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| of or characterized by the absence of life or living organisms. |
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| is a growing danger with industry booming throughout the world. What acid deposition is, its many forms, including why it occurs, how it affects |
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| allele is an alternative form of a gene (one member of a pair) that is located at a specific position on a specific chromosome. |
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| The use of enzymes and catalysts to change biological substances chemically to produce energy products. |
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| is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or on an entire planet. |
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| The process by which organic materials are burned for direct energy use or electrical generation, or by which these materials are converted to synthetic natural gas. |
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| Biomedical technology broadly refers to the application of engineering and technology principles to the domain of living or biological systems. |
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| A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat. |
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| The exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes. |
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| Of, relating to, or resulting from living things, esp. in their ecological relations. |
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| is the science concerned with all aspects of organic compounds. |
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| Refers to buying products that contain recycled content, including materials containing postconsumer content.. |
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| A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee. |
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| Make (vegetable matter or manure) into compost: "don't compost heavily infested plants". |
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| A person who purchases goods and services for personal use. |
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| An organism, esp. a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material. |
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to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially: He delineated the state of Texas on the map with a red pencil. |
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| the removal of salt (especially from sea water). |
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| Exhibiting or characterized by dichotomy. |
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| where all living things live. |
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| the way people talk to each other when not being with them. |
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| The branch of biology and medicine concerned with the study of embryos and their development. |
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| organisms that are close to becoming extinct. |
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