Biochemical Rocks: A sedimentary rock that forms from the chemical activities of organisms. Organic (reef and fossiliferous) limestones and bacterial iron ores are examples.

 

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Biochemical Rocks: A sedimentary rock that forms from the chemical activities of organisms. Organic (reef and fossiliferous) limestones and bacterial iron ores are examples.

Rockslide: A type of mass wasting in which a large volume of rock debris slides down a slope under the influence of gravity.

Throwing Rocks: Said of a bowler who scores well by rolling a very fast ball.

Biochemical Reactions: Specific chemical processes that occur in living things.

Biochemical Reaction: The chemical reactions which take place within the human body.

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD): A measure of the amount of oxygen consumed by natural, biological processes that break down organic matter, such as those that take place when manure or sawdust is put in water. High levels . . . View Full Definition

Biochemical Precipitate: A sediment, especially of limestone or iron, formed from elements extracted from seawater by living organisms.

Biochemical Cycle: The flow of an element through the living tissue and physical environment of an ecosystem; e. g., the carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus cycles.