The Language of Science Flashcards by Kathryn Baker

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a or an

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not or non

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meso

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middle

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endo

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inner, inside

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aero

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needing oxygen or air

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anti

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against

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amphi

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both, doubly

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aqua

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water

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arthro

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joint

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auto

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self

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bi

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two, twice, double

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bio

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life, living

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carne

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flesh

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cephal

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head

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chloro

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green

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chromo

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color

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cide

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killer, kill, killing

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cyto

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cell

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derm

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skin

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di

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two, double

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ecto (exo)

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outer, external

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endo

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internal

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epi

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above

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gastro

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stomach

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genesis

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beginning, origin

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herba

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plants

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hetero

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different

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homo

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alike, similar

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hydro

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water

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hemo

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blood

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hyper

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above

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hypo

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below

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intra

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within, inside

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itis

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disease, inflammation

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lateral

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side

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logy

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study of

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lys

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break down

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meter

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measurement

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mono

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one, single

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morph

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form

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micro

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small

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macro

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large

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multi

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many

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pod

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foot

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phage

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to eat

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phobia

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fear, dislike

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philia

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like

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plasm

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form

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proto

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first

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photo

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light

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poly

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many

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synthesis

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to make

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sub

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lesser, below

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troph

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eat, consume

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therm

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heat

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vore

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swallow, devour

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zoo, zoa

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animal

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hydrology

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the study of water

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cytology

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the study of cells

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protozoa

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first animal

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epidermis

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above skin

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spermatogenesis

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beginning of sperm

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cytoskeleton

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cell skeleton

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abiotic

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non-living

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dermatitis

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skin disease

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hypodermic

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below the skin

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hemophilia

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blood-like

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endocytosis

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inner cell process

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insecticide

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kills insect

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anaerobic

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without air

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bilateral

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two parts/sides

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endotherm

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internal heat

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subspecies

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lesser species

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arthropod

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a joint foot

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micrometer

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small measurement

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hypothermia

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below heat

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polymorph

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many forms

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photosynthesis

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light makes

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amphibios (amphibian)

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double lives

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heterotroph

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eating different things

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encephalitis

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inflammation of the head

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monochrome

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single color

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autolysis

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self break down

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herbivore

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to devour plants

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homology

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the study of living things

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macrophage

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large eating cell

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carnivore

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to devour meat

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biology

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the study of life