unit 3 root words Flashcards
1
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acid
A
substance that gives off hydrogen ions
2
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active
A
requires energy
3
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agonist
A
fighter
4
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amino
A
chemical group containing the element nitrogen
5
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archaea
A
ancient
6
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bio
A
life
7
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cancer
A
disease of uncontrolled cell division or unusual appearance of cells
8
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capsid
A
box
9
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cell
A
unit of living things bounded by cellular membrane
10
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centr/i/o
A
center
11
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chondr
A
granule
12
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chrom/at/o
A
color
13
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clone
A
cell which is an exact copy of its parents cell
14
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deoxyrib/o
A
sugar similar to ribose but it is missing oxygen
15
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dox
A
opinion or belief
16
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electron
A
subatomic particle
17
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feedback
A
information in the body used to monitor a state or condition
18
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golgi apparatus/ bodies/ complex
A
organelle
19
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karyon
A
nucleus
20
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lys/o
lytic
A
breakdown or destruction
21
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malignant
A
invasive
22
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meion
A
lessen or reduce
23
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mito
A
thread
24
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myel/o
A
marrow
25
necr/o
death
26
nucleus
center of a cell
27
onc/o
cancer
28
organ
tool
29
paradox
unexpected
30
passive
does not require energy
31
phag/o
eating
32
phage
eating
33
pin/o
drinking
34
plasm
jelly
35
ptosis
drooping
36
respiration
process of turning oxygen into energy
37
ret/e
net
38
rib/o
sugar that is basis for many molecules
39
soma
body
40
stasis
stopping or holding
41
transcript
changing form without changing the language
42
translate
changing the language
43
transmissibility
ability of disease to move from person to person
44
ves
bladder
45
virulence
severity of disease
46
virus
"poison"
47
zym/o
leavening
