Ap Bio

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animal that has a segmented body

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an animal whose body is divided into a series of repetitive segments.

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autotroph

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an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances like carbon dioxide.

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Gymnosperm leaf

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a vascular plant having seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary; a conifer or cyad

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Gymnosperm cone-male or female

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seeds that develop on the surface of scales or leaves often modified to form cones

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analogous structures

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various structures in different sepecies having the same function but do not have a common ancestore

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ATP

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an enzyme that creates the energy storage molecule adenosine triphosphate (algae and other plants pictured)

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C4 plant

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a plant that is most efficient at photosynthesis in hot sunny climates

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C3 plant

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the most common and efficient at photosynthesis in cool wet climates

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Cambium

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a cellular plant tissue from which phloem xylem or cork grows by division resulting in secondary thickening

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Detritivore

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an animal that feeds on dead organic material especially plant detritus ( i didn't have my wallet when i took this picture in class during the pill bug lab)

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Ethylene

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a flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkene series given off by the ripening of fruit

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Exoskeleton

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a rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals especially arthropods providing both support and protection

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Fermentation

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the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeast or other microorganisms typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat (rotting apples in the street pictured)

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Flower ovary

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part of the female reproductive organ of the flower or gynoecium

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Frond

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the leaf or leaf-like part of a palm, fern or similar plant

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Genetically modified organism

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any organism whose genetical material has been alterd using genetic engineering techiques

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Gibberelins

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any group of plant hormones that stimulate stem elongation, germination and flowering

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Heterotroph

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an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances

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Lichen

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a simple slow growing plant that typically forms a low crust-like, leaf-like or branching growth on rocks, walls and trees

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Long day plant

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a plant that flowers only after being exposed to light periods longer than a certain critical length

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Monocot

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a flowering plant with an embryo that bears a single cotyledon typically have elongated stalk-less leaves with parallel veins like grasses

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Dicot

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a flowering plant with an embryo that bears two cotyledons, typically have broad, stalked leaves with net-like veins

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Pollen

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a fine powdery substance consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone

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Different types of carbohydrates pt 1

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pt 2

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pt 3

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made up of 1-2 sugar molecules the simplest form of carbohydrate is glucose simple sugars found in table sugar fructose found in fruit and starch found in bread

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Chitin

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a fibrous substance consistiing of polysaccharides and forming the major constituent in the exoskeleton of arthropods and the cell walls of fungi and algae (pictured)

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Population

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a group pf individuals belonging to the same species that live the same region at the same time (sparrows pictured)

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Spore

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a miute typically one-celled reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion

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Mating Behavior

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initiation of sexual reproduction by two animals