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Biological processes and physiology

Animal ontogeny

Biological reproduction

Animal reproduction

Human reproduction

Plant reproduction

Acid–base homeostasis

Homeostatic regulation of the pH of the body's extracellular fluid (ECF)

Alternation of generations

Reproductive cycle of plants and algae

Animal embryonic development

Process by which the embryo is formed and develops

Part of a plant producing and containing male gametes

Organ of the gametophyte of certain plants, producing and containing the ovum

Asexual reproduction

Reproduction without a sexual process

Process of giving birth to one or more offspring

Sphere of cells formed during early embryonic development in animals

Blood sugar level

Concentration of glucose present in the blood (Glycaemia)

Bradymetabolism

Organisms with a high active metabolism

Medical condition

Light-independent reactions in photosynthesis

Set of metabolic pathways that breaks down molecules into smaller units

Biological process building organic matter using inorganic compounds as the energy source

Circadian rhythm

Natural internal process that regulates the sleep-wake cycle

Cleavage (embryo)

Division of cells in the early embryo

Cleavage (embryo)

Early-stage embryo consisting of 16 cells

Process by which blood changes from a liquid to a gel, forming a blood clot

Various biological tissues or structures

Development of the human body

Processes of growth from a zygote to an adult human

Developmental Biology (journal)

Academic journal

Biological process of breaking down food

Organism where internal heating sources are small or negligible

Organic vessel in which an embryo first begins to develop

Clear liquid contained within an egg

Discharge of semen from the male reproductive tract

Multicellular diploid eukaryote in its earliest stage of development

Branch of biology studying prenatal biology

Organism that maintains body temperature largely by heat from internal bodily functions

An organism that can function at a wide range of ambient temperatures.

Elimination by an organism of metabolic waste products

Sex of an organism which produces ova

Prenatal organism between the embryonic state and birth

Cell that fuses during fertilisation, such as a sperm or egg cell

Haploid stage in the life cycle of plants and algae

Stage in embryonic development in which germ layers form

Primary layer of cells in embryonic development

Growth of an organism from a seed or spore

Reproductive cell line in a multicellular organism

Form of thermoregulation by body size

Gluconeogenesis

Formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate precursors, such as pyruvate, amino acids and glycerol

Boot loader package

Process of the restoration of health

The stopping of bleeding (loss of body fluid) or the arrest of the circulation to an organ or part

Metabolic system

The state of steady internal conditions maintained by living things

Thermoregulation that maintains a stable internal body temperature regardless of external influence

Physiological symptom of menopause

Human embryonic development

Process of cell division and cellular differentiation of the embryo that occurs during the early stages of development

Human fertilization

In homo sapiens, when nuclei of sperm & egg fuse to form a diploid cell, known as a zygote

Human reproduction

Procreative biological processes of humanity

Last stage in an insect's metamorphosis

Introduction of semen or sperm into the genital tract of a female animal

Form of thermoregulation in which an animal shares in the heat production of another

The regulated release of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young

Juvenile form of distinct animals before metamorphosis

Light-dependent reactions

Photosynthetic reactions

Longer than typical lifespan, especially of humans

Sex of an organism which produces sperm

Time when menstrual periods stop permanently

Menstrual cycle

Natural changes in the human female reproductive system

Periodic shedding of the uterine lining

The set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of organisms

Profound change in body structure during the postembryonic development of an organism

Resting or dormant stage of a microorganism

Natural death of an embryo or fetus before it is able to survive independently

Process by which an animal routinely casts off a part of its body

Culmination of one multiple pregnancy, wherein the mother delivers two or more offspring;applicable to placental species

Muscle contraction

Activation of tension-generating sites in muscle

Nymph (biology)

Immature form of some invertebrates

Origination and development of an organism, usually from the time of egg fertisliation through to adult form

Complete process of formation and maturation of an ovum or female gamete from a primordial female germ cell. Examples of this process are found in Mus musculus and Drosophila melanomas

Undifferentiated female germ cell

An organism's active control of the osmotic pressure of its fluids to maintain homeostasis

Release of a mature ovum from an ovary

Biological process to convert light into chemical energy

Science of the function of living systems

Plant embryonic development

Process that occurs after the fertilization of an ovule to produce a fully developed plant embryo

Plant physiology

Subdiscipline of botany

Plant reproduction

Production of new individuals or offspring in plants

Plant reproductive morphology

Study of the physical form and structure (the morphology) of those parts of plants directly or indirectly concerned with sexual reproduction

Organism with considerable internal temperature variation

The grains containing the male gametophytes of seed plants

Biological processes occurring in plants

Postterm pregnancy

Medical condition

Time of offspring development in mother's body

Pregnancy (mammals)

Period of reproduction during which a female mammal carries one or more live offspring from implantation in the uterus through gestation

Pregnancy in fish

Premenstrual syndrome

Emotional and physical symptoms that occur one to two weeks before a menstrual period

Birth at less than a specified gestational age

Transition from a immature child to a sexually mature adult

Biological process by which new organisms are generated from one or more parent organisms

Respiration (physiology)

Exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen between environment and tissues

Sex (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Sexual reproduction

Reproduction process that creates a new organism by combining the genetic material of two organisms

Male reproductive cell in anisogamous forms of sexual reproduction

Spermatogenesis

Process of formation of spermatozoa germ cells

Spore (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Diploid multicellular stage in the life cycle of a plant or alga

Organism requiring a specific ambient temperature

Death of a fetus before or during delivery, resulting in delivery of a dead baby

Larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian

Process of heat production within organisms

Thermoregulation

Ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries

Thermostability

Induction of a plant's flowering process

Animal species that can maintain a body temperature higher than their environment

Series of events that restore integrity to damaged tissue after an injury

Part of an egg which feeds the developing chicken embryo

Single diploid eukaryotic cell formed by a fertilization event between two gametes