Biology Vocabulary

 

active transport                                                                                                                                      

allele                                                                                                                                               

alternation of generations                                                                                                                            

analogous structure                                                                                                                                  

biomass pyramid                                                                                                                                       

biomolecules (proteins, lipids, nucleic acid, carbohydrates)                                                                                         

body plan                                                                                                                                             

cellular respiration (aerobic, anaerobic, fermentation)                                                                                               

diploid                                                                                                                                              

DNA fingerprint                                                                                                                                       

DNA replication                                                                                                                                      

DNA sequence                                                                                                                                          

evolution                                                                                                                                             

haploid                                                                                                                                              

homeostasis                                                                                                                                           

homologous structure                                                                                                                                 

innate behavior                                                                                                                                       

karyotype                                                                                                                                             

learned behavior                                                                                                                                     

Linnean classification                                                                                                                                

meiosis

natural selection                                                                                                                                    

nitrogen cycle                                                                                                                                        

organelles (nucleolus, Golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum)

passive transport                                                                                                                                     

population growth curve                                                                                                                              

protein synthesis                                                                                                                                     

recombinant DNA                                                                                                                                       

sex-linked trait                                                                                                                                     

transcription                                                                                                                                         

translation                                    

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