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n. budding
(a) asexual reproductive structure consisting of an outgrowth that is capable of forming a new individual
(b) process in which proteins lose their tertiary structure leading to the elimination or diminishing of their original features
(c) separation of a substance or molecule into its constituent parts by heat or chemical processes
(d) used as a basis for comparison in scientific experiments
 
v. spread
(a) to join
(b) to move outwards to cover a larger area
(c) to split; separate
(d) to carry; to transmit energy
 
adj. medial
(a) relating to the middle of the body or body part
(b) not made of a natural substance; unreal
(c) enzyme-producing
(d) of the atom; relating to the atom
 
n. atmospheric pressure
(a) digit on the hand besides the thumb
(b) the process of childbirth
(c) the pressure of the atmosphere at ground level
(d) pores on the leaf surface
 
n. interstitial cells
(a) cells occuring between the germ cells of the gonads and producing the male sexual hormones
(b) a scientific instrument that measures and compares masses
(c) specialized structure which performs particular functions within a cell
(d) the loss of water from plants through the stomata

 

adj. diamagnetic
(a) related to a substance being repelled by a magnet
(b) enzyme-producing
(c) across the placenta
(d) of the structural form
 
n. bilirubin
(a) yellow-brown pigment found in bile
(b) a metal showing few properties of the transition metals
(c) organe located under the liver storing bile
(d) an infectious parasitic illness transmitted by mosquito bites
 
v. dissolve
(a) to lose function due to change in the function of a cell, tissue or organ
(b) to mix into something to form a solution
(c) to get bigger
(d) to bleed (usually a large amount)
 
adj. viscous
(a) of the mother; mother-like
(b) referring to the heart and the blood
(c) thick and sticky
(d) relating to the middle of the body or body part
 
n. bladder
(a) organ that stores urine
(b) the general weather patterns or tendencies of an area
(c) disease where cells divide at an excessive rate and become abnormal in function; malignancy; neoplasm
(d) a harmful protein contained within certain bacteria and released only when the bacterium dies or is broken down

n. budding (a) asexual reproductive structure consisting of an outgrowth that is capable of forming a new individual
v. spread (b) to move outwards to cover a larger area
adj. medial (a) relating to the middle of the body or body part
n. atmospheric pressure (c) the pressure of the atmosphere at ground level
n. interstitial cells (a) cells occuring between the germ cells of the gonads and producing the male sexual hormones
adj. diamagnetic (a) related to a substance being repelled by a magnet
n. bilirubin (a) yellow-brown pigment found in bile
v. dissolve (b) to mix into something to form a solution
adj. viscous (c) thick and sticky
n. bladder (a) organ that stores urine

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