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Roots Weeks 7-12
Weeks 7-12 Roots and Vocabulary Terms
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Biology
10th Grade
11/12/2008

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lacto
Definition
milk
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phobic
Definition

fear

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cyt(o)
Definition
cell
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zyme
Definition
leaven, ferment
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endo
Definition
inside
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soma
Definition
body
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vore
Definition
eat
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synthesis
Definition
to make
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hydro
Definition
water
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mer
Definition

part

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glob
Definition
ball
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gastr
Definition
stomach
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lysis
Definition
break; loosen
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chloro
Definition
green
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sacchar
Definition
sugar
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pro
Definition
before; first
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kary
Definition
nuclues
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bac
Definition
rod; stick
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erythro
Definition
red
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neuro
Definition
nerve
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nucle
Definition
nut; walnut
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iso
Definition
same
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chrom
Definition
color
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oo
Definition
egg
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platy
Definition
flat
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echin(o)
Definition
spiny
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hyper
Definition
above
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hypo
Definition
below
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pneuno
Definition
lungs
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kine
Definition
moving
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angio
Definition
cased; closed
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gymno

Definition
naked
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epi
Definition
upon
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derm
Definition
skin
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cide
Definition
kill
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mito
Definition
thread
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muta
Definition
change
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chondr
Definition
cartilage
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mollusk
Definition
soft
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vita
Definition
life
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homo
Definition
same
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hetero
Definition
different
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mitosis
Definition

stage in cell divison in which the nucleus divides

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mutation
Definition
change in the genetic code which cause a change in physical make up
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Chondrichthyes

Definition

class of vertebrates containing fishes whose endoskeletons are made of cartilage

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Mollusca
Definition
phylum of animals containing invertebrates with soft bodies
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vitamin
Definition
organic compound that is required by living organisms to maintain normal life processes
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homozygous
Definition
describes alleles (forms of a gene) that are the same
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heterozygous
Definition
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pneunonia
Definition
a disease of the lungs
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kinetic energy
Definition
energy associated with motion
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angiosperm
Definition
flowering plant;plant that produces seeds in a ripened ovary (fruit)
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gymnosperm
Definition
plant that produces seeds in a cone;
cone bearing plant
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epidemic
Definition
upon a large number of individuals in a
population or community;


an outbreak of sudden rapid spread,
growth, or development
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epidermis
Definition
the outermost layer of cells 
Term
pesiticide
Definition
any chemical that is used to kill pest (fungi, insects, rodents, or plants)
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lactose
Definition
milk sugar
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hydrophobic
Definition

water fearing;

 

describes a substance that does not dissolve/mix with water

Term
cytoplasm
Definition
jelly-like material between the nucleus and cell membrane of a cell
Term
enzyme
Definition

protein catalyst;

 

protein that speeds up a chemical reaction by reducing activation energy

Term
endoskeleton
Definition

support system inside an organism's body

 

an internal skeleton

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somatic cell
Definition

a body cell;

 

any cell that is not an egg or sperm

 

Examples: muscle cell, neuron, epidermal cell

Term
herbivore
Definition

organism that eats plants;

 

a plant eater

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deydration synthesis

(condensation reaction)

Definition

a chemical reaction that involves making a more complex compound and water from two smaller compounds

 

Ex: amino acid + amino acid----> dipeptide + water

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hydrate
Definition
to add water
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polymerization

 

 

Definition
series of condesation reactions that take place to form a polymer
Term
globular
Definition
ball-like shape
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gastritis
Definition
inflamation of the stomach
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hydrolysis
Definition

the breakdown of a complex (larger) molecule by the addition of water

 

 

Ex: dipeptide + water----->amino acid + amino acid

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chloroplast

Definition

organell containing the green pigment chlorophyll; conducts photosynthesis

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monosaccharide

Definition

simple sugar

 

monomer of carbohydrates

Term
prokaryote
Definition

simple cell without a nucleus or

membrane bound organelles;

 

first type of cell on Earth

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bacteria
Definition

unicellular prokaryotic organisms;

 

first organisms an Earth

 

 

Term
erythrocyte
Definition
red blood cell
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eukaryote
Definition

cell with a true nucleus and

membrane bound organelles

 

describes protists, fungi, animals, and plants

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neuron
Definition
nerve cell
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nucleolus

Definition
structure inside the nucleus that makes ribosomes
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isotonic
Definition

describes solutions that have the same concentration of solute

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chromosome
Definition

thread-like structure that consist of DNA and protein;

 

 

 

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ovum
Definition
female reproductive cell
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Platyhelminthes
Definition
phlyum of invertebrates containing the flatworms
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echinoderm
Definition
spiny-skinned animal
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hypertonic
Definition
when comparing two solutions, the solution with the higher concentration of solute
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