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Vocabulary for IELTS (Academic) - Biology

Here you will learn some English words about biology, such as "cycle", "gene", "fertile", etc. that are needed for the IELTS exam.

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biology

the scientific study of living organisms; the science that studies living organisms

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biologist

(biology) a person who studies the science that deals with living organisms

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cycle

(biology) a series of transformations and events that happen in an animal or plant's lifetime

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to divide

to separate people or things into two or more groups, parts, etc.

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bacteria

(microbiology) single-celled microorganisms that can be found in various environments, including soil, water, and living organisms, and can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral

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cell

an organism's smallest unit, capable of functioning on its own

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DNA

(biochemistry) a chemical substance that carries the genetic information, which is present in every cell and some viruses

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biological

relating to the science that explores living organisms and their functions

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evolution

(biology) the slow and gradual development of living things throughout the history of the earth

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to evolve

(biology) to change gradually and over generations into forms that are better adapted to the environment and fitter to survive

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genetic

(of diseases) passed on from one's parents

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gene

(genetics) a basic unit of heredity and a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is located on a chromosome in a cell and controls a particular quality

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genetics

the branch of biology that deals with how individual features and different characteristics are passed through genes

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germ

a small living organism that causes disease or infection

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nerve

each of a group of long thread-like structures in the body that carry messages between the brain and other parts of the body, sensing things is a result of this process

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organism

a living thing such as a plant, animal, etc., especially a very small one that lives on its own

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species

a group that animals, plants, etc. of the same type which are capable of producing healthy offspring with each other are divided into

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fertile

(of an animal, person, or plant) able to produce offspring, fruit, or seed

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mutation

(biology) a change in the structure of the genes of an individual that causes them to develop different physical features

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organic

relating to a carbon-based compound that has a biological origin

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metabolism

the chemical processes through which food is changed into energy for the body to use

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to reproduce

(of a living being) to produce offspring or more of itself

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parasite

(biology) a small organism that lives on or inside another organism, called a host, and is dependent on it for nutrition and growth

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tissue

a group of cells in the body of living things, forming their different parts

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antibody

a blood protein produced to fight diseases or infections, or in response to foreign substances in the body

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dominant

(of genes) causing a person to inherit a particular physical feature, even if it is only present in one parent's genome

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genetic engineering

the science or process of deliberately modifying the features of a living organism by changing its genetic information

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male

belonging to the sex that cannot give birth to babies or lay eggs but is capable of fertilization of the opposite sex

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female

belonging to the sex that is fertilized by the opposite sex and can lay eggs or give birth to babies

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RNA

(biochemistry) a chemical substance that carries the information from DNA to control the cellular protein biosynthesis

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virus

a microscopic agent that causes disease in people, animals, and plants

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