the volume of blood pumped by the heart in one minute as a product of heart rate multiplied by stroke volume

specialized heart muscle cell that is striated but contracts involuntarily like smooth muscle

animal that consumes animal flesh

photosynthetic pigment (yellow-orange-red) that functions to dispose of excess energy

single unit of the pistil

eight bones that comprise the wrist

membrane protein that moves a substance across the plasma membrane by changing its own shape

number of individuals of a species that can be supported by the limited resources of a habitat

type of connective tissue with a large amount of ground substance matrix, cells called chondrocytes, and some amount of fibers

joint in which the bones are connected by cartilage

one of the oldest known amniotes; had both amphibian and reptilian characteristics

waxy coating that forces water to cross endodermal plasma membranes before entering the vascular cylinder, instead of moving between endodermal cells

(also, catabolism) pathways in which complex molecules break down into simpler ones

protein that complexes with cAMP to bind to the promoter sequences of operons which control sugar processing when glucose is not available

clade of Old World monkeys