Vocabulário para IELTS (Acadêmico) - Biologia
Aqui você aprenderá algumas palavras em inglês sobre biologia, como "ciclo", "gene", "fértil", etc. que são necessárias para o exame IELTS.
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the scientific study of living organisms; the science that studies living organisms
biologia, ciência da vida
Compreender a biologia é crucial para enfrentar os desafios ambientais e de saúde.
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, período
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
Lavar as mãos corretamente ajuda a prevenir a propagação de bactérias e vírus.
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
ADN, ácido desoxirribonucleico
relating to biology or the scientific study of living organisms
biológico, biológica
the process by which populations of living organisms change genetically across successive generations
evolução, evolução biológica
to change genetically across generations through the process of evolution
evoluir, desenvolver-se
(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, unidade genética
the branch of biology that deals with how individual features and different characteristics are passed through genes
genética
Técnicas modernas em genética permitem a edição de genes em organismos vivos.
a microscopic organism, especially one that causes disease
germe, micróbio
a bundle of fibers that carries signals between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body
nervo, nervo periférico
an individual living thing, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or bacterium
organismo, ser vivo
a group that animals, plants, etc. of the same type which are capable of producing healthy offspring with each other are divided into
espécie, espécies
A borboleta-monarca é uma espécie de borboleta que migra milhares de milhas a cada ano.
(of an animal, person, or plant) able to produce offspring, fruit, or seed
fértil
O solo fértil permitiu que os agricultores cultivassem uma variedade de culturas.
(biology) a change in the structure of the genes of an individual that causes them to develop different physical features
mutação, modificação genética
Devido a uma mutação em seus genes, a criança nasceu com olhos azuis, embora ambos os pais tivessem olhos castanhos.
relating to chemical compounds that contain carbon
orgânico, orgânica
the chemical processes through which food is changed into energy for the body to use
metabolismo, funcionamento metabólico
to produce offspring or new individuals of the same kind
reproduzir-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, organismo parasita
a group of similar cells that work together to form a particular part of a human, animal, or plant
tecido, tecido biológico
a protein produced by the immune system that recognizes and helps neutralize harmful substances such as bacteria and viruses
anticorpo, imunoglobulina
(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, manipulação genética
A engenharia genética na medicina levou ao desenvolvimento de terapias personalizadas que visam mutações genéticas específicas em pacientes.
belonging to the sex that cannot give birth to babies or lay eggs but is capable of fertilization of the opposite sex
macho
belonging to the sex that is fertilized by the opposite sex and can lay eggs or give birth to babies
fêmea, feminino
(biochemistry) a chemical substance that carries the information from DNA to control the cellular protein biosynthesis
RNA, ácido ribonucleico
Os cientistas editaram o RNA para corrigir um mau funcionamento celular.
