AmniocentesisBased on the dictionary, amniocentesis is a diagnostic test carried out during pregnancy, it can assess whether the unborn baby (fetus) could develop, or has developed, an abnormality or serious health condition.
According to my definition, amniocentesis is a test applied on unborn baby to detect if there's abnormality or if there is a serious health condition by taking the fluid from the womb. |
AllelesBased on the dictionary, alleles is one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
According to my definition, alleles is a form of gene resulting from mutation in particular chromosome that control characteristics or traits. |
CarrierBased on the dictionary, carrier is a person or other organism that has inherited a recessive allele for a genetic trait or mutation but does not display that trait or show symptoms of the disease.
According to my definition, carrier is a living thing that has the gene of the disease but does not have the disease's symptoms. |
Cell MembraneBased on the dictionary, cell membrane is the semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell.
According to my definition, cell membrane is the membrane that covers the cell and functions to control what goes in and out of the cell as well as protecting the cell from disease. |
Cell WallBased on the dictionary, cell wall is a rigid layer of polysaccharides lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi and bacteria.
According to my definition, cell wall is a wall on top of the cell membrane that occurs on plant cells and functions to protect the cell and its inside. |
ChloroplastBased on the dictionary, chloroplast is a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.
According to my definition, chloroplast is an organelle of a plant cell containing chlorophyll that produces food for the plant with the help of water, carbon dioxide and sunlight. |
Classification of AnimalsBased on the dictionary, classification of animals is the grouping of animals that is divided into two, vertebrates which consist of pisces (fish), bird (aves), amphibians (amphibia), reptiles (reptilia), marsupials (marsupialia, such as kangaroo) and mammals (mammalia), while the other one is invertebrate which consist of echinoderms (such as starfish), annelids (such as earthworms), protozoa, mollusk (such as octopus), arthropods (such as insects), crustacean (such as crabs), arachnids (such as spider), and insects.
According to my definition, classification of animals is an animal grouping that each can consist of more than one species. The most common example of animal classification are mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians. |
CytoskeletonBased on the dictionary, cytoskeleton is a microscopic network of protein filaments and tubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells, giving then shape and coherence.
According to my definition, cytoskeleton is a part of a cell that functions like skeleton and muscle to maintain the cell's shape and so that it could move. |
Dichotomous KeyBased on the dictionary, dichotomous key is a tool that allows the user to determine the identity of items in the natural world, such as trees, wildflowers, mammals, reptiles, rocks and fish.
According to my definition, dichotomous key is a key that is used to help us classify organism on earth. |
Endoplasmic ReticulumBased on the dictionary, endoplasmic reticulum is a network of membranous tubules of a eukaryotic cell, usually has ribosomes attached and is involved in protein and lipid synthesis.
According to my definition, endoplasmic reticulum is an organelle with ribosomes attached to it that acts as the highway of the cell also produce and export proteins and hormones. |
EugenicsBased on the dictionary, eugenics is the science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable and heritable physical characteristics of a person.
According to my definition, eugenics is the control of genes of a certain person and population using biotechnology. |
EukaryoteBased on the dictionary, eukaryote is an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus.
According to my definition, eukaryote is the type of cell that has nucleus and needs to work together with other cells/ not a single cell. Eukaryote is also the evolved version of prokaryote. |
FertilizationBased on the dictionary, fertilization is the action or process of fertilizing an egg, female animal, or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote.
According to my definition, fertilization is the process that occur in plant and animal, where male and females fuse in order to reproduce itself and produce a new generation. |
FlagellaBased on the dictionary, flagella is a slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic whiplike appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc to swim.
According to my definition, flagella is the single hair-like part of a prokaryote cell that is used for helping them move. |
Golgi ApparatusBased on the dictionary, golgi apparatus is a complex of vesicles and folded membranes on the most eukaryotic cells, involved in secretion and intracellular transport.
According to my definition, golgi apparatus is the membrane of eukaryotic cells that functions to store, secrete, transport, modify and package proteins. |
HybridBased on the dictionary, hybrid is the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties, such as a mule (a hybrid of a donkey and a horse).
According to my definition, hybrid is a controlled breeding where two dominant trait between two or more species are combined in order to improve the species. |
MeiosisBased on the dictionary, meiosis is a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores.
According to my definition, meiosis is is the cell division that applies on sex cells where the cell became a haploid after being a diploid previously. |
MitochondriaBased on the dictionary, mitochondria is an organelle found in large numbers in most cells. in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur.
According to my definition, mitochondria is an organelle that acts as the powerhouse of the cell where energy is produced through a biological process. |
PollenBased on the dictionary, pollen is a fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone. Each grain contains a male gamete that can fertilize the female ovule, to which pollen is transported by the wind, insects, or animals.
According to my definition, pollen is the powder that exist in a male flower used as fertilization tool and is later put on female plant’s ovule with the help of nature or other animals. |
Six KingdomsBased on the dictionary, the six kingdoms is a classification of organism such as animalia, plantae, fungi, protista, archaebacteria, eubacteria that consist of more than one class.
According to my definition, the six kingdoms is a wide classification of organism which are animals, plants, fungi, protist and bacterias. |