| A | B |
| bio | life |
| antibiotic | a medicine used to save lives |
| autobiography | a piece of writing by a person about his or her own life |
| biography | a piece of writing about a person’s life written by someone else |
| biologist | a person who studies living things |
| biology | the study of living things |
| biopsy | the removal of living tissue from the body to diagnose illness |
| biosphere | the zone of planet earth where life exists |
| macrobiotic diet | a diet focusing on natural foods thought to help people live longer |
| neurobiology | the study of the nervous system of living things |
| symbiosis | relationship where two organisms live together and depend on each other |