Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
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secondary active transport |
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movement of material that results from primary active transport to the electrochemical gradient |
secondary consumer |
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usually a carnivore that eats primary consumers |
secondary feather |
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feather located at the base of the wing that provides lift |
secondary growth |
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growth resulting in an increase in thickness or girth; caused by the lateral meristem and cork cambium |
secondary plant compound |
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compound produced as byproducts of plant metabolic processes that is usually toxic, but is sequestered by the plant to defend against herbivores |
secondary plant compound |
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compound produced as byproducts of plant metabolic processes that is usually toxic, but is sequestered by the plant to defend against herbivores |
secondary structure |
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secondary succession |
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succession in response to environmental disturbances that move a community away from its equilibrium |
secretin |
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hormone which stimulates sodium bicarbonate secretion in the small intestine |
seed |
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seedless vascular plant |
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plant that does not produce seeds |
segmental artery |
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artery that branches from the renal artery |
selective pressure |
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environmental factor that causes one phenotype to be better than another |
self-pollination |
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semelparity |
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life history strategy characterized by a single reproductive event followed by death |