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Biology Vocab Week 5
Biology Vocab
| Biology Term | Origin | Prefix/Meaning | Root/Meaning | Suffix/Meaning | Definition | Alternate Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extinction | Latin | N/A | extinguere: dying out | -ion: act | to bring to an end | Ion, Hydration, Validation, Regulation |
| Succession | French, Latin, and Old French | N/A | succedere:come next after, take the place of another | -ion: act or process | the order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne | Ion, Hydration, Validation, Regulation |
| Exponential Growth | Middle English | ex-:out of | ponere: gruowan: | -al:of, relating to, or characterized by | characterized by or being an extremely rapid increase (as in size or extent) | Express, Exstipulate, Exclave, Exponent |
| Limiting Factor | Latin | N/A | limitem: to assign certain limits to fact:a thing done | -or: one that does a (specified) thing | functioning as a limitone that actively contributes to the production of a result | Factual, Grantor, Factor, Factoring |
| Climax Community | Middle French | N/A | klinein: communis: subversive | -ity: state | the highest point a unified body of individuals | Theatricality, Alkalinity, Quality, Stupidty |
| Sustainable Use | Old French | sus-: | tenere: oeti: | -able: abilty | capable of bein used | Suspect, Stable, Suspend, Susceptible |
| Carrying Capacity | Middle French | N/A | carrum: capere: | -ity: state | amount of organisms that one communty can hold | Theatricality, Alkalinity, Quality, Stupidty |