Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Word of the day - BIODIVERSITY

Biodiversity = biology + diversity

Definition (Merriam Webster Dictionary)

biological diversity in an environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals"
Example:

Wildlife: Biodiversity Is Declining Fast—But It Would Be Even Worse Without Conservation Efforts

Read more: http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2010/10/26/wildlife-biodiversity-is-declining-fast%e2%80%94but-it-would-be-even-worse-without-conservation-efforts/#ixzz13ZrKfM00
Other combinations with BIO: BIOTECHNOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY
Words relevant to the topic: extinction, near-extinction, conservation, endangered/ threatened species, mammal, amphibian, "Red List" ...
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 1, 2010 at 9:54 AM

    I also would like to list other words that are commonly used in Biology:

    Biophysics, Biomedicine, zoology, botany, morphology, physiology, histology, pathology, immunology, ecology, microbiology, cytology

    Bacteria, yeast, ferment, medium, virus, colony, algae, infection, antibiotics

    Cell, procaryote, eucaryote, ribosomes, sperm, zygote, fertilization, embryo, stem cell, tissue, nerve cell, white blood cell (leukocyte), red blood cell (erythrocyte)

    DNA, recombinant DNA, RNA, protein, lipid,
    Genetic, gene, chromosomes, phenotype, genotype

    Enzyme, hormone, gland, reproduction, antibody, antigene

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  2. ELLinkNovember 3, 2010 at 6:07 AM

    Thanks Huyen. A lot of interesting words in biology. Hope that others can learn some from your list.

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