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30 Cards in this Set
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eco/oeco
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house
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ecology - branch of biology dealing with living things & their environment(house/habitat)
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ergo
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work
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energy - capacity for doing work
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geo
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earth
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geology -science of earth's crust, rocks, & fossils.
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homo (1)
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man
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homo sapiens - human being
homo erectus - man who walks upright(standing up) |
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homo (2)
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same
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homozygous - having two like genes (TT,tt)for same trait;
homosexual - sexual desire for the same sex |
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iso
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equal
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isogamete - iso=equal & (Grk)gamos = marriage or uniting reproductive cells forming a new individual
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lyso, -lysis, -lyte
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dissolve, loosen
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paralysis - (Gr/paralyein meaning weaken/loosen at side)
a lack of voluntary motion/sensation of body parts |
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meta
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with, after, beyond,change
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metamorphosis - change of form
metacarpus -hand part beyond the wrist |
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de
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down, away from, negative
This is Latin. The Greek for de is cata (kata), as in catastrophe, catalyst |
decomposer - organism that causes rotting/breaking down of dead matter
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auto
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self
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autotroph - organism making its food by itself (green plants)
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hormono
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excite
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hormone - a substance entering bloodstream that stimulates/excites a part of body to function by chemical activity
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latero
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side
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lateral - at or moving to the side
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morpho
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form
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morphogenesis - evolutionary development of an organism
morphous - (Gk) specific form |
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-itis
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inflamed condition
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arthritis - inflamation of joints
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hetero
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other
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heterosexual - sexual attraction for opposite sex
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eco/oeco
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house
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ecology - branch of biology dealing with living things & their environment(house/habitat)
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ergo
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work
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energy - capacity for doing work
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geo
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earth
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geology -science of earth's crust, rocks, & fossils.
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homo (1)
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man
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homo sapiens - human being
homo erectus - man who walks upright(standing up) |
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homo (2)
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same
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homozygous - having two like genes (TT,tt)for same trait;
homosexual - sexual desire for the same sex |
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iso
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equal
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isogamete - iso=equal & (Grk)gamos = marriage or uniting reproductive cells forming a new individual
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lyso, -lysis, -lyte
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dissolve, loosen
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paralysis - (Gr/paralyein meaning weaken/loosen at side)
a lack of voluntary motion/sensation of body parts |
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meta
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with, after, beyond,change
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metamorphosis - change of form
metacarpus -hand part beyond the wrist |
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de
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down, away from, negative
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decomposer - organism that causes rotting/breaking down of dead matter
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auto
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self
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autotroph - organism making its food by itself (green plants)
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hormono
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excite
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hormone - a substance entering bloodstream that stimulates/excites a part of body to function by chemical activity
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latero
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side
This is also Latin. |
lateral - at or moving to the side
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morpho
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form
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morphogenesis - evolutionary development of an organism
morphous - (Gk) specific form |
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-itis
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inflamed condition
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arthritis - inflamation of joints
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hetero
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other
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heterosexual - sexual attraction for opposite sex
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