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Bio Final

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Cell specialization   All organisms are composed of cells.. Specialized cells differ in structure (size, shape...) and function (the role they perform in the organism).  
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Nitrogenous bases   nitrogen containing molecule that has the same chemical properties as a base. They are particularly important since they make up the building blocks of DNA and RNA: adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine and uracil.  
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Osmosis-   process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one, thus equalizing the concentrations on each side of the membrane.  
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Independent assortment   formation of random combinations of chromosomes in meiosis and genes on different pairs of homologous chromosomes passage a one of each diploid pair of homologous chromosomes into each gamete independently of each other pair  
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Anaerobic respiration   type of respiration that does not use oxygen.glucose → lactic acid (+ energy released)  
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Aerobic respiration-   process in which glucose is converted into CO2 and H2O in the presence of oxygen, releasing large amounts of ATP  
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Cell wall   rigid layer of polysaccharides lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria  
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Leucoplast   colorless organelle found in plant cells, used for the storage of starch or oil  
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Activation energy   minimum quantity of energy that the reacting species must possess in order to undergo a specified reaction.  
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Solution   liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute) is uniformly distributed within the major component (the solvent).  
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Active transport   movement of ions or molecules across a cell membrane into a region of higher concentration, assisted by enzymes and requiring energy.  
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Solvent   able to dissolve other substances  
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Crenation   process resulting from osmosis in which red blood cells, in a hypertonic solution, shrink and acquire a scalloped surface.  
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Genotype-   the genetic constitution of an individual organism.  
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Eukaryotes   organism whose cells contain a nucleus surrounded by a membrane and whose DNA is bound together by proteins (histones) into chromosomes.  
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Cilia   short, microscopic, hairlike vibrating structure  
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Golgi Body   complex of vesicles and folded membranes within the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, involved in secretion and intracellular transport.  
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Ribosome   minute particle consisting of RNA and associated proteins, found in large numbers in the cytoplasm of living cells. They bind messenger RNA and transfer RNA to synthesize polypeptides and proteins.  
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Magnification   action or process of magnifying something or being magnified, especially visually.  
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Resolution   which is the smallest separation at which two separate objects can be distinguished (or resolved)  
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Cytolysis   dissolution or disruption of cells, especially by an external agent.  
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Organelles-   any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell.  
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Replication   process of duplicating or producing an exact copy of a polynucleotide strand such as DNA.  
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Phenotype-   set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment  
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Gametes   mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.  
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Nucleus-   dense organelle present in most eukaryotic cells, typically a single rounded structure bounded by a double membrane, containing the genetic material.  
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Cytoskeleton   microscopic network of protein filaments and tubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells, giving them shape and coherence.  
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Catalyst   substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.  
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Homeostasis   tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.  
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Hypothesis-   supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.  
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Solute-   minor component in a solution, dissolved in the solvent.  
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Passive transport-   movement of biochemicals and other atomic or molecular substances across cell membranes without need of energy input.  
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Crossing over-   exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes, resulting in a mixture of parental characteristics in offspring.  
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Transcription   process by which genetic information represented by a sequence of DNA nucleotides is copied into newly synthesized molecules of RNA, with the DNA serving as a template  
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Cytoplasm-   material or protoplasm within a living cell, excluding the nucleus.  
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Cell membrane   semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell.  
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Nucleolus   small dense spherical structure in the nucleus of a cell during interphase.  
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Matter   physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.  
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Biology-   study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distribution.  
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Photosynthesis-   process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.  
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