The difference between the meanings of combining forms spondyl/o and vertebr/o is spondyl/o and vertebr/o both mean vertebra. There is no difference because they are both vertebra.
Spondyl/o is a combining form meaning vertebrae. The two combining forms for vertebrae bones of the spine, are vertebr/o and spondyl/o.
Organism: the Definition is online “ A living thing, whether made of one cell (like bacteria) or many cells (like a human), is called an organism
They typically sleep about 16-17 hours a day; that’s a lot!
I believe it would be false. Termites are generally the first on human remains. I could be wrong though.