Vocabulary
Published on Oct 14, 2019
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Chlorophyll:A green pigment in all green plants responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis.
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Thylakoid: each of a number of flattened sacs inside a chloroplast, bounded by pigmented membranes on which the light reactions of photosynthesis take place
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Aerobic: relating to, involving, or requiring free oxygen.
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Stroma: the supportive tissue of an epithelial organ, tumor, gonad, etc., consisting of connective tissues and blood vessels.
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Anaerobic: relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen.
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ATP: is a molecule that carries energy within cells.
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Fermentation: is an anaerobic process in which energy can be released from glucose even though oxygen is not available.
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Analogous Structure:are similar structures that evolved independently in two living organisms to serve the same purpose
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homologous structure: is an organ or body part that appears in different animals and is similar in structure and location doesn't always necessarily share the same purpose.
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homologous structure: is an organ or body part that appears in different animals and is similar in structure and location doesn't always necessarily share the same purpose
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convergent evolution is the process whereby organisms not closely related independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments or ecological niches
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trait: a distinguishing quality or characteristic of an organism
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Adaptation:a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment
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Species:a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
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Evolution:the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth
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Overproduction: a generation has more offspring than can be supported by the environment
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