Ordförråd för IELTS (Akademisk) - Biology

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

biologi

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

biolog

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

cykel, biologisk cykel

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

dela, separera

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

bakterier, bakterie

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

cell

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

DNA, deoxiribonukleinsyra

relating to the science that explores living organisms and their functions

biologisk

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

evolution

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

evolvera, utvecklas

(of diseases) passed on from one's parents

genetisk, ärftlig

(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, arvsgene

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

genetik

a small living organism that causes disease or infection

mikrob, germ

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

nerv

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

organism

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

art, slag

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

fruktbar, näringsrik

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

mutation, genetisk förändring

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

organisk, relaterar till organiska föreningar

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

metabolism

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

reproducera, fortplanta sig

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

parasiter

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

vävnad, muskelvävnad

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

antikropp, immunprotein

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

dominant, överlägsen

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

genetisk ingenjörskonst

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

hane, manlig

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

kvinnlig, hona

(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