parasite 寄生蟲 寄生植物 parasitic 寄生的 mimicry 模仿 擬態(tài) The stick caterpillar's vivid mimicry enlarged its chances of survival. symbiosis 共生現(xiàn)象 合作關(guān)系 symbiotic 共生的 creature 生物 organism 生物 有機體 "strain (動物 昆蟲等的)種,血統(tǒng)" species 物種 vital 活的 活體的 ripe 成熟的 mature ready "We describe plants as ""ripe"", and animals as ""mature""." "evolve (使)進化 (使)發(fā)展 develop, grow" "Modern turtles evovled from a very large, prehistoric species of turtle." evolutionary 進化的 Dawinism 達爾文學(xué)說 進化論 extinct 滅絕的 extinction 滅絕 What caused the extinction of dinosaurs? "breed vt養(yǎng)育 繁殖 raise n品種species, strain" The housewife has been breeding chickens for years. reproduction 繁殖 multiplication 復(fù)制品 "Don't get yourself cheated, the vase(花瓶) is only a reproduction." "proliferate 繁衍 multiply, increase" Autumn is the best season for the crab to proliferate. "propagate 繁殖 multiply, proliferate 傳播" Missionaries went far afield(遠處 遠方) to propagate their faith. "subsist 生存 live, survive" The poor farmer's family subsisted on potatoes. exist 生存 survive We wish our love will exist forever. "posterity 后代 offspring, descendant" fermentation 發(fā)酵 "During fermentation, yeast emits a distinctive smell." respiration 呼吸 breathing stodgy 難消化的 secrete 分泌 discharge release The stomach begins to secrete a certain type of enzyme when food reaches it. secretion 分泌(物) "assimilate 吸收 absorb, integrate, incorporate" I have not quite assimilated the new rules so I sometimes violate them by mistake. "immune 免除的 免疫的 unaffected, unsusceptible" "I had the mumps(腮腺炎) when I was six, so now I am immune." immunity 免疫性 metabolism 新陳代謝 Lazy people with slow metabolism tend to gain weight. morphology 形態(tài)學(xué) microscope 顯微鏡 calorie 卡路里 carbohydrate 碳水化合物 糖類 glucose 葡萄糖 protein 蛋白質(zhì) organ 器官