Terms to Add to the Dictionary
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June 4, 2005 at 8:02 pm #1074
iangoeth
ParticipantThis website has thouroughly helped me out! I stumbled upon it through a google search and damn was I lucky that I did. My biology teacher assigned a review vocab term sheet with over 170 terms for us to define. She said we could use them on the final. Most of them I found in the dictionary section of this site, but some were not added.
Here they are if anyone is interested in adding them:
* carrying capacity
e.g. the capitty of organisms that an ecosystem can sustain through food and water.
* climax community
* density indepentent factor
note: density dependent factor is in the dictionary
* energy pyramid
e.g. a pyramid that shows the organism predator levels of an ecosystem. for instance: producer -> herbavor -> carnivore -> carnivore
* food web
note: food chain is in the dictionary. I’m not quite sure / can’t remember the difference between the two
* habitat degradation
* habitat fragmentation
* j-curve
e.g. a graph demonstation of a perfect ecosystem where the population ocntinues to rise.
* ozone
note: oddly, ozone layer is not in the dictionary
* s-curve
e.g. a realistic ecosystem, where it grows and then falls when the carrying capacity is reached.
* sustainable use
* calvin cycle independent reaction
note: the other stages of the calvin cycle are present in the dictionary
* lactic acid fermentation
* archaebacteria
* camouflage
* directional evolution
* distruptive evolution
note: convergent evolution is in the dictionary
* geographic isolation
* homologous structure
* KPCOFGS
note: i have no recolection of what this even remotely is.
* reproductive isolation
* stabalizing selection
* vestigial structure
* chemical digestion
* mechanical digestion
* peristalsis contractions
* binary fission
* chemosynthesis
* lysogenic cycle
* obligate anaerobe
note: oblical aerobe is in the dictionary
* fat soluble vitamin
* water soluble vitamin
note: vitamin is in the dictionary
* negative feedback system
pituitary gland:
* 1. anterior lobe
* 2. posterior lobe
note: pituitary gland is in the dictionary
* target tissues
* Koch’s postulates
t cell:
* 1. helper t cell
note: t-cell and cytotoxic t cell are in the dictionary
* somatic nervous system
note: parasympathetic, peripheral, and sympathetic nervous system are in the dictionaryI hope this helps!
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June 4, 2005 at 8:27 pm #23792
MrMistery
ParticipantIn a few days(maybe weeks but we hope not) the dictonary will be free, anyone will be able to edit it
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June 4, 2005 at 11:28 pm #23797
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June 5, 2005 at 3:19 pm #23822
mclawrencetan1
ParticipantAlmost 😀
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June 5, 2005 at 7:01 pm #23837
MrMistery
ParticipantNot really like wikipedia. It is a much bigger site than biology-online, they have things from all domains. But we have a forum 😀
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June 6, 2005 at 12:33 am #23857
mith
ParticipantI’m curious as to which definitions we can use without infringing on copywrite laws and stuff
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June 6, 2005 at 3:59 am #23859
b_d_41501
ParticipantIs it wise to allow everyone to edit it? I feel some will take advantage of this and enter misleading information
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June 6, 2005 at 11:32 am #23874
Chris4
Participantquote b_d_41501:Is it wise to allow everyone to edit it? I feel some will take advantage of this and enter misleading informationAny information should be read/checked by the admin and moderators before being posted on the website. Unless something is common knowledge then any information you put into the dictionary should have a reference. if possible.
I think its a great idea. Look at how popular Wikipedia is.
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June 6, 2005 at 11:51 am #23880
James
ParticipantExcellent idea, as long as it is not misused
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June 6, 2005 at 1:51 pm #23887
zami’87.
ParticipantDon’t forget lector…
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June 6, 2005 at 2:28 pm #23890
mith
ParticipantWikipedia also has dedicated software to check for changes, we shall see what admin has planned soon 🙂
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June 8, 2005 at 2:16 pm #24034
b_d_41501
ParticipantYeah, Wik. is a very popular site. I’m all for it on here as long as it can be edited well. Maybe a small group of users (like 10-15) can be set aside as a council type of thing and be responsible for checking all submitted words. Just an idea.
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November 15, 2010 at 10:25 pm #102289
kereng992
Participantmale gametophite is made of what?
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November 15, 2010 at 10:27 pm #102290
kereng992
Participantwhat is male gametophite?
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November 16, 2010 at 7:01 am #102296
JackBean
Participantmale gametophite is the male sperm cell in plant kingdom
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