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n. alanine
(a) joint fluid
(b) group of cells specialized to produce secretory substances
(c) the symptoms experienced on long flights when crossing time zones
(d) an amino acid
 
n. absolute scale
(a) a chemical that carries oxygen in red blood cells
(b) a scale that measures temperature where absolute zero is the lowest temperature value
(c) a ketone used as a solvent
(d) a group of structures such as nerves or blood vessels, which are closely interposed
 
n. fertilization
(a) breeding; cultivation; production
(b) inherited disease due to an extra chromosome 21; also known as 'trisomy 21'
(c) a gland which secretes substances that it makes (hormones) into the blood
(d) microbe that causes decay
 
n. dissociation
(a) separation of a substance or molecule into its constituent parts by heat or chemical processes
(b) unicellular or multicellular organism whose cells contain membrane-bound cell organelles similar to a nucleus
(c) the lowest possible temperature where particles of matter have the smallest amount of energy possible
(d) proteins joined with carbohydrates that are found on the surface of cells
 
n. pyrimidine
(a) a nitrogen-containing compound which helps form the nucleotides of nucleic acids
(b) a low level of hemoglobin in the blood
(c) double-layered smooth membrane that covers certain cavities in an organism
(d) chracteristic of matter resposnsible for all electric phenomena; the measurement of this charactersitic

 

n. eyelid
(a) pair of ducts through which the eggs are moving to the uterus
(b) one of the bones making up the back bone#bones forming the spinal column or backbone of an animal
(c) fold of skin that protects the eyeball
(d) the sudden; involuntary contraction of a muscle
 
n. solubility
(a) this solution has a ph of 7
(b) quality of being soluble
(c) the number and variety of organisms found within a specific area
(d) clear fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord
 
n. diversity
(a) break-down; dissection; differentiation
(b) a range of difference
(c) charged atom or molecule
(d) organ in the thorax involved in T-cell immune function
 
adj. itchy
(a) affected with the urge to scratch
(b) spread out; occurring in all parts of the organism
(c) able to move
(d) occurring without delay
 
adj. gastric
(a) relating to the stomach
(b) something which mixes with a similar substance
(c) having a harmful effect on something
(d) several different things

n. alanine (d) an amino acid
n. absolute scale (b) a scale that measures temperature where absolute zero is the lowest temperature value
n. fertilization (a) breeding; cultivation; production
n. dissociation (a) separation of a substance or molecule into its constituent parts by heat or chemical processes
n. pyrimidine (a) a nitrogen-containing compound which helps form the nucleotides of nucleic acids
n. eyelid (c) fold of skin that protects the eyeball
n. solubility (b) quality of being soluble
n. diversity (b) a range of difference
adj. itchy (a) affected with the urge to scratch
adj. gastric (a) relating to the stomach

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