Unit 3 Roots Flashcards
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acetyl
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the name of a chemical group
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acid
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a property of some chemicals
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aden
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gland
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adip/o
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fat
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aero
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air
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alcoh(ol)
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the name of a chemical group; alcohols end in the suffix “-ol”
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alkali
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a property of some chemicals
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allele
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one form of a gene (unit of inheritance)
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apex
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tip; the highest point
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astro
A
star
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bios
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life
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base
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bottom; the lowest point
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blast/o
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a rapidly dividing cell
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body
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large molecule
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bol
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throw (forward movement)
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carbo
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carbon, an element found in all living things
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cell
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the unit of life; a mixture of chemicals and organelles bounded by a membrane
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centri
centro
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center
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chol/e
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bile
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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chondrion
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grain
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chrom/at/o
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color
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cilia
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eyelash
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code
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letters that contain a (sometimes hidden) meaning
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coll
glue
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column
a shape higher than it is wide
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crine
secretion; release from cells of from the body
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cub(e)
a shape of equal height and width
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cyst
fluid-filled space
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cyt
cyte
cyto
cell
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dendr/o
tree
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diffus
pouring out
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dominant
showing a quality if there is only one copy (of a gene)
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dynam
power, energy
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elast (ic)
capable of being stretched and snaps back into place when released
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electr/o
related to electricity
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ergon
energy
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erythr/o
the color red
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ester
the name of a chemical group
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estrus
reproductive cycle in female non human mammals
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ethane
the name of a chemical group
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expressed
being shown
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fibro
fiber
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filament
a thread
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fruct
fruit
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gamete
a cell needed for reproduction
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gastr
stomach
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gen
geno
genet
birth (dealing with inheritance)
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gland
gland
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glia
glue
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glob
glob, wad (pertaining to the shape of a protein)
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gluco
glyco
sweet, sugar; the name of a chemical group that makes a chemical sweet
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glycerine
a sweet, sticky chemical (glycer- + -ine)
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goblet
goblet, chalic; a drinking vessel which holds a large amount of liquid
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guano
bat poop
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hem/o
blood
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hist/o
tissue
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hydra
hydro
water
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immuno
body defenses against micro-organisms and other invaders
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insula
island
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ion
particle which carries an electrical charge
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kalium
Latin name for the element potassium (found in the vegetable kale)
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kary/o
the cell nucleus (from the Greek for nut)
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keto
the name of a chemical group
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kin/e
movement; also used to describe the addition of a phosphate chemical group
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lact
milk
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lamina
thin plate, sheet, layer
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lariat
a loop
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layer
layer
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leuk/o
the color white
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ligand
a molecule that attaches to a receptor
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lip/o
fat
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lymph/o
vessels that drain fluid from around the cells
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lyse
lyso
breakdown
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lyte
product of a breakdown
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lyze
process of breaking down
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magnet
substance which attracts other magnetic substances
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malt
grain that has been steeped, germinated, and dried
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mei
less
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mer
mere
a part
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mito
thread
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mole
word describing a unit in chemistry
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natr(ium)
Latin word for the element sodium
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natur/e
the state something was born in
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neo
new
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nephr
kidney
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neutral
having no electrical charge
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nucleus
nucle
nucleo
nucleot
the center of an atom or the center of a cell
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organ
instrument
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osmos
pushing, thrusting
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osteo
bone
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oxi
oxy
shortened form of the element oxygen
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parallel
side-by-side
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path
feeling, suffering
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pen(dere)
hang
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pept
peptido
protein
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per
large amount of
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phage
phago
eat
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phase
stage; appearance
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pheno
shine; appearance
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phil
love
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phob
fear
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phospho/r
the element phosphorus and related chemical groupings
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phot
light
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pino
drink
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plasm
something molded, plastic, or dough
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ploid
fold; numbered
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pol(e)
one end of a round object, as in North Pole & South Pole
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port
to carry; a door
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prim
first
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prosta(te)
gland in male that surrounds the urethra
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prot
prote
proteo
first, original; class of molecules that are essential for life
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ptosis
drooping
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receptor
a protein on the surface of a cell that turns a chemical on the outside to a signal on the inside of the cell
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recess
showing a quality if there a two copies (of a gene)
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ret(e)
net, network
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ribose
the name of a chemical group found in cells
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script
writing
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secre
set apart; release
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skelet
bones
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sol
solut
dissolve
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soma
somat
somato
some
body
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son
sound
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squam
a shape wider than it is high (literally, "fish-scale")
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ster
solid; a chemical that is solid at room temperature
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stratum
layer
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sucr
sugar
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surf(ace)
outside part
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test(is)
male testicle
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thel (e)
nipple
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therm/o
temperature
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thromb/o
clot
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thym(us)
an organ of the upper chest
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tom
cutting
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ton
firmness (for example, of tissues or muscle)
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top(os)
place
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translation
carry across
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trop
turning towards
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tub(e)
pipe
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type
kind
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ur
urine
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valence
strength
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vasul
little vessel
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vesic
bladder
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villus
hair
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zyme
yeast; ferment
