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31Cyperaceae — ▪ plant family Introduction sedge family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the order Poales. The Cyperaceae are grasslike herbaceous plants found especially in wet regions throughout the world. Distribution and abundance… …
32plant development — Introduction a multiphasic process in which two distinct forms succeed each other in alternating generations. One form, created by the union of sexual cells (gametes (gamete)), contains two sets of similar chromosomes (diploid). At sexual… …
33reproductive system, animal — Introduction any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce. The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… …
34reproductive system, plant — Introduction any of the systems, sexual or asexual, by which plants reproduce. In plants, as in animals, the end result of reproduction is the continuation of a given species, and the ability to reproduce is, therefore, rather conservative …
35Social behaviour in animals — Introduction actions of animals living in communities. Such behaviour may include the feeding of the young, the building of shelters, or the guarding of territory. General characteristics Social behaviour (Social behaviour in animals) …
36macronucleus — noun The larger the two nuclei present in ciliate protozoans; it controls the nonreproductive functions of the cell. These binucleated forms have one macronucleus functional and another sexual micronucleus which is not functional in the ordinary… …
37vegetative cell — noun A nonreproductive cell; any cell that is not involved in the production of gametes …
38worker — noun /ˈwɜːkə,ˈwɝkɚ/ a) A person who performs labor for his living, especially manual labor. b) A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite or wasp …
39macronucleus — 1. A nucleus that occupies a relatively large portion of the cell, or the larger nucleus where two or more are present in a cell. SYN: meganucleus. 2. The larger of the two nuclei in ciliates, which governs vegetative metabolic functio …
40sodomy — A term denoting a number of sexual practices variously proscribed by law, especially bestiality, oral genital contact, and anal intercourse. SYN: buggery. [see sodomist] * * * sod·omy säd ə mē n, pl …
