Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
Glossaries
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habitat isolation |
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reproductive isolation resulting when species' populations move or are moved to a new habitat, taking up residence in a place that no longer overlaps with the same species' other populations |
habituation |
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ability of a species to ignore repeated stimuli that have no consequence |
hagfish |
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eel-like jawless fish that live on the ocean floor and are scavengers |
hairpin |
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structure of RNA when it folds back on itself and forms intramolecular hydrogen bonds between complementary nucleotides |
halophile |
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organism that require a salt concentration of at least 0.2 M |
handicap principle |
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haplodiplodontic |
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haploid and diploid stages alternate |
haplontic |
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haploid stage is the dominant stage |
Haversian canal |
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contains the bone’s blood vessels and nerve fibers |
haze-effect cooling |
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effect of the gases and solids from a volcanic eruption on global climate |
heat |
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energy transferred from one system to another that is not work (energy of the molecules' motion or particles) |
heat energy |
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total bond energy of reactants or products in a chemical reaction |
heat energy |
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total bond energy of reactants or products in a chemical reaction |
heat of vaporization of water |
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high amount of energy required for liquid water to turn into water vapor |
heirloom seed |
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seed from a plant that was grown historically, but has not been used in modern agriculture on a large scale |