these plants bear sexually produced spores on a basidium, Mushrooms are examples of Basidiomycetes.
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