Biology
- Histology
Term: histology Origin: Anc Greek ????? / histos(=warp, web) > ??????/istimi(=stand, inhibit) +?????/-logia(=study of) Coined: Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694) was the first who described pulmonary alveoli, capillaries, renal corpuscles,...
- Epithelium
Term: epithelium Origin: Anc Greek ???/epi(=on, upon)+????/theli(=nipple) à literally means ?on nipple? because originally this word meant only the skin on the breast which is not which identical to the epidermis. In literal translation it is a...
- -oma
Term:-oma (plural ?omas but according Greek plural ????? ?the plural type of -omata is more correct) Origin: Anc Greek ????/oma (=suffix meaning "complete set of" or a condition eg disease condition ) DefinitionNoun suffix...
- 2. Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants
Click here for PDFAll flowering plants (angiosperms) show sexual reproduction. PRE-FERTILISATION: STRUCTURES & EVENTS- Several hormonal and structural changes are initiated which lead to the differentiation and further development...
- 4/7/14
First we watched a video on why we need to know things. Then we did a worksheet over Micots vs. Dicots. Then we did a plant diagram coloring sheet. I need to start working on the pond lab since I did t have time this weekend. Alternation of Generations:...
Biology
cotyledon, monocotyledon (plural usually monocots), dicotyledons(plural usually dicots)
Term: cotyledon, monocotyledon (plural usually monocots), dicotyledons(plural usually dicots)
Origin: Anc Greek
?????????/cotyledon(=cotyledon)
>??????/cotyle(=small, hollow cup) + ?????/eidos(=form, type)
literally meaning ?cup shaped cavity?
d?-/di(=two)
????/mono(=single)
Coined
(botan). The distinction between the dicotyledons and monocotyledons was recognized by ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus, ( 300 BCE), and later during the Renaissance by German philosopher Albertus Magnus (1200-1280 A.D.). The term cotyledon was coined by Italian doctor Marcello Malpighi (1628 ?1694) and finally John Ray (1628-1705), in his natural system of classification, formally recognized two major subdivisions of flowering plants: the dicotyledons or dicots and the monocotyledons or monocots.
Definition
1. Cotyledon is the first leaf (monocotyledons or monocots) or first two leaves (dicotyledons or dicots) developed by the embryo of a seed from flowering plants.
2. one of the visible segments on the maternal surface of the placenta.
- Histology
Term: histology Origin: Anc Greek ????? / histos(=warp, web) > ??????/istimi(=stand, inhibit) +?????/-logia(=study of) Coined: Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694) was the first who described pulmonary alveoli, capillaries, renal corpuscles,...
- Epithelium
Term: epithelium Origin: Anc Greek ???/epi(=on, upon)+????/theli(=nipple) à literally means ?on nipple? because originally this word meant only the skin on the breast which is not which identical to the epidermis. In literal translation it is a...
- -oma
Term:-oma (plural ?omas but according Greek plural ????? ?the plural type of -omata is more correct) Origin: Anc Greek ????/oma (=suffix meaning "complete set of" or a condition eg disease condition ) DefinitionNoun suffix...
- 2. Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants
Click here for PDFAll flowering plants (angiosperms) show sexual reproduction. PRE-FERTILISATION: STRUCTURES & EVENTS- Several hormonal and structural changes are initiated which lead to the differentiation and further development...
- 4/7/14
First we watched a video on why we need to know things. Then we did a worksheet over Micots vs. Dicots. Then we did a plant diagram coloring sheet. I need to start working on the pond lab since I did t have time this weekend. Alternation of Generations:...