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Our class discussed biology during science time.
What does Biology mean?
Biology is the science of living things.
Dictionary definition
The study of living things such as plants, animals, cells, and ecosystems.
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Biology in a sentence
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The article used biology to explain how plants grow.
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Biology helps scientists understand how living things survive and interact.
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What does biology mean?
Biology means the science of living things.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to biology?
Life science is closest because it connects to this meaning: Biology is the science of living things.
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Which word or phrase is a useful contrast to biology?
Geology is a useful contrast because biology means: Biology is the science of living things.
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WordBiology.
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MeaningBiology is the science of living things.
ExampleExample: Our class discussed biology during science time.
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- by · ah · luh · jee
- Strongest beat
- ah
- Ending
- jee
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- Put a little extra energy on ah.
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Synonyms
Words like Biology
life scienceScience about living things.
natural scienceScience that studies the natural world.
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Biology word family
Base word
biology
adjective
biological
Related to living things.
noun
biologist
A scientist who studies living things.
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Biology is the science of living things.
Common mix-up
Biology studies life. It is different from geology, which studies Earth materials and processes.
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