Biology Flashcards by lauren Dixon

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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

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Mitosis

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Process in which chromosomes split into two identical sets

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Mycology

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Study of fungi

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Neurobiology

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Study of the nervous system

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Ornithology

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Study of birds

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Osmosis

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Movement of molecules through a membrane

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Phytopathology

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Study of plant diseases

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Transcription

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The copying of DNA to RNA

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Francis crick

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Cofounder of DNA with James Watson

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Alexander Fleming

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Discovered penicillin

Hippocrates

Ancient Greek father of western medicine

Jean-baptiste Lamarck

Naturalist and proponent of evolution

Joseph lister

Surgeon who pioneered antiseptics

Albert Sabin

Developed an oral polio vaccine

Jonas Salk

Developed first polio vaccine

James Watson

Cofounder of DNA with Francis crick