Biology and Life Sciences Vocabulary

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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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autobiography

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

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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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biologist

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a person who studies living things

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biology

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the study of living things

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biopsy

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the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination

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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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macrobiotic diet

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

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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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symbiosis

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