Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
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S-layer |
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S-shaped growth curve |
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shape of a logistic growth curve |
saddle joint |
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sagittal plane |
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plane cutting through an animal separating the individual into right and left sides |
salamander |
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tailed amphibian that belongs to the clade Urodela |
salivary amylase |
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enzyme found in saliva, which converts carbohydrates to maltose |
saltatory conduction |
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“jumping” of an action potential along an axon from one node of Ranvier to the next |
sand |
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soil particles between 0.1–2 mm in diameter |
saprobe |
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organism that derives nutrients from decaying organic matter; also saprophyte |
saprophyte |
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plant that does not have chlorophyll and gets its food from dead matter |
sarcolemma |
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plasma membrane of a skeletal muscle fiber |
sarcomere |
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functional unit of skeletal muscle |
Sarcopterygii |
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Sargassum |
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type of free-floating marine seaweed |
satellite glia |
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glial cell that provides nutrients and structural support for neurons in the peripheral nervous system |