Greek And Latin For Biology Students

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A-

An-

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Not, absent

Abiotic: without life

Anoxygenic: without oxygen

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Autos

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Self

Autotroph: self-feeding

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A-

Ab-

Abs-

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Away from, without

Anoxic: without oxygen

Abscission: separation of leaves from tree

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Allo-

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Another

Allosteric: another binding site

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Aqua-

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Water

Aqueous: watery

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Bi-

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Two

Bilateral: two sided

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Bio-

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Life

Biology: the study of life

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Chloros

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(Pale) green

Chlorophyll: green pigments found in cyanobacteria and the chloroplasts of algae and plants

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Chroma

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Colour

Chromosome: green body (because it easily takes up coloured stains)

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-cide

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Kill

Bacteriocidal: kills bacteria

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Cyt

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Cell

Cytoplasm: the fluid inside a cell

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Di-

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Two

Disaccharide: a carbohydrate made of two simple sugars

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Dia

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Across

Diaphragm

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Dis-

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Two

Diploid

Dipeptide

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Ektos

Exo

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Outside

Ectotherm

Exoskeleton

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Endo-

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Inside

Endocytosis: a process that brings things into a cell

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Epi-

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Upon, over

Epidermis: the uppermost layer of tissue covering an organism

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Eu-

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True

Eukaryotes have a true nucleus

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Ex-

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Out

Exocytosis: a process that puts things outside of cells

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Geno-

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Give birth, beget

Genetics: the study of heredity

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Haima

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Blood

Haemoglobin

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Heteros

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Mixed, unlike, different

Heterozygous: a cell that has two different versions of a gene

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Homos

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Same

Homozygous: a cell that has identical versions of a gene

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Hyper-

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Above

Hypertonic: has a greater concentration of solutes

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Hypo-

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Below, under

Hypotonic: has a lower concentration of solutes

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Inter-

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Between

Interphase: the cellular phase between cell divisions

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Intra

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Within

Intra-cellular fluid

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Iso-

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Same

Isotonic: has same concentration of solutes

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Kytos

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Vessel (a cell)

Cytoplasm

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Lipos

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Fat

Lipase, lipid

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Locus

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Place

A locus on a chromosome is the place where a gene is located

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Lysis

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Dissolution

Dialysis, lysozome

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Macro-

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Big

Macrophage: a large phagocyte

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Mesos

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Middle

Mesoderm

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Meta

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After (change)

Metamorphosis

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-meter

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Measure

Centimeter: a measurement that's 1/100 of a meter

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Micro-

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Small

Microbiology: the study of living things too small to see with the naked eye

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Mono-

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One

Monosaccharide: a single simple sugar

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Morphe

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Form (shape)

Metamorphosis, morphology

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Olig-

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Few

Oligosaccharide: a short chain of sugars

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Ped-, Pod

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Foot

Pseudopod: a "false foot" or projection of an amoeba

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Phago-

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Eat

Phagocytosis: a process where a white blood cell engulfs and destroys bacteria and viruses

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-phil

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Love

Hydrophilic: mixes well with water

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-phobia

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Fear

Hydrophobic: doesn't mix with water

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Phyllon

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Leaf

Chlorophyll, mesophyll

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Phyton

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Plant

Phytoplankton

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Poly-

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Many

Polypeptide: a chain of many amino acids

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Pro-

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Before

Prokaryotes: cells that evolved before nucleated cells

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Semi

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Half

Semicircular canal

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Soma

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Body

Chromosome: green body

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Stom-

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Mouth

Stomates: openings in the surfaces of leaves

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Sub

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Under

Subterranean

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Sym-

Syn-

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Together

Symbiosis

Synapse

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Tri-

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Three

Triceps, tripeptide

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Trophe

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Food

Autotroph, trophic level

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Unus

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One

Unicellular

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Vas-

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Vessel

Vascular bundle

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Zoo-

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Animal

Zoology: the study of animals

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Myo-

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Muscle

Myofibril

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Sarco-

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Flesh

Sarcomere

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Cephal

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Head

Cephalopod - "head-feet" = octopus, squid, cuttle fish