Ch1 Part 1 TOEFL MAP Listening Intermediate Definitions

Question 1

behavior

Answer 1

the way that somebody behaves - especially towards other people

Question 2

cooperate

Answer 2

to work or act together

Question 3

vary

Answer 3

tochangein some way - or tocausesimilarthings todiffer

Question 4

distinctive

Answer 4

distinguishing from others - characteristic

Question 5

mound

Answer 5

alargepileofearth -stones - etc.

Question 6

fertile

Answer 6

of land or soil that plants grow well in -capableof producingoffspring

Question 7

drone

Answer 7

a male bee or ant that does not work in a colony

Question 8

life span

Answer 8

thelengthoftimefor which aperson -animal - or thingexists

Question 9

forage

Answer 9

to wander in search of forage or food

Question 10

accomplish

Answer 10

to bring about a result by effort

Question 11

duplication

Answer 11

the act or process of doing something again - especially when it is unnecessary

Question 12

organelle

Answer 12

anystructure - such as anucleusor achloroplast - that has aparticularpurposeinside alivingcell

Question 13

mitochondria

Answer 13

a small part found in most cells - in which the energy in food is released

Question 14

exist

Answer 14

to be real - to be present in a place or situation

Question 15

muscle

Answer 15

a body tissue consisting of long cells that contract when stimulated and produce motion

Question 16

membrane

Answer 16

a thin soft pliable sheet or layer especially of animal or plant origin

Question 17

fold

Answer 17

to lay one part over another part of

Question 18

surface

Answer 18

theouterortoppartorlayerof something

Question 19

convert

Answer 19

to causesomething or someone tochangeinformorcharacter

Question 20

digestive system

Answer 20

theorgansinyourbodyinvolvedwith thedigestionoffood

Question 21

molecule

Answer 21

thesimplestunitof achemicalsubstance - usually agroupof two or moreatoms

Question 22

abbreviation

Answer 22

ashortformof a word or phrase

Question 23

scientific name

Answer 23

a taxonomic name

Question 24

respiration

Answer 24

breathing

Question 25

photosynthesis

Answer 25

synthesis of chemical compounds with the aid of radiant energy and especially light

Question 26

glucose

Answer 26

a type of sugar that is found in many foods and that organisms use to get energy

Question 27

byproduct

Answer 27

a substance that is produced during the process of making or destroying something else

Question 28

crucial

Answer 28

extremely important

Question 29

delve

Answer 29

to make a careful or detailed search for information

Question 30

pigment

Answer 30

a substance that gives something a particular color when it is present in it or is added to it

Question 31

chlorophyll

Answer 31

the green substance in plants - that allows them to use the energy from the sun

Question 32

chloroplast

Answer 32

the structure in plant cells that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place

Question 33

interconnected

Answer 33

mutually joined or related

Question 34

exhale

Answer 34

to breathe out

Question 35

inhale

Answer 35

to breathe in

Question 36

eon

Answer 36

an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time

Question 37

emerge

Answer 37

to become manifest  - become known

Question 38

evolve

Answer 38

to develop gradually - especially from a simple to a more complicated form

Question 39

thesis

Answer 39

a piece of writing involving original study of a subject - esp. for a college or university degree

Question 40

original

Answer 40

spoken - written - or existing first

Question 41

narrow down

Answer 41

to reduce the number of possibilities or choices

Question 42

reproductive

Answer 42

relating to the process of reproduction

Question 43

environmental

Answer 43

relating to the environment

Question 44

look into

Answer 44

to examine the facts about a problem or situation