BIO181: General Biology for Biology Majors I

Vocabulary
I have listed here some important terms from the lectures. This list is an optional study aid. You should NOT assume that these are the only terms you should know to do well on the corresponding examination. On the other hand, if you you are unfamiliar with many of these terms, you will likely struggle with the examination.

These terms are listed in alphabetical order. Randomizing the list will optimize your studying.

A Tour of the Cell*
Clicking on the link above will take you to an interactive flashcard site, but the flashcard list will differ from my list shown below. You should know the terms in my list, even if they don't appear on flashcards.

actin filament
adhesion
alga
animal
Archaea
autophagy
Bacteria
bacterium
basal body
bound ribosome
capsule
cell
cell fractionation
cell wall
cellulose
central vacuole
centrifugation
centriole
centrosome
chlorophyll
chromosome
cilium
cisterna
contractile vacuole
crista
cross-link
cytoplasm
cytoplasmic streaming
cytoskeleton
cytosol
descent
desmosome
dynein
endomembrane system
endoplasmic reticulum
Eukarya
eukaryote
extracellular matrix
flagellum
food vacuole
free ribosome
fungus
gap junction
gel
glycoprotein
Golgi apparatus
granum
hemidesmosome
homogenization
hydrogen peroxide
hydrolysis
hydrophilic
hydrophobic
integrin
intercellular junction
intermediate filament
intermembrane space
large subunit
light microscopy
lipophilic
lipophobic
locomotion
lysosome
macrophage
magnification
membrane
microfilament
microscopy
microtubule
microvillus
middle lamella
mitochondrial matrix
mitochondrion
motility
motor protein
myosin
nuclear envelope
nucleoid
nucleolus
nucleus
organelle
peroxisome
phospholipid
phospholipid bilayer
pilus
plant
plasma membrane
plasmodesma
plastid
polysaccharide
precipitant
primary cell wall
prokaryote
protein
proteoglycan
protist
pseudopod
regulation
resolution
ribosomal RNA
ribosome
rough endoplasmic reticulum
scanning electron microscopy
secondary cell wall
secretion
selective permeability
SEM
small subunit
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
sol
solute
stroma
supernatant
support regulation
surface area
surface-to-volume ratio
synthesis
TEM
thylakoid
tight junction
transmission electron microscopy
vacuole
vesicle
volume
*Links to flashcards in a corresponding chapter from *Life: The Science of Biology (by Sadava, Heller, Orians, Purves, and Hillis; W.H. Freeman, publisher).