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Chelsea Harris
| biology term | Definitions | Orgin | Prefix/Meaning | Root/Meaning | Suffix/Meaning | Alt Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amino acids | Basic organic molecules that combine to form proteins. Amino acids are made up of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen. | latin/ | n/a | amine/any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups. ; acere/french/sour | n/a | (blank) |
| carbohydrate | Any of a group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starches, celluloses, and gums and serves as a major energy source in the diet of animals. | french | carbo/french/carbon | hydor/greek/water | -ate/latin/ added to a-stem verbs to form adjectives | (blank) |
| enzyme | any of various proteins, as pepsin, originating from living cells and capable of producing certain chemical changes in organic substances by catalytic action, as in digestion. | German | en-/old french/cause to be, make | zyme/greek/leaven | n/a | (blank) |
| lipid | any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether | french | n/a | lipos/greek/fat, grease | -ide/A suffix used to form the names of various chemical compounds | (blank) |
| protein | the first quality | french | n/a | protos/greek/first | n/a | (blank) |
| nucleic acid | any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides | german | n/a | substance obtained from a cell nucleus." | n/a | (blank) |
| metabolism | the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. | french | meta-/greek/after, behind | ballein/greek/to throw | -ism/french/suffix forming nouns of action, state, condition, doctrine | (blank) |
| organelles | a specialized part of a cell having some specific function; a cell organ. | latin | n/a | organum/latin/an organon | n/a | (blank) |
| prokaryote | any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops | new latin | pro/Old french/before | kary/greek/nut, kernel," | otes/greek/a suffix forming singular nouns that correspond to the plural taxonomic suffix -ota: | (blank) |
| eukaryote | any organism having as its fundamental structural unit a cell type that contains specialized organelles in the cytoplasm, a membrane-bound nucleus enclosing genetic material organized into chromosomes, and an elaborate system of division by mitosis or mei | eu/greek/a combining form meaning “good,” “well,” occurring chiefly in words of Greek origin (eupepsia); | kary/greek/nut, kernel," | ote/greek/a suffix forming singular nouns that correspond to the plural taxonomic suffix -ota: | (blank) | |
| selective permeability | only allows certain particles through the cell membrane | latin | per/latin/through, during, by means of, on account of, as in | meare/PIE/to pass | able/latin/suffix expressing ability, capacity, fitness; ity/M. english/a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition | (blank) |
| chloroplast | a plastid containing chlorophyll. | french | chloros-/french/chlorine | phyllon/greek/a leaf." | n/a | (blank) |
| mitochondria | an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production. | greek | mitos-/greek/warp thread | chondros-/greek/cartilage | n/a | (blank) |
| nucleus | a specialized, usually spherical mass of protoplasm encased in a double membrane, and found in most living eukaryotic cells, directing their growth, metabolism, and reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters. | latin | n/a | nuc/?;nux? | n/a | (blank) |
| ribosome | a tiny, somewhat mitten-shaped organelle occurring in great numbers in the cell cytoplasm either freely, in small clusters, or attached to the outer surfaces of endoplasmic reticula, and functioning as the site of protein manufacture. | greek | ribo/greek/(nucleic acid) | n/a | -some/greek/body | (blank) |
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