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c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] accommodation [1] | The automatic adjustment of an eye to focus on near objects. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] acetyl CoA (acetyl coenzyme A) [1] | The entry compound for the Krebs cycle in cellular respiration; formed from a fragment of pyruvate attached to a coenzyme. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] acetylcholine [1] | One of the most common neurotransmitters; functions by binding to receptors and altering the permeability of the postsynaptic membrane to specific ions, either depolarizing or hyperpolarizing the membrane. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] acid [1] | A substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] acid chyme [1] | A mixture of recently swallowed food and gastric juice. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] acid precipitation [1] | Rain, snow, or fog that is more acidic than pH 5.6. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] acoelomate [1] | A solid-bodied animal lacking a cavity between the gut and outer body wall. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] acrosomal reaction [1] | The discharge of a sperm's acrosome when the sperm approaches an egg. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] acrosome [1] | An organelle at the tip of a sperm cell that helps the sperm penetrate the egg. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] actin [1] | A globular protein that links into chains, two of which twist helically about each other, forming microfilaments in muscle and other contractile elements in cells. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] Actinistia [1] | The class of lobe-finned fishes. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] Actinopterygii [1] | The class of ray-finned fishes. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] action potential [1] | A rapid change in the membrane potential of an excitable cell, caused by stimulus-triggered, selective opening and closing of voltage-sensitive gates in sodium and potassium ion channels. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] action spectrum [1] | A profile of the relative performance of different wavelengths of light. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] activation energy [1] | The amount of energy that reactants must absorb before a chemical reaction will start. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] activator [1] | A transcription factor that binds to an enhancer and stimulates transcription of a gene. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] active immunity [1] | Immunity conferred by recovering from an infectious disease. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] active site [1] | The specific portion of an enzyme that attaches to the substrate by means of weak chemical bonds. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] active transport [1] | The movement of a substance across a biological membrane against its concentration or electrochemical gradient with the help of energy input and specific transport proteins. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] adaptations [1] | Inherited characteristics that enhance the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] adaptive peak [1] | An equilibrium state in a population when the gene pool has allele frequencies that maximize the average fitness of a population's members. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] adaptive radiation [1] | The emergence of numerous species from a common ancestor introduced into an environment, presenting a diversity of new opportunities and problems. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] adenohypophysis [1] | Also called the anterior pituitary, it consists of endocrine cells that synthesize and secrete several hormones directly into the blood. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] adenylyl cyclase [1] | An enzyme that converts ATP to cyclic AMP in response to a chemical signal. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] adhesion [1] | The attraction between different kinds of molecules. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] adrenal gland [1] | An endocrine gland located adjacent to the kidney in mammals; composed of two glandular portions: an outer cortex, which responds to endocrine signals in reacting to stress and effecting salt and water balance, and a central medulla, which responds to nervous inputs resulting from stress. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] adrenal medulla [1] | The central portion of an adrenal gland, controlled by nerve signals, that secretes the fight-or-flight hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] adrenocorticotropic hormone [1] | A peptide hormone released from the anterior pituitary, it stimulates the production and secretion of steroid hormones by the adrenal cortex. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] adventitious [1] | Roots extending from stems and leaves above ground. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] aerobic [1] | Containing oxygen; referring to an organism, environment, or cellular process that requires oxygen. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] afferent arteriole [1] | The blood vessel supplying a nephron. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] Afrotheria [1] | A branch of mammals that includes sloths, anteaters, and armadillos. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] age structure [1] | The relative number of individuals of each age in a population. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] agglutination [1] | An antibody-mediated immune response in which bacteria or viruses are clumped together, effectively neutralized, and opsonized. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] aggregate fruit [1] | A fruit such as a blackberry that develops from a single flower that has several carpels. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] agnathan [1] | A member of a jawless class of vertebrates represented today by the lampreys and hagfishes. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] agonistic behavior [1] | A type of behavior involving a contest of some kind that determines which competitor gains access to some resource, such as food or mates. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) [1] | The name of the late stages of HIV infection; defined by a specified reduction of T cells and the appearance of characteristic secondary infections. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] alcohol fermentation [1] | The conversion of pyruvate to carbon dioxide and ethyl alcohol. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] alcohols [1] | Organic compounds containing hydroxyl groups. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] aldehyde [1] | An organic molecule with a carbonyl group located at the end of the carbon skeleton. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] aldosterone [1] | An adrenal hormone that acts on the distal tubules of the kidney to stimulate the reabsorption of sodium (Na+) and the passive flow of water from the filtrate. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] alga [1] | A photosynthetic, plantlike protist. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] alimentary canal [1] | A digestive tract consisting of a tube running between a mouth and an anus. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] allantois [1] | One of four extra-embryonic membranes; serves as a repository for the embryo's nitrogenous waste. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] alleles [1] | Alternate versions of a gene. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] allometric growth [1] | The variation in the relative rates of growth of various parts of the body, which helps shape the organism. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] allopatric speciation [1] | A mode of speciation induced when the ancestral population becomes segregated by a geographic barrier. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] allopolyploid [1] | A common type of polyploid species resulting from two different species interbreeding and combining their chromosomes. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] all-or-none event [1] | An action that occurs either completely or not at all, such as the generation of an action potential by a neuron. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] allosteric site [1] | A specific receptor site on some part of an enzyme molecule remote from the active site. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] alpha helix [1] | A spiral shape constituting one form of the secondary structure of proteins, arising from a specific hydrogen-bonding structure. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] alternation of generations [1] | A life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid form, the sporophyte, and a multicellular haploid form, the gametophyte; characteristic of plants. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] alternative RNA splicing [1] | A type of regulation at the RNA-processing level in which different mRNA molecules are produced from the same primary transcript depending on which RNA segments are treated as exons and which as introns. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] altruism [1] | Behavior that reduces an individual's fitness while increasing the fitness of another individual. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] altruistic behavior [1] | The aiding of another individual at one's own risk or expense. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] Alveolata [1] | A protistan clade that includes dinoflagellates, apicomplexans, and the ciliates. Alveolates have small membrane-bounded cavities called alveoli under their cell surfaces. The function of alveoli is unknown. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] alveolus [1] | (1) One of the deadend, multilobed air sacs that constitute the gas exchange surface of the lungs. (2) One of the milk-secreting sacs of epithelial tissue in the mammary glands. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] amacrine cell [1] | Neurons of the retina that help integrate information before it is sent to the brain. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] amine [1] | An organic compound with one or more amino groups. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] amino acid [1] | An organic molecule possessing both carboxyl and amino groups. Amino acids serve as the monomers of proteins. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] amino group [1] | A functional group that consists of a nitrogen atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms; can act as a base in solution, accepting a hydrogen ion and acquiring a charge of +1. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase [1] | An enzyme that joins each amino acid to the correct tRNA. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] aminopeptidase [1] | An enzyme found within the small intestine that splits off one amino acid at a time, beginning at the opposite end of the polypeptide containing a free carboxyl group. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] ammonia [1] | A small and very toxic nitrogenous waste produced by metabolism. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] ammonites [1] | Shelled cephalopod animals that were the dominant invertebrate predators for millions of years ending with the mass extinctions at the end of the Cretaceous period. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] amniocentesis [1] | A technique for determining genetic abnormalities in a fetus by the presence of certain chemicals or defective fetal cells in the amniotic fluid, obtained by aspiration from a needle inserted into the uterus. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] amnion [1] | The innermost of four extraembryonic membranes; encloses a fluid-filled sac in which the embryo is suspended. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] amniote [1] | A vertebrate possessing an amnion surrounding the embryo; reptiles, birds, and mammals are amniotes. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] amniotic egg [1] | A shelled, water-retaining egg that enables reptiles, birds, and egg-laying mammals to complete their life cycles on dry land. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] amoeba [1] | A type of protist characterized by great flexibility and the presence of pseudopodia. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] amoebocyte [1] | An amoebalike cell that moves by pseudopodia, found in most animals; depending on the species, may digest and distribute food, dispose of wastes, form skeletal fibers, fight infections, and change into other cell types. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] Amphibia [1] | The vertebrate class of amphibians, represented by frogs, salamanders, and caecilians. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] amphipathic molecule [1] | A molecule that has both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] amplification [1] | The strengthening of stimulus energy that is otherwise too weak to be carried into the nervous system. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anaerobic [1] | Lacking oxygen; referring to an organism, environment, or cellular process that lacks oxygen and may be poisoned by it. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anabolic pathway [1] | A metabolic pathway that synthesizes a complex molecule from simpler compounds. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anaerobic respiration [1] | The use of inorganic molecules other than oxygen to accept electrons at the "downhill" end of electron transport chains. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anagenesis [1] | A pattern of evolutionary change involving the transformation of an entire population, sometimes to a state different enough from the ancestral population to justify renaming it as a separate species; also called phyletic evolution. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] analogy [1] | The similarity of structure between two species that are not closely related; attributable to convergent evolution. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anaphase [1] | The fourth subphase of mitosis, in which the chromatids of each chromosome have separated and the daughter chromosomes are moving to the poles of the cell. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anaphylactic shock [1] | An acute, life-threatening, allergic response. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anapsids [1] | One of three groups of amniotes based on key differences between their skulls. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anatomically modern humans [1] | Fully modern humans. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anatomy [1] | The study of the structure of an organism. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anchorage dependence [1] | The requirement that to divide, a cell must be attached to the substratum. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anchoring junctions [1] | Adhesive junctions that link cells together into tissues. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] androgens [1] | The principal male steroid hormones, such as testosterone, which stimulate the development and maintenance of the male reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] aneuploidy [1] | A chromosomal aberration in which certain chromosomes are present in extra copies or are deficient in number. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] angiosperm [1] | A flowering plant, which forms seeds inside a protective chamber called an ovary. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anhydrobiosis [1] | The ability to survive in a dormant state when an organism's habitat dries up. Also called cryptobiosis. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] animal pole [1] | The portion of the egg where the least yolk is concentrated. Opposite of vegetal pole. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anion [1] | A negatively charged ion. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] annual [1] | A plant that completes its entire life cycle in a single year or growing season. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] antennae [1] | Sensory appendages found in uniramians and crustaceans. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anterior pituitary [1] | Also called the adenohypophysis, it consists of endocrine cells that synthesize and secrete several hormones directly into the blood. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anterior [1] | Referring to the head end of a bilaterally symmetrical animal. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] anther [1] | The terminal pollen sac of a stamen, inside which pollen grains with male gametes form in the flower of an angiosperm. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] antheridium [1] | In plants, the male gametangium, a moist chamber in which gametes develop. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] Anthocerophyta [1] | The phylum of hornworts, small herbaceous (non-woody) plants. | [] | Biology Campbell Glossary Flashcards - Cram.com | 1 | http://www.cram.com/flashcards/biology-campbell-glossary-424037 | 34/1438042981753.21_20150728002301-00204-ip-10-236-191-2_369939429_0.json |
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