Biology Terms

Use your word charts to help decipher the meaning of these words.

1. Asexual ________________________________________________

2. Biology ________________________________________________

3. Chlorophyll ________________________________________________

4. Chromoplast ________________________________________________

5. Disaccharide ________________________________________________

6. Zygote ________________________________________________

7. Ectoderm ________________________________________________

8. Exoskeleton ________________________________________________

9. Gametes ________________________________________________

10. Hydrophobic ________________________________________________

11. Oogenesis ________________________________________________

12. Pseudopod ________________________________________________

13. Saprophyte ________________________________________________

14. Cytolysis ________________________________________________

15. Heterogametes ________________________________________________

16. Aerophyte ________________________________________________

17. Carnivore ________________________________________________

18. Macromolecule ________________________________________________

 Each group of words below shares some common parts. Two of the words are
defined for you. The part of the word and the corresponding part of the definition
are underlined for you. From the underlined parts, determine the definition of the
third term.

19. Phototropism - a response to light

Chemotherapy - a treatment that involves chemicals

Chemotropism ________________________________

20. Dermatology - the study of the skin

Sclerosis - diseases in which body tissues harden

Scleroderma __________________________________

21. Herbaceous - related to plants

Pesticide - a substance used to destroy pests

Herbicide ____________________________________