Biology Glossary: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 32: | Line 32: | ||
| Lichens||are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic partner||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichen | | Lichens||are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic partner||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichen | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Locality||the fact or condition of having a location in space or time; a particular place, situation, or location|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Macro-organisms||large enough to be seen by an unaided eye|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Macrofungi||the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroom | | Macrofungi||the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroom | ||
Line 46: | Line 46: | ||
| Neogene||a geologic period and system in the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) Geologic Timescale starting 23.03 ± 0.05 million years ago and ending 2.588 million years ago||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neogene | | Neogene||a geologic period and system in the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) Geologic Timescale starting 23.03 ± 0.05 million years ago and ending 2.588 million years ago||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neogene | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Non-vascular Plant ||plants without a vascular system (xylem and phloem)||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-vascular_plant | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Oligocene||a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 34 million to 23 million years before the present (33.9±0.1 to 23.03±0.05 Ma)||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligocene | | Oligocene||a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 34 million to 23 million years before the present (33.9±0.1 to 23.03±0.05 Ma)||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligocene | ||
Line 56: | Line 56: | ||
| Ornithology||the study of birds||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithology | | Ornithology||the study of birds||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithology | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Paleomammalogy||the branch of zoology that studies the mammals of past geologic ages|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Paleontology||study of prehistoric life||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleontology | | Paleontology||study of prehistoric life||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleontology | ||
Line 64: | Line 64: | ||
| Pennsylvanian|| in the ICS geologic timescale, the younger of two subperiods (or upper of two subsystems) of the Carboniferous Period. It lasted from roughly 318.1 ± 1.3 to 299 ± 0.8 Ma (million years ago)||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvanian | | Pennsylvanian|| in the ICS geologic timescale, the younger of two subperiods (or upper of two subsystems) of the Carboniferous Period. It lasted from roughly 318.1 ± 1.3 to 299 ± 0.8 Ma (million years ago)||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvanian | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Phenotype||the composite of an organism's observable characteristics or traits, such as its morphology, development, biochemical or physiological properties, phenology, behavior, and products of behavior (such as a bird's nest)||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenotype | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Phylogenetic||study of evolutionary relation among groups of organisms (e.g. species, populations), which is discovered through molecular sequencing data and morphological data matrices||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylogenetic | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Semantic||relation between signifiers, such as words, phrases, signs, and symbols, and what they stand for, their denotata.||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantics | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Taxonomic||defining groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Vascular Plant|| plants that have lignified tissues for conducting water, minerals, and photosynthetic products through the plant||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vascular_plant | | Vascular Plant|| plants that have lignified tissues for conducting water, minerals, and photosynthetic products through the plant||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vascular_plant |
Revision as of 14:36, 2 November 2012
Term | Definition | Link |
Arthropods | an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and jointed appendages | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropod |
Biodiversity | the degree of variation of life forms within a given species, ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity |
Bryophyte | all embryophytes (land plants) that do not have true vascular tissue and are therefore called 'non-vascular plants' | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryophyte |
Chalcidoids | superfamily Chalcidoidea is one of the largest groups of parasitoid wasps. The species are usually very small and have reduced wing venation. Many have iridescent or other striking coloration. Although some kinds of chalcidoids are plant feeders, most are parasitoids of other insects and are thus considered beneficial. Accordingly, many species are used in biological control programs. | |
Convergent Evolution | the acquisition of the same biological trait in unrelated lineages. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convergent_evolution |
Fabaceae | commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, are a large and economically important family of flowering plants | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabaceae |
Fauna | all of the animal life of any particular region or time. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna |
Flora | the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora |
Hemiptera | an order of insects most often known as the true bugs | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiptera |
Herbarium | collection of preserved plant specimens | · http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbarium |
Herpetology | branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and gymnophiona) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, turtles, terrapins, tortoises, crocodilians, and the tuataras | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpetology |
Holocene | a geological epoch which began at the end of the Pleistocene[1] (around 12,000 14C years ago) and continues to the present | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene |
Hymenoptera | one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenoptera |
Lichens | are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic partner | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichen |
Locality | the fact or condition of having a location in space or time; a particular place, situation, or location | |
Macro-organisms | large enough to be seen by an unaided eye | |
Macrofungi | the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroom |
Miocene | a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about 23.03 to 5.332 million years ago | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miocene |
Morphology | branch of bioscience dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphology_(biology) |
Mycology | branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycology |
Neogene | a geologic period and system in the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) Geologic Timescale starting 23.03 ± 0.05 million years ago and ending 2.588 million years ago | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neogene |
Non-vascular Plant | plants without a vascular system (xylem and phloem) | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-vascular_plant |
Oligocene | a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 34 million to 23 million years before the present (33.9±0.1 to 23.03±0.05 Ma) | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligocene |
Ontology | philosophical study of the nature of being, existence, or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology |
Ordovician | a geologic period and system, the second of six of the Paleozoic Era, and covers the time between 488.3±1.7 to 443.7±1.5 million years ago | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordovician |
Ornithology | the study of birds | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithology |
Paleomammalogy | the branch of zoology that studies the mammals of past geologic ages | |
Paleontology | study of prehistoric life | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleontology |
Parasitoids | an organism that spends a significant portion of its life history attached to or within a single host organism in a relationship that is in essence parasitic; unlike a true parasite, however, it ultimately sterilises or kills, and sometimes consumes, the host | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitoid |
Pennsylvanian | in the ICS geologic timescale, the younger of two subperiods (or upper of two subsystems) of the Carboniferous Period. It lasted from roughly 318.1 ± 1.3 to 299 ± 0.8 Ma (million years ago) | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvanian |
Phenotype | the composite of an organism's observable characteristics or traits, such as its morphology, development, biochemical or physiological properties, phenology, behavior, and products of behavior (such as a bird's nest) | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenotype |
Phylogenetic | study of evolutionary relation among groups of organisms (e.g. species, populations), which is discovered through molecular sequencing data and morphological data matrices | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylogenetic |
Semantic | relation between signifiers, such as words, phrases, signs, and symbols, and what they stand for, their denotata. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantics |
Taxonomic | defining groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy |
Vascular Plant | plants that have lignified tissues for conducting water, minerals, and photosynthetic products through the plant | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vascular_plant |
Zoology | the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoology |