CH. 4.11-4.12
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- abiogenesis
- spontaneous generation (development of life from lifeless matter)
- amphibious
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1. able to live both on land and in water
2. attacking with coordinated land, sea, and air forces - antibiotic
- germ-killing substance produced by or derived from a microorganism
- autobiography
- story of a person's life written by that person
- biochemistry
- chemistry dealing with chemical compounds and processes in living plants and animals
- biocidal
- destructive to life or living things
- biodegradable
- capable of being readily decomposed into harmless substances by microogranisms
- biogenesis
- development of life from preexisting life
- biography
- story of a person's life written by another person
- biology
- science dealing with the study of living organisms
- biometry
- statistical analysis of biological data
- biopsy
- diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from the living body
- biota
- plants (flora) and animals (fauna) living in a region
- microbe
- microscopic life form; microogranism, germ
- symbiosis
- living together in mutally helpful association of two dissimilar organisms
- anthropology
- science dealing w/ the origin, races, customs, and beliefs of humankind
- bacteriology
- science dealing with the study of bacteria
- cardiology
- science dealing with the action and diseases of the heart
- criminology
- scientific study of crimes and criminals
- dermatology
- science dealing with the skin and its diseases
- ecology
- science dealing with the relation of living things to their environment and to each other
- ethnology
- branch of anthropology dealing with human races, their origin, distribution, culture, etc.
- genealogy
- account of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor
- geology
- science dealing with the earth's history as recorded in rocks
- meteorology
- science dealing with the atmosphere and the weather
- morphology
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1. scientific study of the forms and structures of plants and animals
2. form and structure of an organism or any of its parts - mythology
- account or study of myths
- necrology
- list of persons who have died recently; obituary
- neurology
- scientific study of the nervous system and its diseases
- paleontology
- science dealing with life in the remote past as recorded in fossils
- pathology
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1. science dealing with life in the remote past as recorded in fossils
2. something abnormal - petrology
- scientific study of rocks
- physiology
- science dealing with the functions of living things or their organs
- psychology
- science of their mind
- sociology
- study of the evolution, development, and functioning of human society
- technology
- use of science to achieve a practical purpose; applied science; engineering
- theology
- study of religion and religious ideas