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week 8/9

bio vocab week 8/9

VocabularyDefinitionOriginPrefix/MeaningRoot/MeaningSuffix/MeaningAlternate Words
plasma membrane serves as boundary between the cell and its environment; allows materials such as water and nutrients to enter ans waste products to leave Gk n/a plassein /"to mold," originally "to spread thin,"; membrum/ "limb, member of the body" n/a plaster, member, dismemberment, dismembering
dynamic equilibrium result of diffusion where there is continuous movement of particles but no overall change in concentration Gk/L n/a dynasthai/ "be able to have power,"; æquus "equal" + libra "a balance, scale, plummet," n/a dynamite, dynamic, equal, equanimity
diffusion net, random movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration, eventually resulting in even distribution L dif- "apart, in every direction" fundere "pour" n/a diffuse, difference, fundraiser, different
hypertonic solution in cells, solution in which the concentration of dissolved substances outside the cell is higher than the concentration inside the cell; causes a cell to shrink as water leaves the cell Gk/L hyper/over, beyond, overmuch, above measure tonikos/ "of stretching," ; solvere "to loosen, untie, solve, dissolve n/a hyperactive, hyperbole, hyperbolic, hypercritic
hypotonic solution in cells, solution in which the concentration of dissolved substances is lower in the solution outside the cell thean the concentration inside the cell; causes a cell to swell and possibly burst as water enters the cell Gk hypo/under n/a n/a hypothermia, hypothesis, hypothesize, hypothetical
isotonic solution in cells, solution in which the concentration of dissolved substance in the solution is the same as the concentratino of dissolved substances inside a cell. Gk isos/equal : homogeneous : uniform n/a n/a isotope, isolate, isolable, isocyclic
osmosis diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane depending on the concentaration of solutes on either side of the membrane Fr/Gk endo-/ "inward" osmos/ "a thrusting, a pushing," from othein "to push, to thrust -sis/suffix in Gk. nouns denoting action, process, state, condition, endoplasmic, paralysis, osmometer, osmoregulatory
passive transport movement of particles across cell membranes by diffusion r osmosis; the cell uses no energy to move particles across the membrane L trans- "across passivus "capable of feeling or suffering; portare "to carry" n/a passive, passivate, portable, portability
chromosome cell structures that carry the genetic material that is copied and passed from generation to generation of cells Gk n/a khroma "color" soma "body." chroma, chromatography, chromatin, chromatics
cytokenesis cell process following meiosis or mitosis in which the cell's cytoplasm divides and separates into new cells Gk kytos/ "a hollow, receptacle, basket kinesis /"movement, motion n/a cytomembrane, cytology, cytodifferentiation, cytogenetics
mitosis a period of nuclear cell division in which two daughter cells are formed, each containing a complete set of chromosomes Gk mitos /"warp thread" n/a sis/ denoting action, process, state, condition mitochondria, mitomycin, mitochondrion
cancer uncontrolled cell division that may be caused by environmental factors and/or changes in enzyme production in the cell cycle Gk n/a karkinos/crab, tumor and the zodiac constellation n/a cancerous,
adenosine triphosphate ATP Gk treis/three adenos/gland; phos /"light";phoros/"bearer" n/a treilage, trifold, triton, triple
photosynthesis process by which autotrophs, such as algae and oplants, trap energy from sunlight with chlorophyll and use this energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into simple sugars Germ photo / "light" synthese/ "synthesis" n/a photograph, photography, photodecomposition, photodetector
areobic respiration a type of respiration in which oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide and water are produced Gk/ L aero-"air" ; re- "again" bios "life"; spirare "to breathe" -tion/ suffix forming nouns from verbs aeronautical, aeroplane, aerobic, aerostat
anaerobic respiration a form of incomplete intracellular breakdown of sugar or other organic compounds in the absence of oxygen that releases energy; cellular respiration in the absence of oxygen Gk an-/ not, without n/a n/a anaerobe, anaerobiosis, antidistestablishmentarianism, anti-/
glycolysis in cellular respiration, series of anaerobic chemical reactions in the cytoplasm that break down glucose into pyruvic acid; forms a new profit of two ATP molecules Gk n/a lysis/ a loosening n/a glycolipid, glycogen, glycogenesis, glycoside
fermentation a change brought about by a ferment, as yeast enzymes, which convert grape sugar into ethyl alcohol. L n/a fervere/ to boil, seethe n/a fever, feverish, feverwort, feverfew
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