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ENGLISH FOR BIOLOGY

Working Paper

To Meet the Tasks of English for Biology Course

Lecturer By Mr. Drs. I Wayan Sumberartha, M.S

By 10th Group Offering B 2017 :

Arum Yuni Rochima 170341615100


Femi Mega Lestari 170341615098
Rodliyah Fajrin B 170341615052

UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MALANG


FAKULTAS MATEMATIKA DAN PENGETAHUAN ALAM
JURUSAN BIOLOGI
PRODI PENDIDIKAN BIOLOGI
September 2017
Vocabulary of Biology

Adaptation An inherited characteristic that enhances an organism’s ability to survive and


reproduce in a particular environment.

Amoeba (uh-me¯′-buh) A general term for a protist that moves and feeds by means of
pseudopodia.

Anemia (uh-ne¯′-me-ah) A condition in which an abnormally low amount of hemoglobin


or a low number of red blood cells results in the body cells receiving too little oxygen.

Biotechnology The manipulation of living organisms or their components to make useful


products.

Cancer A disease characterized by the presence of malignant tumors (rapidly growing


and spreading masses of abnormal body cells) in the body.

Chloroplast (klo′-ro-plast) An organelle found in plants and photosynthetic protists that


absorbs sunlight and uses it to drive the synthesis of organic molecules (sugars) from
carbon dioxide and water.

Dendrite (den′-drı¯t) A neuron fiber that conveys signals from its tip inward, toward the
rest of the neuron. A neuron typically has many short dendrites.

Epidermis (ep′-uh-der′-mis) In animals, one or more living layers of cells forming the
protective covering, or outer skin. In plants, the tissue system forming the protective
outer covering of leaves, young stems, and young roots.

Stroke The death of nervous tissue in the brain, usually resulting from rupture or
blockage of arteries in the head.

Xylem (zı¯′-lum) The nonliving portion of a plant’s vascular system that provides
support and conveys xylem sap from the roots to the rest of the plant. Xylem is made up
of vessel elements and/or tracheids, water-conducting cells. Primary xylem is derived
from the procambium. Secondary xylem is derived from the vascular cambium in plants
exhibiting secondary growth.

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