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ATPaseoften in basal rosettes. Late
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BBacillariophytaSee Diatoms.bacillu
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Benedict’s test A test for the pr
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iogeochemical cycle The movementof
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iosystematicstimes considered to re
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Bryophyta A phylum of simple, mainl
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CCactaceae (cacti) A large family o
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carbon Symbol: C. An essential elem
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carotenoidsimal diets as a precurso
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cell theorysaccharides and pectic s
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Charophyceaechaparral Sclerophyllou
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chlorineChlorophyll: the structural
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chromatographythreads seen in nondi
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circadian rhythmphyta, common in fr
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cleistogamyplants can be a problem
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An elongated thincoleorhizadue to a
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conjugation 1. A type of sexual rep
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convergent evolutionation; multifac
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cristafound in many other succulent
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cystnear the ground surface, which
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D2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic a
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definite growthticularly in young l
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dextrinMENDEL’s work in 1900 and
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diploidgans are borne on separate i
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DNA hybridizationAscomycota, Basidi
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Eecocline A CLINE that is due to a
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elongation factorof cells on differ
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endopolyploidyteins they make can e
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ERof the spindle during metaphase o
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evergreenplankton and littoral vege
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FF 1 The first filial generation; i
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field layerfield capacity The point
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floral provincecouraging crumb form
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Fries, Elias MagnusSee gene muta-fr
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Fungichlorophyll a. It has three ab
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gene In classical genetics, a unit
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generative nucleinosperms it gives
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genetic fingerprintingnetic enginee
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germ linegermination The first outw
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glycerideacid) The phosphorylated f
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graftGlyoxylate cyclebut lacks ribo
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ground meristemmospheric pollution
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Hhabitat The place where a particul
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The proportion of phenoheavymetal t
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heterosporynant and recessive allel
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holoenzymevided into many fingerlik
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hyaline cells60% carbon, 6% nitroge
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hypodermisnot have cross walls (sep
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incomplete dominanceincomplete domi
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initialcapitulum (pl. capitula), as
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inversioninulin A polysaccharide fo
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JJacob-Monod model A model of regul
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kinasetaining a ketone (=CO) or pot
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Llabeling The technique of using is
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Leaf shapesLeaf margins130
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life cycleLife cycle132
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lipid A collective term used to des
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log phasediameter. Widespread in ce
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Mmacromolecule A very large molecul
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meiosis The process of cell divisio
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Mendelian ratiogenerations. Mendel
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methioninetransport of most of the
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microsomesHowever, only dead materi
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mitosismetabolism via Krebs cycle a
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mutationof pseudocarpic (‘false
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NNAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleo
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niacinrather than by NATURAL SELECT
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nucleolar organizerbases attached t
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oligosaccharideTethys Sea there wer
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organOrchidaceae: front view of an
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Osmundalestration of the solution r
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stabilizes the stratosphere, preven
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panicleetative cover many thousands
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peptidasePeptide bondflesh enclosin
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peritheciumcotyledons or endosperm
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phenotypephenolphthalein An acid-al
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photophosphorylationcommon response
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photosynthesisPhotosynthesis: the C
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The arrangephotosystemand purple no
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physiologymarshes and other brackis
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plant hormoneton) feed. Other membe
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Poaceaespreading, and leptosporangi
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polyembryonyand from the sporangiop
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PPLOwith metal ions. Examples of su
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prophagethe prokaryotes actually co
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protocooperationalyze this are prot
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pseudoalleleprotophloem The first-f
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pyramid of biomassPurineare folded
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Rrace In classification, a taxon be
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ecessiveflower stalk upon which the
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epressorReplication of DNA occurs i
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Rhizobiumwith it. It is also used i
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SsaccharideSee sugar.S allelesSee m
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Schwann, Theodorcolor with the reag
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self-incompatibilityfertilize. Many
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sieve cellsiblings (sibs) Two or mo
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soil textureent rock and how it wea
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spirillummodified into spines, grea
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starch sheathstarch A polysaccharid
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stomatal apparatusor buds) of anoth
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sulfur An essential element in livi
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synchronous culturesymplastic growt
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temperate phageThe cytoplasm may al
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tracheid An elongated xylem conduct
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transformationacid and imports this
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triglycerideintroduced only in clas
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Uubiquinone See coenzyme Q.ultracen
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vascular system(SCLERENCHYMA) and p
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virus An extremely small infectious
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WWallace, Alfred Russel (1823-1913)
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XYZxanthophyll One of a class of ye
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APPENDIXES
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The following all have useful infor