bio/vit,viv Flashcards

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antibiotic

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A medicine used to save lives because it destroys harmful bacteria and cures infections

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2
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autobiography

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a piece of writing written by a person about his or her own life

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3
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biography

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a piece of writing about a person’s life written by someone else

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4
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biologist

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a person who studies living things

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5
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biology

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the study of living things

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6
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biopsy

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the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination

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7
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biosphere

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the zone of planet Earth where there is life (between the deep crust and the lower atmosphere)

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8
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macrobiotic diet

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a diet thought to help people live longer because it focuses on natural foods

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9
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neurobiology

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the study of the nervous system of living things and how it helps the living things learn and react

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10
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symbiosis

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how two different living organisms live together and depend on each other

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11
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revitalize

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to bring something back after it declined in condition or popularity; to breathe new life into something

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12
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revive

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to bring back to life again

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13
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survival

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the ability ot continue living

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14
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survivor

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a person who lives through a difficult event or experience

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15
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vital

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necessary or essential to life

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16
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vitality

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quality or state of being full of life; state of being full of energy

17
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vitamin

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a tablet of substances that are thought to promote a healthy life

18
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vivacious

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full of life; fun; lively; animated

19
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vivid

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“as big as life”; brightly colored; daring

20
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vivisection

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surgery on living animals; medical research that involves cutting into animal to study organs, parts, or diseases

21
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bio-

A

life

22
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vit-, viv-

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live; life

23
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anti-

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against

24
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auto-

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self

25
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graph-

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writing

26
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-ist

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a person who practices or studies something

27
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-logy

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the study of

28
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macro-

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large; long

29
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sym-

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together

30
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re-

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again

31
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sur-

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over; above

32
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-section

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a part that is cut off