Glossary results for "B"

a structure that provides support and flexibility

a tiny living thing that is so small you can only see it with a microscope

a method of cooking that uses heat to cook food in an oven

the quality of being evenly distributed or held level

a diet that includes a variety of foods from all the food groups

an American cytogeneticist who is known for her discovery of transposons

a type of graph that uses bars to represent data

a chemical element with the symbol Ba and atomic number 56

a type of magnet that is shaped like a bar

something that stops or prevents something else from happening

a small, furry mammal that can fly

the act of washing your body with water

a device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy

a piece of laboratory equipment that is used to hold liquids

a word that is used to explain why something happened

to change the shape of an object by applying force

a chemical element with the symbol Bk and atomic number 97

a chemical element with the symbol Be and atomic number 4

a gear that has teeth that are angled

a white powder that is used in baking, cleaning, and medicine

a muscle in the upper arm that is responsible for bending the arm at the elbow

a vehicle with two wheels that is powered by the rider's legs

the study of the chemicals that make up living things

something can be broken down by living things, such as bacteria and fungi

the variety of life on Earth

a type of weathering that is caused by living organisms

the study of living things

warm-blooded vertebrates that have feathers, wings, and lay eggs

a chemical element with the symbol Bi and atomic number 83

a liquid that flows through the body of animals

a thick layer of fatty tissue that insulates marine mammals from the cold water

the physical part of a person or animal

a chemical element with the symbol Bh and atomic number 107

a physical change that occurs when a liquid is heated to its boiling point

a connection between two things

hard, rigid parts of the body that make up the skeleton

a chemical element with the symbol B and atomic number 5

the study of plants

to be tied or held together

stands for beats per minute

the control centre of the body

a part of a tree that grows out of the trunk

to separate something into pieces

when something stops working or stops being useful

the air that we breathe in and out

the process of producing offspring from two organisms

a hard, rectangular block that is used to build walls and other structures

a structure that spans a physical obstacle, such as a river, road, or railway, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle

the measure of how much light is emitted or reflected by an object

a chemical element with the symbol Br and atomic number 35

a discoloured area on the skin that is caused by bleeding under the skin

a substance that helps to keep the pH of a solution constant

to construct something by assembling parts or materials

when used in a circuit is a round light source, or as a plant is an underground plant structure that contains a bud and a food supply or a component which lights up in a circuit

a piece of laboratory equipment that produces a hot flame

the force that pushes up on objects that are in water

a piece of laboratory equipment that is used to measure and dispense small amounts

a woody plant that is typically shorter than a tree and has several stems that grow from the ground

a yellow wildflower that is found in many parts of the world