'Bio' Vocabulary

 biofuel 

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Biofuel is defined as solid, liquid or gaseous fuel obtained from lifeless or living biological material and is similar to fossil fuels, which are derived from long dead biological material. Also, various plants and plant-derived materials are used 

Nowadays, due to the green movement, people are looking at alternative energy sources that are less harmful than oil and gas products. Biofuel is an alternative source because this type of energy is produced from burning plant and animal waste material 

biodiversity 

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the variety of plants and animals in a particular place 

There is a lot of biodiversity in the Amazon rain forests. This means there is a lot of variety when it comes to living species (both animals and plants) in that lush environment 

biodegradable 

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materials, chemicals etc that are biodegradable are changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment ≠ non biodegradable 

You can't just throw that plastic bottle in the street. It's not biodegradable. That means it will not break down and decompose into the natural environment because it's plastic  

biohazards  

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۱. A biological agent, such as an infectious microorganism, or a condition that constitutes a threat to humans, especially in biological research or experimentation2. The potential danger, risk, or harm from exposure to such an agent or condition 

 

Many governments around the world try to prevent biohazards so they have implemented rules and regulations that must be followed before and after scientific experiments. These are health dangers that can result from experimentation gone awry 

 

 

 

 

biodata 

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information regarding an individual's education and work history, esp in the context of a selection process 

 

Most family doctors keep records, in the form of biodata, that refer to specific medical information about each patient. For example, doctors will record patients' ages, blood types etc 

 

 

 biologist  

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someone who studies or works in biology 

 

An educated person who studies all living organisms in various natural environments is called a biologist 

   Biographers 

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someone who writes a biography of someone else 

 

Biographers write about others' life stories. This type of author writes about someone else's life history 

 

 

 

warfare 

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the activity of fighting in a war - used especially when talking about particular methods of fighting 

 

Biological warfare is a very scary thing. This is when militaries use toxic, micro-organisms as weaponry 

 

  

autobiography 

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a book in which someone writes about their own life, or books of this type ↪ biography 

 

If a person writes a story based on his/her own life history, this true story is called an autobiography 

 

 

 

 

Biology 

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the scientific study of living things  

 

Biology is the study of living organisms and how they interact with one another in various, natural environments