Biology Glossary
Hello, my name is Luis and I will soon do a technology in bioecology. In this glossary I will explain many words related to my future field of study which is Biology: the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distribution. The glossary has 20 words, I used Virtual Writing tutor to create it.
- bioecology
- noun
- The branch of biology that studies the relationship among different living organisms and their environment.
- Example: I am studying bioecology
- fr: bioécologie
- biology
- noun
- The study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distribution.
- Example: I am studying biology.
- fr: biologie
- biologist
- noun
- An expert in or student of the branch of science concerning living organisms.
- Example: A team of marine biologists.
- fr: biologiste
- animal
- noun
- A living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli.
- Example: This method also relied on every animal being seen or detected within each plot.
- fr: animal
- documentary
- noun
- A movie or a television or radio program that provides a factual record or report.
- Example: ect of whaling has on the oceans system, in a BBC documentary "Blue Planet" it is shown that...
- fr: documentaire
- book
- noun
- A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.
- Example: To this end the book is divided into nine lucid chapters...
- fr: livre
- Animal Kingdom
- noun
- A basic group of natural objects that includes all living and extinct animals.
- Example: The lion is part of the animal kingdom.
- fr: règne animal
- nature
- noun
- The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations.
- Example: As well as being circular in NATURE it has a single start site for DNA replica.
- fr: nature
- environnement
- noun
- The natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity.
- Example: Trees are abundant in the natural environnement
- fr: environnement
- Amazon
- noun
- Moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America.
- Example: The jaguar is the top predator of the Amazon rainforest.
- fr: Amazonie
- rainforest
- noun
- A luxuriant, dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall.
- Example: There are many species of frogs in the Amazon rainforest.
- fr: forêt tropicale
- safari
- noun
- An expedition to observe or hunt animals in their natural habitat, especially in East Africa.
- Example: In at least one example in Cameroon most safari hunting companies are present only during...
- fr: safari
- Africa
- noun
- The world's second-largest and second-most populous continent
- Example: The tropical farming system in West Africa and the factors affecting the production...
- fr: Afrique
- pet
- noun
- A domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure.
- Example: The family has a pet dog, and neither parent smoke...
- fr: animal de compagnie
- parrot
- noun
- A bird, often vividly colored, with a short down-curved hooked bill, grasping feet, and a raucous voice, found especially in the tropics and feeding on fruits and seeds. Many are popular as cage birds, and some are able to mimic the human voice.
- Example: There are many species of parrots in South America.
- fr: perroquet
- hamster
- noun
- A solitary burrowing rodent with a short tail and large cheek pouches for carrying food, native to Europe and northern Asia.
- Example: He has many pet hamsters.
- fr: hamster
- dog
- noun
- A domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, nonretractable claws, and a barking, howling, or whining voice.
- Example: The family has a pet dog and neither parent smoke.
- fr: chien
- cat
- noun
- A small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractable claws. It is widely kept as a pet or for catching mice, and many breeds have been developed.
- Example: He has many pet cats.
- fr: chat
- frog
- noun
- A tailless amphibian with a short squat body, moist smooth skin, and very long hind legs for leaping.
- Example: They are often used by some species of FROG as a 'nursery' for young- where tadpoles/ egg.
- fr: grenouille
- turtle
- noun
- a slow-moving reptile, enclosed in a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and thick legs.
- Example: There are many species of turtles around the world.
- fr: tortue