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n. blastulation
(a) the initial care used in emergencies to help a wounded or ill person
(b) gland that makes tears
(c) building of an early form of an embryo
(d) atom, radical, or group replaced for another in a chemical molecule
 
n. indication
(a) fat containing double carbon-carbon bonds
(b) a salt form of lactic acid
(c) genetically alike cells produced when a cell divides
(d) a strong reason for believing a particular action needs to be taken
 
n. chorion
(a) state of a body or physical system at rest
(b) the external membrane of an embryo
(c) highly colored pigments (yellow to red) found in vegetables
(d) nitrogen-containing base found in DNA and RNA
 
n. hibernation
(a) sleep state during winter
(b) process in which complex compounds are made by adding together monomers which contain carbon double bonds
(c) this is the sum of the atomic masses of its constituents
(d) part making up something; component
 
n. jugular vein
(a) vein at the neck draining blood from the head
(b) the main sex hormone in the male
(c) formation where 6 benzene atoms are arranged in a ring, which has alternating single and double bonds, and a hydrogen atom, attached to each carbon atom
(d) shortsightedness

 

n. dinucleotide
(a) part of the body at the end of the leg on which we stand; 12 inches
(b) the inactive form in which certain enzymes are originally produced and secreted
(c) the liquid part of blood
(d) two nucleotide chains coiled together to form an double helix
 
n. implant
(a) consists of bones; ligaments and cartilage which supports the body
(b) a flat bone at the front of the chest that closes the thorax
(c) synthetic replacement for an internal human body part
(d) indigestible cellulose in our food; roughage
 
n. nerve
(a) something that is different from a group; different from what is normal
(b) bundle of nerve fibers
(c) bone that makes up the pelvis; area of the body between the to pf the thigh and the waist
(d) process in which complex compounds are made by adding together monomers which contain carbon double bonds
 
n. dependent diabetes
(a) a stone in the gall bladder made from bile salt deposits
(b) fallopian tube; connects ovary to uterus
(c) diabetic illness that can only be managed using insulin injections; usually affecting young people
(d) the beginning
 
n. torpor
(a) gas used by plants in photosynthesis and made in respiration
(b) inactive state of hibernation
(c) organism that depends on autotrophs for their food and energy
(d) the symptoms experienced on long flights when crossing time zones

n. blastulation (c) building of an early form of an embryo
n. indication (d) a strong reason for believing a particular action needs to be taken
n. chorion (b) the external membrane of an embryo
n. hibernation (a) sleep state during winter
n. jugular vein (a) vein at the neck draining blood from the head
n. dinucleotide (d) two nucleotide chains coiled together to form an double helix
n. implant (c) synthetic replacement for an internal human body part
n. nerve (b) bundle of nerve fibers
n. dependent diabetes (c) diabetic illness that can only be managed using insulin injections; usually affecting young people
n. torpor (b) inactive state of hibernation

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