1. Cheetas (Biology/Biophysics)
The Cheetah (derived from Sanskrit word Chitraka meaning "Speckled") (Acinonyx jubatus) is an atypical member of the cat family (Felidae) that hunts by speed rather than by stealth or pack tactics. It is...
2. Bio Diesel fuel alternatives (Biology/Ecology)
Biodiesel refers to a diesel-equivalent, processed fuel derived from biological sources. Though derived from biological sources, it is a processed fuel that can be readily used in diesel-engined vehicles, which distinguishes biodiesel from the st...
5. Binomial Nomenclature (Biology/Biology prefixes and suffixes)
Binomial Nomenclature classification
In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. As the word "binomial" suggests, the scientific name of a species is formed by the combination of two ...
6. Environmentalism (Biology/Ecology)
Environmentalism
The word "ecology" is often used in common parlance as a synonym for the natural environment or environmentalism.
Ernst Haeckel coined the term oekologie in 1866.
Ecology
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7. Cytology (Biology/Cell biology)
Cell biology
Cell biology (also called cellular biology or cytology, from the Greek kytos, "container") is an academic discipline that studies cells. This includes their physiological properties such as their structure and the organell...
8. Trees (Biology/Botany)
General definition of trees
A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. Though there is no set definition regarding minimum size, the term generally applies to plants at least 6 m (20 ft) high at maturity...
9. Hydrophoby (Biology/Biophysics)
Hydrophobe (from the Greek (hydros) "water" and (phobos) "fear") in chemistry refers to the physical property of a molecule that is repelled by water. Hydrophobic molecules in water often cluster together. Hydrophobic or lipophi...