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Abiotic |
The non-living parts of any ecosystem. |
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Immunization |
The fact or process of becoming immune, as against a disease. |
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Microbiology |
The study of microscopic organisms. |
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Pasteurization |
A process in which a liquid is heated to a temperature that kills harmful germs and then cooled quickly. |
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Taxonomy |
The branch of science concerned with classification of organisms. |
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Circulation |
The movement of useful products to all parts of the organism. |
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Hydrophobic |
Water repelling or water "fearing". |
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Respiration |
The release of energy by combining oxygen with digested food. |
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Excretion |
Getting rid of waste products. |
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Prokaryote |
Is a single-celled organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus. |
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Response |
A change in activity due to stimulus. |
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Biology |
The study of life. |
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Eukaryote |
An organism in which the genetic material is organized into a membrane-bound nucleus. |
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Adaption |
An evolutionary change in an organism that makes it better suited to its environment. |
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Biotic |
All the living or once living aspects of an ecosystem. |
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Binomial Nomenclature |
A formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts. |
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Hydrophilic |
Water loving; attracts or can be dissolved in water. |
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Stimulus |
Is something that causes a physiological response. |
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Virus |
A small non-living infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms. |
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Spontaneous Generation |
The hypothetical process by which living organisms develop from non-living matter. |
