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ENG COMP: Vocab 1-3
Vocabulary List 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| autobiography | n: the story of a person's life written by the subject |
| biodegradable | a: capable of decaying naturally, as by process exacted by other living organisms, and being reabsorbed into the environment |
| biofeedback | n: a technique, using electronic devices, wherein an unconscious or involuntary bodily (life) process - such as heartbeat - is brought under the control of the conscious mind |
| biogenesis | n: the development of life from previously existing and similar life forms, rather than from nonliving matter |
| biomass | n: the total amount of living in a specific area, volume, or habitat |
| bionics | n: the technology of designing and making instruments modeled after the structure of living organisms |
| biopsy | n: the removal of a small amount of living tissue from the body for examination, as in a medical diagnosis of a disease; v, to perform such a procedure |
| biosphere | n: that part of the earth, from the crust out into the atmosphere, where life exists |
| cyclical | a: happening or moving in cycles; recurring at regular intervals |
| symbiotic | a: living together, as two types of organisms, to the benefit of both; mutually beneficial |