Unit 3 Roots Flashcards
1
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acetyl
A
the name of a chemical group
2
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acid
A
a property of some chemicals
3
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adip/o
A
fat
4
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aero
A
air
5
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alcoh/ol
A
the name of a chemical group (alcohols end in ol)
6
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alkali
A
a property of some chemicals
7
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allele
A
one form of a gene
8
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apex
A
tip, the highest point
9
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astro
A
star
10
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bios
A
life
11
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base
A
bottom, lowest point
12
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blast/o
A
a rapidly dividing cell
13
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body
A
large molecule
14
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bol
A
throw (forward move)
15
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carbo
A
carbon, an element found in all living things
16
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cell
A
the unit of life, a mixture of chemicals and organelles bounded by a membrane
17
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A
18
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centri
centrio
A
center
19
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chondrion
A
grain
20
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chrom/at/o
A
color
21
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cilia
A
eyelash
22
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code
A
eyelash
23
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coll
A
glue
24
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column
A
a shape higher than it is wide
25
crine
secretion, release from cells or from the body
26
cub/e
a shape of equal height and width
27
dendr/o
tree
28
diffus
pouring out
29
dominant
showing a quality if there is only one copy (of a gene)
30
dynam
power, energy
31
elast/ic
capable of being stretched and snaps back into place when released
32
electr/o
related to electricity
33
ergon
energy
34
erythr/o
the color red
35
ester
the name of a chemical group
36
expressed
being shown
37
fibro
fiber
38
filament
a thread
39
fruct
fruit
40
gamete
a cell needed for reproduction
41
gen/o
genet
birth (dealing with inheritance)
42
gland
gland
43
glia
glue
44
glob
glob, wad (shape of protein)
45
gluco, glyco
sweet, sugar, name of a group that makes a chemical sweet
46
glycerine
a sweet, sticky chemical
47
goblet
goblet, chalice, a drinking vessel which holds a large amount of liquid
48
guano
bat poop
49
hist/o
tissue
50
hydra
hydro
water
51
immuno
body defenses against micro-organisms and other invaders
52
insula
island
53
ion
particle which carries an electrical charge
54
kalium
latin name for potassium
55
kary/o
the cell nucleus (greek=nut)
56
keto
the name of a chemical group
57
kin/e
movement, also used to describe the addition of a phosphate chemical group
58
lact
milk
59
lamina
thin plate, sheet, layer
60
lariat
a loop
61
layer
layer
62
leuk/o
the color white
63
ligand
a molecule that attaches to a receptor
64
lymph/o
vessels that drain fluid from around the cells
65
lyse
lyso
breakdown
66
lyte
product of a breakdown
67
lyze
process of breaking down
68
magnet
substance which attracts other magnetic substances
69
malt
grain that has been steeped, germinated, and dried
70
mei
less
71
mer
mere
a part
72
mito
thread
73
mole
word describing a unit in chemistry
74
natr(ium)
latin word for the element sodium
75
natur/e
the state something was born in
76
neo
new
77
neutral
having no electrical charge
78
nucleus
nucle
nucleo
nucleot
the center of an atom or the center of a cell
79
organ
instrument
80
osmos
pushing, thrusting
81
oxi
oxy
shortened form of the element oxygen
82
parallel
side by side
83
path
feeling, suffering
84
pen (dere)
hang
85
pept (ido)
protein
86
per
large amount of
87
phage
phago
eat
88
phase
stage, appearance
89
pheno
shine, appearance
90
phil
love
91
phob
fear
92
phospho/r
the element phosphorus and related chemical groupings
93
phot
light
94
pino
drink
95
plasm
something molded, plastic or dough
96
ploid
fold, numbered
97
pol/e
one end of a round object, as in north pole and south pole
98
port
to carry, a door
99
prim
first
100
prosta(te)
gland in male that surrounds the urethra
101
prot/e/o
first, original, class of molecules that are essential for life
102
ptosis
drooping
103
receptor
a protein on the surface of a cell that turns on a chemical on the outside to a signal on the inside of the cell
104
recess
showing a quality if there are two copies (of a gene)
105
ret(e)
net, network
106
ribose
the name of a
107
script
writing
108
secre
set apart, release
109
sol(ut)
dissolve
110
soma/t/o
some
body
111
son
sound
112
squam
a shape wider than it is high
113
ster
solid, a chemical that is solid at room temperature
114
stratum
layer
115
sucr
sugar
116
surf(ace)
outside part
117
test(is)
male testicle
118
thel(e)
nipple
119
therm/o
temperature
120
thromb/o
clot
121
thym(us)
an organ of the upper chest
122
ton
firmness (tissues or muscle)
123
top (os)
place
124
translation
carry across
125
trop
turning towards
126
tub(e)
pipe
127
type
kind
128
valence
strength
129
vesic
bladder
130
villus
hair
131
zyme
yeast; ferment
