biology: The study of living things. The scientists who study them are known as biologists.
Caribbean: The name of a sea that runs from the Atlantic Ocean in the East to Mexico and Central American nations in the West, and from the southern coasts of Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico down to the northern coasts of Venezuela and Brazil. The term is also used to refer to the culture of nations that border on or are islands in the sea.
cell: (in biology) The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism. Typically too small to see with the unaided eye, it consists of a watery fluid surrounded by a membrane or wall. Depending on their size, animals are made of anywhere from thousands to trillions of cells. Most organisms, such as yeasts, bacteria and some algae, have only one cell.
chemistry: The field of science that deals with the composition, structure and properties of substances and how they interact. Scientists use this knowledge to study unfamiliar substances, to reproduce large quantities of useful substances or to design and create new and useful substances. (about compounds) Chemistry also is used as a term to refer to the recipe of a compound, the way it’s produced or some of its properties. People who work in this field are known as chemists.
colleague: Someone who works with another; a co-worker or team member.
family: A taxonomic group consisting of at least one genus of organisms.
ion: (adj. ionized) An atom or molecule with an electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons. An ionized gas, or plasma, is where all of the electrons have been separated from their parent atoms.
leaflet: For poison ivy, three small leaflets connect at one place to make one large leaf..
legumes: Beans, peas, lentils and other related plants, often with seeds that grow in pods. Legumes are important crops. These plants also can host microbes that convert nitrogen from the air into a form other creatures can use.
mechanism: The steps or…
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