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Biological process, the Glossary

Index Biological process

Biological processes are those processes that are necessary for an organism to live and that shape its capacities for interacting with its environment.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 31 relations: Anabolism, Bioenergetics, Biological interaction, Biological organisation, Catabolism, Cell (biology), Cell growth, Cellular differentiation, Chemical process, Chemical reaction, Chemotaxis, Fermentation, Fertilisation, Gene expression, Germination, Homeostasis, Hybrid (biology), Life, Metabolism, Metamorphosis, Molecule, Morphogenesis, Multicellular organism, Organic reaction, Organism, Photosynthesis, Phototropism, Stimulus (physiology), Transpiration, Tropism, Unicellular organism.

  2. Biological concepts

Anabolism

Anabolism is the set of metabolic pathways that construct macromolecules like DNA or RNA from smaller units.

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Bioenergetics

Bioenergetics is a field in biochemistry and cell biology that concerns energy flow through living systems.

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Biological interaction

In ecology, a biological interaction is the effect that a pair of organisms living together in a community have on each other.

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Biological organisation

Biological organisation is the organisation of complex biological structures and systems that define life using a reductionistic approach.

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Catabolism

Catabolism is the set of metabolic pathways that breaks down molecules into smaller units that are either oxidized to release energy or used in other anabolic reactions.

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Cell (biology)

The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life.

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Cell growth

Cell growth refers to an increase in the total mass of a cell, including both cytoplasmic, nuclear and organelle volume.

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Cellular differentiation

Cellular differentiation is the process in which a stem cell changes from one type to a differentiated one.

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Chemical process

In a scientific sense, a chemical process is a method or means of somehow changing one or more chemicals or chemical compounds.

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Chemical reaction

A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another.

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Chemotaxis

Chemotaxis (from chemo- + taxis) is the movement of an organism or entity in response to a chemical stimulus.

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Fermentation

Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substances through the action of enzymes.

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Fertilisation

Fertilisation or fertilization (see spelling differences), also known as generative fertilisation, syngamy and impregnation, is the fusion of gametes to give rise to a zygote and initiate its development into a new individual organism or offspring.

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Gene expression

Gene expression is the process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product that enables it to produce end products, proteins or non-coding RNA, and ultimately affect a phenotype.

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Germination

Germination is the process by which an organism grows from a seed or spore.

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Homeostasis

In biology, homeostasis (British also homoeostasis) is the state of steady internal physical and chemical conditions maintained by living systems. Biological process and homeostasis are biological processes.

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Hybrid (biology)

In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different varieties, subspecies, species or genera through sexual reproduction.

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Life

Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from matter that does not.

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Metabolism (from μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms.

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Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops including birth transformation or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation.

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Molecule

A molecule is a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds; depending on context, the term may or may not include ions which satisfy this criterion.

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Morphogenesis

Morphogenesis (from the Greek morphê shape and genesis creation, literally "the generation of form") is the biological process that causes a cell, tissue or organism to develop its shape.

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Multicellular organism

A multicellular organism is an organism that consists of more than one cell, unlike unicellular organisms.

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Organic reaction

Organic reactions are chemical reactions involving organic compounds.

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Organism

An organism is defined in a medical dictionary as any living thing that functions as an individual.

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Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is a system of biological processes by which photosynthetic organisms, such as most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, convert light energy, typically from sunlight, into the chemical energy necessary to fuel their metabolism. Biological process and Photosynthesis are biological processes.

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Phototropism

In biology, phototropism is the growth of an organism in response to a light stimulus.

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Stimulus (physiology)

In physiology, a stimulus is a detectable change in the physical or chemical structure of an organism's internal or external environment.

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Transpiration

Transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers.

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Tropism

In biology, a tropism is a phenomenon indicating the growth or turning movement of an organism, usually a plant, in response to an environmental stimulus.

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Unicellular organism

A unicellular organism, also known as a single-celled organism, is an organism that consists of a single cell, unlike a multicellular organism that consists of multiple cells.

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See also

Biological concepts

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_process

Also known as Biological processes, Life function, Organic process, Organic processes, Process (biological).