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9554955481TetrapodVertebrates that had limbs and can move on land (evolution)0
9555013369Oxidationundergo or cause to undergo a reaction in which electrons are lost to another species (cells)1
9555296565Intravenousexisting or taking place within, or administered into, a vein or veins (cells)2
9645795429Dehydration Synthesis(Cells) Condensation reaction where molecules are connected by loss of a water molecule.3
9645803215hydrolysis(Cells) Reaction where water split into two hydrogens and one oxygen; this breaks a polymer.4
9645818842Innate Immunityrecognition of traits shared by broad rnages of pathogen, using a small set of receptors ex. skin (genetics)5
9645833463Adaptive Immunityrecognition of traits specific to particular pathogens ex. antibodies (genetics)6
9645851894artificial selectionHumans modifying species for desired traits through selective breeding (genetics)7
9645862633vestigial structuresAre little or no importance to organism, but remain from an ancestor (evolution)8
9645875563sexual recombinationCrossing over and shuffling of genes during meiosis (genetics)9
9645886487founder effectWhen a small number of individuals colonize a new area; the new gene pool is not reflective of original population (genetics)10
9645898300speciationOrigin of new species and the source of biological diversity (ecology)11
9645921627homeotic genesGenes that determine basic features of where a body part is (genetics)12
9645949709conjugationIn bacteria, the direct transfer of DNA between two cells that are temporarily joined (cells)13
9645988799keystone speciesNot necessarily abundant, but exert a strong control on community structure due to a pivotal ecological role (ecology)14
9646024467bioremediationUse of living organisms such as prokaryotes, fungi, or plants to detoxify polluted ecosystems (ecology)15
9646064616phagocytosisProcess in which extensions of cytoplasm surround and engulf large particles and take them into the cell (cells)16

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