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c02f025a_Glossary_Flashcards___Cram_com__1 | [2] entropy [1] | A quantitative measure of disorder or randomness, symbolized by S. | [] | 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] environmental grain [1] | An ecological term for the effect of spatial variation, or patchiness, relative to the size and behavior 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] enzyme [1] | A protein serving as a catalyst, a chemical agent that changes the rate of a reaction without being consumed by the reaction. | [] | 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] epicotyl [1] | The embryonic axis above the point at which the cotyledons are attached. | [] | 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] epidermis [1] | (1) The dermal tissue system in plants. (2) The outer covering of animals. | [] | 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] epididymis [1] | A coiled tubule located adjacent to the testes where sperm are stored. | [] | 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] epigenesis [1] | The progressive development of form in an embryo. | [] | 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] epiglottis [1] | A cartilaginous flap that blocks the top of the windpipe, the glottis, during swallowing, which prevents the entry of food or fluid into the respiratory 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] epinephrine [1] | A hormone produced as a response to stress; also called adrenaline. | [] | 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] epiphyte [1] | A plant that nourishes itself but grows on the surface of another plant for support, usually on the branches or trunks of tropical trees. | [] | 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] episome [1] | A genetic element that can exist either as a plasmid or as part of the bacterial chromosome. | [] | 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] epistasis [1] | A phenomenon in which one gene alters the expression of another gene that is independently inherited. | [] | 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] epithalamus [1] | A brain region, derived from the diencephalon, that contains several clusters of capillaries that produce cerebrospinal fluid. | [] | 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] epithelial tissue [1] | Sheets of tightly packed cells that line organs and body cavities. | [] | 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] epitope [1] | A localized region on the surface of an antigen that is chemically recognized by antibodies; also called antigenic determinant. | [] | 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] erythrocyte [1] | A red blood cell; contains hemoglobin, which functions in transporting oxygen in the circulatory 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] erythropoietin [1] | A hormone produced in the kidney when tissues of the body do not receive enough oxygen. This hormone stimulates the production of erythrocytes. | [] | 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] esophagus [1] | A channel that conducts food, by peristalsis, from the pharynx to the stomach. | [] | 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] essential amino acids [1] | The amino acids that an animal cannot synthesize itself and must obtain from food. Eight amino acids are essential in the human adult. | [] | 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] essential fatty acids [1] | Certain unsaturated fatty acids that animals cannot make. | [] | 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] essential nutrient [1] | A chemical element that is required for a plant to grow from a seed and complete the life cycle, producing another generation of seeds. | [] | 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] estivation [1] | A physiological state characterized by slow metabolism and inactivity, which permits survival during long periods of elevated temperature and diminished water supplies. | [] | 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] estrogens [1] | The primary female steroid sex hormones, which are produced in the ovary by the developing follicle during the first half of the cycle and in smaller quantities by the corpus luteum during the second half. Estrogens stimulate the development and maintenance of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteri... | [] | 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] estrous cycle [1] | A type of reproductive cycle in all female mammals except higher primates, in which the nonpregnant endometrium is reabsorbed rather than shed, and sexual response occurs only during midcycle at estrus. | [] | 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] estrus [1] | A period of sexual activity associated with ovulation. | [] | 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] estuary [1] | The area where a freshwater stream or river merges with the ocean. | [] | 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] ethology [1] | The study of animal behavior in natural conditions. | [] | 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] ethylene [1] | The only gaseous plant hormone, responsible for fruit ripening, growth inhibition, leaf abscission, and aging. | [] | 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] euchromatin [1] | The more open, unraveled form of eukaryotic chromatin that is available for transcription. | [] | 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] eudicots [1] | A large subgroup of traditionally dicot angiosperms including roses, peas, buttercups, sunflowers, oaks, and maples. | [] | 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] euglenoid [1] | A group of protistans, including Euglena and its relatives, characterized by an anterior pocket or chamber from which one or two flagella emerge. | [] | 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] eukaryotic cell [1] | A type of cell with a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles, present in protists, plants, fungi, and animals; also called eukaryote. | [] | 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] eumetazoa [1] | Members of the subkingdom that includes all animals except sponges. | [] | 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] euryhaline [1] | Organisms that can tolerate substantial changes in external osmolarity. | [] | 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] eurypterids [1] | Mainly marine and freshwater, extinct, chelicerates. These predators, also called water scorpions, ranged up to 3 meters long. | [] | 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] eustachian tube [1] | The tube that connects the middle ear to the pharynx. | [] | 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] eutherian mammals [1] | Placental mammals; those whose young complete their embryonic development within the uterus, joined to the mother by the placenta. | [] | 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] eutrophic [1] | Pertaining to a highly productive lake, having a high rate of biological productivity supported by a high rate of nutrient cycling. | [] | 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] evaporation [1] | The removal of heat energy from the surface of a liquid that is losing some of its 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] evaporative cooling [1] | The property of a liquid whereby the surface becomes cooler during evaporation, owing to a loss of highly kinetic molecules to the gaseous state. | [] | 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] evolution [1] | All the changes that have transformed life on Earth from its earliest beginnings to the diversity that characterizes it today. | [] | 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] evolutionary species concept [1] | The idea that evolutionary lineages and ecological roles can form the basis of species identification. | [] | 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] exaptation [1] | A structure that evolves and functions in one environmental context but that can perform additional functions when placed in some new 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] excitable cells [1] | Cells that have the ability to generate changes in their membrane potentials. | [] | 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] excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) [1] | An electrical change (depolarization) in the membrane of a postsynaptic neuron caused by the binding of an excitatory neurotransmitter from a presynaptic cell to a postsynaptic receptor; makes it more likely for a postsynaptic neuron to generate an action potential. | [] | 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] excretion [1] | The disposal of nitrogen-containing waste products of 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] exergonic reaction [1] | A spontaneous chemical reaction in which there is a net release of free energy. | [] | 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] exocytosis [1] | The cellular secretion of macromolecules by the fusion of vesicles with the plasma 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] exoenzymes [1] | Powerful hydrolytic enzymes secreted by a fungus outside its body to digest food. | [] | 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] exon [1] | A coding region of a eukaryotic gene. Exons, which are expressed, are separated from each other by 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] exoskeleton [1] | A hard encasement on the surface of an animal, such as the shells of mollusks or the cuticles of arthropods, that provides protection and points of attachment for muscles. | [] | 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] exotoxin [1] | A toxic protein secreted by a bacterial cell that produces specific symptoms even in the absence of the bacterium. | [] | 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] exponential population growth [1] | The geometric increase of a population as it grows in an ideal, unlimited 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] expression vector [1] | A cloning vector that contains the requisite prokaryotic promoter just upstream of a restriction site where a eukaryotic gene can be inserted. | [] | 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] external fertilization [1] | The fusion of gametes that parents have discharged into the 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] exteroreceptor [1] | Sensory receptors that detect stimuli outside the body, such as heat, light, pressure, and chemicals. | [] | 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] extracellular digestion [1] | The breakdown of food outside 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] extracellular matrix (ECM) [1] | The substance in which animal tissue cells are embedded consisting of protein and polysaccharides. | [] | 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] extraembryonic membranes [1] | Four membranes (yolk sac, amnion, chorion, allantois) that support the developing embryo in reptiles, birds, and mammals. | [] | 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] extreme halophile [1] | Microorganisms that live in unusually highly saline environments such as the Great Salt Lake or the Dead Sea. | [] | 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] extreme thermophiles [1] | Microorganisms that thrive in hot environments (often 60–80 degrees C). | [] | 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] extremeophile [1] | Microorganisms that live in extreme environments. They are further classified as either methanogens, extreme halophiles, or extreme thermophiles. | [] | 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] 5' cap [1] | The 5' end of a pre-mRNA molecule modified by the addition of a cap of guanine nucleotide. | [] | 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] F factor [1] | A fertility factor in bacteria, a DNA segment that confers the ability to form pili for conjugation and associated functions required for the transfer of DNA from donor to recipient. It may exist as a plasmid or integrated into the bacterial chromosome. | [] | 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] F1 generation [1] | The first filial, or hybrid, offspring in a genetic cross-fertilization. | [] | 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] F plasmid [1] | The plasmid form of an F factor. | [] | 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] F2 generation [1] | Offspring resulting from interbreeding of the hybrid F1 generation. | [] | 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] facilitate [1] | The positive effect of early species on the appearance of later species in ecological succession. | [] | 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] facilitated diffusion [1] | The spontaneous passage of molecules and ions, bound to specific carrier proteins, across a biological membrane down their concentration gradients. | [] | 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] facultative anaerobe [1] | An organism that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present but that switches to fermentation under anaerobic conditions. | [] | 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] family [1] | In classification, the taxonomic category above genus. | [] | 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] fast block to polyspermy [1] | The depolarization of the egg membrane within 1–3 seconds after sperm binding to the vitelline layer. The reaction prevents additional sperm from fusing with the egg's plasma 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] fast muscle fibers [1] | Muscle cells used for rapid, powerful contractions. | [] | 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] fat (triacylglycerol) [1] | A biological compound consisting of three fatty acids linked to one glycerol molecule. | [] | 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] fate maps [1] | Territorial diagrams of embryonic development that reveal the future development of individual cells and 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] fatty acid [1] | A long carbon chain carboxylic acid. Fatty acids vary in length and in the number and location of double bonds; three fatty acids linked to a glycerol molecule form fat. | [] | 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] feathers [1] | Light epidermal outgrowths that form the external covering of the body of birds. | [] | 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] feces [1] | The wastes of the digestive tract. | [] | 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] feedback inhibition [1] | A method of metabolic control in which the end product of a metabolic pathway acts as an inhibitor of an enzyme within that pathway. | [] | 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] fermentation [1] | A 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. | [] | 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] fertilization [1] | The union of haploid gametes to produce a diploid zygote. | [] | 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] fertilization envelope [1] | The swelling of the vitelline layer away from the plasma 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] fetus [1] | A developing human from the ninth week of gestation until birth; has all the major structures of an atult. | [] | 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] fiber [1] | A lignified cell type that reinforces the xylem of angiosperms and functions in mechanical support; a slender, tapered sclerenchyma cell that usually occurs in bundles. | [] | 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] fibrin [1] | The activated form of the blood-clotting protein fibrinogen, which aggregates into threads that form the fabric of the clot. | [] | 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] fibrinogen [1] | The inactive form of the plasma protein that is converted to the active form fibrin, which aggregates into threads that form the framework of a blood clot. | [] | 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] fibroblast [1] | A type of cell in loose connective tissue that secretes the protein ingredients of the extracellular fibers. | [] | 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] fibronectin [1] | A glycoprotein that helps cells attach to the extracellular matrix. | [] | 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] fibrous connective tissue [1] | A dense tissue with large numbers of collagenous fibers organized into parallel bundles. This is the dominant tissue in tendons and ligaments. | [] | 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] fibrous root systems [1] | Root systems common to monocots consisting of a mat of thin roots that spread out below the soil surface. | [] | 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] filament [1] | The stalk of a stamen. | [] | 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] filtrate [1] | Fluid extracted by the excretory system from the blood or body cavity. The excretory system produces urine from the filtrate after extracting valuable solutes from it and concentrating 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] filtration [1] | In the vertebrate kidney, the extraction of water and small solutes, including metabolic wastes, from the blood by the nephrons. | [] | 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] first law of thermodynamics [1] | The principle of conservation of energy. Energy can be transferred and transformed, but it cannot be created or destroyed. | [] | 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] fixed action pattern (FAP) [1] | A sequence of behavioral acts that is essentially unchangeable and usually carried to completion once initiated. | [] | 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] flaccid [1] | Limp. Walled cells are flaccid in isotonic surroundings, where there is no tendency for water to enter. | [] | 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] flagellum [1] | A long cellular appendage specialized for locomotion, formed from a core of nine outer doublet microtubules and two inner single microtubules, ensheathed in an extension of plasma 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] flower [1] | In an angiosperm, a short stem with four sets of modified leaves, bearing structures that function in sexual reproduction. | [] | 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] fluid mosaic model [1] | The currently accepted model of cell membrane structure, which envisions the membrane as a mosaic of individually inserted protein molecules drifting laterally in a fluid bilayer of phospholipids. | [] | 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] fluid-feeder [1] | An animal that lives by sucking nutrient-rich fluids from another living 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 |
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