molecule 分子à molecular
cell à cellular
amino à amino acids (氨基酸)
protein 蛋白質(zhì)
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(xué) (＜＞ zoology)à botanist, botanical
flora 植物群
fauna 動(dòng)物群
bacterium bacteria (pl.) 細(xì)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(jī)體，組織? organ
arthropod 節(jié)肢動(dòng)物v.s. anthropoid (↓)
reptile 爬行動(dòng)物
amphibian 兩棲動(dòng)物
mammal 哺乳動(dòng)物 (? mamma!)
primate 靈長(zhǎng)目動(dòng)物
evolution 進(jìn)化 (? evolve)
anthropoid 類(lèi)人猿 (“anthrop”: humankind)~ anthropology, philanthropyv.s. ape, gorilla, chimpanzee
gene 基因^ DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)~ genome (基因組)
genetics 遺傳學(xué)    (à genetical)
helix 螺旋，螺旋壯物… 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(yú)子＞＞＞ caviar (魚(yú)子醬)
tadpole 蝌蚪＞＞＞ frog, toad (^ told)
caterpillar 毛毛蟲(chóng) (cater + pillar)The American Company: Caterpillar (CAT)
grasshopper 蚱蜢，蝗蟲(chóng) (= 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(chóng)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(yú)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(dòng)脈 (＜＞ vein)
gland 腺體
pancreas 胰
hormone 荷爾蒙，激素
cholesterol 膽固醇
efficacy 功效v.s. efficiency, effectiveness