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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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flower

Biology; Ecology

A plant's reproductive organs that produce seeds for growing new plants. Flowers usually have vivid colors making them one of the most beautiful productions of nature. ...

carbon cycle

Biology; Ecology

The passage and recycling of carbon through the plantary biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.

hotbed

Biology; Ecology

A bed of soil enclosed by a structure with a top of glass, and heated, often by manure, for raising seedlings.

bird

Biology; Ecology

According to one source, a vertebrate whose body is covered with feathers. For more on this, see Pedanticism.

colony forming units (CFU)

Biology; Ecology

Bacterial colonies cultured from a water sample. CFUs indicate the water's level of bacterial concentration.

paleomagnetic dating

Biology; Ecology

Dating ancient minerals by using their magnetic properties to trace reversals in the Earth's magnetic field.

salmonella

Biology; Ecology

A diarrhea-producing intestinal bacterium that causes typhus and poisons raw milk, eggs, meat, and poultry.

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