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9834378537Adaptation of an animalanimals adapting to be able to live in their environment (ex: a polar bear has white fur for camouflage)0
9834378538Adaptation of a plantplants develop adaptations to suit their environment (lily pads/water lilies, cacti have spines instead of leaves)1
9834378539Abscisic acidplant hormone that inhibits cell division, and therefore growth2
9834378540ActinThin filament of protein found in muscles3
9834378541Amniotic eggA shelled, water-retaining egg that enables reptiles, birds, and egg-laying mammals to complete their life cycles on dry land4
9834378542AmylaseAn enzyme that digests starch into disaccharides. Amylase is secreted by salivary glands and by the pancreas.5
9834378543AngiospermFlowering plants that produce seeds in fruit6
9834378544Animal that has a segmented bodySegmentation refers to the subdivision along the length of an animal body into a series of repeated parts, or segments. Animals with this characteristic body plan use a growth zone to direct and define the pattern in their segments (ex. arthropods)7
9834378545AnnelidEarthworm8
9834378546Anther & filament of stamenThe anther and filament of the stamen is where the pollen is produced and carried until a pollinator comes by and takes the pollen to another flower. The anther is where the pollen is specifically held in the flower, and the filament is a small stem like structure that holds up the anther up higher so that there is a higher chance that a pollinator will come by and some pollen will rub on it so the pollinator can pollinate the next flower it visits or it will be blown away with the wind.9
9834378547ArthropodA group of organisms that have jointed appendages, an exoskeleton, bilateral symmetry, and reproduce sexually; insects, arachnids, millipedes and cenitpedes, and crustaceans10
9834378548ArchaebacteriaA group of microorganisms whose cell walls do not contain peptidoglycan and that typically live in extremely harsh environments.11
9834378549AutotrophOrganism that makes its own food12
9834378550Auxin producing area of a plantthe location of a new flower bud is where auxin is produced. Auxin is a hormone that is made by plants in areas where a new root or shoot is growing13
9834378551BasidiomyceteMushrooms14
9834378552Batesian mimicrySpecies mimics the appearance of an unpalatable or harmful.15
9834378553Biological magnificationIncreasing concentration of a harmful substance in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food chain or food web16
9834378554Bryophytegroup of plants that have specialized reproductive organs but lack vascular tissue; includes mosses and their relatives17
9834378555EnzymeA type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing18
9834378556Calvin cyclereactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugars19
9834378557Carbohydrate - fibrousPlant materials that contain a high level of fiber. Typically referred to as complex carbohydrates, these usually travel through the human reproductive tract without being broken down.20
9834378558CambiumA layer of cells in a plant that produces new phloem and xylem cells.21
9834378559CelluloseA substance (made of sugars) that is common in the cell walls of many organisms22
9834378560ChitinA chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility23
9834378561ChlorophytaGreen algae24
9834378562CnidarianJellyfish25
9834378563CoelomateAn animal that possesses a true coelom (a body cavity lined by tissue completely derived from mesoderm).26
9834378564Conifer leafany gymnosperm tree or shrub of the phylum Coniferophyta, typically bearing cones and evergreen leaves.27
9834378565CommensalismA relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected28
9834378566Connective tissueAnimal tissue that functions mainly to bind and support other tissues, having a sparse population of cells scattered through an extracellular matrix.29
9834378567Cuticle layer of plantA waxy layer on the outer surface of a plant or an insect, tending to retard water loss.30
9834378568Deciduous leafA leaf from a woody plant that sheds its leaves but does not die.31
9834378569Deuterostomegroup of animals in which the blastopore becomes an anus, and the mouth is formed from the second opening that develops32
9834378570Dicot plant with flower & leafA flowering plant with two embryonic seed leaves or cotyledons that usually appear at germination33
9834378571Diploid chromosome #lol34
9834378572EchinodermA member of a group of slow moving or sessile marine animals characterized by a rough or spiny skin, a water vascular system, an endoskeleton, and a radial symmetry in adults, with examples such as sea stars, sea urchins and sand dollars35
9834378573Ectothermcold blooded36
9834378574EndospermIn angiosperms, a nutrient-rich tissue formed by the union of a sperm with two polar nuclei during double fertilization. Provides nourishment to the developing embryo in angiosperm seeds.37
9834378575EndothermAbsorbs heat38
9834378576Epithelial tissueA body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out39
9834378577EthyleneThe only gaseous plant hormone. Among its many effects are response to mechanical stress, programmed cell death, leaf abscission, and fruit ripening.140
9834378578EubacteriaKingdom of unicellular prokaryotes whose cell walls are made up of peptidoglycan41
9834378579EukaryoteOrganism whose cells contain a nucleus42
9834378580ExoskeletonA body covering, typically made of chitin, that provides support and protection43
9834378581FermentationA catabolic process that makes a limited amount of ATP from glucose without an electron transport chain and that produces a characteristic end product, such as ethyl alcohol or lactic acid.44
9834378641Flower ovary45
9834378582Frondfern leaf; palm or banana leaf46
9834378583Fruit - dry with seedSeeds are located in seed pods that can open or stay closed depending on the variety. Nuts are an example.47
9834378584Fruit - fleshy with seedMade of living cells and are often juicy and sweet tasting. The most common examples are most forms of berries you find at a typical grocery store.48
9834378585GametophyteHaploid, or gamete-producing, phase of an organism49
9834378586GastropodA mollusk with a single shell or no shell.50
9834378587Genetically modified organismFoods that are mostly products or organisms that have their genes altered in a laboratory for specific purposes, such as disease resistance, increased productivity, or nutritional value allowing growers greater control, predictability, and efficiency.51
9834378588GibberellinsA class of related plant hormones that stimulate growth in the stem and leaves, trigger the germination of seeds and breaking of bud dormancy, and stimulate fruit development.52
9834378589GlycogenAn extensively branched glucose storage polysaccharide found in the liver and muscle of animals; the animal equivalent of starch.53
9834378590Gymnosperm coneSeed plants that do not produce flowers or fruits; one of the two major groups of living seed plants.54
9834378591Haploid chromosome number# in reproductive cells - half of diploid chromosome #55
9834378592HeartwoodOlder xylem near the center of a woody stem that no longer conducts water56
9834378593HermaphroditeAn individual that functions as both male and female in sexual reproduction by producing both sperm and eggs.57
9834378594InsectLADYBUG58
9834378595K-strategistreproductive strategy in which organisms reproduce late, bear few, cared for offspring (ex. humans, elephants).59
9834378596KeratinA fiber protein that is the principal component of hair, skin, and nails is:60
9834378597Leaf - gymnospermFrom plants that have seeds unprotected by ovary or fruit. Most common forms are conifers (ex. are evergreen trees) and cycads (ex. are palm trees).61
9834378598LepidopteraButterflies and moths62
9834378599LichenAn organism made of a fungus and either algae or autotrophic bacteria that live together in a mutualistic relationship.63
9834378600Ligninsubstance in vascular plants that makes cell walls rigid64
9834378601Lipid used for energy storageA fatty or waxy organic compound that is readily soluble in nonpolar solvent (e.g. ether) but not in polar solvent (e.g water). Its major biological functions involve energy storage, structural component of cell membrane, and cell signaling65
9834378602Littoral zone organismOrganisms that live in a zone that is characterized by abundant dissolved oxygen, sunlight, nutrients, generally high wave energies and water motion, and, in the intertidal subzone, alternating submergence and exposure.66
9834378603Long-day plantA plant that flowers only when the light period is longer than a critical length. Usually spring or early summer.67
9834378604MeristemPlant tissue that remains embryonic as long as the plant lives, allowing for indeterminate growth.68
9834378605Modified leaf of a plantadaptation of plant meant for its own survival and adapted due to its environmental stress69
9834378606Modified root of a plantRoots that have special functions to perform and in such cases their form and structure differ from those of normal roots (beets, carrots)70
9834378642Modified steam of a plant71
9834378607Monocot plant with flower and leaf(e.g. corn seeds,blade of grass,tulip,lily) A group of flowering plants belonging to the class Liliopsida (or Monocotyledonae) of Angiospermae (angiosperms), characterized by having only one cotyledon in the seed and an endogenous manner of growth72
9834378608Muscle fiber - striateda muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes73
9834378609MutualismA relationship between two species in which both species benefit74
9834378643Mycelium75
9834378610MycorrhizaeA mutualistic association of plant roots and fungus76
9834378611MyosinThick filament77
9834378612NematodeRoundworm78
9834378613NicheFull range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions79
9834378614Nymph stage of an insectpre-adult stage, before insect goes thru metamorphosis; usually stage when insect hatches from egg80
9834378615ParasiteAn organism that feeds on a living host81
9834378616Parenchyma cellsground tissue cells that have small vacuoles, and thin walls and cytoplasm82
9834378617PhloemLiving vascular tissue that carries sugar and organic substances throughout a plant83
9834378618Pine cone - femaleThe familiar woody type cone found on conifer trees. The female cones are the most recognizable are contain seeds which can be fertilized by the pollen produced by male cones.84
9834378619PlatyhelminthesFlatworms85
9834378620PollenA fine dust that contains the sperm of seed-producing plants86
9834378621Pollinatoran insect that carries pollen from one flower to another87
9834378622PoriferaSponges88
9834378623ProkaryoteNo nucleus89
9834378624Protein - fibrousAny of numerous protein having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots. Have primary and secondary structure.90
9834378625Protein - globularare more likely to be water soluble, these have tertiary and quaternary structure in addition to primary and secondary91
9834378626Protostomean animal whose mouth is formed from the blastopore92
9834378627PteridophyteFerns Seedless plants with true roots with lignified vascular tissue. The group includes ferns, whisk ferns, and horsetails.93
9834378628R-strategistreproductive strategy in which organisms reproduce early, bear many small, unprotected offspring (ex. insects, mice).94
9834378629RadulaA flexible ribbon of tiny teeth in mollusks95
9834378630Rhizomean underground stem96
9834378631Scale from animal with two-chambered heartFish Scale97
9834378632SporeA reproductive cell with a hard, protective coating98
9834378633SporophyteDiploid, or spore-producing, phase of an organism99
9834378634Stem - herbaceousplants with this feature has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the their growing season and do not leave woody stems above ground (grasses are an example)100
9834378635Stem - woodyplants with this feature produce wood as a primary structural component (trees are examples)101
9834378636Stigma & style of carpelOne of the structural units of a pistil, representing a modified, ovule-bearing leaf; (stigma, style, ovary)102
9834378637Tendril of a plantspecial stem or leaf of a plant with special shape that makes it more supportive103
9834378638Thorn of a plantA modified plant organ, especially a stem, that is stiffened and terminates in a sharp point.104
9834378639Unicellular organismAn organism made up of one cell.105
9834378640Vascular plant tissuecambium cells106

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