Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
Glossaries
Term | Main definition |
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habitat isolation | Glossaries - Biology glossary reproductive isolation resulting when species' populations move or are moved to a new habitat, taking up residence in a place that no longer overlaps with the same species' other populations |
habituation | Glossaries - Biology glossary ability of a species to ignore repeated stimuli that have no consequence |
hagfish | Glossaries - Biology glossary eel-like jawless fish that live on the ocean floor and are scavengers |
hairpin | Glossaries - Biology glossary structure of RNA when it folds back on itself and forms intramolecular hydrogen bonds between complementary nucleotides |
halophile | Glossaries - Biology glossary organism that require a salt concentration of at least 0.2 M |
handicap principle | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
haplodiplodontic | Glossaries - Biology glossary haploid and diploid stages alternate |
haplontic | Glossaries - Biology glossary haploid stage is the dominant stage |
Haversian canal | Glossaries - Biology glossary contains the bone’s blood vessels and nerve fibers |
haze-effect cooling | Glossaries - Biology glossary effect of the gases and solids from a volcanic eruption on global climate |
heat | Glossaries - Biology glossary energy transferred from one system to another that is not work (energy of the molecules' motion or particles) |
heat energy | Glossaries - Biology glossary total bond energy of reactants or products in a chemical reaction |
heat energy | Glossaries - Biology glossary total bond energy of reactants or products in a chemical reaction |
heat of vaporization of water | Glossaries - Biology glossary high amount of energy required for liquid water to turn into water vapor |
heirloom seed | Glossaries - Biology glossary seed from a plant that was grown historically, but has not been used in modern agriculture on a large scale |