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unit 3 root words Flashcards

1
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acid

A

substance that gives off hydrogen ions

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2
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active

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requires energy

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3
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agonist

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fighter

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4
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amino

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chemical group containing the element nitrogen

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5
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archaea

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ancient

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bio

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life

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cancer

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disease of uncontrolled cell division or unusual appearance of cells

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capsid

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box

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cell

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unit of living things bounded by cellular membrane

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centr/i/o

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center

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chondr

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granule

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chrom/at/o

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color

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13
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clone

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cell which is an exact copy of its parents cell

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14
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deoxyrib/o

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sugar similar to ribose but it is missing oxygen

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15
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dox

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opinion or belief

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16
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electron

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subatomic particle

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17
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feedback

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information in the body used to monitor a state or condition

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golgi apparatus/ bodies/ complex

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organelle

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karyon

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lys/o
lytic

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breakdown or destruction

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malignant

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meion

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lessen or reduce

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mito

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myel/o

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necr/o

26
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nucleus

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center of a cell

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onc/o

28
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organ

29
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paradox

A

unexpected

30
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passive

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does not require energy

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phag/o

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phage

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pin/o

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plasm

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ptosis

36
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respiration

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process of turning oxygen into energy

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ret/e

38
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rib/o

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sugar that is basis for many molecules

39
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soma

40
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stasis

A

stopping or holding

41
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transcript

A

changing form without changing the language

42
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translate

A

changing the language

43
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transmissibility

A

ability of disease to move from person to person

44
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ves

45
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virulence

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severity of disease

46
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virus

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“poison”

47
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zym/o

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