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Biology for Secondary Schools
Ecology Locomotion
branch of Biology that deals with type of movement whereby the
the study of the relationship whole body moves
between living things and their Metabolism
environment chemical processes that take
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Embryo place inside living cells
an organism in the very early stages Mesophyll
of development from a zygote The palisade layer and the spongy
Eukaryotic cells layer of the leaf
cells whose nuclei are bound by Microbe
nuclear membranes organisms that are too small to be
Eukaryotic organism seen by naked eyes
an organism that has a clearly Microscope
defined nucleus surrounded by a an instrument that is used in
nuclear membrane. It also possesses scientific studies to enlarge
membrane bound organelles, such very small things, such as
as mitochondria, endoplasmic microorganisms so that they can
reticulum, and lysosomes be easily seen and examined
Fronds Monocotyledon plant
leaves of a fern plant. They are plant that produces seeds with one
made up of leaflets called pinnae cotyledon. An example of such
Homologous structures plants is a maize plant
structures with same origin, but Moss
may perform the same or different small non-vascular plant with
functions leaf-like structure anchored by
Hyphae root-like structures called rhizoids
filaments or thread-like structures Multicellular organisms
making up the fungi many celled organisms
Kingdom Mycelium
first taxonomic rank of classification dense network of hyphae in fungi
Laboratory Nutrition
a room specialised to conduct the process by which living
scientific experiments things take in food for growth,
metabolism, and body repair
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