BSL Glossary - Biology subject areas

Looking at an ecosystem:

habitat, native, adapted, environmental change, food chain,
food web, species, organism, biodiversity, conservation,
endangered, extinct, nocturnal, camouflage, predator,
prey, survival, pesticide, disease, virus

The world of plants:

nectar, ovary, stamen, pollen, dispersal, pollination,
fertilisation, reproduction, clone, cultivation, fertiliser,
photosynthesis

Human survival:

saliva, gullet, stomach, digestion, enzyme, pancreas,
small intestine, large intestine, reproduction, puberty,
menstrual cycle, period, fertilisation, ovary, ovum,
vagina, uterus, testes, sperm, penis, embryo, foetus,
hormones, umbilical cord

The body in action:

vertebrate, diaphragm, windpipe, trachea, bronchi,
bronchioles, air sac, inhalation, exhalation, capillaries,
valve, artery, blood cells, vein, respiration, sweat

Inheritance:

gene, DNA, chromosome, inherited, carrier, evolution,
genetic mutation, variation

Biotechnology:

genetic modification, hybrid, insulin, bacteria, bacterium,
micro-organism