Unite 3 Roots Flashcards
(138 cards)
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acetyl
A
The name of a chemical group
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acid
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A property of some chemicals
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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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albumen
albus
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(Egg) white
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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 gene
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andr/o
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Male
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apex
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Tip; the highest point
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astro
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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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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
A
Glue
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column
A shape higher than it is wide
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crine
Secretion; release from cells or from the body
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cub(e)
A shape of equal hight and width
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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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gen
geno
genet
Birth
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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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glycerine
A sweet, sticky chemical
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goblet
Goblet, chalice; a drinking vessel which holds a large amount of liquid
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guano
Bat poop
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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
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kary/o
The cell nucleus
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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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limina
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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lymph/o
Vessels that drain fluid from around the cell
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lyse
lyso
Breakdown
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lyte
Product of a breakdown
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lyze
Process of braking 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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mega
Large
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mei
Less
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mer
mere
A part
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methyl
The name of a chemical group
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mito
Thread
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mole
Word describing a unit in chemistry
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myc/o
Fungus
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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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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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oxi
oxy
Shortened form of the element oxygen
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parallel
Side-by-side
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path
Feeling, suffering (used to describe molecules)
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path/o
Disease
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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 grouping
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phot
Light
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pino
Drink
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plasm
plasma
Something molded; plastic or dough
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plate
Plate
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ploid
Fold; numbered
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pol(e)
One end of a round object
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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 are 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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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
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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 tes…
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thel(e)
Nip…
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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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ton
firmness
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top(os)
Place
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translation
Carry across
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trop
Turning toward
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tub(e)
Pipe
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type
Kind
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valence
Strength
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vesic
Bladder
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villus
Hair
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zyme
Yeast; ferment
