Biology Flashcards
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Aerobic organism
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Has an oxygen based metabolism
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Abscission
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Process by which an organism sheds a part of itself
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Amino acid
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Building block of proteins
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Bacteriophage
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Virus that infects bacteria
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Chromosome
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DNA and proteins in cells, contains genes
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Deciduous
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Organism that sheds part of itself
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Endemism
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Life unique to a geographical area
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Enzyme
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Molecule that speeds up chemical reactions
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Ethology
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Study of animal behavior
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Herpetology
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Study of amphibians
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Histology
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Study of microscopic anatomy
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Insulin
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Hormone that regulates metabolism
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Krebs cycle
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Reactions by aerobic life to produce energy
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Leukocyte
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White blood cell; part of the immune system
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Meiosis
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Cell division required for sexual reproduction