Bio Definitions (Part 1)

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Capsid

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A protein coat that surrounds the DNA of a virus

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Binary fission

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Division of parent cell into 2 identical daughter cells (asexually)

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Conjugation

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2 cells join and exchange DNA (sexually)

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Plasmid

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A small loop of DNA found in prokaryotic cells

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Endospore

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Dormant structure that forms inside a bacteria in response to stress (protects)

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Sporophyte

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Diploid organism that produces haploid spores

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Gametophyte

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Haploid organism that produces haploid sex cells

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Phylogeny

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The history of the evolution of organisms

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Pili

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Small hairline structures (help cells with attachment)

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Taxonomy

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Rules for assigning names to species

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Binomial nomenclature

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Naming:

1. Genus

2. Species

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Hyphae

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Feathery, branching filaments of a fungus

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Mycelium

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Vegetative part of fungus

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Taxon

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Unit used to classify organisms

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Cladistics

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Method of classifying species into groups or clades

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Septa

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Cross-walls that divide hyphae in a fungus

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Seed

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a flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant.

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Vascular plant

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Has well developed vascular tissue (ex: flowers)

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Extracellular digestion

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breakdown of food into nutritional components by enzymes

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Angiosperms

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Ex: flowers or trees

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Gymnosperms

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Seed producing (ex: pine tree)

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Bilateral symmetry

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Symmetrical halves

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Radial symmetry

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Symmetry around a central axis (ex: starfish)

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Eukaryote

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Membrane bound organelle

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Prokaryote

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Single celled