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| The goegraphical range of something (where are they) |
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| a amount of something e.g number of animals on the beach |
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| A group of the organisms capable of exchanging genes. Classified by having the same charecteristics |
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| The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. |
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| The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism. |
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| To leave one place and settlle in another |
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| Immigration is the introduction of new organisms into a habitat or population. |
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| The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Usually using chlorplasts |
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| cellular respiration, which is the process utilized by cells to obtain energy from the oxidation of organic compounds accompanied by the consumption of oxygen (when available) and the release of carbon dioxide |
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| A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. |
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| An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. |
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| A group of life living together in one place, esp. one practicing common ownership |
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| Relating to, involving, or requiring free oxygen: "simple aerobic bacteria". |
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| Of, relating to, or consisting of living cells. |
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| Relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen. |
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| ATP transports chemical energy within cells for metabolism |
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| ATP transports chemical energy within cells for metabolism |
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| A simple sugar, C6H12O6, that is an important energy source in living organisms |
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| A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change. |
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| An approximately square or cubic area, space, or object. Used for quadrate sampling so as to estimate population abundance |
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| A straight line or narrow section through an object or natural feature or across the earth's surface. Used to measure the distribution of organims. |
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| Mark and recapture is a method commonly used in ecology to estimate population size. |
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| All the inhabitants of a particular place. |
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| An Animal that naturally preys on others. |
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| An Animal that is hunter and killed for food. |
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| An animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse. |
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| The chemical inhibition of one plant (or other organism) by another, due to the release into the environment of substances acting as germination or growth inhibitors. (+/+ or - relationship) |
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| Habitually relying on lynching of others. (+/- relationship) |
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| Interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both. |
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| Symbiosis which is beneficial to both organisms involved. (+/+ relationship) |
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| An association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.(+/0 relationship) |
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| (With reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay. |
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| Detritivores, also known as detritus feeders or saprophages, are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus. |
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| Relating to or derived from living matter. |
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| Not consisting of or deriving from living matter. |
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| A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food. |
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| A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains. |
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| An ecological pyramid (or trophic pyramid) is a graphical representation designed to show the biomass or biomass productivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem. |
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| An ecological pyramid (or trophic pyramid) is a graphical representation designed to show the biomass or biomass productivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem. |
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| Ecology relating to feeding and nutrition. |
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| An Organism that produces for larger biomasses. |
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| An Organism that eats or uses something. |
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| An Organism that produces its own food. |
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| An Organism that does not need to produce its own food. |
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| An Animal that feeds off flora. |
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| An Animal that feeds off other animals. |
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| An Animal that feeds off both animals and plants. |
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| The total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area or volume. |
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| Any alteration in the structure or function of an organism or any of its parts that results from natural selection and by which the organism becomes better fitted to survive and multiply in its environment. |
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| the position or function of an organism in a community of plants and animals. |
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| the semipermeable membrane enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell. |
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| the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor Schwann |
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| a usually microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane and, in plants, a cell wall; the basic structural unit of all organisms. |
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| a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: |
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| a plastid containing chlorophyll. |
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| the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus, consisting of DNA, RNA, and various proteins, that forms chromosomes during cell division. |
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| a plastid containing coloring matter other than chlorophyll. |
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| any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively. |
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| minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals. See diag. under paramecium. |
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| the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles. |
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| the water-soluble components of cell cytoplasm, constituting the fluid portion that remains after removal of the organelles and other intracellular structures. |
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| the set of nongenetic traits, qualities, or features that characterize a person or thing: |
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| a membrane-bound cavity within a cell, often containing a watery liquid or secretion. See diag. under cell. |
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| the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character. |
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| an organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes them to the outside of the cell. |
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| a colorless plastid in the cells of roots, storage organs, and underground stems, serving as a point around which starch forms. |
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| an organic substance that, with cellulose, forms the chief part of woody tissue. |
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| a cell organelle containing enzymes that digest particles and that disintegrate the cell after its death. |
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| an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye. |
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| an instrument for cutting very thin sections, as of organic tissue, for microscopic examination. |
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| a hollow cylindrical structure in the cytoplasm of most cells, involved in intracellular shape and transport. |
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| an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production. |
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| a specialized, usually spherical mass of protoplasm encased in a double membrane, and found in most living eukaryotic cells, directing their growth, metabolism, and reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters. See illus. under ameba. |
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| Breaks down fatty acids through beta-oxidation. Found in animal cells. |
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| organelles found in virtually all eukaryotic cells. They are involved in the catabolism of very long chain fatty acids, branched chain fatty acids, D-amino acids,polyamines, and biosynthesis of plasmalogens, i.e. ether phospholipids critical for the normal function of mammalian brains and lungs |
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| Biological membrane. Separates the interior of cells from the outside environment |
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| Found in plant and algae cells. Create and store important chemical compounds for the process of photosynthesis |
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| the living contents of a cell that is surrounded by a plasma membrane. It is a general term for the cytoplasm. Protoplasm is composed of a mixture of small molecules such as ions, amino acids, monosaccharide’s and water, and macromolecules such as nucleic acids |
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| A large and complex machine found with in all living cells that serves as the primary site of biological protiens |
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| a ubiquitous family of large biological molecules that perform multiple vital roles in the coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes. Together with DNA, RNA comprises the nucleic acids, which, along with proteins, constitute the three major macromolecules essential for all known forms of life. |
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| a region of repetitive nucleotide sequences at each end of a chromatid, which protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration or from fusion with neighbouring chromosomes |
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| a membrane-bound compartment inside chloroplasts and cyanobacteria. They are the site of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. |
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| In cell biology, a vesicle is a small bubble within a cell, and thus a type of organelle. Enclosed by lipid bilayer, vesicles can form naturally, for example, during endocytosis. |
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| a membrane-bound organelle which is present in all plant and fungal cells and some protist, animal and bacterial cells. Vacuoles are essentially enclosed compartments, which are filled with water containing inorganic and organic molecules |
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| Active transport amino acid |
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| the movement of all types of molecules across a cell membrane against its concentration gradient (from low to high concentration). In all cells, this is usually concerned with accumulating high concentrations of molecules that the cell needs, such as ions, glucose and amino acids. If the process uses chemical energy, such as from adenosine triphosphate (ATP) |
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| an organic compound comprising only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, usually with a hydrogen: oxygen atom ratio of 2:1 |
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| an organic compound with the formula C6 H10 O5. Cellulose is an important structural component of the primary cell wall of green plants, many forms of algae |
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| a process in which proteins or nucleic acids lose the quaternary structure, tertiary structure and secondary structure which is present in their native state, by application of some external stress or compound such as a strong acid or base |
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| a molecule that encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and many viruses. Along with RNA and proteins, DNA is one of the three major macromolecules essential for all known forms of life. |
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| Diffusion is one of several transport phenomena that occur in nature. A distinguishing feature of diffusion is that it results in mixing or mass transport, without requiring bulk motion. |
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| carbohydrate formed when two monosaccharide’s undergo a condensation reaction, which involves the elimination of a small molecule, such as water, from the functional groups only |
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| an energy-using process by which cells absorb molecules (such as proteins) by engulfing them. All cells of the body use it because most substances important to them are large polar molecules that cannot pass through the hydrophobic plasma or cell membrane. |
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| a process of passive transport (as opposed to active transport), with this passive transport aided by integral membrane proteins. Facilitated diffusion is the spontaneous passage of molecules or ions across a biological membrane passing through specific transmembrane integral proteins. |
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| Inorganic (lack carbon and hydrogen atoms.) Inorganic compounds are traditionally viewed as being synthesized by the agency of geological systems. In contrast, organic compounds are found in biological systems. |
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| those that lack carbon and hydrogen atoms. Inorganic compounds are traditionally viewed as being synthesized by the agency of geologicalsystems. In contrast, organic compounds are found in biological systems. Organic chemists traditionally refer to any molecule containing carbon as an organic compound and by default this means that inorganic chemistry deals with molecules lacking carbon. |
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| a group of naturally occurring molecules that include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E, and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, phospholipids, and others. The main biological functions of lipids include energy storage, signalling, and acting as structural components of cell membranes |
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| Maltose is the second member of an important biochemical series of glucose chains. Maltose is the disaccharide produced when amylase breaks down starch. It is found in germinating seeds such as barley as they break down their starch stores to use for food. |
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| the most basic units of biologically important carbohydrates. They are the simplest form of sugar and are usually colourless, water-soluble, crystalline solids. |
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| large biological molecules essential for all known forms of life. They include DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). Together with proteins, nucleic acids are the most important biological macromolecules; each is found in abundance in all living things, where they function in encoding, transmitting and expressing genetic information. |
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| biological molecules that form the building blocks of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) and serve to carry packets of energy within the cell (ATP). In the form of the nucleoside triphosphates (ATP, GTP, CTP and UTP), nucleotides play central roles in metabolism |
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| Movement of water through a semi permeable membrane from a low solute concentration to a high solute concentration area |
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| Transport of a substance across a cell membrance through the process of diffusion (energy is not required) |
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| The link between proteins that create amino acids |
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| A figure assessing the acidity or alkalinity of a solution on a scale of 1-14 |
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| A lipid containing a phosphate group in it's molecule |
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| A linear organic polymer consisting of a chain of amino acids |
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| A carbohydrate whose molecules consist a of a number of sugar molecule bonded together |
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| Any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids |
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| A long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleaus and the cytoplasm of the cell |
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| A membrane that allows for some molecules to pass through but will not allow others |
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| aerial roots autotrophic caecum |
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| Ariel Roots: roots that grow above ground| Autotrphic: can creat it's own food and nutrients| Caecum: the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens |
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| Plant roots that form clusters of closely spaced, short lateral rootlets |
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| Cortex: pigment area. cuticle: Outer protective layer of epidermus |
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| the process of breaking down food by mechanical and enzymatic action into energy. |
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| The system that makes food absorbable intothe body |
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| The outer layer or cells covering an organism. The skin of animals and plants |
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| Waste matter discharged from the bowels |
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| A root system created by numerous thin roots, rather than one single tap root |
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| Needs to consume energy from another source |
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| A thin plate or layer of mineral or organic tissue |
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| The larger of the intestines in the digestive system which extracts moisture and food residues |
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| layer of leaf tissue between epidermus layers |
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| microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area of cells |
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| A highly hydrated polysaccharide that covers the root cap of the roots of plants |
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| Fungi that form and association or symbiotic relationship with the roots of plants |
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| The passage between the pharynx and the stomach. |
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| one or several layers of elongated, narrow parenchyma cells (photosynthesis occurs here) |
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| stalk that joins the leaves to the stem |
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| Vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves. |
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| mass of cells covering and protecting the growing tip of a root. |
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| outgrowths from the outer layer of cells in a root. |
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| intestine that runs between the stomach and the large intestine |
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| The spongy mesophyll consists of irregularly shaped parenchyma cells which are located between the palisade mesophyll and the abaxial epidermis. |
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| central part of the root or stem containing the vascular tissue |
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| saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming anorgan for storing, diluting, and digesting food. |
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| epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass. |
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| tissue in plants that constitutes the vascular system, consisting of phloem and xylem, |
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| Any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body |
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| The vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the roots |
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| The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen |
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| The system that circulates blood and lymph through the body |
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| closed circulatory systems |
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| circulatory of an animal e.g human |
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| circulatory system mulluscs e.g crab (have tiny holes for oxygen on their body |
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| parenchyma cell, located in the phloem of flowering plants and closely associated in development and function with a sieve-tube element. |
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| current running in an opposite direction to another current. |
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| flow of blood in the cardiovascular system |
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| passive biological system that removes excess, unnecessary or dangerous materials from an organism |
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| paired respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians |
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| pair of curved cells that surround a stoma |
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| fluid in the circulatory system of some arthropods |
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| muscle that pumps blood through the body |
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| The gas exchange between the atmosphere and the internal tissues in the stem of a woody plant |
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| Are situated within the ribcage which consists of elastic sacs with branching passages where air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed |
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| A colourless fluid containing white blood cells, which bathes the tissues and drains through the lymphatic system into the bloodstream |
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| is an atom with an unstable nucleus, characterized by excess energy available to be imparted either to a newly created radiation particle within the nucleus or via internal conversion |
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| Respiratory surface is the region where gaseous exchange occurs. It includes respiratory bronchiole, alveolar duct and alveolus. Large surface is needed the increase the diffusion rate of gaseous. Respiratory surface also exhibit other properties such as moist and only one-cell thick |
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| Biological system that introduces respiratory gases to the interior and performs gas exchange. In humans and other mammals, the anatomical features of the respiratory system include airways, lungs, and the respiratory muscles |
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| A series of cells joined end to end, forming a tube through which nutrients are conducted in flowering plants and brown algae. |
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| The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal |
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| A large membranous tube reinforced by rings of cartilage, extending from the larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe. |
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| The respiratory system for insects. Air enters the tracheae by pores called spiracles. These spiracles are found on each side of the insect's abdomen. Each segment of the abdomen has a pair of spiracles. |
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| Transpiration is the evaporation of water into the atmosphere from the leaves and stems of plants. Plants absorb soil water through their roots and this water can originate from deep in the soil. Plants pump the water up from the soil to deliver nutrients to their leaves. This pumping is driven by the evaporation of water through small pores called "stomates", which are found on the undersides of leaves. Transpiration accounts for approximately 10% of all evaporating water. |
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| The movement of water through a plant is called the transpiration stream. This pathway begins at the root epidermis and continues symplastically and apoplastically to the endodermis |
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| The third stage of cell division, between metaphase and telophase, during which the chromosomes move away from one another to opposite poles of the spindle. |
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| A compact knob-like growth on a plant which develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot. |
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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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| A disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body |
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| The point on a chromosome by which it is attached to a spindle fibre during cell division. |
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| Each of the two thread-like strands into which a chromosome divides longitudinally during cell division. Each contains a double helix of DNA. |
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| in embryology, is the division of cells in the early embryo. |
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| the cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis, bringing about the separation into two daughter cells. |
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| a cell formed by the division or budding of another. |
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| the action or process of differentiating |
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| a region of plant tissue, found chiefly at the growing tips of roots and shoots and in the cambium, consisting of actively dividing cells forming new tissue. |
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| the second stage of cell division, between prophase and anaphase, during which the chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibres. |
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| are the thinnest filaments of the cytoskeleton, a structure found in the cytoplasm of eukaryoticcells |
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| the process twhich a cell undertakes to create two genetically identical cells through replicating DNA then splitting into two |
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| stage of mitosis where the DNA doubles |
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| is the tissue surrounding the xylem and phloem |
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| the final stage of mitosis where the original cell splits into 2 different cells |
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| abnormal growth of neoplastic cells |
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| the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe: extraterrestrial life and life on Earth. |
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| Latin loanword "Universe" |
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| a solid piece of debris from such sources as asteroids or comets |
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| a tiny filamental structure first found in some rocks and sediments |
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| the manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular scale |
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| matter that has come from a once-living organism, is capable of decay or the product of decay, or is composed of organic compound |
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| proposes that life forms that can survive the effects of space, such as extremophiles, become trapped in debris that is ejected into space after collisions between planets that harbor life |
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| Belonging to the first or earliest age or ages; original or ancient |
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| a term usually defined as Earth's first billion years |
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| A molecule that typically consists of carbon atoms in rings or long chains, where other atoms (e.g.hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen) are attached. |
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| a layer in Earth's atmosphere which absorbs most of the Sun's UV radiation. It contains relatively high concentrations of ozone (O3) |
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| first to propose that if the primitive atmosphere was reducing (as opposed to oxygen-rich), and if there was an appropriate supply of energy, such as lightning or ultraviolet light, then a wide range of organic compounds might be synthesised. |
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| created an experiment that simulated the conditions thought at the time to be present on the early Earth, and tested for the occurrence of chemical origins of life |
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| an environment is an environment that experiences a chemical or biochemical change when a substance is combined with oxygen |
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| an environement with out oxygen because any organism are consuming an avaliable oxygen |
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| A lack or absents of oxygen |
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| A structure of prokayriotc orangism that live to together and have the same function, these grow through mitosis |
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| Bacteria that obtain energy throught photosynthesis eg algae |
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| organisms which lived during the Ediacaran Period (ca. 635–542 Ma) |
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| A cell type that has membrane bound organelles |
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| A fossil that is only able to be studied and identified through a microscope |
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| An organism composed of multiple cells |
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| Rocks that have been exposed to oxyen, causing the hydrogen to be taken away from it…. |
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| Usually microscopic, free-living, unicellular organisms that contain no membrane bound organelles |
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| Rocks formed by the deposition of sediment |
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| The adaption of an organism to a special function or environment |
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| A laminated calcareous fossil structure made by marine algae |
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| The study of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods in the form of fossils |
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| An interdependant relationship |
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| The transport of solid matter or liquid into a cell |
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| A group of microorganisms that resemble bacteria however they are differents from bacteria in certain aspects of their chemical structure |
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| One-celled organisms that appear in chains, there are various species of whiche are involved in fermentation, putrefaction, infectious diseases, or nitrogen fixation |
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| An organism adapted to living in conditions of extreme temperature, pressure, or chemical concentration, as in highly acidic or salty environments |
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| An organism that requires a salt-rich environment for growth and survival |
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| A methane producing bacterium |
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| The chemical process by which atmospheric nitrogen is assimilated into organic compounds |
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| The cylindrical filaments where hair is grown from the epidermis of a mammal |
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| A bacteria or other microorganism that grows best at higher than normal temperatures |
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| A slender threadlike structure that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatoa etc. to swim |
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| A division of microorganisms that are related to the bacteria but are capable of photosynthesis |
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| The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem |
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| The scientific naming of speies whereby each species receives a Latin name of two parts |
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| Developed by Statistics Canada so that standard definitions are used in survey collection, analysis etc. |
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| The action of conserving something in particular |
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| Any group of unicellular, multicellular, or syncytial spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter. |
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| A phylogenetic tree that shows the evolutionary relationships between a group of genes or other DNA sequences.. |
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| prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms... |
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| A kingdom or large grouping that comprises mostly single-celled organisms such as the protozoa, simple algae and fungi, slime molds |
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| The branch of biology that deals with classification and nomenclature; taxonomy. |
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| The branch of science concerned with classification, esp. of organisms; systematics. |
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| archea, bacteria, eukarya |
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| Kindodom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
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| The system of nomenclature using two terms, the first one indicating the genus and the second the species |
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| Continental drift: The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. |
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| the offshore zone, consisting of the continental shelf, slope, and rise, that separates the dry-land portionof a continent from the deep ocean floor. |
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| Regularly found among particular people or in a certain area. |
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| A landmass believed to have existed in the southern hemisphere in Mesozoic times, comprising the present Africa, South America, Antarctica Australia, and india |
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| is a term used by archaeologists and paleontologist to refer to large-bodied mammals, that is, any mammal weighing more than 100 pounds (45 kilograms) |
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| A mid-ocean ridge (MOR) is general term for an underwater mountain system that consists of various mountain ranges |
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| A member of the Monotremata, an order of primitive egg-laying mammals restricted to Australia and New Guinea and consisting of only the platypus and the echidna. |
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| Ancient land mass containing all continesnts known today |
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| A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithosphere |
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| An area of the surface of the earth where the plates are moving away from one another |
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| the diversification of a group of organisms into forms filling different ecological niches. |
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| the quality of yielding nothing of value |
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| Change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, and resulting in the development of new species. |
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| The process in nature by which, according to Darwin's theory of evolution, only the organisms best adapted to their environment tend to survive and transmit their genetic characteristics in increasing numbers to succeeding generations while those less adapted tend to be eliminated. |
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| Sclerophyll is a type of vegetation that has hard leaves and short internodes |
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| A difference or deviation (e.g. in structure, form, function) from the recognized norm or standard. A modification in structure, form or function in an organism, deviating from other organisms of the same species or group. |
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| reproducing with themselves |
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| Binary fission, meaning "division in half", refers to a method of asexual reproduction. It is the most common form of reproduction in prokaryotes and occurs in some single-celled eukaryotes. |
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| Budding is a form of asexual reproduction in which a new organism develops from an outgrowth or bud on another one. The new organism remains attached as it grows, separating from the parent organism only when it is mature, leaving behind scar tissue. Since the reproduction is asexual, the newly created organism is a clone and is genetically identical to the parent organism. |
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| the female reproductive organ of flowering plants, consisting of an ovary, style (sometimes absent), and stigma. The carpels are separate or fused to form a single pistil |
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| The transfer of pollen from an anther of the flower of one plant to a stigma of the flower of another plant. |
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| A cell or an organism consisting of two sets of chromosomes: usually, one set from the mother and another set from the father. |
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| External fertilization is a form of fertilization in which a sperm cell is united with an egg cell external to the bodies of the reproducing individuals. In contrast, internal fertilization takes place inside the female after insemination through copulation. |
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| Fertilisation is the fusion of gametes to initiate the development of a new individual organism. |
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| A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants. The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs. |
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| Fruits are the means by which these plants disseminate seeds. |
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| A gamete is a cell that fuses with another cell during fertilization |
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| The haploid number is the number of chromosomes in a gamete of an individual. |
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| chromosome pairs of approximately the same length |
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| Internal fertilization is where the egg is fertilized inside the organism |
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| Meiosis is a special type of cell division necessary for sexual reproduction in eukaryotes. splitting of chromozones. |
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| place where the eggs are produced. |
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| mode of reproduction in animals in which embryos develop inside eggs that are retained within the mother's body until they are ready to hatch. |
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| where the parents look after the offspring |
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| Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. |
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| A pistil can consist of either a single carpel |
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| The placenta is an organ that connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall to allow nutrient uptake, waste elimination, and gas exchange via the mother's blood supply. |
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| Pollen is a fine to coarse powder containing the microgametophytes of seed plants, which produce the male gametes (sperm cells). |
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| During meiosis, the two chromosomes of a pair are distributed randomly to the gametes |
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| The action or process of regenerating or being regenerated, in particular the formation of new animal or plant tissue. |
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| The production of offspring by a sexual or asexual process |
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| A flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant |
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| Seed dispersal is the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant |
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| fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower |
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| Each of the parts of the calyx of a flower, enclosing the petals and typically green and leaflike |
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| The production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different types of sexes |
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| The male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament |
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| The stigma receives pollen at pollination and it is on the stigma that the pollen graingerminates. |
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| The style connects the stigma to the ovary. Styles are always tube-like or either long |
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| it is a form of asexual reproduction in plants. It is a process by which new individuals arise without production of seeds or spores |
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| viviparity, retention and growth of the fertilized egg within the maternal body until the younganimal, as a larva or newborn, is capable of independent existence |
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| is the initial cell formed when two gamete cells are joined by means of sexual reproduction |
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| The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem |
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| The animal and plant life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period |
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| A fossil site where evidence on the marsupial lion cam to light |
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| Kanawinka is the name of the geological fault that stretches from outside Portland almost as far as Keith so it is the spine of the region, which has long been known as the South East of South Australia. |
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| is Australia's most famous fossil site. The 100 km² area has fossil remains of ancient mammals, birds and reptiles of Oligocene and Miocene age. |
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| A facility used for the preservation and dissemination of seed |
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| It has been defined as "an integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific application that will last over the long term |
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