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exo
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outer
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ex. exoskeleton - animal w/ skeleton outside body
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fertile
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to bear
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Ex. fertilizer - chemicals that help soil bear better plants; fertilization - process that occurs before bearing young.
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flagellum
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whip
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a cell part that resembles a whip which is used for moving
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gen
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create
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ex. genetics - how life traits are created.
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genos
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race
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ex. genus - classification group
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hemo
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blood
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ex. hemophilia - disease in which blood does not clot properly; can cause death.
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herb
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grass
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ex. herb - small grass-like plant;
hemoglobin - protein in red blood cells |
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hydr
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water
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ex. hydroponics - growing plants in water
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hypo
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below
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ex. hypothesis - to put under or suppose
hypothyroid - below the normal output of thyroxin hormone |
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logy
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study of
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ex. biology - the study of life
ecology - the study of where life forms live. |
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micro
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small
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ex. microscope - instrument used to look at small thread-like parts in cytoplasm
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morph
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shape
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ex. metamorphosis - changes in body shape.
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multi
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many
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ex. multicellular - having many cells.
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nephros
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kidney
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ex. nephron - filter unit of kidney
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mito
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thread
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ex. mitochondrion - threadlike parts in cytoplasm;
mitosis - changes in cell chromosomes (threads) during reproduction |
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Covering
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What is Dermis?
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Ex. dermis = skin ; epidermis= outer skin covering
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Through
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What is Dia?
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Ex. diaphram = through middle of body;
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Inside
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What is Endo?
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Ex. exhaling = skeleton inside body; endospore = spore formed inside bacteria
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Upon
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What is Epi?
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Ex. epidermis = outer skin covering; epiglottis = upon the glottis/throat.
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Out of
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What is Ex?
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Ex. exhaling = push air out of lungs; extinct = life forms no longer on Earth
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