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Quota 1,200 articles.
Total 1,046 articles.
Class | #Articles |
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FA | 13 |
GA | 99 |
B | 256 |
C | 473 |
FFA | 9 |
DGA | 14 |
Start | 199 |
Stub | 6 |
Biology basics edit
This section contains 70 articles.
Anatomy and morphology edit
This section contains 333 articles. For anatomy and physiology articles specific to or mostly about human anatomy, see Medical basics -- Human anatomy.
Basic anatomy edit
This section contains 16 articles.
Animal anatomy and morphology edit
This section contains 262 articles.
- Head (Level 4)
- Neck
- Thorax (Level 4)
- Digit (anatomy)
- Abdomen (Level 4)
- Buttocks
- Body fluid
- Beak
- Claw
- Fin
- Gland
- Tail
Circulatory system edit
This section contains 29 articles.
- Circulatory system (Level 3)
- Blood (Level 3)
- Blood vessel
- Endothelium
- Heart (Level 3)
- Lymphatic system (Level 4)
- Spleen (Level 4)
- Blood–brain barrier
Endocrine system edit
This section contains 7 articles.
Gastrointestinal tract edit
This section contains 26 articles.
- Anus
- Appendix (anatomy)
- Esophagus (Level 4)
- Feces
- Gallbladder
- Large intestine (Level 4)
- Liver (Level 3)
- Mouth (Level 4)
- Pancreas (Level 4)
- Pharynx
- Small intestine (Level 4)
- Stomach (Level 4)
- Throat
Immune system edit
This section contains 9 articles.
- Immune system (Level 3)
- Antibody (Level 4)
- Antigen
- B cell
- Dendritic cell
- Macrophage
- Natural killer cell
- T cell
- Thymus
Integumentary system edit
This section contains 13 articles.
- Integumentary system (Level 4)
- Breast (Level 4)
- Feather (Level 4)
- Fingerprint (Level 4)
- Fur (Level 4)
- Hair (Level 4)
- Nail (anatomy) (Level 4)
- Scale (zoology) (Level 4)
- Skin (Level 3)
Muscular system edit
This section contains 6 articles.
- Muscular system (Level 4)
- Cardiac muscle
- Muscle cell (Level 4)
- Sarcomere (Level 4)
- Skeletal muscle (Level 3)
- Smooth muscle
Nervous system edit
This section contains 77 articles.
- Nervous system (Level 3)
- Antenna (biology)
- Brain (Level 3)
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Glia
- Nerve
- Neuron (Level 4)
- Spinal cord (Level 4)
- Autonomic nervous system
- Sensory nervous system (Level 4)
- Auditory system (Level 4)
- Taste (Level 4)
- Olfactory system (Level 4)
- Somatosensory system (Level 4)
- Visual system (Level 4)
Reproductive system edit
This section contains 18 articles.
Respiratory system edit
This section contains 8 articles.
Skeletal system edit
This section contains 35 articles.
- Skeleton (Level 3)
- Bone (Level 3)
- Antler
- Carpal bones
- Clavicle
- Femur
- Fibula
- Horn (anatomy)
- Humerus
- Hyoid bone
- Jaw (Level 4)
- Joint (Level 4)
- Maxilla
- Metacarpal bones
- Metatarsal bones
- Patella
- Pelvis (Level 4)
- Phalanx bone
- Radius (bone)
- Rib
- Sacrum
- Scapula
- Skull (Level 4)
- Sternum
- Tarsus (skeleton)
- Tibia
- Ulna
- Vertebral column (Level 4)
- Exoskeleton
- Mollusc shell
Tissues edit
This section contains 11 articles.
Urinary system edit
This section contains 7 articles.
Plant anatomy and morphology edit
This section contains 48 articles.
Plant anatomy and morphology: General edit
This section contains 32 articles.
- Plant anatomy (Level 4)
- Plant morphology (Level 4)
- Plant nutrition
- Bulb
- Flower (Level 3)
- Fruit (Level 3)
- Herbaceous plant
- Leaf (Level 4)
- Rhizome
- Root (Level 4)
- Seed (Level 3)
- Seedling
- Shrub (Level 4)
- Stolon
- Stoma (Level 4)
- Strobilus
- Tree (Level 3)
- Tuber
- Vine
Plant stem edit
This section contains 8 articles.
- Plant stem (Level 4)
- Bark (botany) (Level 4)
- Branch
- Cortex (botany)
- Pith
- Stele (biology)
- Trunk (botany) (Level 4)
- Twig
Plant tissues edit
This section contains 8 articles.
Fungal morphology and anatomy edit
This section contains 7 articles.
Biological processes and physiology edit
This section contains 127 articles.
Basics edit
This section contains 50 articles.
- Physiology (Level 3)
- Chemosynthesis
- Circadian rhythm (Level 4)
- Digestion (Level 3)
- Excretion (Level 4)
- Healing
- Homeostasis
- Metabolism (Level 3)
- Muscle contraction (Level 4)
- Photosynthesis (Level 3)
- Respiration (physiology) (Level 4)
- Thermoregulation (Level 4)
- Transpiration (Level 4)
Development edit
This section contains 2 articles.
Animal ontogeny edit
This section contains 15 articles.
- Cuticle (Level 4)
- Embryo (Level 4)
- Embryology
- Fetus (Level 4)
- Imago (Level 4)
- Larva (Level 4)
- Longevity (Level 4)
- Metamorphosis (Level 4)
- Moulting (Level 4)
- Nymph (biology) (Level 4)
- Ontogeny (Level 4)
- Puberty (Level 4)
- Pupa (Level 4)
- Tadpole (Level 4)
- Umbilical cord
Biological reproduction edit
This section contains 11 articles.
- Reproduction (Level 3)
- Asexual reproduction (Level 4)
- Sex (Level 3)
- Gamete
- Germline
- Microbial cyst (Level 4)
- Spore (Level 4)
Animal reproduction edit
This section contains 19 articles.
- Egg (Level 4)
- Birth (Level 4)
- Lactation
- Pregnancy (mammals)
- Pregnancy in fish
- Semen (Level 4)
- Sperm (Level 4)
- Animal embryonic development
Human reproduction edit
This section contains 17 articles.
Plant reproduction edit
This section contains 13 articles.
Biochemistry and molecular biology edit
This section contains 169 articles.
Biochemistry edit
This section contains 133 articles.
Alkaloids edit
This section contains 5 articles.
Biological pigments edit
This section contains 7 articles.
Carbohydrates edit
This section contains 19 articles.
Hormones edit
This section contains 30 articles.
- Hormone (Level 3)
- Adrenaline (Level 4)
- Androgen
- Aldosterone
- Cortisol
- Dopamine (Level 4)
- Endorphins
- Estrogen (Level 4)
- Glucocorticoid
- Growth hormone
- Insulin (Level 4)
- Leptin
- Melatonin
- Oxytocin (Level 4)
- Progestogen
- Secretin
- Thyroid hormones
- Vasopressin
- Plant hormone (Level 4)
Lipids edit
This section contains 8 articles.
Nucleic acids edit
This section contains 15 articles.
Neurotransmitters edit
This section contains 5 articles.
Proteins edit
This section contains 37 articles.
- Protein (Level 3)
- Amino acid (Level 4)
- Collagen
- Enzyme (Level 4)
- Glycoprotein
- Hemoglobin (Level 4)
- Histone
- Keratin
- Peptide
- Peptidoglycan
- Protein (nutrient) (Level 4)
- Protein biosynthesis
- Protein structure
- Proteome
- Gluten
Steroids edit
This section contains 3 articles.
Molecular biology edit
This section contains 36 articles.
- Molecular biology (Level 3)
- Gene expression (Level 4)
- Central dogma of molecular biology
- Genetic code (Level 4)
- DNA replication (Level 4)
- DNA repair
- Transposable element
- Non-coding DNA
- Transcription (biology) (Level 4)
- Post-transcriptional modification
- Translation (biology) (Level 4)
- Post-translational modification
- Regulation of gene expression
- Non-coding RNA
- Reverse transcriptase
- Restriction enzyme
- Cloning vector
- Expression vector
Zoology edit
This section contains 56 articles.
Basics edit
This section contains 12 articles.
Ethology edit
This section contains 44 articles.
Botany edit
This section contains 10 articles.
Cell biology edit
This section contains 80 articles.
Basics edit
This section contains 1 article.
Cell processes edit
This section contains 33 articles.
- Cell death
- Cell signaling (Level 4)
- Cellular differentiation
- Cellular respiration (Level 4)
- Fermentation (Level 4)
- Membrane transport
- Protein targeting
Cellular division edit
This section contains 5 articles.
- Cell cycle (Level 4)
- Fission (biology) (Level 4)
- Meiosis (Level 4)
- Mitosis (Level 4)
- Plasmid (Level 4)
Cell parts edit
This section contains 16 articles.
- Cell (biology) (Level 2)
- Cell junction
- Cell membrane (Level 4)
- Cilium
- Cytoplasm (Level 4)
- Cytoskeleton (Level 4)
- Flagellum (Level 4)
- Symbiogenesis (Level 4)
Organelles edit
This section contains 18 articles.
- Organelle (Level 4)
- Endomembrane system
- Cell nucleus (Level 4)
- Centriole (Level 4)
- Endoplasmic reticulum (Level 4)
- Golgi apparatus (Level 4)
- Lysosome (Level 4)
- Mitochondrion (Level 4)
- Peroxisome
- Proteasome
- Ribosome (Level 4)
- Vacuole (Level 4)
- Vesicle (biology and chemistry)
Plant cells edit
This section contains 7 articles.
Ecology edit
This section contains 62 articles.
- Ecology (Level 2)
- Autotroph
- Biome (Level 4)
- Biodiversity (Level 3)
- Biogeography
- Biogeographic realm
- Bioindicator
- Biological dispersal
- Biological interaction
- Biological life cycle
- Biomagnification
- Biosphere (Level 4)
- Carrying capacity
- Community (ecology)
- Conservation biology
- Detritivore
- Decomposer
- Disturbance (ecology)
- Ecological niche (Level 4)
- Ecological resilience
- Ecological succession
- Ecosystem (Level 3)
- Ecosystem collapse
- Ecosystem model
- Ecosystem service
- Endangered species (Level 4)
- Endemism
- Energy flow (ecology)
- Extinction (Level 3)
- Extremophile (Level 4)
- Food chain
- Food web
- Habitat (Level 4)
- Habitat destruction
- Habitat fragmentation
- Heterotroph
- Insular biogeography
- Invasive species (Level 4)
- Keystone species
- Landscape ecology
- Land change science
- Lotka–Volterra equations
- Microbial ecology
- Microbiome
- Population (Level 4)
- Primary production
- r/K selection theory
- Ecological restoration
- Sustainability (Level 4)
- Trophic cascade
- Urban ecology
- Wildlife conservation (Level 4)
Genetics edit
This section contains 43 articles.
- Genetics (Level 3)
- Gene (Level 3)
- Heredity (Level 3)
- Mendelian inheritance (Level 4)
- Ploidy
- Sex-determination system
- Sex linkage
- Genetic linkage
- Extranuclear inheritance
- Mutation (Level 4)
- Genetic recombination
- Horizontal gene transfer
- Quantitative genetics
- Reverse genetics
- Molecular genetics
- Genome
- Molecular evolution
- Epigenetics (Level 4)
- Hybrid (biology) (Level 4)
- Eugenics
- Dysgenics
Evolutionary biology edit
This section contains 96 articles.
Basics edit
This section contains 39 articles.
- Evolutionary biology
- Evolutionary developmental biology
- Divergent evolution
- Convergent evolution
- Parallel evolution
- Phylogenetic tree
- Population genetics
- Sociobiology
- Systematics
- Adaptation (Level 4)
- Coevolution
- Fitness (biology)
- Homology (biology)
- Macroevolution
- Microevolution
- Reproductive isolation
- Speciation
- Evolution of bacteria
- Evolution of birds
- Evolution of brachiopods
- Evolution of fish
- Evolution of fungi
- Evolution of insects
- Evolution of mammals
- Evolution of molluscs
- Evolution of reptiles
- Evolution of spiders
- Evolution of tetrapods
- Evolutionary history of plants
- Viral evolution
Human evolution edit
This section contains 57 articles.
Human evolution: General editThis section contains 3 articles. Australopithecines editThis section contains 23 articles. |
Homo editThis section contains 31 articles.
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