GLOSSARY

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A

abdomen

absolute age (radioactive dating)

absorption (light)

active transport

adaptation

addiction

adolescence

alcoholism

algae

alleles

alveoli

amino acids

angiosperm

amniotic egg

amphibian

amplitude

anabolic steroids

anatomy

angiosperm

antenna (biology)

antibody

anus

anvil (inner ear bone)

aorta

arachnid

artery

arthropod

asexual reproduction

asthma

atherosclerosis

atom

atrium (heart chamber)

autonomic nervous system

autotroph

axon


B

bacteria

bacteriophage

bias (subjectivity)

bilateral symmetry

binary fission

binomial nomenclature

biology

bird (aves)

bivalve

blood pressure

brain stem

branching tree diagram (phylogenic tree or cladogram)

bronchi

bronchitis

budding (yeast-asexual reproduction)


C

Cambium

camera

capillary

carbohydrate

cardiac (heart) muscle

cardiovascular system (circulatory system)

carrier (genetics)

cartilage

cast-fossil

cell

cell cycle

cell membrane

cell theory

cell wall

cellular respiration

central nervous system

centrioles

cephalopod

cerebellum

cerebrum

chemicals

chlorophyll

chloroplast

chordate

chromosome

cilia

classification

clone

closed circulatory system

cnidarian

cochlea

codominance

communicating

compact bone

comparative anatomy

complementary (i. e. structure and function in organisms)

complete metamorphosis

compound

concave lens

concave mirror

concept

concussion

cone cells (eye)

conjugation

connective tissue

continental drift

contour feather

contractile vacuole

control (variable as in an experimental iunvstigation)

controlled experiment

convex lens

convex mirror

cornea

coronary artery

cotyledon

crest

crop (bird anatomy)

crustacean

cytokinesis

cytoplasm

cytoskeleton


D

data

decomposer

dendrite

depressant

development

diaphragm (human anatomy)

dicot

differentiation (cell biology)

diffusion

digestion

diploid

DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)

dominant allele

down feather

drug

drug abuse


E

eardrum

echinoderm

ectotherm

effort arm (levers)

effort distance (levers)

effort force (levers)

egg

electromagnetic spectrum (light)

electromagnetic waves

electron microscope

element (chemical)

embryo

emphysema

endocrine gland (system)

endoplasmic reticulum

endospore

endotherm

energy

enzyme

epithelial tissue

era

erosion

estimate

estrogen

eukaryote

evidence (scientific data; fact)

evolution

excretion

exoskeleton

extinction

extrusion (extrusive-geology)

eyepiece


F

fallopian tube

farsighted

fault (geology)

fermentation

fertilization

fetus

fish

flagellum

flower

focal point (focus in optics)

follicle

force

fossil

fossil-amber

fossil-cast

fossil -index

fossil-mold

fossil-petrified

frequency

frond

fruit

fruiting body

fulcrum

function (biology)

fungus


G

gametophyte

gastropod

gene

gene therapy

genetic disorder

genetic engineering

genetics

genetic variation

genome

genotype

genus

geologic time scale

geology

germination

gestation period

gill

gizzard

Golgi body (complex, apparatus)

gradual metamorphosis (incomplete metamorphosis)

gradualism (evolutionary pattern)

gymnosperm


H

habitat

half-life (radioactive decay of chemical elements)

haploid

heart

heart attack

hemoglobin

heredity

heterozygous

hertz

heterotroph

homeostasis

homologous structures

homozygous

hormone

host

hybrid

hybridization

hypertension

hyphae

hypothalamus

hypothesis


I

igneous rock

image

immune response

immunity

inbreeding

inclusion (geology)

index fossil

incomplete dominance

incomplete metamorphosis

inferring

insect

interneuron

interphase

intrusion

invertebrate

involuntary muscle

iris (eye anatomy)


J

joint


K

karyotype

kidney


L

larva

larynx

lava

law of reflection

law of superposition

lens

lever

lichen

life science (biology)

ligament

lipid

lung

lymph

lymphatic system

lymph node

lysosome


M

machine

magma

modeling (making models, scale models, skills)

mammal

mammary gland

manipulated (independent) variable

marrow

marsupial

mass extinction

mechanical advantage (levers)

meiosis

menstrual cycle

menstruation

messenger RNA

metamorphic rock

metamorphosis

microscope

mitochondria

mitosis

mold (fossil)

mollusk (mollusc)

molting

monocot

montreme

motor neuron

mucus

multicellular

multiple alleles

muscle tissue

mutation

mutualism


N

natural selection

nearsighted

negative feedback

nephron

nerve

nerve impulse

nervous tissue

neuron

nonvascular plant

notochord

nucleic acid

nucleus

nymph


O

objectivity

observing

opaque

open circulatory system

operational definition

optic nerve

optical axis

organ

organ system

organelle

organism

osmosis

osteoporosis

ovary

ovulation

ovule


P

pacemaker

paleontology

parasite

passive transport

pasteuerization

pathogen

pedigree

peripheral nervous system

peripheral vision

petal

petrified fossil

pharynx

phenotype

phloem

photosynthesis

phylum

physiology

pigment

pistil

pituitary gland

placenta

placental mammal

plane mirror

plasma (blood component)

platelet

pneumonia

pollen

pollination

polyp

predicting

pressure

primary colors

probability

process (science)

prokaryote

protein

protist

protozoan

pseudopod

puberty

pulse

punctuated equilibrium

Punnett square

pupa

pupil

purebred


Q

qualitative observation

quantitative observation (measurement)


R

radial symmetry

radioactive decay (dating)

radula

real image

recessive allele

red blood cell

reflecting telescope

reflection

reflex

refracting telescope

refraction

relative age (Stratigraphy)

replication (DNA)

reptile

research (scientific investigation)

resistance arm (lever)

resistance distance (lever)

resistance force (lever)

respiration (cellular)

respiration (breathing)

responding (dependent) variable

response (behavior)

retina

rhizoid

ribosome

RNA

rock cycle

rod cells

root cap


S

scale model

science

scientific inquiry

scientific theory

secondary color

sedimentary rock

seed

selective breeding

selectively permeable membrane

semicircular canals

sensory neuron

sepal

sex chromosome

sex-linked gene

sexual reproduction

shock

skeletal muscle

skeleton

somatic cell nuclear transfer (cloning)

somatic nervous system

species

sperm

spinal cord

spongy bone

spore

sporophyte

stamen

stem cell

stimulant

stimulus

stirrup (inner ear bone; stapes)

stomata

stress (biological)

striated muscle

stroke

structure

subjectivity (bias)

suffocation

swim bladder

symbiosis

synapse


T

tadpole

tar

target cell

taste bud

taxonomy

telescope

tendon

testis

testosterone

theory

thorax

tissue

tolerance (drug use)

trace fossil

trachea

trait

transfer RNA

transpiration

trough

tube feet


U

umbilical cord

unconformity (geology)

unicellular

uniformitarianism

ureter

urethra

urinary bladder

urine

uterus


V

vaccine

vacuole

valve

variable

variation (genetic traits)

vascular plant

vascular tissue

vegetative reproduction

vein

ventricle (heart)

vertebrate

vibration

virtual image

virus

visible light

vocal cords

voluntary muscle


W

water

water vascular system

wave

wavelength

white blood cell

withdrawal (drug use)

work (mechanical; physics)


X

x chromosome

xylem


Y

y chromosome


Z

zoology

zooplankton

zygote