Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
Glossaries
Term | Main definition |
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eccrine gland | Glossaries - Biology glossary sweat gland |
Ecdysozoa | Glossaries - Biology glossary clade of protostomes that exhibit exoskeletal molting (ecdysis) |
Echinodermata | Glossaries - Biology glossary phylum of deuterostomes with spiny skin; exclusively marine organisms |
ecological pyramid | Glossaries - Biology glossary (also, Eltonian pyramid) graphical representation of different trophic levels in an ecosystem based of organism numbers, biomass, or energy content |
ecology | Glossaries - Biology glossary study of interaction between living things and their environment |
ecosystem | Glossaries - Biology glossary all the living things in a particular area together with the abiotic, nonliving parts of that environment |
ecosystem | Glossaries - Biology glossary community of living organisms and their interactions with their abiotic environment |
ecosystem diversity | Glossaries - Biology glossary variety of ecosystems |
ecosystem diversity | Glossaries - Biology glossary variety of ecosystems |
ecosystem dynamics | Glossaries - Biology glossary study of the changes in ecosystem structure caused by changes in the environment or internal forces |
ecosystem services | Glossaries - Biology glossary human benefits and services provided by natural ecosystems |
ectomycorrhiza | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
Ectomycorrhizae | Glossaries - Biology glossary mycorrhizae in which the fungal hyphae do not penetrate the root cells of the plant |
ectotherm | Glossaries - Biology glossary animal incapable of maintaining a relatively constant internal body temperature |
Ediacaran period | Glossaries - Biology glossary geological period (630–542 million years ago) when the oldest definite multicellular organisms with tissues evolved |