Woordenschat voor IELTS (Academisch) - Biology

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

biologie

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

bioloog

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

cyclus, biologisch cyclus

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

delen, scheiden

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

bacteriën, bacterium

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

cel

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

DNA, deoxyribonucleïnezuur

relating to the science that explores living organisms and their functions

biologisch

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

evolutie

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

evolueren, ontwikkelen

(of diseases) passed on from one's parents

genetisch, erfelijk

(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

gen, erfgen

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

genetica

a small living organism that causes disease or infection

kiem, microbe

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

zenuw

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

organisme

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

soort, type

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

vruchtbaar, terrein

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

mutatie, genetische wijziging

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

organisch, met organische verbindingen gerelateerd

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

stofwisseling

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

voortplanten, reproduceren

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

parasiet

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

weefsel, spierweefsel

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

antigeen, immuunproteïne

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

dominant, overheersend

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

genetische modificatie

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

mannelijk, manlijk

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

vrouwelijk, wijfje

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

RNA

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

virus