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