Terms to Add to the Dictionary

[iangoeth]

This website has thouroughly helped me out! I stumbled upon it through a google search and damn was I lucky that I did. My biology teacher assigned a review vocab term sheet with over 170 terms for us to define. She said we could use them on the final. Most of them I found in the dictionary section of this site, but some were not added.

Here they are if anyone is interested in adding them:
* carrying capacity
e.g. the capitty of organisms that an ecosystem can sustain through food and water.
* climax community
* density indepentent factor
note: density dependent factor is in the dictionary
* energy pyramid
e.g. a pyramid that shows the organism predator levels of an ecosystem. for instance: producer -> herbavor -> carnivore -> carnivore
* food web
note: food chain is in the dictionary. I'm not quite sure / can't remember the difference between the two
* habitat degradation
* habitat fragmentation
* j-curve
e.g. a graph demonstation of a perfect ecosystem where the population ocntinues to rise.
* ozone
note: oddly, ozone layer is not in the dictionary
* s-curve
e.g. a realistic ecosystem, where it grows and then falls when the carrying capacity is reached.
* sustainable use
* calvin cycle independent reaction
note: the other stages of the calvin cycle are present in the dictionary
* lactic acid fermentation
* archaebacteria
* camouflage
* directional evolution
* distruptive evolution
note: convergent evolution is in the dictionary
* geographic isolation
* homologous structure
* KPCOFGS
note: i have no recolection of what this even remotely is.
* reproductive isolation
* stabalizing selection
* vestigial structure
* chemical digestion
* mechanical digestion
* peristalsis contractions
* binary fission
* chemosynthesis
* lysogenic cycle
* obligate anaerobe
note: oblical aerobe is in the dictionary
* fat soluble vitamin
* water soluble vitamin
note: vitamin is in the dictionary
* negative feedback system
pituitary gland:
* 1. anterior lobe
* 2. posterior lobe
note: pituitary gland is in the dictionary
* target tissues
* Koch's postulates
t cell:
* 1. helper t cell
note: t-cell and cytotoxic t cell are in the dictionary
* somatic nervous system
note: parasympathetic, peripheral, and sympathetic nervous system are in the dictionary

I hope this helps!

-ian

[MrMistery]

In a few days(maybe weeks but we hope not) the dictonary will be free, anyone will be able to edit it

[iangoeth]

Ah, like Wikipedia?

That'd be cool.

[Admin]

Almost

[MrMistery]

Not really like wikipedia. It is a much bigger site than biology-online, they have things from all domains. But we have a forum

[mith]

I'm curious as to which definitions we can use without infringing on copywrite laws and stuff

[b_d_41501]

Is it wise to allow everyone to edit it? I feel some will take advantage of this and enter misleading information

[Chris4]

Is it wise to allow everyone to edit it? I feel some will take advantage of this and enter misleading information

Any information should be read/checked by the admin and moderators before being posted on the website. Unless something is common knowledge then any information you put into the dictionary should have a reference. if possible.

I think its a great idea. Look at how popular Wikipedia is.

[James]

Excellent idea, as long as it is not misused

[zami'87.]

Don't forget lector...

[mith]

Wikipedia also has dedicated software to check for changes, we shall see what admin has planned soon

[b_d_41501]

Yeah, Wik. is a very popular site. I'm all for it on here as long as it can be edited well. Maybe a small group of users (like 10-15) can be set aside as a council type of thing and be responsible for checking all submitted words. Just an idea.