Biology Flashcards
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-derm
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Skin
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Chondro-
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Cartilage
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Macro-
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Large
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Q
-karyote
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Necleus
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Chromo-
A
Color
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Meso-
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Middle
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-ology
A
Study of…
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Corp-
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Body
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Micro-
A
Small
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-philic
A
Attraction for…
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Cyto-
A
To Cover/Conceal
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Morph-
A
Form/Shape
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-phobic
A
Fear
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De-
A
Off/ Away from
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Myo-
A
Muscle
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-pod/ -ped
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Foot
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Ecto-
A
External
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Neph-
A
Kidney
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-therm
A
Heat
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Endo-
A
Within
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Neuro-
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Nerve
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-tic
A
Pertaining to…
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Epi-
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Above/ On
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Oligo(s)-
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Few/ Small/ Little
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-vore
To eat greedily
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Erythr-
Red
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Omni-
All
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A/an-
Not/ Without
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Eu-
Good
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Ornith-
Bird
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Ab-
Away
32
Exo-
Outer
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Phago-
Eating
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Alb-
White or pale color
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Platy-
Flat
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Amphi-
On both sides
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Herpe(t)-
Creep/ Crawl
38
Gastro-
Stomach
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Poly-
Many
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Arche-
Origin
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Hetero-
Different
42
Pro-
Forward/ Beforehand
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Arthro-
Joints/ Limbs
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Histo-
To stand
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Pseudo-
False
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Auto-
Self
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Homo-
Same
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Pulmo-
Lung
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Bi-/Di-
Two
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Hydro-
Water
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Rhino-
Nose
52
Cardio-
Heart
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Hyper-
Beyond Normal
54
Therm-
Heat
55
Carn-
Flesh
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Hypo-
Below Normal
57
Troph-
Nourishment
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Cereb-
Brain
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Inter-/ Intra-
Between/Among
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Uni-
One
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Chloro-
Green
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Lipo-
Fat
63
Zoo-/Zoa-
Animal Life
64
Ecology
Scientific study of all the interrelationships between organisms and their environment.
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Biotic Factor
Any living factor in an organism’s environment.
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Abiotic Factor
Any nonliving factor in an organism’s environment, such as soil, water temperature, and light availability.
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Biosphere
Relatively thin layer of Earth and it’s atmosphere that supports life.
68
Biome
A large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of communities.
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Population
A group of organisms of the same species that occupy the same geographic place at the same time.
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Community
A group of interacting populations that live in the same geographic area at the same time.
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Ecosystem
A biological community and all the nonliving factors that affect it.
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Habitat
A physical area in which an organism lives.
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Niche
A role, or position, of an organism in it’s environments.
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Predation
An act of one organism feeding on another organism.
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Symbiosis
Close mutualistic, parasitic, or commensal association between two or more species that live together.
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Mutualism
A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit.
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Commensalism
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is neither helped nor harmed.
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Parasitism
A symbiotic relationship in which in which one organism benefits at the expense of another organism.
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Reproduction
The production of offspring
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Species
A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
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Stimulus
Any change in an organism’s internal or external environment that causes the organism to react.
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Response
An organism’s reaction to a stimulus.
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Homeostasis
The regulation of an organism’s internal environment to maintain conditions needed for life.
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Adaptation
Inherited characteristic of a species that develops over time in response to an environmental factor, enabling the species to survive.
