HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the root word meaning Cell?
A
Cyte
B
Genic
C
Tech
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -cyte: A suffix denoting a cell. Derived from the Greek “kytos” meaning “hollow, as a cell or container.” From the same root come the prefix “cyto-” and the combining form “-cyto” which similarly denote a cell.

Detailed explanation-2: -Noun. cyte (plural cytes) (biology, rare) Synonym of cell (“quantity of protoplasm, containing a nucleus, enclosed within a cell membrane”) quotations ▼

Detailed explanation-3: -White blood cells, or leukocytes (Greek; leucko=white and cyte = cell), are part of the immune system participating in both the innate and humoral immune responses. They circulate in the blood and mount inflammatory and cellular responses to injury or pathogens.

Detailed explanation-4: -Leukocyte is composed of leuko-and the suffix, -cyte, meaning cell. This term means white blood cell.

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