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Vocabulary Terms for AP Biology
Essential words for Biology.
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Biology
10th Grade
08/22/2009

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Abiotic factors
Definition
Nonliving environmental factors.
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Absolute dating
Definition
Method used to determine fossil age by radioactivity.
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Acetylcholine
Definition
Neurotransmitter produced by the terminal branched of nerve cell.
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Acid
Definition
Compound forms hydrogen ions lacking a electron when dissolved in water; pH less than seven.
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Addition
Definition
Gene mutation; chromosome mutation.
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Aerobic respiration
Definition
Cellular respiration that requires oxygen and takes place in the mitochondria.
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Allele
Definition
One of two kinds of genes for a trait.
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Alveoli
Definition
Tine air sacs.
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Amino acid
Definition
Organic compound that is the building block of proteins.
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Anaerobic respiration
Definition
Cellular respiration that does not require oxygen and takes place in the cytoplasm outside the mitochondria.
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Analogous structures
Definition
Structures that are similar in function but dissimilar in construction and evolutionary development.
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Anther
Definition
Part of the stamen of a flower and the producer of pollen grains.
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Anthophyta
Definition
Phylum in kingdom Plantae that includes flowering plants that usually reproduce by seeds hidden inside fruits.
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Antibiotic
Definition
Substance produced by some bacteria or fungi that can destroy bacteria but not viruses.
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Antibody
Definition
Protein in the blood that can help fight disease by destroying harmful substances such as antigens, bacteria and viruses.
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Anticodon
Definition
Side of tRNA that is complementary to the codon on an mRNA molecule.
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Archaea
Definition
Domain that includes prokaryotic unicellular organisms with cell walls lacking peptidoglycan.
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