Biology

Biology

A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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spongin

Biology; Biochemistry

Proteinacous compound of which the spicules in Demospongiae are composed.

starch

Biology; Biochemistry

A complex polymer of glucose, used by plants and green algae to store surplus sugar for later use.

sugar

Biology; Biochemistry

Any of several small carbohydrates, such as glucose, which are "sweet" to the taste.

amphiesma

Biology; Biochemistry

The outer covering of a dinoflagellate, consisting of several membrane layers.

aperture

Biology; Biochemistry

Small opening, for example the opening in the test of a foram.

bacteriophage

Biology; Biochemistry

Virus which infects and destroys a bacterial host. Some phages, however, will incorporate their DNA into that of their host, and remain dormant for an extended period. For this ...