| A | B |
|---|
| eutrophic | lakes or ponds that are rich in nutrients |
| pollex | first digit of forelimbs of some animals , forms thumb in humans |
| poikilothermy | condition of having a body temperature |
| pleura | double membrane that surrounds the lungs of mammals |
| sphincter | muscle that surrounds an opening and closes the tube when it contracts |
| porogamy | the typical method of fertilization in flowering plants |
| potometer | apparatus that measures the rate of water uptake in a cut shoot |
| distal | the part of an organ, limb that is farthest from the origin or point of attachment |
| dikaryon | cell containing 2 different nuclei |
| gonad | reproductive organ in animals that produce gametes |
| hallux | the first digit of hindfoot; forms the toe in humans |
| ichthyology | study of fish |
| imago | the adult stage in life cycle of insects; the imago can fly and reproduce |
| marl | soil containing a high proprotion of calcium carbonate |
| meninges | protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord |
| mesentary | thin transpaarent membrane consisting of a double layer of peritouieum |
| pepo | succulent fruit resembling a berry (cucumber, squash, pumpkins) |
| node | point of leaf insertion on a stem |
| pylotaxis | arrangement of leaves on a stem |
| pinna | external part of outer ear in mammals |
| prickle | protective outgrowth form surface of a plant |
| quadrat | a square area, taken at random, within which the number of organisms is noted |
| lyophobic | solvent repelling |
| lysis | death and breakdown of a cell |
| flaccid | laking pressure or rigidity |
| feces | solid or semisolid material consisting of undigested food |
| fascia | a sheet of connective tissue |
| cereces | appendage at the hind end of the abdomen of some insects (mayflies, earwigs) |
| dentine | hard substance, closely resembling bone that makes up the tooth |
| bract | a modified leaf that develops below a lower or an in florescence |
| buccal cavity | mouth cavity, in mammals it is surrounded by lips and cheeks |
| articulation | surface where two skeletal elements meet, forming a movable joint |
| ptaylin | enzyme in human saliva that catalyzes the conversion of starch to maltose |
| phloem | vascular tissue in plants that transports food |
| pheromone | substance excreted by an animal that causes a response in another animal of the same species |
| proximal | part of an organ, limb that is closes the point of attachment |
