Unit 9 Vocabulary

(n) A science that deals with things that are alive, such as plants and animals: the study of life

• biography

• photon

• biology

• philosophy

(adj.) capable of being slowly destroyed and broken down into very small parts by natural processes, bacteria, etc.

• biodegradable

• photosythesis

• Philadelphia

• bibliophile

(n) the process by which a green plant turns water and carbon dioxide into food when the plant is exposed to light

• biology

• photography

• photosynthesis

• philanthropist

(n) a person who loves or collects books

• biodegradable

• photon

• philanthropist

• bibliophile

(n) a wealthy person who gives money and time to help make life better for other people

• diodegradable

• photosynthesis

• philanthropist

• bibliophile

(n) the story of a real person's life written by someone other than that person

• biology

• biography

• photon

• philosophy

(n) a US city founded by William Penn, a Quaker who believed in peace

• biology

• photosynthesis

• Philadelphia

• philosophy

(n) the study of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life;

your personal beliefs or opinions related to life

• biography

• photon

• philosophy

• bibliophile

(n) a tiny particle of light or electromagnetic radiation

• photography

• photosynthesis

• photon

• philosophy

(n) the art, process, or job of taking pictures with a camera; named after the original process that used light to expose an image on special paper

• photography

• photon

• philosophy

• bibliophile