Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossary of biology.
Glossaries
| Term | Main definition |
|---|---|
| S-layer | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
| S-shaped growth curve | Glossaries - Biology glossary shape of a logistic growth curve |
| saddle joint | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
| sagittal plane | Glossaries - Biology glossary plane cutting through an animal separating the individual into right and left sides |
| salamander | Glossaries - Biology glossary tailed amphibian that belongs to the clade Urodela |
| salivary amylase | Glossaries - Biology glossary enzyme found in saliva, which converts carbohydrates to maltose |
| saltatory conduction | Glossaries - Biology glossary “jumping” of an action potential along an axon from one node of Ranvier to the next |
| sand | Glossaries - Biology glossary soil particles between 0.1–2 mm in diameter |
| saprobe | Glossaries - Biology glossary organism that derives nutrients from decaying organic matter; also saprophyte |
| saprophyte | Glossaries - Biology glossary plant that does not have chlorophyll and gets its food from dead matter |
| sarcolemma | Glossaries - Biology glossary plasma membrane of a skeletal muscle fiber |
| sarcomere | Glossaries - Biology glossary functional unit of skeletal muscle |
| Sarcopterygii | Glossaries - Biology glossary |
| Sargassum | Glossaries - Biology glossary type of free-floating marine seaweed |
| satellite glia | Glossaries - Biology glossary glial cell that provides nutrients and structural support for neurons in the peripheral nervous system |