Vocabulary words for Bio 215:  The following is the list of vocabulary words for the entire semester, listed by chapters.

Ch 1

Ch 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ch 22

Ch 24

Ch 25

Ch 28

Ch 29

Ch30

Ch31

Ch32

Ch33

Ch34

Ch35

36

37

38

39

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41

42

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Ch 50

Ch 51

Ch52

Ch53

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Ch55

 

 

Ch 35

 

Plant structure and growth

 

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monocots

 

 

 

dicots

 

 

 

root system

 

 

 

shoot system

 

 

 

xylem

 

 

 

phloem

 

 

 

taproot

 

 

 

fibrous root

 

 

 

root hairs

 

 

 

adventitious

 

 

 

stem

 

 

 

node

 

 

 

interneode

 

 

 

axillary bud

 

 

 

termial bud

 

 

 

apical dominance

 

 

 

leaves

 

 

 

blade

 

 

 

meristem

 

 

 

apical meristem

 

 

 

primary growth

 

 

 

secondary growth

 

 

 

lateral meristem

 

 

 

primary plant body

 

 

 

root cap

 

 

 

zone of cell division

 

 

 

quiescent center

 

 

 

protoderm

 

 

 

pericycle

 

 

 

procambium

 

 

 

ground meristem

 

 

 

zone of elongation

 

 

 

zone of maturation

 

 

 

stele

 

 

 

pith

 

 

 

cortex

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ch 36

 

Transport in Plants

 

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transport proteins

 

 

 

selective channels

 

 

 

chemiosmosis

 

 

 

osmosis

 

 

 

water potential

 

 

 

megapascals

 

 

 

tension

 

 

 

plasmolyze

 

 

 

endodermis

 

 

 

Casparian strip

 

 

 

transpiration

 

 

 

cohesion

 

 

 

root pressure

 

 

 

guttation

 

 

 

transpiration-to-photosynthesis ration

 

 

circadian rhythms

 

 

 

translocation

 

 

 

sugar source

 

 

 

sugar sink

 

 

 

transfer cells

 

 

 

Turgor pressure

 

 

 

turgid

 

 

 

aquaporins

 

 

 

tonoplast

 

 

 

symplast

 

 

 

apoplast

 

 

 

bulk flow

 

 

 

mychorrhizae

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ch 37

 

Plant nutrition

 

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mineral nutrients

 

 

 

essential nutrient

 

 

 

macronutrients

 

 

 

micronutrients

 

 

 

topsoil

 

 

 

horizons

 

 

 

loams

 

 

 

humus

 

 

 

cation exchange

 

 

 

nitrogen-fixing bacteria

 

 

 

nitrogen fixation

 

 

 

nitrogenase

 

 

 

nodules

 

 

 

bacteroids

 

 

 

mycorrhizae

 

 

 

ectomycorrhizae

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ch 38

 

plant reproduction and development

 

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alternation of generations

 

 

sporophyte

 

 

 

gametophyte

 

 

 

monoecious

 

 

 

dioecious

 

 

 

microspore

 

 

 

megaspore

 

 

 

scutellum

 

 

 

coleorhiza

 

 

 

coleoptile

 

 

 

fruit

 

 

 

stock

 

 

 

scion

 

 

 

protoplast fusion

 

 

 

monoculture

 

 

 

sepal

 

 

 

petal

 

 

 

stamen

 

 

 

ovules

 

 

 

complete flower

 

 

 

incomplete flower

 

 

 

perfect flower

 

 

 

imperfect flower

 

 

 

organ-identity genes

 

 

 

development

 

 

 

growth

 

 

 

morphogenesis

 

 

 

cellular diferentiation

 

 

 

preprophase band

 

 

 

pattern formation

 

 

 

positional information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ch 39

Control Systems in Plants

 

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hormone

 

 

 

phototropism

 

 

 

auxin

 

 

 

cytokinins

 

 

 

gibberellin

 

 

 

Abscisic acid (ABA)

 

 

 

ethylene

 

 

 

senescence

 

 

 

circadian rhythm

 

 

 

photoperiodism

 

 

 

short-day plant

 

 

 

long-day plants

 

 

 

day-neutral plants

 

 

 

Phytochrome

 

 

 

heat-shock proteins

 

 

 

gene-for-gene recognition

 

 

phytoalexins

 

 

 

PR proteins

 

 

 

hypersensitive response

 

 

systemic acquired resistance (SAR)

 

Ch 40

An introduction to Animal Structure and function

 

top

tissues

 

 

 

epithelial tissue

 

 

 

basement membrane

 

 

 

simple epithelium

 

 

 

stratified epithelium

 

 

 

cuboidal

 

 

 

columnar

 

 

 

squamous

 

 

 

mucous membrane

 

 

 

connective tissue

 

 

 

loose connective tissue

 

 

collagenous fibers

 

 

 

elastic fibers

 

 

 

reticular fibers

 

 

 

fibroblasts

 

 

 

macrophages

 

 

 

adipose tissue

 

 

 

tendons

 

 

 

fibrous connective tissue

 

 

ligaments

 

 

 

cartilage

 

 

 

chondrocytes

 

 

 

bone

 

 

 

osteoblasts

 

 

 

Haversian systems

 

 

 

blood

 

 

 

nervous tissue

 

 

 

neuron

 

 

 

muscle tissue

 

 

 

skeletal muscle

 

 

 

striated muscle

 

 

 

cardiac muscle

 

 

 

organs

 

 

 

mesenteries

 

 

 

thoracic cavity

 

 

Ch 41

Animal Nutrition

 

 

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undernourished

 

 

 

essential nutrients

 

 

 

malnourished

 

 

 

essential amino acids

 

 

 

essential fatty acids

 

 

 

vitamins

 

 

 

minerals

 

 

 

herbivores

 

 

 

carnivores

 

 

 

omnivores

 

 

 

ingestion

 

 

 

digestion

 

 

 

enzymatic hydrolysis

 

 

 

absorption

 

 

 

elimination

 

 

 

suspension-feeders

 

 

 

substrate-feeders

 

 

 

deposit-feeders

 

 

 

fluid-feeders

 

 

 

gastric juice

 

 

 

pepsin

 

 

 

pepsinogen

 

 

 

acid chyme

 

 

 

pyloric sphincter

 

 

 

small intestine

 

 

 

duodenum

 

 

 

bile

 

 

 

trypsin

 

 

 

chymotrypsin

 

 

 

carboxypeptidase

 

 

 

aminopeptidase

 

 

 

dipeptidase

 

 

 

enteropeptidase

 

 

 

nucleases

 

 

 

emulsification

 

 

 

lipase

 

 

 

jejunum

 

 

 

ileum

 

 

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circulation and gas Exchange

 

top

open circulatory system

 

 

hemolymph

 

 

 

sinuses

 

 

 

closed circulatory system

 

 

cardiovascular system

 

 

 

atrium

 

 

 

ventricles

 

 

 

arteries

 

 

 

arterioles

 

 

 

capillaries

 

 

 

capillary bed

 

 

 

venules

 

 

 

veins

 

 

 

systemic circuit

 

 

 

double circulation

 

 

 

pulmonary circuit

 

 

 

atrioventricular valve

 

 

 

semilunar valves

 

 

 

pulse

 

 

 

heart rate

 

 

 

cardiac cycle

 

 

 

systole

 

 

 

hemocyanin

 

 

 

diastole

 

 

 

cardiac output

 

 

 

stroke volume

 

 

 

sinoatrial (SA) node

 

 

 

pacemaker

 

 

 

atrioventricular (AV) node

 

 

electrocardiogram

 

 

 

endothelium

 

 

 

blood pressure

 

 

 

peripheral resistance

 

 

 

lymphatic system

 

 

 

lymph

 

 

 

lymph nodes

 

 

 

plasma

 

 

 

red blood cells

 

 

 

erythrocytes

 

 

 

hemoglobin

 

 

 

white blood cells

 

 

 

leukocytes

 

 

 

platelets

 

 

 

pluripotent stem cells

 

 

 

dissociation curve

 

 

Ch43 the Body's Defenses

 

 

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lysozyme

 

 

 

phagocytosis

 

 

 

macrophages

 

 

 

eosinophils

 

 

 

natural killer cells

 

 

 

inflammatory response

 

 

 

histamine

 

 

 

basophils

 

 

 

mast cells

 

 

 

prostaglandins

 

 

 

chemokines

 

 

 

pryogens

 

 

 

complement system

 

 

 

interferon

 

 

 

B lymphocytes (B cells)

 

 

T lymphocytes (T cells)

 

 

antigens

 

 

 

antibodies

 

 

 

antigen receptors

 

 

 

T cell receptors

 

 

 

effector cells

 

 

 

memory cells

 

 

 

clonal selection

 

 

 

primary immune response

 

 

plasma cells

 

 

 

secondary immune response

 

 

major histocompatibility complex (MHC)

 

 

Class I MHC

 

 

 

Class II MHC

 

 

 

antigen presentation

 

 

 

cytotoxic T cells (TC)

 

 

 

helper T cells (TH)

 

 

 

humoral immunity

 

 

 

cell-mediated immunity

 

 

antigen-presenting cells (APCs)

 

 

cytokines

 

 

 

interleukin-2 (IL-2)

 

 

 

interleukin-1 (IL-1)

 

 

 

suppressor T cells (Ts)

 

 

 

CD8

 

 

 

CD4

 

 

 

target cell

 

 

 

perforin

 

 

 

tumor antigen

 

 

 

T-dependent antigens

 

 

 

T-independent antigens

 

 

epitope

 

 

 

immunoglobulins (Ig)

 

 

 

heavy chains

 

 

 

light chains

 

 

 

monoclonal antibodies

 

 

 

neutralizaiton

 

 

 

opsonization

 

 

 

agglutination

 

 

 

complement fixation

 

 

 

membrane attack complex (MAC)

 

Ch 44 Controling the internal environment

 

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thermoregulation

 

 

 

osmoregulation

 

 

 

excretion

 

 

 

conduction

 

 

 

convection

 

 

 

radiation

 

 

 

evaporation

 

 

 

ectotherm

 

 

 

endotherm

 

 

 

vasodilation

 

 

 

vasoconstriction

 

 

 

countercurrent heat exchanger

 

 

nonshivering thermogenesis

 

 

brown fat

 

 

 

acclimatization

 

 

 

stress-induced proteins

 

 

heat-shock proteins

 

 

 

torpor

 

 

 

hibernation

 

 

 

estivation

 

 

 

transport epithelium

 

 

 

ammonia

 

 

 

uric acid

 

 

 

osmolarity

 

 

 

osmoconformer

 

 

 

osmoregulator

 

 

 

stenohaline

 

 

 

euryhaline

 

 

 

anhydrobiosis

 

 

 

filtration

 

 

 

secretion

 

 

 

reabsorption

 

 

 

collecting duct

 

 

 

cortical nephrons

 

 

 

juxtamedullary nephrons

 

 

afferent arteriole

 

 

 

efferent arteriole

 

 

 

peritubular capillaries

 

 

 

vasa recta

 

 

 

antidiuretic hormone

 

 

 

juxtaglomerular apparatus

 

 

angiotensin II

 

 

 

aldosterone

 

 

 

renin

 

 

 

renin-angiotensisn-aldosterone system

 

 

atrial natriuretic factor

 

45 chemical signals in animals

 

 

 

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hormone

 

 

 

target cells

 

 

 

endocrine system

 

 

 

endocrine glands

 

 

 

neurosecretory cells

 

 

 

ecdysone

 

 

 

brain hormone (BH)

 

 

 

juvenile hormone (JH)

 

 

 

nitric oxide

 

 

 

growth factors

 

 

 

prostaglandin's (PG's)

 

 

 

signal-transduction pathways

 

 

 

tropic hormones

 

 

 

hypothalamus

 

 

 

pituitary gland

 

 

 

anterior pituitary

 

 

 

adenohypophysis)

 

 

 

endorphins

 

 

 

pineal gland

 

 

 

melatonin

 

 

 

thyroid gland

 

 

 

triiodothyronine (T3)

 

 

 

thyroxine (T4)

 

 

 

calcitonin

 

 

 

parathyroid glands

 

 

 

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

 

 

 

luteinizing hormone (LH)

 

 

 

thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

 

 

 

gonadotropins

 

 

 

adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

 

 

 

melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)

 

 

 

adrenal glands

 

 

 

adrenal cortex

 

 

 

adrenal medulla

 

 

 

epinephrine

 

 

 

norepinephrine

 

 

 

catecholamines

 

 

 

corticosterioids

 

 

 

glucocorticoids

 

 

 

mineralcorticoids

 

 

 

androgen

 

 

 

testosterone

 

 

 

estrogen

 

 

 

progestins

 

 

46 animal reproduction

 

 

 

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asexual reproduction

 

 

 

sexual reproduction

 

 

 

gametes

 

 

 

zygote

 

 

 

ovum

 

 

 

spermatozoon

 

 

 

fission

 

 

 

budding

 

 

 

gemmules

 

 

 

fragmentation

 

 

 

regeneration

 

 

 

parthenogenesis

 

 

 

hermaphroditism

 

 

 

sequential hermaphroditism

 

 

 

protogynous

 

 

 

protandrous

 

 

 

fertilization

 

 

 

external fertilization

 

 

 

internal fertilization

 

 

 

pheromones

 

 

 

gonads

 

 

 

spermatheca

 

 

 

cloaca

 

 

 

testes

 

 

 

seminiferous tubules

 

 

 

Leydig cells

 

 

 

scrotum

 

 

 

epididymis

 

 

 

ejactulation

 

 

 

vas deferens

 

 

 

ejaculatory duct

 

 

 

urethra

 

 

 

semen

 

 

 

seminal vesicles

 

 

 

prostate gland

 

 

 

bulbourethral glands

 

 

 

penis

 

 

 

baculum

 

 

 

glans penis

 

 

 

prepuce

 

 

 

ovaries

 

 

 

follicles

 

 

 

ovulation

 

 

 

corpus luteum

 

 

 

oviduct

 

 

 

uterus

 

 

 

endometrium

 

 

 

hymen

 

 

 

pregnancy (gestation

 

 

 

cervix

 

 

 

vagina

 

 

 

embryos

 

 

 

conception

 

 

 

trimesters

 

 

 

cleavage

 

 

 

blastocyst

 

 

 

placenta

 

 

 

organogenesis

 

 

 

fetus

 

 

 

human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

 

 

 

parturition

 

 

 

labor

 

 

 

lactation

 

 

 

contraception

 

 

 

rhythm method

 

 

 

natural family planning

 

 

 

barrier methods

 

 

 

condom

 

 

 

tubal ligation

 

 

 

vasectomy

 

 

 

in vitro fertilization

 

 

ch 47 Animal development

 

 

 

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preformation

 

 

 

epigenesis

 

 

 

acrosomal reaction

 

 

 

fast block to polyspermy

 

 

 

cortical reaction

 

 

 

cortical granules

 

 

 

fertilization membrane

 

 

 

slow block to polyspermy

 

 

 

zona pellucida

 

 

 

cleavage

 

 

 

blastomeres

 

 

 

yolk

 

 

 

vegetal pole

 

 

 

animal pole

 

 

 

gray crescent

 

 

 

morula

 

 

 

blastocoel

 

 

 

blastula

 

 

 

meroblastic cleavage

 

 

 

holoblastic cleavage

 

 

 

gastrulation

 

 

 

gastrulation

 

 

 

ectoderm

 

 

 

endoderm

 

 

 

mesoderm

 

 

 

invagination

 

 

 

archenteron

 

 

 

blastopore

 

 

 

dorsal lip

 

 

 

involution

 

 

 

yolk plug

 

 

 

organogenesis

 

 

 

notochord

 

 

 

neural tube

 

 

 

somites

 

 

 

amniotes

 

 

 

blastodisc

 

 

 

primitive streak

 

 

 

extraembryonic membranes

 

 

 

yolk sac

 

 

 

amnion

 

 

 

chorion

 

 

 

allantois

 

 

 

blastocyst

 

 

Ch 48 nervous system

 

 

 

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central nervous system (CNS)

 

 

 

effector cells

 

 

 

nerves

 

 

 

peripheral nervous system (PNS)

 

 

 

neurons

 

 

 

cell body

 

 

 

dendrites

 

 

 

axons

 

 

 

myelin sheath

 

 

 

Schwann cells

 

 

 

oligodendrocytes

 

 

 

synaptic terminals

 

 

 

synapse

 

 

 

sensory neurons

 

 

 

interneurons

 

 

 

motor neurons

 

 

 

reflex

 

 

 

ganglion (pl. ganglia)

 

 

 

nuclei

 

 

 

supporting cells (glia)

 

 

 

blood-brain barrier

 

 

 

membrane potential

 

 

 

excitable cells