Cell biology

Cell biology

The study of cell structure, physiological properties, interactions with the environment and life cycle.

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community age

Biology; Cell biology

One of the factors that helps cause the latitudinal diversity gradient. Tropical communities have had more time to evolve because they have been less disrupted by advancing ice sheets and other ...

compact bone

Biology; Cell biology

The outer dense layer that forms the shaft of the long bones; made up of concentric layers of mineral deposits surrounding a central opening.

collenchyma

Biology; Cell biology

One of the three major cell types in plants; are elongated and have thicker walls than parenchyma cells and are usually arranged in strands; provide support and are generally in a region that is ...

1. Level of organization intermediate between unicellular and multicellular - organisms are composed of multiple cells but fail to exhibit specialization of those cells. Examples: Volvox, a colonial ...

community

Biology; Cell biology

All species or populations living in the same area.

commensalism

Biology; Cell biology

A symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is not affected.

cohesion-adhesion theory

Biology; Cell biology

Describes the properties of water that help move it through a plant. Cohesion is the ability of water molecules to stick together (held by hydrogen bonds), forming a column of water extending from ...