Vocabulary list for biology
David Bar-Tzur
GENERAL BIOLOGY
| abnormal |
adapt |
binoculars |
biology |
cell |
chart |
condensation |
| consume |
cross-section |
decay |
dense |
density |
environment |
evolution |
| extinct |
fat |
filter |
flow |
fluid |
fluidity |
hierarchy |
| hierarchic, hierarchical |
host |
hybrid |
illusion |
inhibition |
microscope |
nutritient |
| organism |
origin |
pollution |
pond |
pressure |
scanning electron microscope |
scientific notation |
| sediment |
source |
structure |
table |
theorem |
theory |
toxin |
|
BOTANY
| adaptation |
agar |
annual (plant) |
avocado |
bean |
berry |
beet |
blueberry |
| branch |
celery |
cherry |
coconut |
corn |
cucumber |
cycle |
| cyclical |
endangered species |
grapefruit |
immature |
leaf |
lemon |
lettuce |
| limb |
lime |
mature |
melon |
mildew |
mold (plant) |
nutrient |
| nutrition |
parasite |
particle |
pea |
peach |
pear |
perennial |
| photosynthesis |
pineapple |
plant |
pod |
pumpkin |
root |
sac |
| seeds |
sense |
spore |
stalk |
stem |
strawberry |
sun |
| transpiration |
CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
| abnormal |
afferent (neuron) |
agar |
agglutination |
allele |
bioreactor |
carrier |
| cell-> |
(~) body |
centromere |
chromatid |
chloroplast |
chromosome |
cilia |
| co-dominance |
complete (dominance) |
cross (verb) |
culture |
cytoplasm |
dominance-> |
complete ~ |
| incomplete ~ |
dominant |
double helix |
endoplasmic reticulum |
eucaryotic |
flagellum |
gene |
| genotype |
hair cells |
haploid |
helix-> |
double ~ |
heredity |
heterozygous |
| inherit |
inheritance |
inhibition |
karyotype (v) |
lysomes |
meiosis |
mitochondria |
| mitosis |
mutation |
offspring |
permeable |
phenotype |
plasmid |
procaryotic |
| recessive |
replication |
ribosomes |
semi-permeable |
stain |
sun |
transcription |
| translation |
triplet |
zygote |
PALEONTOLOGY
See also Earth Sciences
ZOOLOGY
See also Health under "Anatomy" and Sexuality for parallel structures and behaviors.
| adaptation |
animal |
animal |
ant |
armadillo |
bacteria |
bat |
bear |
| beaver |
bee |
bird |
bison |
breed |
buffalo |
bull |
| caterpillar |
cheetah |
chicken |
chimpanzee |
cilia |
clam |
cockroach |
| crab |
cusp |
defecate |
dinosaur |
dolphin |
duck |
eagle |
| endangered species |
feather |
flagellum |
fly (verb) |
fox |
fur |
gorilla |
| hatch (egg) |
hen |
hyena |
hippopotamus |
horns |
immature |
insect |
| ladybug |
lamb |
larva |
lay egg |
lightning bug |
llama |
lobster |
| manatee |
mature |
mole |
muzzle |
nest |
octopus |
opossum |
| owl |
parakeet |
parasite |
peacock |
pearl |
pelican |
penguin-> |
| chinstrap ~ |
pheasant |
pony |
poodle |
proboscis |
quail |
raccoon |
| rattlesnake |
rhinoceros |
roach |
rooster |
sac |
scorpion |
seal |
| sensation |
sense |
sensitive |
shark |
sheep |
shrimp |
skunk |
| snake |
snout |
spider |
sponge |
squirrel |
sting |
tiger |
| tortoise |
vacuole |
veterinarian |
walrus |
whale-> |
blowhole (of ~) |
wolf |
| worm |
zebra |
For the signs for these terms, see Signs for technical/specialized vocabulary.
For additional relevant terms, see Vocabulary list for chemistry under "Biochemistry",Vocabulary list for health sciences under "Anatomy", "Birth and birth control", and "Physiology" and Vocabulary list for sexuality.
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