Biology

MASON R. (United States of America)
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  1. biology
    the science that studies living organisms
  2. animal
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  3. gene
    part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth
  4. abdomen
    the region of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
  5. vertebrate
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton
  6. invertebrate
    any animal lacking a backbone or notochord
  7. antibiotic
    a substance used to kill microorganisms and cure infections
  8. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  9. cohesion
    the state of sticking together
  10. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
  11. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  12. concentration
    the strength of a solution
  13. diffusion
    the act of dispersing something
  14. ecology
    the environment as it relates to living organisms
  15. element
    a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances
  16. atom
    the smallest component of an element
  17. fermentation
    breaking down an organic substance, as sugar into alcohol
  18. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
  19. inheritance
    hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
  20. mantle
    a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods
  21. model
    a representation of something, often on a smaller scale
  22. molt
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  23. paleontology
    the earth science that studies fossil organisms
  24. fossil
    the remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age
  25. parasite
    an animal or plant that lives in or on a host
  26. pedigree
    line of descent of a purebred animal
  27. pedigree
    ancestry of a purebred animal
  28. phase
    any distinct time period in a sequence of events
  29. physiology
    the science dealing with the functioning of organisms
  30. population
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
  31. regeneration
    the act of forming again; renewing and reconstituting
  32. reproduction
    the act of making copies
  33. metamorphosis
    striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
  34. respiration
    a single complete act of breathing in and out
  35. species
    a specific kind of something
  36. symbiosis
    the relation between two interdependent species of organisms
  37. theory of evolution
    (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals
  38. transformation
    the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
  39. evolution
    sequence of events involved in the development of a species
  40. virus
    infectious agent that replicates itself within living hosts
  41. microcosm
    a miniature model of something
  42. watershed
    a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
  43. aquifer
    underground layer of rock or sand that yields groundwater
Created on Thu Nov 07 07:26:53 EST 2013 (updated Thu Nov 07 13:21:28 EST 2013)

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