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n. sexual reproduction
(a) chemical reaction in which solvent molecules or ions combine with each other and build a new compund
(b) when specialized sperm and egg cells join to form a fertilized egg which then develops into a new organism
(c) enzyme which changes ATP to cyclic AMP
(d) substance that speeds up a reaction and is unchanged in the process
 
adj. soporific
(a) induces sleep; sedative
(b) straight; vertical
(c) able to pick up changes in the environment and react to them
(d) condition of the eyes where distant objects; but not close ones; can be seen clearly
 
n. collagen
(a) green pigment found in all green plants that absorbs light so that photosynthesis can occur
(b) fibrous protein found in connective tissue; protein constituent of bone, cartilage, tendon, and other connective tissue converting into gelatin by boiling
(c) gland producing milk in women
(d) the splitting of the whole into parts
 
pref. circum-
(a) pref. of the breast
(b) pref. over; excess; high
(c) pref. low; under; below
(d) pref. means around
 
n. serosa (serous membrane)
(a) one of two or more alternative forms of a gene; can be dominant or recessive
(b) one of the two halves of the cerebrum
(c) double-layered smooth membrane that covers certain cavities in an organism
(d) a colorless petroleum product that has a benzene ring

 

n. nail
(a) treatment with a specific acid
(b) hard structure; made of keratin; found on the back of the fingertips
(c) Group 2 metallic element
(d) plant life
 
n. growth spurt
(a) groups or islands of cells in the pancreas
(b) a rapid increase in growth which occurs during adolescence
(c) electromagnetic spectrum
(d) medical practitioner who treats and diagnoses diseases by non-surgical methods
 
n. immunity
(a) a stone in the gall bladder made from bile salt deposits
(b) fatty acid that is not fully saturated with hydrogen atoms because of the presence of double carbo-carbon bonds
(c) ability to resist infection, because of its white blood cells and antibodies
(d) bundle of muscle fibers
 
n. victim
(a) the ball of stem cells that develop after a fertilized embryo divides is called a blastocyst
(b) someone hurt or wounded by something
(c) a condition in which a chromosome is present in a triplet rather than a pair
(d) enzymatic reations in aerobic organisms involving oxidation of acetyl units and production of high-energy phosphate compounds leading to the main source of cellular energy
 
n. nausea
(a) a sick feeling; wanting to vomit
(b) the developmental stage between childhood and adulthood where full sexual maturity is reached
(c) rod-shaped bacteria e.g. Lactobacillus
(d) one of the two thick-walled chambers of the heart

n. sexual reproduction (b) when specialized sperm and egg cells join to form a fertilized egg which then develops into a new organism
adj. soporific (a) induces sleep; sedative
n. collagen (b) fibrous protein found in connective tissue; protein constituent of bone, cartilage, tendon, and other connective tissue converting into gelatin by boiling
pref. circum- (d) pref. means around
n. serosa (serous membrane) (c) double-layered smooth membrane that covers certain cavities in an organism
n. nail (b) hard structure; made of keratin; found on the back of the fingertips
n. growth spurt (b) a rapid increase in growth which occurs during adolescence
n. immunity (c) ability to resist infection, because of its white blood cells and antibodies
n. victim (b) someone hurt or wounded by something
n. nausea (a) a sick feeling; wanting to vomit

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