ACT Science vocabulary - Biology

      accumulation
      adenine
      adequate
      aeration
      aerobic respiration
      alga
      allele
      amino acid
      Amphibia
      anaerobic
      angiosperm
      Annelida
      apical meristem
      appendage
      aquatic
      arctic tundra
      arithmetical
      Arthropoda
      artificial
      assortment
      atmospheric
      autosomal
      autotroph
      baldness
      bass
      bile
      biome
      blastula
      boreal taiga
      brine
      cambrium
      carbon dioxide
      catalyze
      centipede
      centrifuge
      cerebellum
      cerebral cortex
      chamber
      characteristic
      chicken pox
      chitin
      chloroghyll
      chloroplast
      Choradata
      chromatid
      chromosome
      churn
      circulatory system
      class
      codominant
      Coelenterata
      community
      conditioning
      conjugation
      consumer
      crayfish
      cross
      cultivate
      cytochrome C
      cytosine
      decomposer
      dehydration
      detoxify
      dicot
      digestive tract
      disjunction
      diversity
      dominant
      dorsal
      earthworm
      ectoderm
      embryo
      endoderm
      endoplasmic reticulum
      enzyme
      epidermis
      equilibrium
      erosion
      eutrophication
      evaporate
      excessive
      excrement
      excretion
      excretory
      exhaustion
      exponential
      extinction
      facilitate
      family
      fermentation
      fern
      fertile
      fertilize
      flavin
      fluctuate
      fungus
      fusion
      galactose
      gamete
      gastrula
      genetic drift
      genetics
      genotype
      genus
      geologic
      glucose
      glycogen
      glycolysis
      grasshopper
      growth ring
      guanine
      gymnosperm
      habituation
      haploid
      hawk
      hay
      hemoglobin
      heron
      heterotroph
      heterozygous
      homeostasis
      hoof
      hormone
      hydrogen bond
      hydrolysis
      imprinting
      inbreeding
      incorporate
      inheritance
      insight
      insulin
      intake
      interbreed
      intestine
      ionization
      kidney
      kindom
      lactase
      lactic acid
      lactos
      layer
      legume
      lethal
      likely
      liver
      lizard
      lobster
      locomotion
      lysosome
      mammal
      mammalian
      maple
      measles
      mechanically
      medulla oblongata
      meiosis
      mesoderm
      mesophyll
      metabolic
      methane
      migrate
      mineral
      mitochondrion
      mitosis
      Mollusca
      monera
      monocot
      monosaccharide
      moss
      moth
      multiple
      mutation
      mutualistic
      nerve
      nervous
      neurotransmitter
      niche
      nitrogen
      nitrogen fixation
      nitrogenous base
      nuclear membrane
      nucleotide
      nucleus
      nutrient
      oak
      octopus
      offspring
      olfactory bulb
      ominivore
      order
      organell
      oscillate
      ovum
      oxidize
      oxygen
      ozone
      paramecium
      parasite
      parthenogenesis
      pasture
      pepsin
      pepsinogen
      peptide bond
      peristalsis
      phagocytosis
      pheromone
      phloem
      phosphorus
      phosphorylation
      photosynthesis
      phylum
      pine
      pituitary gland
      plasma membrane
      Platyhelminthes
      pollinate
      polypeptide
      pond
      population
      predation
      predominantly
      predominate
      probability
      producer
      progeny
      prokaryote
      proportion
      protist
      Protista
      purify
      pyruvic acid
      radial symmetry
      recessive
      release
      reproductive
      Reptilia
      respiration
      respirometer
      ribosome
      rupture
      salamander
      saturation
      scale
      secrete
      segregate
      sex-linked
      shark
      soybean
      speciation
      species
      specimen
      sperm
      spermatogenesis
      spider
      Spongia
      starch
      stoma
      succession
      sucrose
      sulfur dioxide
      suspension
      synthesize
      temperate
      terrestrial
      tertiary
      thymine
      thyroid gland
      trachea
      trait
      trample
      transpiration
      trial and error
      trophic level
      tropical savanna
      turbidity
      uptake
      uracil
      urchin
      urea
      urinary bladder
      urine
      utilize
      variation
      vascular
      vertebrate
      violet
      whale
      xylem
      zygote