AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

TRANSPORT INTO AND OUT OF THE CELL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
ISO means ____
A
Low
B
A lot
C
Equal
D
Mammal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -combining form. a combining form meaning “equal, ” used in the formation of compound words (isochromatic). In chemistry, iso-is used in the names of substances which are isomeric with the substance denoted by the base word ( isocyanic acid)

Detailed explanation-2: -iso-, prefix. iso-comes from Greek, where it has the meaning “equal”. This meaning is found in such scientific and chemical words as: isosceles, isotope.

Detailed explanation-3: -ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies. ISO is a nongovernmental organization that comprises standards bodies from more than 160 countries, with one standards body representing each member country.

Detailed explanation-4: -It’s all in the name. Because ‘International Organization for Standardization’ would have different acronyms in different languages (IOS in English, OIN in French for Organisation internationale de normalisation), our founders decided to give it the short form ISO.

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