A | B |
accessory | dig. organ that food doesn't pass through |
aerobe | needs oxygen |
algae | plant like protist |
alveoli | sacs in lungs that do gas exchange |
amniotic egg | complete environment for developing embryo |
anaerobe | doesn't need oxygen |
anemia | not enough oxygen delivered to body cells |
angiosperm | vascular plant that forms flowers |
antibiotic | made by organism to kill another organism |
artery | carries blood away from heart |
insect | arthropod with 6 legs |
arachnid | arthropod with 8 legs |
asthma | bronchi close and not enough air can enter the lungs |
bacilli | rod shaped bacteria |
bio indicator | health of organism shows health of ecosystem |
bone marrow | makes red blood cells |
budding | growth of offspring on side of parent |
capillary | microscopic blood vessels |
carotenoids | photosynthesis pigments that are not green |
cilia | hair like projections for moving |
coccus | sphere shaped bacteria |
consumer | can't make food |
herbivore | eats only plant |
carnivore | eats only meat |
omnivore | eats meat and plants |
endoskeleton | inside support and protection |
endothermic | temperature stays the same |
estivation | inactivity during summer |
eukaryotic | has a nucleus |
exoskeleton | outside support and protection |
ectothermic | temperature changes with environment |
down | feathers for warmth |
contour | feathers for color and flight |
flagellum | whip tail used to move |
flower | reproductive organ of angiosperm |
egg | female gamete |
sperm | male gamete |
germination | growth of plant from seed |
gymnosperm | vascular plant that makes cones |
hermaphrodite | makes egg and sperm |
hibernation | inactivity in winter |
avg blood pressure | 120 - 80 |
hypertension | high blood pressure |
hyphae | body of fungi |
incubate | warm and care for eggs |
invertebrate | no backbone |
liver | makes bile |
mammal | endothermic vert that has hair |
monotreme | mammal that lays eggs |
placental | mammal that developes fully in uterus |
marsupial | mammal that gives birth to immature young |
menopause | end of menstruation |
menstruation | cycle of uterus in preparation for embryo |
metamorphosis | body form change |
mycorrhizae | hyphae and roots |
ovulation | release of egg |
pasteurization | using heat to kill bacteria in food |
pathogen | disease causing organism |
peristalsis | muscle contractions to move food in dig. organs |
pioneer | 1st species to live in area |
pistil | female flower parts |
plasma | watery part of blood |
platelets | blood cells that cause clots |
pollination | transfer of pollen to stigma |
producer | makes own food |
prokaryotic | no nucleus |
protozoa | animal like protist |
pseudopod | extention of cytoplasma |
pulmonary | delivers blood to lungs |
systemic | delivers blood to all body cells |
red tide | too many dinoflagellates |
saprophyte | eats dead material |
semen | sperm and energy fluid |
setae | bristles that help worms move |
toxin | poison made by pathogen |
stamen | male flower parts |
stomata | holes in leaf |
vein | carries blood to heart |
vertebrate | has backbone |
vascular | plant with tubes to transfer stuff |