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Gillett, Michael

Unit 2 weeks 6/7

Biology VocabularyDefinitionOriginPrefix/meaningRoot/meaningSuffix/meaningAlternate Words
Amino Acids a simple organic compound contining a carboxyl and a amino molecule. q.v. NA Amine/chemical compound formed from ammonia Acere/pertaining to vinegar NA acid, ammonia, vitamin, vital
Carbohydrate enoting compound produced when certain substances combine with water Greek Carbo/representing carbon hydor/genus name of a freshwater polyp ate/chemical compound or complex anion derived from a cmpd or element gate, hydrate, accurate, accommodate
Enzyme a substance produced by an organismthat acts as a catalyst to bring about certain reactions german en/in zyme/ leavened NA enpassant, enable, enact, enamel
Lipid organic substance of the fat group Greek NA lipos/fat grease idechemical suffix for a binary cmpd aside, astride, abide, ideal
Protein compounds that consistof large molecules made of amino acids French NA protos/the first quality NA protagonist, Protean, prothonotary,protocol
Nucleic Acid a complex substance present in all living things German NA nuklein/substance obtained from a cell nucleus. acere/to be sour NA acetic, acid, acidic, acerb
Metabolism all of the chemical reactions found in an organism French meta/over ballen/to throw ism/action, state, or condition charteristiced by a person or thing anabolic, altruism, animism, antidisestablishmentarianism
Organelles a number of specialized structures within a cell. old French NA organum/internal pouch into which food is digested NA organ, organism, organise, organic
Prokaryote a single celled organism such as bacteria with no distinct neucleus or membrane Latin pro/before, forward, in favor of, in place of kary/nut otes/plural noun suffix professional, proactive, probate, probe
Eukaryote an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which genetic material is in DNA in a distinct neucleus Greek eu/multi kary/nut otes/plural noun suffix zygote, europe, European Union, karyotype
Selective Permeability a membrane that only allows certain liquids or gasses through latin per/through, during, by means of, on account of, as in meare/that can be passed through, passable able/the ability to do something ity/state or degree obesity, varsity, visibility, velocity
Chloroplast only found in plant cells, and is where photosynthesis takes place German chloros/greenish yellow phyllon/thread NA phyllament, chlorosis, phyllo, phyllite
Mitochondria (blank) German mitos/ chondros NA (blank)
Necleus cellular organell in eukaryotes that is nessicary for all life latin NA nuc/kernel nux/nut NA (blank)
Ribosome any RNA-rich cytoplasmic granules that are sites of protein german/ greek ribo/sugar component NA some/body did not find
Created by: Gillettm
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