molecule 分子à molecular 

cell à cellular 

amino à amino acids (氨基酸) 

protein 蛋白质 

enzyme 酶(proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions) 

catalyst 催化剂 

chlorophyll 叶绿素“chloro-”: Cl 

photosynthesis 光合作用 (photo + synthesis)à photosynthetic 

botany 植物学 (＜＞ zoology)à botanist, botanical 

flora 植物群 

fauna 动物群 

bacterium bacteria (pl.) 细菌 

fungus fungi (pl.) 真菌 

algae alga (pl.) 海藻 

herb à herbal: ~ teaà herbicide (^ insecticide, pesticide) 

carnation 康乃馨à reincarnation 

fade 凋谢，褪色 

organism 机体，组织? organ 

arthropod 节肢动物v.s. anthropoid (↓) 

reptile 爬行动物 

amphibian 两栖动物 

mammal 哺乳动物 (? mamma!) 

primate 灵长目动物 

evolution 进化 (? evolve) 

anthropoid 类人猿 (“anthrop”: humankind)~ anthropology, philanthropyv.s. ape, gorilla, chimpanzee 

gene 基因^ DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)~ genome (基因组) 

genetics 遗传学    (à genetical) 

helix 螺旋，螺旋壮物… analyze every single gene within the double helix of humanity’s DNA 

identical 同一的~ identity (à ID card)^ clone 

mutation 突变    gene mutationà mutable, immutable, mutant 

predator 捕食者 (＜＞ prey) 

embryo 胚胎à embryonic (萌芽的) 

roe 鱼子＞＞＞ caviar (鱼子酱) 

tadpole 蝌蚪＞＞＞ frog, toad (^ told) 

caterpillar 毛毛虫 (cater + pillar)The American Company: Caterpillar (CAT) 

grasshopper 蚱蜢，蝗虫 (= locust)grass + hopper,  ^ bellhop 

cricket 蟋蟀  (另)板球 

butterfly v.s. moth^ dragonfly, firefly 

pollen 花粉  传粉à pollinate, pollination 

hive 蜂房＞＞＞ honey,  ^ concoction 

larva larvae (pl.) 幼虫v.s. lava 

pupa 蛹à pupate 

penguin 企鹅v.s. dolphin (海豚) 

raccoon 浣熊v.s. kangaroo (袋鼠) 

hibernate 冬眠 (=hole up) 

torpid 麻木的，蛰伏的v.s. torpedo (鱼雷) 

cerebral （大）脑的 

hemisphere 半球 (hemi + sphere) 

cortex 脑皮层 

migraine 偏头疼? migrant 

somatic 躯体的 

limb 四肢upper/lower limb 

anatomy 解剖，剖析 

paralyze 使瘫痪 (=incapacitate, immobilize) 

artery 动脉 (＜＞ vein) 

gland 腺体 

pancreas 胰 

hormone 荷尔蒙，激素 

cholesterol 胆固醇 

efficacy 功效v.s. efficiency, effectiveness