meltzer sat vocab

advantageous

providing an advantage

empirical

relying on hard data

fauna

animal life

flora

plant life

hierarchy

system of rank; opposite of egalitarian

isotope

alternate form of an element

indigenous

native

inhibit

prevent, impede (e.g., a response)

metabolism

the process of converting food to energy

methodology

system of methods or procedures

microbial

relating to microscopic organisms

pigment

color

predisposed

having a tendency toward

regenerate

regrow

replicate

repeat with the same results

saturate

to become completely soaked with

simulation

realistic (computer) model

stimulus

something that provokes a specific response

symbiosis

interaction between two organisms living close together which benefits them both

taxonomy

classification system

trait

characteristic

vegetation

plants (not vegetables)

velocity

speed