Vocabulário para IELTS (Acadêmico) - Biology

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

biologia

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

biólogo, bióloga

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

ciclo, ciclo biológico

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

dividir, separar

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

bactérias, bactéria

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

célula

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

DNA, ácido desoxirribonucleico

relating to the science that explores living organisms and their functions

biológico

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

evolução

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

evoluir, desenvolver

(of diseases) passed on from one's parents

genético, hereditário

(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

gene, gene hereditário

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

genética

a small living organism that causes disease or infection

germe, micróbio

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

nervo

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

organismo

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

espécie, tipo

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

fértil, produtivo

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

mutação, mudança genética

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

orgânico, relativo a compostos orgânicos

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

metabolismo

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

reproduzir, multiplicar-se

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

parasita

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

tecido, tecido muscular

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

anticorpo, proteína de defesa

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

dominante, predominante

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

engenharia genética

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

masculino, macho

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

feminino, fêmea

(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

vírus