Active TransportActive Transport

energy requiring process energy requiring process that can “carry” a that can “carry” a substance into a cellsubstance into a cell

AdaptationAdaptation

change that increases an change that increases an organism’s chances of organism’s chances of survivalsurvival

AdrenalAdrenal

endocrine glandendocrine gland

that produces the hormone that produces the hormone adrenalineadrenaline

AlgaAlga

non-vascular plant-like non-vascular plant-like autotroph that uses autotroph that uses sunlight to produce foodsunlight to produce food

AlleleAllele

Each form of a geneEach form of a gene

AlveolusAlveolus

grape-like cluster of tiny air grape-like cluster of tiny air sacs in the lungssacs in the lungs

AmoebaAmoeba

a type of protist that moves a type of protist that moves by means of pseudopods by means of pseudopods (false feet)(false feet)

Amino AcidAmino Acid

building block of proteinbuilding block of protein

A Protein:

AnatomyAnatomy

the study of the study of

the the structurestructure

of organismsof organisms

AngiospermAngiosperm

type of seed plant whose type of seed plant whose seeds are covered by a seeds are covered by a protective wall (flowering protective wall (flowering plants)plants)

AntibioticAntibiotic

chemical that destroys or chemical that destroys or weakens disease causing weakens disease causing bacteriabacteria

AntibodyAntibody

protein made by certain protein made by certain white blood cells in white blood cells in response to an antigenresponse to an antigen

AntigenAntigen

invading organism or invading organism or substancesubstance

AortaAorta

largest blood vessel in the largest blood vessel in the bodybody

ArteryArtery

blood vessel carrying blood blood vessel carrying blood away from the heartaway from the heart

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