Biology
Biology terms for the Clep test.
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- bacteriology
- study of bacteria and/or one-celled plant life
- prokaryotic cells
- cells that do not have a nuclear membrane or a membrane surrounding its organelles. e.g. blue-green bacteria and bacteria
- embryology
- study of embryos
- cytoplasm
- the gel-like material that surrounds and protects by cushioning the organelles. it also contains all the chemicals for the particular cell to carry out its living activities.
- Zoology
- Study of animal life
- Hypothesis
- very tentative and is something to be proven; it is only tentatively held and must be checked out fully and possibly proven. Generally an educated guess.
- anatomy
- study of structures of the body
- histology
- study of tissues
- physiology
- study of the function of the body
- nucleus
- is separated from the cytoplasm by a thickened membrane that is more selective than the cell membrane.
- cytology
- study of the cell
- ecology
- study of the relationship of living things
- eukaryotic
- most cells making up all over living organisms
- oxidation
- the process of breaking down and releasing energy.
- Botany
- study of plant life
- cell membrane
- double layer of lipids that surrounds the cell, thus acting as a "gatekeeper", controlling what moves into and out of the cell.
- cell
- basic structure of all living thigns.