| 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 |