BIOLOGY TERMS | Intermediate Level Vocabulary

• paleontology
– is the study of prehistoric life, including microorganisms, fish, insects, fungi, and even dinosaurs

• sagittate
– arrowhead-like in form

• mitochondria
– are frequently referred to be the cell’s powerhouses and they assist in converting the energy we receive from meals into energy the cell can utilize.

• angiosperm
– a plant with flowers that also produce seeds inside of carpels

• bryology
– the area of botany dedicated to researching bryophytes scientifically (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts)

• gymnosperm
– any vascular plant that reproduces through an exposed seed, ovule, or fruit—as opposed to angiosperms, or flowering plants, whose seeds are encased by developed ovaries, or fruits.

• mesomorph
– the body type that often has a medium-sized frame and they might gain muscle quickly and have a body composition that is higher in muscle than fat.

• plumigerous
– wearing feathers or having feathers

• racemose
– a form of inflorescence in which the primary axis never stops growing and does not give way to a flower