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biology |
the study of living things |
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bios |
Greek root meaning "life" |
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-logy |
Greek suffix meaning "science of" or "study of" |
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organisms |
living things |
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habitats |
regions where particular organisms normally live |
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botany |
the study of plants |
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zoology |
the study of animals |
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human anatomy and physiology |
the study of the physical structure and function of the human body |
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producers |
green plants, the source of all food |
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consumers |
animals which eat plants |
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food chain |
complex series of food relationships among living organisms |
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woody plants |
plants that live several years and develop a large amount of wood |
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herbaceous plants |
nonwoody plants |
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vegetative reproduction |
when roots spread out ot make new plants |
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taproot system |
main root grows straight down and remains larger than the secondary roots that branch off from it |
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fibrous root system |
primary root remains small and many slender secondary roots grow from it in all directions |
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