tough, waterproof, outer epidermal layer of cork cells

a group of plants that probably branched off before the separation of monocots and eudicots

interconnected collections of cells in the brain that are involved in movement and motivation; also known as basal nuclei

metabolic rate at rest in endothermic animals

see basal ganglia

branch on a phylogenetic tree that has not diverged significantly from the root ancestor

molecule that donates hydroxide ions or otherwise binds excess hydrogen ions and decreases the hydrogen ions' concentration in a solution

science that seeks to expand knowledge and understanding regardless of the short-term application of that knowledge

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