生物学

**microscope ［ˋmaIkrəskoʊp］

n. 显微镜

**protein ［ˋproʊtiːn］

n. 蛋白质 adj. 蛋白质的

**mosquito ［məˋskiːtoʊ］

n. 蚊子

【记】“貌似黑头”→像鼻子上的黑头→蚊子

**bacteria ［bækˋtIriə］

n. 细菌

*immature ［ˌIməˋtʃʊr］

adj. 发育未全的；不成熟的

【记】im（不）+mature（成熟）→不成熟的

【例】She said I was too immature to get married.

*vital ［ˋvaItl］

adj. 活的，有生命的；维持生命必需的

*biotic ［baIˋaːtIk］

adj. 生物的；有关生命的（biological）

【例】The digestive system, cholesterol level and immune system are all claimed to benefit from these biotic drinks.

*nostril ［ˋnaːstrəl］

n. 鼻孔

*ripeness ［ˋraIpnəs］

n. 成熟，老练（maturity）

【例】Roasting fruit perfectly depends on its ripeness, so baste the pears and check on them often.

*squid ［skwId］

n. 枪乌贼，鱿鱼

*flea ［fliː］

n. 跳蚤（a small jumping insect without wings that feeds on the blood of animals and humans）

*exhalation ［ˌekshəˋleIʃn］

n. 呼气；蒸发，散发（evaporation; vaporization）；散发物

【例】She shook her head again, this time with a horsey, nasal exhalation of disgust.

*immune ［Iˋmjuːn］

adj. 免疫的（unaffected; unsusceptible）；免除的

【记】im（没有）+mune（责任）→没有责任→免除的

【例】I had the mumps when I was six, so now I am immune.

*biosphere ［ˋbaIoʊsfIr］

n. 生命层，生物圈

【记】bio（生命）+sphere（球，圈）→生物圈

**microorganism ［ˌmaIkroʊˋɔːrgənIzəm］

n. 微生物，细菌（bacterium）

【记】micro（微小）+organism（生物）→微生物

**biodiversity ［ˌbaIoʊdaIˋvɜːrsəti］

n. 生物多样性（biological diversity）

【例】The judges also found that the poster demonstrated a clear understanding of the challenges to biodiversity.

**homogeneity ［ˌhaːmədʒəˋniːəti］

n. 同质，同种（homogeneousness）

【例】Some bloggers said Poland’s ethnic homogeneity may have played a role in changing the photo.

*antibiotic ［ˌæntibaIˋaːtIk］

n. 抗菌素，抗生素（如青霉素）adj. 抗菌的，抗生的

*proliferate ［prəˋlIfəreIt］

v. （使）繁衍，（使）增殖；（使）增加（to multiply; increase）

【记】pro（前）+lifer（后代）+ate→繁衍，增殖

【例】Autumn is the best season for crab to proliferate.

*specimen ［ˋspesImən］

n. 标本，样品（sample; instance）

*subsist ［səbˋsIst］

vi. 生存（to live; survive）

【例】The poor farmer’s family subsisted on potatoes.

*propagate ［ˋpraːpəgeIt］

v. 繁殖（to multiply; proliferate）；传播

【例】Plants won’t propagate in these conditions.

*assimilate ［əˋsIməleIt］

vt. 同化；吸收（to absorb; integrate; incorporate）

【记】as+simil（相同）+ate→使相同→同化，吸收

【例】I have not quite assimilated the new rules so I sometimes violate them by mistake.

*mutant ［ˋmjuːtənt］

n. 突变体，突变型（living thing that differs basically from its parents as a result of genetic change; mutation）

*cellular ［ˋseljələr］

adj. 细胞的，由细胞组成的（of or consisting of cells）

【例】cellular tissue 细胞组织

**biomass ［ˋbaIoʊmæs］

n. （单位面积或体积内的）生物量

*metamorphosis ［ˌmetəˋmɔːrfəsIs］

n. 变形；蜕变

【例】Butterflies and moths undergo complete metamorphosis.

**yeast ［jiːst］

n. 酵母；发酵物；泡沫

【记】y+east（东方）→太阳从东方冉冉升起，像美丽的泡沫一样→泡沫

*mimicry ［ˋmImIkri］

n. 模仿；拟态（camouflage）

【记】来自 mimic（vt. 模仿）

【例】The stick caterpillar’s vivid mimicry enlarged its chances of survival.

**bioluminescence ［ˌbaIoʊluːmIˋnesns］

n. 生物发光

**bacillus ［bəˋsIləs］

n. 杆菌；细菌，病菌

*biorhythm ［ˋbaIoʊrIðəm］

n. 生物节律；生物周期

Exercise

填空题

1. The whiteness of polar bears and arctic foxes provides______.

2. The samples were______at 80°C for three minutes.

3. Some men are very hard to______.

4. Bears wake for spring, summer, and______fall and for the winter.

5. With the analysis from the tooth structure, they very possibly have both the______and the herbivorous characteristic.

6. They were______for three years before their marriage.

7. The volcano erupted after years of______.

8. Some people can only______change gradually.

9. Television advertising______a false image of the ideal family.

10. Old people often______on very small incomes.

11. Books and articles on the subject have______over the last year.

12.______can be used against infection.

13. The classification of organisms based on______structure and function, especially on the structure and number of chromosomes.

14. From our study, we verified that plants did not response to______and abiotic stress independently.

15. He was wounded in a______part of his anatomy, e.g. the lungs, brain.

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Answers

填空题答案

1. The whiteness of polar bears and arctic foxes provides camouflage .

2. The samples were incubated at 80°C for three minutes.

3. Some men are very hard to domesticate .

4. Bears wake for spring, summer, and fall and hibernate for the winter.

5. With the analysis from the tooth structure, they very possibly have both the zoophagous and the herbivorous characteristic.

6. They were cohabiting for three years before their marriage.

7. The volcano erupted after years of dormancy .

8. Some people can only assimilate change gradually.

9. Television advertising propagates a false image of the ideal family.

10. Old people often subsist on very small incomes.

11. Books and articles on the subject have proliferated over the last year.

12. Antibiotic can be used against infection.

13. The classification of organisms based on cellular structure and function, especially on the structure and

number of chromosomes.

14. From our study, we verified that plants did not response to biotic and abiotic stress independently.

15. He was wounded in a vital part of his anatomy, e.g. the lungs, brain.

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