Science-related Vocab

advantageous

providing an advantage

empirical

relying on hard data, new

fauna

animal life; Flora - plant life

hierarchy

rank system

indigenous

native

inhibit

prevent, impede (a response)

innate, intrinsic

inborn, natural

isotope

alternate form of element

lineage

genetic line

metabolism

process of converting food to energy

methodology

system of processes/methods

microbial

regarding microscopic organisms

migrate

move from 1 region to another

pigment

color

predisposed

to have a tendency toward

regenerate

regrow, self-heal

replicate

repeat with the same result

saturate

to become completely soaked with

stimulus

something that provokes/instigates a specific response

simulation

realistic (computer) model

symbiosis

interaction between two organisms living close together, benefits both

taxonomy

classification system

trait

characteristic

vegetation

plants (NOT vegetables)

velocity

speed

vestige

part of an organism that no longer has any use