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  • evolutionary biological process that fits organisms to their environment, adaptive trait, or state reached by an evolving population
    2 statements, 0 sitelinks - 09:59, 18 February 2023
  • {{Short description|Provision to cells and organisms to support life}} ...y which an [[organism]] uses [[food]] to support its [[life]]. It provides organisms with [[nutrient]]s, which can be [[Metabolism|metabolized]] to create [[Foo ...
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  • {{Short description|Provision to cells and organisms to support life}} ...y which an [[organism]] uses [[food]] to support its [[life]]. It provides organisms with [[nutrient]]s, which can be [[Metabolism|metabolized]] to create [[Foo ...
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  • ...en|ˈ|ɛ|n|z|aɪ|m|z}}) are [[protein]]s that act as biological [[catalyst]]s by accelerating [[chemical reactions]]. The [[molecules]] upon which enzymes m ...her catalysts by being much more specific. Enzyme activity can be affected by other molecules: [[Enzyme inhibitor|inhibitors]] are molecules that decreas ...
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  • ...en|ˈ|ɛ|n|z|aɪ|m|z}}) are [[protein]]s that act as biological [[catalyst]]s by accelerating [[chemical reactions]]. The [[molecules]] upon which enzymes m ...her catalysts by being much more specific. Enzyme activity can be affected by other molecules: [[Enzyme inhibitor|inhibitors]] are molecules that decreas ...
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  • ...wer poster 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Flowers or clusters of flowers produced by twelve species of [[Angiosperms]] from different families.]] ...The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of [[sperm]] with [[egg]]s. Flowers may ...
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  • ...tem]] known as [[xylem]] and obtain carbon dioxide from the [[atmosphere]] by diffusion through openings called [[stomata]] in the outer covering layer o ...of the internal intercellular space system. Stomatal opening is controlled by the [[turgor pressure]] in a pair of [[guard cell]]s that surround the stom ...
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  • ...al introduction to the topic of genetics|Introduction to genetics|the song by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark|Genetic Engineering (song)|the Montreal h ...nism. The first recombinant DNA molecule was made by [[Paul Berg]] in 1972 by combining DNA from the monkey virus [[SV40]] with the [[Lambda phage|lambda ...
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  • {{Redirect|Rooted|the 1969 play and TV movie adaptation|Rooted (film)|the song|Ciara discography}} ...[vascular tissue]] in the centre of a root to transport the water absorbed by the root to other places of the plant. ...
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  • ...and [[phycologists]] respectively, with the study of these three groups of organisms remaining within the sphere of interest of the [[International Botanical Co ...m|preliminary herbal medicine]] written in the middle of the first century by Greek physician and pharmacologist [[Pedanius Dioscorides]]. ''De materia m ...
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  • ...ges=452|language=en}}</ref> They are found in both [[embryo]]nic and adult organisms, but they have slightly different properties in each. They are usually dist ...dult stem cells are a small minority of cells; they are vastly outnumbered by the progenitor cells and terminally differentiated cells that they differen ...
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  • ...pically bear leaves, which capture light energy and convert it into sugars by [[photosynthesis]], providing the food for the tree's growth and developmen ...8 December 2021 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Trees are also typically defined by height,<ref name="Gschwantner, Thomas 2009">{{cite journal | last=Gschwantn ...
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  • ...017a"/><ref name = "hillis2020"/><ref name = "freeman2017a"/> Finally, all organisms are able to regulate their own [[internal environment]]s.<ref name = "urry2 ...[Outline of biology#Branches|subdisciplines within biology]], each defined by the nature of their [[research question]]s and the [[List of research metho ...
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