Biology VocabularyBiology Vocabulary

Katherine AlbertiniKatherine Albertini

AnnelidAnnelid

any worm belonging to any worm belonging to the phylum Annelida the phylum Annelida which possesses a which possesses a bilaterally symmetrical bilaterally symmetrical segmented body and a segmented body and a closed circulatory closed circulatory system among other system among other characteristicscharacteristics

Here’s an earthworm!

EctothermEctotherm

an animal which cannot an animal which cannot regulate its own body regulate its own body temperature; its body temperature; its body temperature is therefore temperature is therefore dependent on the dependent on the surroundingssurroundings

A tortoise munches on some watermelon at Davis Farmland’s Rainforest Reptiles show. Did you know that tortoises can feel through their shells!?!

BryophyteBryophyte

a group of moisture-a group of moisture-loving land plants that loving land plants that have no roots; includes have no roots; includes mosses, liverworts, and mosses, liverworts, and hornwortshornworts

Some moss growing on rotting wood

ChitinChitin

a polymer consisting of a polymer consisting of elements that exist elements that exist naturally; found in naturally; found in beetle and crab shells as beetle and crab shells as well as spider webswell as spider webs

There is chitin in this beetle shell!

FrondFrond

a leaf of a fern, palm, a leaf of a fern, palm, cycad, or nonvascular cycad, or nonvascular plantplant

GastropodGastropod

an organism that an organism that possesses a large foot possesses a large foot upon which the body upon which the body rests, a well-developed rests, a well-developed head and usually a head and usually a protective shell; protective shell; includes snails, slugs includes snails, slugs and limpetsand limpets

These slugs are gastropods!

KeratinKeratin

a fibrous protein that is a fibrous protein that is the main component of the main component of hair and nails; it is also hair and nails; it is also present in skinpresent in skin

There is keratin in my fingernails!

LepidopteraLepidoptera

the order of organisms the order of organisms containing moths and containing moths and butterflies characterized butterflies characterized by four membranous by four membranous wings and a proboscis wings and a proboscis for suckingfor sucking

PollinatorPollinator

the agent that moves the agent that moves pollen from the male pollen from the male anthers to the female anthers to the female stigma of a flower to stigma of a flower to accomplish fertilizationaccomplish fertilization

This bee is pollinating these flowers!

XerophyteXerophyte

a plant that is adapted to a plant that is adapted to survive with little water survive with little water

Mrs. Fairman almost never waters this cactus!

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