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Title: Exam 1

Description: Bio 131 Vocab

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acrosome reaction
Definition
A set of events occurring in a sperm cell upon encountering an egg cell, including release of acrosomal enzymes and formation of the acrosomal process, which helps the sperm cell reach the egg.
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ADP
 Definition
molecule consisting of adenine, a sugar, and two phosphate groups. Addition of a third phosphate group produces adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
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alpha helix
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amino acid
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Ancestor
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Animal
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Anterior
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apical
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apical meristem
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atmosphere (atm)
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ATP
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autonomic neuron
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basolateral
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beta sheet
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bicoid
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bilaterian
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blastocoel
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blastocyst
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blastula
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C-terminus
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Ca2+
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calcium pump
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capillarity
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carbohydrates
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carboxyl group
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catalyst
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cell membrane
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Cell-cell junctions
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cellulose
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central nervous system
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channel
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chemical potential energy
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chitin
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chordate
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clade
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concentration gradient
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condensation reaction
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conservation of energy
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conservation of matter
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conservation of matter
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cortical granule
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covalent bond
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cytoplasm
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cytosol
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daughter taxa
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deuterostome
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diffusion
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diffusion coefficient
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dorsal
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echinoderm
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ectoderm
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Egg
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Endoderm
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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endosperm
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energy storage
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entropy
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enzymes - regulation within cells
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epidermis
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Epithelium
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evaporation
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exocytosis
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extracellular fluid
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F-actin
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fertilization
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Fick’s Law
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flux
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fungi
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G-actin
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gamete
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gastrulation
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glycerol
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glycogen
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guard cells
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H-bonds
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homeotic mutant
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hormone
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HOX
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hydrolysis
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hydrophilic
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hydrophobic
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hydrostatic potential
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impermeable
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influx
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ion
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K+
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kinetic energy
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lumen
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megapascal (MPa)
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membrane receptor
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meniscus
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mesoderm
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molecule
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motor neuron
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mRNA
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N-terminus
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Na+
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negative feedback
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neural tube
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node
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nonpolar
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notochord
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organ
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osmosis
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osmotic potential
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oxytocin
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oxytocin receptor
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peptide bond
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peptide hormone response
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permeability
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phosphate group
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phosphdiester bond
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phospholipid
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`phospholipid bilayer
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plant
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plasmodesmata
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polymer
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polypeptide
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posterior
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potential energy
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primary active transport
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proton pump
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protostome
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pump
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regulation
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regulatory transcription factor
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replication
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ribozyme
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root
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saturated fatty acid
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secondary active transport
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secretion
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semipermeable
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sensory neuron
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SHH
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shoot
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