Biology Terminology
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vburgett on October 19, 2012
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Essential biology terms
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North Mac Schobo, Biology CP - GHS
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 active | process that requires energy |
| adaptation | inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival |
| aerobic | process that requires oxygen |
| anatomy | study of structure |
| antibody | protein that helps destroy pathogens or foreign antigens |
| behavioral | related to the way something acts |
| biology | the study of life; bio - life, logy - study |
| botany | the study of plants |
| carbohydrate | organic compound made of sugar molecules, used for energy |
| carcinogen | any substance that causes cancer; carc - cancer, gen - produce |
| carrying capacity | the largest population that an environment can support at any given time |
| catalyst | substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction |
| clone | an organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced |
| cycle | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs |
| diversity | variety or difference |
| DNA | the material that contains the information that determines inherited characteristics, (deoxyribonucleic acid) |
| ecology | study of the environment and interactions with living things; eco - environment, logy - study of |
| environment | everything that surrounds a living thing |
| enzyme | protein that acts as a biological catalyst |
| evolution | change over time |
| fat | lipid; made up of fatty acids and glycerol; protects body organs, insulates body, and stores energy in the body |
| genetic engineering | the transfer of a gene from one organism to another. the new organism expresses the desired trait |
| terrestrial | relating to the land; terra - earth |
| germination | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow |
| homologous | same structure; homo - same, log - |
| hormone | chemical messenger that regulates body functions |
| immune | safe from harm; protected, a person who is immune to a particular infection |
| infectious | Spreading or capability of spreading rapidly to others |
| innate | inherited or inborn |
| limiting factor | an environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing |
| metabolism | all of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism |
| mortality | death |
| mutation | a change in DNA |
| organic | compounds made by living things that contain carbon |
| passive | the process that does not require energy |
| pathogen | disease-causing agent; path - disease, gen - produce |
| perennial | a plant that grows for many years |
| permeable | able to pass through |
| physiology | study of function; logy - study of |
| prognosis | a prediction of the outcome of a disease; pro - before, gnus - to know |
| propagation | the reproduction of plants |
| protein | a molecule that is made up of amino acids and that is needed to build and repair body structures and to regulate processes in the body |
| recombination | (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents; a new combination |
| replication | making an exact copy |
| stem cells | unspecialized cells that retain the ability to become a wide variety of specialized cells |
| stimulus | a change that causes an the organism to react |
| synthesis | to make or build |
| trait | an inherited characteristic |
| vaccine | substance prepared from killed or weakened pathogens and introduced into a body to produce immunity |
| zoology | the study of animals |
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