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Biology Topics - Aerobic
- Requiring or occurring in the presence of oxygen.
- Anaerobe
- An organism that lives without oxygen and uses another chemical species as a terminal electron acceptor.
- Anaerobic
- Occurring in the absence of air or oxygen.
- Bacteria
- A group of small living organisms made of just one cell.
- Balsam
- Light oily aromatic extracts from trees which cure into resins.
- Biosensor
- Either a sensor to detect a biological substance or a sensor which incorporates the use of biological molecules such as antibodies or enzymes.
- Blood
- A liquid that circulates inside the bodies of animals.
- Carnivore
- An animal that eats only meat.
- Chemotropism
- Movement of a plant in response to chemicals.
- Codons
- Organic bases in sets of three that form the genetic code.
- Collagen
- The most abundant protein in mammals.
- Cytoplasm
- A jelly like material found in a living cell.
- Darwin, Charles
- Darwin struck upon the theory of evolution.
- Denaturation
- The breaking down of the three-dimensional structure of a protein resulting in the loss of its function.
- Deoxyribonucleic Acid
- The biological macromolecule that carries the genetic information of all eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
- Digestion
- The breaking down of food.
- Disinfectant
- A substance that kills or stops the growth of microbes.
- DNA
- The biological macromolecule that carries the genetic information of all eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
- Ecology
- The study of living things in their environment.
- Ecosystem
- A community of living things together with their environment.
- Evapotranspiration
- The combined process of evaporation from the surface of the Earth and transpiration from vegetation.
- Evolution
- A theory that tries to explain the variety of all living things.
- Excretion
- The removal of waste substances from living things.
- Exobiology
- The study of biological processes that have or could have evolved away from the Earth.
- Eye
- An organ which is sensitive to light.
- Facultative Anaerobe
- An organism that can live in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
- Food Chain
- A list of organisms showing how each depends on another for food.
- Gene
- Part of a chromosome found inside the cells of living organisms.
- Genetic Engineering
- A man-made method of altering the genes to change the characteristics of an organism.
- Geotropism
- Movement of a plant in response to gravity.
- Germination
- The growth of a new plant from a seed.
- Gestation Period
- The length of gestation, the time from conception to birth. For humans this is 266 days.
- Glycogen
- The storage polysaccharide of animals.
- Haptotropism
- Response of a plant to touch such as tendrils on a climbing plant wrapping themselves around other plants or supports.
- Hydrotropism
- Movement of a plant in response to water.
- Kidney
- An organ in the body which is used for excretion.
- Macroscopic
- Anything big enough to be seen with the naked eye.
- Microscopic
- Refers to objects that are too small for the unaided eye to see.
- Obligate Anaerobes
- An organism that dies when exposed to oxygen.
- Ocular
- Pertaining to or in relation with the eye.
- Oculogyric
- Referring to movements of the eyes.
- Oleoresin
- A natural plant product that contains oil and resins, an example is turpentine.
- Paraheliotropism
- Movement of a plant in response to light.
- Pesticide
- A chemical or biological agent that kills pests.
- Photosynthesis
- Process by which green plants convert light to energy by transforming carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates.
- PM10
- Particles measuring 10µm or less.
- PM2.5
- Particles measuring 2.5µm or less.
- Prebiotic
- Related to the period before life appears on a planet.
- Reaction Time
- The time taken to react to an event.
- Smell
- Human can detect around 10000 different smells.
- Taste
- Four basic tastes are sour, sweet, salt and bitter.
- Thermotropism
- Movement of a plant in response to temperature.
- Tropism
- The movement of a plant in response to a stimulus.
- Unit of Blood
- Unit of volume for human blood and its components.
- Yeast
- A type of fungus that is used in baking and brewing.
- Zygote
- A single living cell that results when a female egg is fertilized by sperm.
- Zymogen
- An inactive precursor of an enzyme.
 
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