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20 Cards in this Set
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A-
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not, without
example: asymmetrical: not symmetrical |
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ab-
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away, apart
example: abduct: move away from the middle |
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-able
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able
example: viable; able to live |
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ad-
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to, toward
example: adduct: move toward the middle |
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amphi-
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both
example: amphibian: type of vertebrate that lives both on land and in water |
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ante-
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before
example: anterior: front of an organism |
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anti-
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against
example: antibiotic: substance, such as penicillin, capable of killing bacteria |
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arche-
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ancient
example: Archeaopteryx: a fossilized bird |
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arthro-
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joint
example: arthropod: jointed-limbed organism belonging to the phylum Arthropoda |
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auto-
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self, same
example: autotrophic: able to make its own food |
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bi-
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two
example: bivalve: mollusk with two shells |
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bio-
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life
example: biology: the study of life |
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blast-
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embryo
example: blastula: hollow ball stage in the development of an embryo |
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carcin-
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cancer
example: carcinogenic: cancer-causing |
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cereb-
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brain
example: cerebrum: part of the vertebrate brain |
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chloro-
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green
example: chlorophyll: green pigment in plants needed for photosynthesis |
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chondro-
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cartilage
example: Chondrichthyes: cartilaginous fish |
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chromo-
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color
example: chromatin: plant pigment that absorbs different-colored wavelengths |
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-cide
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kill
example: insecticide: a substance that kills insects |
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circ-
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around
example: circulatory: system for moving fluids through the body |
