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Basal body

Biology; General

A structure at the base of a cilium or flagellum; consists of nine triplet microtubules arranged in a circle with no central microtubule.

Base

Biology; General

A substance that lowers the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution.

Basidia

Biology; General

Specialised club-shaped structures on the underside of club fungi (Basidiomycetes) within which spores form (sing.: basidium).

Basidiomycetes

Biology; General

The club fungi, a major group of fungi that all produce a structure (basidium) on which basidiospores are produced. Includes mushrooms and toadstools."

Basidiospores

Biology; General

The spores formed on the basidia of club fungi (Basidiomycetes).

Benthic zone

Biology; General

One of the two basic subdivisions of the marine biome; includes the sea floor and bottom-dwelling organisms.

Type of radioactive decay in which a radioisotope emits a small, negatively-charged and fast-moving particle from its nucleus. The beta particle is similar in size, charge, and speed to an electron ...