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plasmolysis

Biology; General

Osmotic condition in which a cell loses water to its outside environment.

pelagic zone

Biology; General

One of the two basic subdivisions of the marine biome; consists of the water above the sea floor and its organisms.

pelvic girdle

Biology; General

In humans, the bony arch by which the legs are attached to the rest of the skeleton; composed of the two hipbones.

plastids

Biology; General

Membrane-bound organelles in plant cells that function in storage (of food or pigments) or food production. Term for any double membrane-bound organelle. Chloroplasts contain the chemicals for ...

pelvis

Biology; General

The hollow cavity formed by the two hipbones.

Abnormal variation in the number of chromosome sets. The condition when a cell or organism has more than the customary two sets of chromosomes. This is an especially effective speciation mechanism in ...

producers

Biology; General

The first level in a food pyramid; consist of organisms that generate the food used by all other organisms in the ecosystem; usually consist of plants making food by photosynthesis.