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n. centriole
(a) a structure found in the cell cytoplasm that plays a role in cell division
(b) change of velocity
(c) characteristic of a substance to be shaped under pressure without breaking, but to be cut in thin stripes
(d) a gland that secretes the substances it makes outside of the body
 
n. fiber
(a) one of the nitrogen containing bases which help make up RNA
(b) indigestible cellulose in our food; roughage
(c) nerve cell that conducts messages from the brain and the spinal cord to the muscles
(d) the skin
 
n. variation
(a) something that is different from a group; different from what is normal
(b) treatment with a specific acid
(c) instrument for measurment of volume of air passing the lung
(d) moment of a force
 
n. embryology
(a) something that transmits energy, usually heat or electricity
(b) system of muscles including skeletal muscle needed for locomotion; smooth muscle of the organs and cardiac muscle
(c) sex organs where the reproductive cells are made
(d) the study of how the embryo develops in the uterus
 
n. transpiration
(a) the loss of water from plants through the stomata
(b) a substance that releases hydrogen ions in water
(c) stage of development in which puberty takes place
(d) characteristic of a substance to be shaped under pressure without breaking, but to be cut in thin stripes

 

n. hemiacetal
(a) molecule containing an alkyl group
(b) structural and functional unit of life
(c) a change in a chromosome or a gene
(d) thermodynamic function of a system described by the sum of the internal energy plus the product of its volume multiplied by the pressure from the environment
 
adj. symptomatic
(a) relating to the front of the body or body part
(b) someone in an uncontrollable state of agitation; excitement panic or other strong emotion
(c) having symptoms
(d) of recent or sudden onset
 
n. organelle
(a) with features of diabetes
(b) tiredness that occurs with exercise
(c) specialized structure which performs particular functions within a cell
(d) male sex organ found in the scrotum
 
n. hierarchy
(a) bond that holds water molecules together
(b) the liquid part of blood
(c) a ranking system of organisation
(d) stage of development in which puberty takes place
 
n. beta pleated sheet
(a) a sequence of amino acids; food needed for growth and repair
(b) separation of a complex wave into its components according to given features, e.g. frequency or wavelength
(c) secondary structure of a protein where the polypeptide chain forms a zigzag shape
(d) the end organ of the upper limb

n. centriole (a) a structure found in the cell cytoplasm that plays a role in cell division
n. fiber (b) indigestible cellulose in our food; roughage
n. variation (a) something that is different from a group; different from what is normal
n. embryology (d) the study of how the embryo develops in the uterus
n. transpiration (a) the loss of water from plants through the stomata
n. hemiacetal (a) molecule containing an alkyl group
adj. symptomatic (c) having symptoms
n. organelle (c) specialized structure which performs particular functions within a cell
n. hierarchy (c) a ranking system of organisation
n. beta pleated sheet (c) secondary structure of a protein where the polypeptide chain forms a zigzag shape

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