5 Steps to a 5 AP Biology, 2014-2015 Edition

❮ 313 Here is a list of websites that contain information and links that you might find useful to your preparation for the AP Bi ...

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BIBLIOGRAPHY ❮ 315 abiotic components The nonliving players in an ecosystem, such as climate and nutrients. abscisic acid Plant ...

316 ❯ Glossary amylase Enzyme that breaks down the starches in the human diet to simpler sugars such as maltose, which are fully ...

Glossary ❮ 317 bileSubstance that contains bile salts, phospholipids, cholesterol, and bile pigments such as bilirubin, is store ...

318 ❯ Glossary casparian stripObstacle that blocks the passage of water through the endodermis of plants. catalase Enzyme that a ...

Glossary ❮ 319 chymotrypsin Enzyme that cuts protein bonds in the small intestine. ciliaStructures that beat in rhythmical waves ...

320 ❯ Glossary corpus callosum Bridge that connects the two hemispheres of the brain. cortex Outer region of the kidney or adren ...

Glossary ❮ 321 diplomonads A phylum that is associated with the archezoan eukaryotes. directional selection Occurs when members ...

322 ❯ Glossary enzymes Catalytic proteins that are picky, interact- ing only with particular substrates. However, the enzymes ca ...

Glossary ❮ 323 filtration Capillaries allow small particles through the pores of their endothelial linings, but large molecules ...

324 ❯ Glossary Golgi apparatusOrganelle that modifies proteins, lipids, and other macromolecules by the addition of sugars and o ...

Glossary ❮ 325 increases the likelihood that two deleterious, reces- sive alleles will end up in the same offspring. hydrolysis ...

326 ❯ Glossary Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) Syndrome in which individuals have male sex organs but are sterile and display several ...

Glossary ❮ 327 lymphocyteWhite blood cell. There are two main types of lymphocyte: B cells and T cells. These cells are formed i ...

328 ❯ Glossary morula A structure formed during the cleavage divi- sions of the zygote. motor neurons Nerve cells that take the ...

Glossary ❮ 329 obligate anaerobeOrganism that only survives in oxygen-free environments. observational learning The ability of a ...

330 ❯ Glossary permafrost Frozen layer of soil just underneath the upper soil layer, found in the tundra biome. peroxisome Organ ...

Glossary ❮ 331 plasmodium This word has two meanings in this book. It can be the causative agent of malaria, or it can be the cl ...

332 ❯ Glossary fission and includes bacteria—both heterotrophic and autotrophic types. prolactinHormone that controls the produc ...