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n. geneticist
(a) molecule containing an alkyl group
(b) unsaturated open chain hydrocarbons possessing one or more double bonds
(c) someone who specializes in genetics; the study of genes and heredity
(d) yellow color of the skin due to high levels of bilirubin in the blood
 
n. cyclase
(a) molecule containing the same number and kind of atomic groups as another but having a different spatial arrangement, therefore having different charactersitics
(b) solution with lower salt concentration or lower osmotic pressure than another solution
(c) unsaturated open chain hydrocarbons possessing one or more double bonds
(d) enzymes which change nucleotides to a cyclic form
 
n. products
(a) a cone-shaped, muscular organ lying in the mediastinum between the lungs
(b) substances made in a chemical reaction
(c) the outer layer of cells in a blastocyst
(d) channel through which blood circulates (e.g. vein or artery)
 
n. ureter
(a) tube connecting the kidney to the bladder
(b) stituation created when microbes enter the body and cause a disease
(c) transformation of a liquid into vapor
(d) yellow-brown pigment found in bile
 
n. bronchioles
(a) tiny branches of air tubes within the lungs
(b) group of organs and tissues associated with a particular function
(c) part of the body that surrounds mouth and used to smile
(d) a nitrogen-containing compound which helps form the nucleotides of nucleic acids

 

n. cutis
(a) the birth of a child
(b) the skin
(c) an outbreak of an infectious disease
(d) vitamin B1
 
n. joule (k)
(a) Local irritation of the skin that makes you want to scratch
(b) fibrous, inelastic connective tissue joining a muscle to another muscle or bone
(c) unit of energy equal to the work done when the point of application of a 1-newton force is displaced through a distance of 1 meter in the direction of the force
(d) contains a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic part
 
n. ganglion
(a) when specialized sperm and egg cells join to form a fertilized egg which then develops into a new organism
(b) a nodule made up of nervous tissue
(c) small phagocyte white blood cell
(d) a chemical in tobacco
 
adj. levorotatory
(a) related to an optically active molecule that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left
(b) to be free of micro-organisms; to be unable to reproduce
(c) experiencing the feelings of malaise, disorientation, dizziness or nausea from long flights
(d) containing genetic information of an amount of cistrons
 
v. dilate
(a) to make a clean thing or person dirty
(b) to get bigger
(c) to secrete milk
(d) to be eliminated

n. geneticist (c) someone who specializes in genetics; the study of genes and heredity
n. cyclase (d) enzymes which change nucleotides to a cyclic form
n. products (b) substances made in a chemical reaction
n. ureter (a) tube connecting the kidney to the bladder
n. bronchioles (a) tiny branches of air tubes within the lungs
n. cutis (b) the skin
n. joule (k) (c) unit of energy equal to the work done when the point of application of a 1-newton force is displaced through a distance of 1 meter in the direction of the force
n. ganglion (b) a nodule made up of nervous tissue
adj. levorotatory (a) related to an optically active molecule that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left
v. dilate (b) to get bigger

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