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abiotic components
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nonliving chemical and physical factors in the environment
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ABO blood groups
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genetically determined class of human blood baseed on the presence or absence of carbohydrates A & B on the surface of red blood cells
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abscisic acid
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plant hormone that generally acts to inhibit growth, promote dormancy, and help plants tolerate stress
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absorption
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uptake of small nutrient molecules by an organism's own body; third main stage of food processing
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absorption spectrum
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range of a pigment's ability to absorb various wavelengths of light
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acid
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a substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution
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acoelomate
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solid bodied animal lacking a cavity between the gut and outer body wall
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acrosome
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organelle at the tip of sperm cell that helps it penetrate the egg
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actin
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globular protein that links into chains, two of which twist around each other to form microfilaments in muscles
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activator
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transcription factor that binds to an enhancer ans stimulates transcription of a gene
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abiotic components
|
nonliving chemical and physical factors in the environment
|
|
|
ABO blood groups
|
genetically determined class of human blood baseed on the presence or absence of carbohydrates A & B on the surface of red blood cells
|
|
|
abscisic acid
|
plant hormone that generally acts to inhibit growth, promote dormancy, and help plants tolerate stress
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absorption
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uptake of small nutrient molecules by an organism's own body; third main stage of food processing
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absorption spectrum
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range of a pigment's ability to absorb various wavelengths of light
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acid
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a substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution
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acoelomate
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solid bodied animal lacking a cavity between the gut and outer body wall
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acrosome
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organelle at the tip of sperm cell that helps it penetrate the egg
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actin
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globular protein that links into chains, two of which twist around each other to form microfilaments in muscles
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activator
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transcription factor that binds to an enhancer ans stimulates transcription of a gene
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