Biology glossary

a haploid cell that can undergo mitosis to form a multicellular, haploid individual

diploid cell that produces spores by meiosis

a multicellular diploid life-cycle stage that produces haploid spores by meiosis

multicellular diploid stage in plants that is formed after the fusion of male and female gametes

clade of lizards and snakes

type of epithelia made of flat cells, specialized in aiding diffusion or preventing abrasion

selection that favors average phenotypes

structure that contains the male reproductive organs

metabolic rate at rest in ectothermic animals

(also, stirrup) third of the three bones of the middle ear

storage carbohydrate in plants.

AUG (or rarely, GUG) on an mRNA from which translation begins; always specifies methionine

plant organelle that contains heavy starch granules

inner portion of the root containing the vascular tissue; surrounded by the endodermis

in the auditory system, hair-like projections from hair cells that help detect sound waves