molecule 分子à molecular
cell à cellular
amino à amino acids (胺基酸)
protein 蛋白質
enzyme 酶(proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)
catalyst 催化劑
chlorophyll 葉綠素“chloro-”: cl
photosynthesis 光合作用 (photo + synthesis)à photosynthetic
botany 植物學 (＜＞ zoology)à botanist, botanical
flora 植物群
fauna 動物群
bacterium bacteria (pl.) 細菌
fungus fungi (pl.) 真菌
algae alga (pl.) 海藻
herb à herbal: ~ teaà herbicide (^ insecticide, pesticide)
carnation 康乃馨à reincarnation
fade 凋謝，褪色
organism 機體，組織? organ
arthropod 節肢動物v.s. anthropoid (↓)
reptile 爬行動物
amphibian 兩棲動物
mammal 哺乳動物 (? mamma!)
primate 靈長目動物
evolution 進化 (? evolve)
anthropoid 類人猿 (“anthrop”: humankind)~ anthropology, philanthropyv.s. ape, gorilla, chimpanzee
gene 基因^ dna (deoxyribonucleic acid)~ genome (基因組)
genetics 遺傳學(à genetical)
helix 螺鏇，螺鏇壯物… analyze every single gene within the double helix of humanity’s dna
identical 同一的~ identity (à id card)^ clone
mutation 突變gene mutationà mutable, immutable, mutant
predator 捕食者 (＜＞ prey)
embryo 胚胎à embryonic (萌芽的)
roe 魚子＞＞＞ caviar (魚子醬)
tadpole 蝌蚪＞＞＞ frog, toad (^ told)
caterpillar 毛毛蟲 (cater + pillar)the american company: caterpillar (cat)
grasshopper 蚱蜢，蝗蟲 (= locust)grass + hopper,^ bellhop
cricket 蟋蟀(另)板球
butterfly v.s. moth^ dragonfly, firefly
pollen 花粉傳粉à pollinate, pollination
hive 蜂房＞＞＞ honey,^ concoction
larva larvae (pl.) 幼蟲v.s. lava
pupa 蛹à pupate
penguin 企鵝v.s. dolphin (海豚)
raccoon 浣熊v.s. kangaroo (袋鼠)
hibernate 冬眠 (=hole up)
torpid 麻木的，蟄伏的v.s. torpedo (魚雷)
cerebral （大）腦的
hemisphere 半球 (hemi + sphere)
cortex 腦皮層
migraine 偏頭疼? migrant
somatic 軀體的
limb 四肢upper/lower limb
anatomy 解剖，剖析
paralyze 使癱瘓 (=incapacitate, immobilize)
artery 動脈 (＜＞ vein)
gland 腺體
pancreas 胰
hormone 荷爾蒙，激素
cholesterol 膽固醇
efficacy 功效v.s. efficiency, effectiveness