metabolizam

metabolizam

The chemical processes that occur in a living organism in order to maintain life. There are two kinds of metabolism: constructive metabolism, or anabolism, the synthesis of the proteins, carbohydrates, and fats which form tissue and store energy; and destructive metabolism, or catabolism, the breakdown of complex substances, producing energy and waste matter.

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tipologija

Archaeology; Evolution

(1) The definition of classificatory groups by phenetic similarity to a "type" specimen. A species, for example, might be defined as all individuals less than x phenetic units ...

mimikrija, imitiranje, podražavanje

Archaeology; Evolution

A case in which one species looks more or less similar to another species. See Batesian mimicry and Müllerian mimicry.

spolni hromozom

Archaeology; Evolution

The chromosome or chromosomes that influence sex determination. In mammals, including humans, the X and Y chromosomes are the sex chromosomes (females are XX, males XY). Compare ...

paleobiologija

Archaeology; Evolution

The biological study of fossils.

ćelija

Archaeology; Evolution

The basic structural and functional unit of most living organisms. Cell size varies, but most cells are microscopic. Cells may exist as independent units of life, as in bacteria ...

klasifikacija

Archaeology; Evolution

The arrangement of organisms into hierarchical groups. Modern biological classifications are Linnaean and classify organisms into species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, ...