雅思阅读分类词汇之生物/生理类

雅思阅读分类词汇

molecule 分子à molecular

cell à cellular

amino à amino acids (氨基酸)

protein 蛋白质

enzyme 酶(proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

catalyst 催化剂

chlorophyll 叶绿素“chloro-”: Cl

photosynthesis 光合作用 (photo + synthesis)à photosynthetic

botany 植物学 (<> zoology)à botanist, botanical

flora 植物群

fauna 动物群

bacterium bacteria (pl.) 细菌

fungus fungi (pl.) 真菌

algae alga (pl.) 海藻

herb à herbal: ~ teaà herbicide (^ insecticide, pesticide)

carnation 康乃馨à reincarnation

fade 凋谢，褪色

organi* 机体，组织 organ

arthropod 节肢动物v.s. anthropoid (↓)

reptile 爬行动物

amphibian 两栖动物

mammal 哺乳动物 ( mamma!)

primate 灵长目动物

evolution 进化 ( evolve)

anthropoid 类人猿 (“anthrop”: humankind)~ anthropology, philanthropyv.s. ape, gorilla, chimpanzee

gene 基因^ DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)~ genome (基因组)

genetics 遗传学 (à genetical)

helix 螺旋，螺旋壮物… *yze every single gene within the double helix of humanity’s DNA

identical 同一的~ identity (à ID card)^ clone

mutation 突变 gene mutationà mutable, immutable, mutant

predator 捕食者 (<> prey)

embryo 胚胎à embryonic (萌芽的)

roe 鱼子>>> caviar (鱼子酱)

tadpole 蝌蚪>>> frog, toad (^ told)

caterpillar 毛毛虫 (cater + pillar)The American Company: Caterpillar (CAT)

grasshopper 蚱蜢，蝗虫 (= locust)grass + hopper, ^ bellhop

cricket 蟋蟀 (另)板球

butterfly v.s. moth^ dragonfly, firefly

pollen 花粉 传粉à pollinate, pollination

hive 蜂房>>> honey, ^ concoction

larva larvae (pl.) 幼虫v.s. lava

pupa 蛹à pupate

penguin 企鹅v.s. dolphin (海豚)

raccoon 浣熊v.s. kangaroo (袋鼠)

hibernate 冬眠 (=hole up)

torpid 麻木的，蛰伏的v.s. torpedo (鱼雷)

cerebral (大)脑的

hemisphere 半球 (hemi + sphere)

cortex 脑皮层

migraine 偏头疼 migrant

somatic 躯体的

limb 四肢upper/lower limb

anatomy 解剖，剖析

paralyze 使瘫痪 (=incapacitate, immobilize)

artery 动脉 (<> vein)

gland 腺体

pancreas 胰

hormone 荷尔蒙，激素

cholesterol 胆固醇

efficacy 功效v.s. efficiency, effectiveness