The Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Biology -- Preface -- Table of contents -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- abdomen -- abiotic factor -- abscissin -- or abscissic acid, -- abscission -- absorption -- abzyme -- acclimation -- or acclimatization, -- accommodation -- accommodation -- achene -- Achilles tendon -- acid rain -- acid rain -- acquired character -- action potential -- adaptation -- (Latin adaptare 'to fit to') -- adaptive radiation -- adenoids -- adiabatic -- adipose tissue -- adolescence -- ADP -- adrenal gland -- or suprarenal gland, -- adrenaline -- or epinephrine, -- aerobic -- aestivation -- afterbirth -- agar -- ageing -- aggression -- agriculture -- (Latin ager 'field', colere 'to cultivate') -- agriculture -- agriculture -- AIDS -- acronym for acquired immune deficiency syndrome, -- air sac -- albumin -- alcohol, effects -- alimentary canal -- allele -- alternation of generations -- altruism -- amino acid -- amino acid -- amphibian -- (Greek 'double life') -- amylase -- anabolism -- anaerobic -- analgesic -- analogous -- anatomy -- androecium -- androgen -- anemophily -- angiosperm -- animal -- or metazoan, -- (Latin anima 'breath', 'life') -- annelid -- annelid -- annual plant -- annual rings -- or growth rings, -- antenna -- anther -- antheridium -- antherozoid -- antibody -- anticoagulant -- antigen -- anus -- or anal canal, -- aorta -- aposematic coloration -- appendix -- aquarium -- aqueous humour -- arboretum -- Archaea -- artery -- arthropod -- artificial selection -- ascorbic acid -- or vitamin C -- C6H8O6, -- asexual reproduction -- asexual reproduction -- asexual reproduction -- assimilation -- assortative mating -- atavism -- (Latin atavus 'ancestor') -- ATP -- abbreviation for adenosine triphosphate, -- autolysis.

autonomic nervous system -- autoradiography -- autosome -- autotroph -- auxin -- axil -- axon -- bacillus -- bacteria -- singular bacterium, -- bacteriology -- bacteriophage -- balance of nature -- baldness -- ball-and-socket joint -- ball-and-socket joint -- bark -- basal metabolic rate -- BMR, -- base pair -- basidiocarp -- beriberi -- berry -- biennial plant -- bile -- binary fission -- binomial system of nomenclature -- biochemical oxygen demand -- BOD, -- biochemistry -- biodegradable -- biodiversity -- contraction of biological diversity, -- bioengineering -- biogeography -- biological clock -- biological control -- biology -- (Greek bios 'life', logos 'discourse') -- bioluminescence -- biomass -- biome -- biophysics -- biosphere -- biosynthesis -- biotechnology -- biotin -- or vitamin H, -- bird -- bird -- birth -- bladder -- blastocyst -- blastomere -- blastula -- blight -- blind spot -- blood -- blood -- blood clotting -- blood clotting -- blood group -- blood transfusion -- bloom -- blubber -- blue-green algae -- or cyanobacteria, -- bone -- bone -- botanical garden -- botany -- (Greek botane 'herb') -- bovine somatotropin -- BST, -- bovine spongiform encephalopathy -- BSE -- or mad cow disease, -- brachiopod -- or lamp shell, -- bract -- brain -- brain -- brainstem -- breast -- breast -- breathing -- or ventilation, -- breed -- breeding -- broad-leaved tree -- bryophyte -- bud -- bulb -- bulbil -- bur -- or burr, -- bur -- callus -- calyx -- cambium -- camouflage -- Campylobacter -- cancer -- cane toad -- capillarity -- capillary -- capillary -- capsule -- carbon cycle -- carbon cycle -- carbon dioxide -- CO2, -- carcinogen -- carcinoma -- carnivore -- carotene -- carotenoid -- carpel -- cartilage -- caryopsis -- casein -- catabolism -- catalyst -- catalyst -- catkin -- cell -- cell -- cell structure -- cell -- cell membrane.

or plasma membrane, -- cell sap -- cellulose -- cell wall -- central dogma -- central nervous system -- CNS, -- central nervous system -- cephalopod -- cereal -- cerebellum -- cerebrum -- chalaza -- chemosynthesis -- chemotropism -- chimera -- or chimaera, -- chitin -- chlamydia -- chlorophyll -- chloroplast -- chloroplast -- chlorosis -- cholecalciferol -- or vitamin D, -- chordate -- chorion -- chromosome -- chromosome -- chromosome -- chyme -- cilia -- singular cilium, -- circadian rhythm -- circulatory system -- circulatory system -- circulatory system -- cistron -- CITES -- acronym for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, -- cladistics -- class -- classification -- classification -- clavicle -- (Latin clavis 'key') -- claw -- cleistogamy -- climax community -- clitoris -- (Greek kleitoris 'little hill') -- cloaca -- clone -- clone -- clone -- coccus -- plural cocci, -- cochlea -- codon -- or coding triplet, -- coefficient of relationship -- coelenterate -- coelom -- coevolution -- coil -- cold-blooded -- coleoptile -- collagen -- collenchyma -- colon -- colonization -- colour -- colour -- colouring -- commensalism -- communication -- community -- compensation point -- competition -- Compositae -- condom -- or sheath or prophylactic, -- cone -- congenital disease -- conjugation -- connective tissue -- conservation -- contraceptive -- contractile root -- control experiment -- convergent evolution -- or convergence, -- convergent evolution -- copepod -- coppicing -- copulation -- cork -- corm -- corm -- cornea -- corolla -- corpus luteum -- cortex -- cotyledon -- cranium -- creationism -- crop -- crop rotation -- crustacean -- cryptogam -- cryptosporidium -- culture -- cuticle -- cyanobacteria -- singular cyanobacterium, -- cyanocobalamin -- cytology -- cytoplasm -- DDT -- abbreviation for dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane.

(ClC6H5)2CHC(HCl3), -- death -- deciduous -- decomposer -- decomposition -- dendrite -- dendrochronology -- or tree-ring dating, -- denitrification -- dental formula -- dentition -- dentition -- deoxyribonucleic acid -- detritus -- development -- diabetes -- diapause -- diaphragm -- dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane -- dicotyledon -- diet -- differentiation -- diffusion -- diffusion -- diffusion -- digestion -- digestion -- digestive system -- digestive system -- dinosaur -- (Greek deinos 'terrible', sauros 'lizard') -- diploid -- disaccharide -- displacement activity -- DNA -- abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, -- DNA fingerprinting -- or DNA profiling, -- dominance -- dopamine -- dormancy -- dorsal -- drupe -- ductless gland -- duodenum -- Dutch elm disease -- ear -- ear -- ecdysis -- echinoderm -- echolocation -- or biosonar, -- E. coli -- ecology -- (Greek oikos 'house') -- ecosystem -- ectoparasite -- ectoplasm -- ectotherm -- egg -- egg -- embryo -- embryo -- embryology -- emotion -- emulsifier -- endangered species -- endocrine gland -- endocrine gland -- endoplasm -- endoplasmic reticulum -- ER, -- endorphin -- endoskeleton -- endosperm -- endotherm -- energy -- entomology -- environment-heredity controversy -- enzyme -- enzyme -- ephemeral plant -- epidermis -- epiglottis -- epiphyte -- erythrocyte -- Escherichia coli -- or colon bacillus, -- classification -- ethology -- etiolation -- eukaryote -- eusociality -- Eustachian tube -- evergreen -- evolution -- evolutionary stable strategy -- ESS, -- excretion -- exocrine gland -- exoskeleton -- extensor -- extinction -- extracellular matrix -- eye -- eye -- faeces -- Fallopian tube -- or oviduct, -- family -- fat -- fat -- fat -- fatty acid -- or carboxylic acid, -- feather -- fecundity -- femur -- or thigh-bone, -- fermentation -- fern -- fertility -- fertilization -- fertilization.

fertilization -- fertilizer -- fetus -- fibre, dietary -- or roughage, -- fibrin -- fibula -- fin -- fish -- fish -- fitness -- flatworm -- floret -- flower -- flower -- flowering plant -- fluorescence microscopy -- flystrike -- or blowfly strike or sheep strike, -- folic acid -- follicle -- follicle -- follicle-stimulating hormone -- FSH, -- food -- food chain -- food web -- food irradiation -- foot-and-mouth disease -- forensic science -- forest -- freeze-drying -- frond -- fruit -- (from Latin frui 'to enjoy') -- fruit -- fungus -- plural fungi, -- fungus -- fur -- gall -- gall bladder -- gamete -- gametophyte -- ganglion -- plural ganglia, -- gene -- gene amplification -- gene bank -- gene pool -- gene therapy -- genetically modified foods -- or GM foods, -- genetic code -- genetic engineering -- genetic engineering -- genetic fingerprinting -- or genetic profiling, -- genetics -- genome -- genotype -- genus -- plural genera, -- germ -- germination -- germination -- gestation -- gibberellin -- gill -- gizzard -- gland -- glucose -- or dextrose or grape sugar -- C6H12O6, -- glycogen -- Golgi apparatus -- or Golgi body, -- gonad -- Graafian follicle -- grafting -- grafting -- grass -- grooming -- guard cell -- gum -- gut -- or alimentary canal, -- guttation -- gymnosperm -- (Greek 'naked seed') -- gynoecium -- or gynaecium, -- habitat -- haemoglobin -- haemolymph -- hair -- halophyte -- haploid -- heart -- heart -- heart -- herb -- herbivore -- heredity -- hermaphrodite -- heterostyly -- heterostyly -- heterotroph -- heterozygous -- hibernation -- high-yield variety -- HIV -- abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus, -- homeostasis -- homeostasis -- homeothermy -- homologous -- homozygous -- honey -- hormone -- hornwort -- horticulture -- host -- human body -- human body -- human body -- Human Genome Project -- HGP, -- human reproduction.

human species, origins of.