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(G) vessel;
angioplasty: enlarging a vessel usually with a balloon catheter |
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(G) flower;
anthophyta: the division of plants with flowers |
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(L) away from;
abscission: a dropping off or away of leaves |
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(G) against;
antibiotic: an organic compound that acts against antigens |
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(G) joint;
arthropods: jointed appendaged animals |
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(G) self;
autotroph: self-feeder |
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(L) two;
binomial nomenclature: a system of naming organisms consisting of two names |
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(G) life;
biology: the study or science of life |
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(G) embryonic or growing thing in early stages;
blastula: an early stage of an embryo |
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(G) heart;
cardiac muscle: heart muscle |
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(G) cartilage;
chondricythyes: fish with cartilage composing their skeleton |
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(G) green;
chlorophyll: a green plant pigment |
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(G) color;
chromoplasts: plastids which contain colors seen in autumn leaves |
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(L) skin;
cuticle: the "skin" of a leaf |
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(G) cell;
cytology: the study of the cell |
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(G) skin;
epidermis: the uppermost layer of skin |
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(L) two;
disaccharide: a sugar composed of two simple sugars |
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(G) outside;
ectoderm: skin located on the outside of the embryo |
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(G) within;
endoderm: skin located within the embryo, its inner layer. |
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(G) on, over, or above;
epidermis: the layer of skin on or above the dermis |
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(G) red;
erythrocyte: a red blood cell |
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(G) good or well;
eusocial: work for the good of the society |
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(L) out;
excrete: to throw out of eliminate waste from the body |
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(G) outside;
exoskeleton: the skeleton on the outside (usually on insects) |
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(G) outside;
extraembryonic membranes: membranes found outside the embryo |
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(G) stomach;
gastric: pertaining to the stomach |
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(G) sweet;
glucose: a simple sugar that is sweet |
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(G) sugar;
glycolysis: the breakdown of the sugar glucose |
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(G) naked;
gymnosperms: the naked seeded plants |
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(G) single;
haploid: having one (a single) set of chromosomes |
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(G) blood;
hemoglobin: a protein of the blood |
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(G) grass;
herbivore: an animal that eats grass or plants |
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(G) liver;
hepatic portal vein: a vein that connects the intestine and liver |
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(G) other or different;
heterotroph: when an organism feeds on other organisms |
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(G) same;
homologous: when two chromosomes are the same or paired |
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(G) water;
hydroloysis: using water to split a molecule into two parts |
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(G) above, beyond, excess of;
hypertonic: having an excess of ions |
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(G) under, deficiency of, beneath;
hypotonic: having a deficiency of ions |
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(L) between;
intercellular: located between the cells |
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(L) within, inside;
intracellular: located within the cells |
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(G) white;
leukocyte: a white blood cell |
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(G) fat;
lipids: fat molecules |
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(G) large or great;
macromolecules: molecules that are very large |
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(G) large or great;
megaspore: the female gamophyte which is larger in comparison to the male |
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(G) middle;
mesoderm: the middle layer of the 3 germ layers |
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(L) middle, between;
metaphase: middle phase in mitosis |
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(G) small;
micronutrient: a nutrient needed by a plant in small amounts |
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(G) one, single;
monosaccharide: a single sugar molecule |
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(G) form, shape;
morphogenesis: the changes of form of an organism |
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(L) change;
mutagen: an agent that will cause a genetic change |
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(G) fungi;
mycology: the study of fungi |
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(G) kidney;
nephron: the functional unit of the kidney |
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(G) back;
notochord: a cartilaginous structure that runs down the back of chordates during some developments |
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(G) bone;
osteoporosis: a disorder that involves loss of calcium from bones |
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(G) disease;
pathogenic: disease causing phagocytes |
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(G) to eat;
phagocytes: white blood cells which eat bacteria |
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(G) plant;
phytochromes: plant pigments |
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(G) many;
polysaccharides: having many simple sugars linked together |
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(G) before;
prokaryote: organisms lacking a nucleus (i.e. before a nucleus) |
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(G) first, primary;
protoderm: a primary meristematic tissue found in plants |
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(L) kidney;
renal artery, the artery that supplies blood to the kidney |
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(G) root;
rizoids: rootlike structures |
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(G) body;
somatic cells: body cells |
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(G) mouth;
stomata: openings (mouths) in leaves through which gases pass |
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(G) together, with;
sympatric speciation: speciation without isolation geographically |
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(G) arrange, put in order;
taxonomy: the classification of organisms |
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(G) heat;
endotherm: organism which maintains its body temperature internally through metabolic processes |
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(G) poison;
toxic: acting so as to make one ill or cause death |
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(L) across;
transposon: a DNA segment that can move from one location in a chromosome to another |
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(L/G) three;
trisomy: having 3 homologous chromosomes |
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(G) turning;
gravitropism: a plant response to gravity where the plant shoot turns away from the source of gravity and the root turns toward it |
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(G) one who feeds;
trophic levels: the position of a species in a food chain |
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(L) to swell;
turgor: the pressure exerted on the plant cell wall which results from osmosis causing the cell to swell |
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(L) vessel;
vascular tissue: tissue-containing vessels that conduct fluid |
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(L) life;
vitamin: substances required in small amounts for normal growth and function |
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(G) animal;
zoology: the study of animals |
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(G) enzyme;
lipase: an enzyme that breaks down fats or lipids |
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(G) cell;
spermatocyte: the cells which give rise to spermatids by meiosis |
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(G) science of, study of;
zoology: the study of animals |
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(G) loosening, dissolution;
hydrolysis: the dissolution of a single molecule into 2 molecules using water |
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(G) being affected with;
atherosclerosis: being affected with fatty deposits in the arteries |
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(G) fear;
hydrophobic: water fearing or not mixing with water |
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(L) to devour;
carnivore: an animal that devours or eats meat or flesh |
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