fruiting body that protrudes from the ground and bears the basidia

(also, club fungi) phylum of fungi that produce club-shaped structures (basidia) that contain spores

club-shaped fruiting body of basidiomycetes

stiff structure in the cochlea that indirectly anchors auditory receptors

leukocyte that releases chemicals usually involved in the inflammatory response

type of mimicry where a non-harmful species takes on the warning colorations of a harmful one

solid rock that lies beneath the soil

change in an organism’s activities in response to a stimulus

study of the biology and evolution of behavior

type of reproductive isolation that occurs when a specific behavior or lack of one prevents reproduction from taking place

(also, benthic zone) part of the ocean that extends along the ocean bottom from the shoreline to the deepest parts of the ocean floor

endocrine cell of the pancreatic islets that produces the hormone insulin

secondary structure found in proteins in which “pleats” are formed by hydrogen bonding between atoms on the backbone of the polypeptide chain.

system in the blood that absorbs carbon dioxide and regulates pH levels

(also, mitral valve; left atrioventricular valve) one-way membranous flap between the atrium and the ventricle in the left side of the heart