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Unit 10-12
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Decomposer | organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms |
| engineering | parts of science concerned with the physical and mathematical basis or engineering and machine technology |
| allele | one or more alternatives forms of a gene that arise by mutation. found at the same place |
| ergonomic | study of people's efficiency in their working enviroment |
| enzyme | substance produced by a living organism that acts |
| nonpoint source pollution | caused by rainfall or snow melt moving over and through the ground |
| embryology | branched of biology and medicine concerned with the study of embroys and there development |
| carbon chemistry | chemistry of carbon compounds |
| biochemical conversion | conversion of organic materiels |
| scale | system or series of marks used for measuring |
| biomass conversion | renewable or organic materiel's |
| theory of evolution | process in which organisms change over time |
| incinerating | removes hazardous sludge |
| hazardous waste | destructive to the environment and dangerous to the health of people |
| biological diversity | variety of different organisms in the world |
| consumer | herbivores |
| point source pollution | indefinable source of air ETC |
| nova | sudden appearance of brightness |
| science | study of structure and behavior of structure and behavior |
| mitosis | type of cell division that results in two daughter cells |
| risk management | practice of potential risks |
| waste stream | stream of gas, liquid or solid |