Bio Vocab Flashcards

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Biodegradable

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Capable of being broken down by living microorganisms and absorbed by the environment

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Biofeedback

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A technique for consciously regulating a idiot function thought to be involuntary, as heartbeat or blood pressure, by using an instrument to monitor the function and go signal changes in it

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Biography

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A written account of someone’s life

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Biology

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The study of plant and animal life

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Biopsy

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A seeing of live tissues, the examination of tissues removed from the living body

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Biosphere

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The part of the earth, extending from its crust out into the surrounding atmosphere in which living things exist

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Symbiosis

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The living together in close Union of two dissimilar organisms, often to their mutual benefit

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Symbiotic

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Living together in a close relationship, often to the benefit of both

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Amphibian

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Any cold blooded vertebrae of the class amphibia

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Antibiotic

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Any of a large group of chemical substances used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases

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Biochemistry

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The science dealing with the chemistry of living matter

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Bionic

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Utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans

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Microbe

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a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium

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Autobiography

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An account of a person’s life written by that person

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