Nerd Words: Science, Part 1

Front

What is the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock?

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Agriculture

Front

What is the process by which plants make their food?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is the phase change going directly from a solid to a gas?

Back

Sublimation

Front

What is the interaction between two different organisms to the advantage of both?

Back

Symbiotic

Front

What is the process called when a microorganism converts glucose into CO2 and ethanol?

Back

Fermentation

Front

What is the term for the study of living organisms and their interactions with the environment?

Back

Biology

Front

What is the process by which water vapor is released from plants into the atmosphere?

Back

Transpiration

Front

What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another?

Back

Parasitism

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

Front

What is the process by which cells convert glucose into energy in the presence of oxygen?

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Cellular Respiration