Alcohol[r]: A chemical compound that contains a hydroxy group (OH). [e]
Anthropology[r]: The holistic study of humankind; from the Greek words anthropos ("human") and logia ("study"). [e]
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek[r]: (1632 - 1723) Dutch scientist who discovered single-celled organisms. [e]
Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale Cress)[r]: A small flowering plant widely used by plant biologists as a model organism for basic research. It is a dicotyledonous species and a member of the Brassicaceae or mustard family. [e]
Bacterial cell structure[r]: Morphological and genetic features of unicellular prokaryotic organisms characterized by the lack of a membrane-bound nucleus and membrane-bound organelles. [e]
Bacteria[r]: A major group of single-celled microorganisms. [e]
Borrelia burgdorferi[r]: Gram-negative, helically shaped bacterium that is the causative agent of Lyme disease. [e]
Botanical garden[r]: Also botanic garden; a usually large garden, created for public education and enjoyment, with species organised and marked for easy identification. Some private residences have botanic gardens as part of their house parks, but this is unusual. [e]
Carl Linnaeus[r]: (1707–1778) Established principles for classifying plants and animals into the groupings we know as species and genera. [e]
Cell (biology)[r]: The basic unit of life, consisting of biochemical networks enclosed by a membrane. [e]
Disease[r]: A condition of the body in which one or more of its components fail to operate properly, resulting in disability, pain or other forms of suffering, or behavioral aberrations. [e]
Geomicrobiology[r]: Study of microbes within inorganic environments, such as sedimentary rocks and aquifers. [e]
Geophysics[r]: The study of the Earth by quantitative physical methods, namely seismic, magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, thermal and radioactivity methods. [e]