Vocabulaire pour IELTS (Académique) - Biologie

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

a person who studies the science that deals with living organisms

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

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

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

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

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

relating to biology or the scientific study of living organisms

the process by which populations of living organisms change genetically across successive generations

to change genetically across generations through the process of evolution

(of diseases) passed on from one's parents

(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

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

a microscopic organism, especially one that causes disease

a bundle of fibers that carries signals between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body

an individual living thing, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or bacterium

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

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

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

relating to chemical compounds that contain carbon

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

to produce offspring or new individuals of the same kind

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

a group of similar cells that work together to form a particular part of a human, animal, or plant

a protein produced by the immune system that recognizes and helps neutralize harmful substances such as bacteria and viruses

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

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

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

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

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

an infectious agent that reproduces only inside living cells and can cause disease