The ground squirrels are members of the squirrel family of rodents (Sciuridae) which generally live on or in the ground, rather than trees.ogether, they make up the marmot tribe  of squirrels, Marmotini, and the large and mainly ground squirrel subfamily Xerinae, and containing six living genera.
Synthesis: Putting together different entities to make a whole which is new and different. In biochemistry, synthesis refers specifically to the process of building compounds from more elementary substances by means of one or more chemical reactions. For example, the adipocyte is a cell that is specialized in the synthesis and storage of fat. Last Editorial Review: 6/9/2016.
Noun. 1. chemosynthesis-synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi. synthesis-the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds).. The synthesis of organic compounds by certain bacteria, especially in deep-sea hydrothermal vents, using energy obtained from the chemical oxidation of simple inorganic compounds. Chemosynthesis is thought to have been used by the first forms of life on Earth. cheâ²moÂ·synÂ·thetâ²ic (-sÄ­n-thÄtâ²Ä­k) adj.