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amino acid
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The chemical unit or building block of protein
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bilayer
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Having two layers, as the two layers of phospholipid in the plasma membrane
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biochemical
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A chemical substance coming from an organism.
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chromosome
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Rod-shaped structure contains the genes which contain the information for making protein and thus, for controlling the activity of the cell.
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cytokinesis
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The part of the cell division that causes the separation of the cytoplasm.
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gene
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A segment of DNA contained on chromosomes which contains the information for making protein, thus allowing the nucleus to run the cell's activities and to carry hereditary traits.
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glucose
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Blood sugar used by the cells in the production of energy.
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nucleic acid
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A group of biochemicals including DNA and RNA.
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phospholipid
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A molecule having a polar and nonpolar end which makes up the plasma membrane together with protein.
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polar
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A molecule having slightly negative and positive ends with regard to charge.
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protein
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A long chain molecule made up of amino acids. This type of substance makes up most of the structure of the cell.
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The outer layer of a cell which acts as a gatekeeper to the cell is called the
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plasma membrane
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The primary function of the cell's membrane is to:
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selectively permit or restrict substances from entering or leaving the cell
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The phospholipid molecule has two ends, the nonpolar ________ end and the polar _______ end.
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uncharged, charged
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what is the 1611 meaning for the word "conversation"?
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manner of life
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2010 meaning of "conversation":
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verbal interaction
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1611 meaning of "peculiar":
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very special
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2010 meaning of "peculiar":
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odd
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1611 meaning of "corn":
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any grain
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erst
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once
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brand
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sword
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gang
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walk
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roan
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color of horse
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schwa
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an unstressed vowel sound as a in about or u in circus, represented here by the symbol
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the root word has an immediate -tion form
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ible
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the root ends in ns, miss, or soft c or g:
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ible
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always follows i:
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-able
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the root has other forms built on the lettera:
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able
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the root is not a full word:
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ible
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the root is a full word:
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able
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the root ends in a hard c or g:
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able
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the root is a full word except for a final e
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able
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What ending should this word have? What mnemonic group applies most closely to it? deplor-
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able, group II
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What ending should this word have? What mnemonic group applies most closely to it? predict-
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able, I
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What ending should this word have? What mnemonic group applies most closely to it? avail-
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able, I
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The name of the scientific study of language is
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linguistics
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The specific study of word forms and how they are affected by their origin is known as
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morphology
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The science of language study is:
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linguistics
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French was merged with Old English by the
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Normans
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Anglo-Saxon words make up what fraction of the words used most in our language?
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four-fifths
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Anthropology is the study of
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man, specifically
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Morphology is the study of
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word parts, forms, and how they are affected by their origin.
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Which groups listed below brought the Germanic language into England?
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Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
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true/false? Shakespeare was an important fourteenth century poet that helped shape what we think of Middle English
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false
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semantic
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the branch of linguistics dealing with meaning
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syntax
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the branch of linguistics dealing with word order
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