Biology

Biology

A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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plankton

Biology; Ecology

Very small, free-floating organisms of the ocean or other aquatic systems, including phytoplankton, which produce their own nutrients through photosynthesis, or zooplankton, which ...

macroscopic

Biology; Ecology

Objects or organisms that are large enough to be seen with the naked eye.

microscopic

Biology; Ecology

Objects or organisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye.

prey

Biology; Ecology

Organism hunted and eaten by a predator.

generalist

Biology; Ecology

A species that tolerates a broad range of environmental conditions; a generalist has a broad ecological niche.

morphology

Biology; Ecology

The form and structure of anything, usually applied to the shapes, parts, and arrangement of features in living and fossil organisms.

rain shadow

Biology; Ecology

The dry region on the leeward side of a mountain range, where rainfall is noticeably less than on the windward side. For example, the White Mountains in east central California ...