Biology Vocab

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Taxonomy

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Branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their shared characteristics.

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Classification

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Grouping of objects or information based on similarities.

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Kingdom,Pylum,Class,Order,Family,Genus,Species

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Bacteria

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Smallest living organism on earth. Eubacteria,Archbacteria(Extreme)

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Host Cell

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Living cell in which a virus replicates.

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Binary Fission

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Asexual reproduction process in which one cell divides into two separate genetically identical cells.

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Virus

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Disease causing, nonliving particles composed of a inner core of nucleic acid surrounded by a capsid; replicate inside living cells (host cells)

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Flagella

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Long projections composed of microtubules; found on some cell surfaces; they help propel cells ad organisms by a whiplike motion.

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Cellulose

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Plants and Algae have cell wall that contain Cellulose.

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Phloem

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Vascular plant tissues made up of tubular cells joined end to end; transports sugars to all parts of the plants.

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Xylem

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Vascular plant tissues composed of tubular cells hat transport water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant.

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Chloroplast

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Chlorophyll-containg organelles found in the cells of green plants and some protist; capture light energy and converted it to chemical energy.

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Petal

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Leaf like flower organs, usually brihtly colored structures at the top of of the flower.

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Pistal

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Female reproductive organ of a plant.

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Stamen

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male reproductive organ of a flower consisting of an anther and a filament.

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Leaf

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The plant organ that grows from a stem in which photosynthesis usually occur.

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Dorsal

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Upper surface of Bilaterally symmetric animals.

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Ventral

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Lower surface of bilaterally symmetric animals.

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Bilateral

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Animals with a body plan that can be divided down its length into two similar right and left halves that form mirror images of each other.

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Radial

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An animals body plan that can be divided along any plane, through a central axis, into roughly equal halves.

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Asymmetry

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No Symmetry

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protist

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Diverse group of multicellular or unicellular eukaryotes that lack complex organ systems and live in moist enviroment; autotrophic or heterotrophic

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Algae

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Photosynthetic, plantlike, autotrophic, protist.

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Ectotherm

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Animal that has a variable body temperature and derives its heat from external sources.

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Protazoan

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Unicellular, heterotrophic, animal-like protist.

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Cilia

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short, numerous, hair like projections composed of pairs of microtubules; frequently aid in locomotion.

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Chitin

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complex carbohydrate that makes up the cell walls of fungi.

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Hyphae

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Threadlike filaments that are the basic structural units of multicellular fungi. (cell wall)

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Gills

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Feathery filaments that contain tiny blood vessel. helps fish breath.

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Biphysic/Metamorphosis

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Two Phase; series of chemically-controlled changes in bod strcture from juvenile to adult.

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Endotherm

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Animal that contains constent body temperature and is not dependant on enviromental temperature.

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Placental Mammals

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Mammals that give birth to young that have developed inside the mother's uterus until their body systems are fully functional and they can live independantly of their mother's body.

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Marsupial

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Subclass of mammals in which young develope for a short period in the uterus and complete their development outside of the mother's body inside a pouch.

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Monotreme

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Subclass of mammals that have hair and mammary glands but reproduce by laying eggs.

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Gestation

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Time during which a placental mammal developes in the uterus.

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Mammary Gland

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Modified sweat glands in female mammals, which produce and secrete milk to feed their young.

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Scale

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Thin bony plates that come in a variety of shapes and sizes formed from the skin of many fish and reptiles.