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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 2
02/15/2010

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Term
Actinomycetes
Definition
Gram-positive bacteria, produce antibiotics, soil bacteria.
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Acrasiomycota
Definition
Cellular slime molds (Protists).
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Active Transport
Definition
Transporting materials from area of low concentration to high concentration.
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Anthophyta
Definition
Flowering plants.
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Archaebacteria
Definition
Methanogens, thermoacidophiles, halophiles.
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Ascomycota
Definition
Yeasts, truffels, morels.
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Bacillariophyta
Definition
Diatoms, silica shell.
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Basidiomycota
Definition
Mushrooms, toadstool, rusts.
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Beta-carotene
Definition
Make up carotenoids.
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Bryophyta
Definition
Mosses.
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Chlorophyta
Definition
Green, photosynthetic algae.
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Chordata
Definition
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
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Ciliophora
Definition
Ciliates, have cilia.
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Coniferophyta
Definition
Conifers.
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Coprophagic
Definition
Consumption of feces.
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Crepuscular
Definition
Animals that are active at twilight.
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Cyanobacteria
Definition
Photosynthetic aquatic bacteria.
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Dace
Definition
Small fish
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Deuteromycota
Definition
Penicillium
Term
Echinodermata
Definition
Starfish, urchins, sea cucumbers.
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Enterobacteria
Definition
Gram-negative bacteria, rod-shaped, E. Coli.
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Facilitated Transport
Definition
Passive transport with help of transport protein.
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Madtom
Definition
Catfish in North America.
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Hormone
Definition
Chemical released by cell in one region that affects cells in other parts of organism.
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Methanogens
Definition
Archaebacteria that manufacture methane in swamps/marshes.
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Microfibril
Definition
Thin cellular fiber, glycoproteins or cellulose.
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pH
Definition
Negative log of hydrogen ion concentration.
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Pinophyta
Definition
Conifers.
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Pterophyta
Definition
Ferns.
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Shiner
Definition
Small fish.
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Sphenophyta
Definition
Horsetails.
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Tannins
Definition
Bitter astringent to deter animals from consuming plants.
Term
Zygomycota
Definition
Bread mold.
Term
Gametic Meiosis
Definition
Haploid gametes, diploid zygote/organism.
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Sporic Meiosis
Definition
Living organism alternates between haploid/diploid, alternation of generations.
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Zygotic Meiosis
Definition
Single haploid gamete, diploid zygote.
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