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n. autotroph
(a) organism that makes their own food from simple food sources
(b) illness affecting the brain where the ability to remember things; and other mental skills; are poor
(c) separation of a complex wave into its components according to given features, e.g. frequency or wavelength
(d) device prevents pregnancy
 
n. receptor
(a) one of the two thick-walled chambers of the heart
(b) sensory cell
(c) secondary structure of a protein where the polypeptide chain has formed spirals
(d) jelly-like area between the lens and the retina at the back of the eyeball
 
n. nephron
(a) chemical element with the symbol O that is needed for respiration
(b) process in embryology by which one part of an embry causes the change of tissue
(c) end of the olfactory lobe where the olfactory nerves start
(d) filtering unit in the kidney; part of the kidney which removes waste products from the blood
 
n. variable
(a) a factor which can change and needs to be accounted for in a situation or experiment
(b) energy source; adipose tissue
(c) salt or ester of carbamic acid
(d) a poisonous gas
 
n. nipple
(a) sensitive nodule of tissue in the center of the breast
(b) the creation of living organisms from other living organisms
(c) metal with a high relative atomic mass
(d) an amino sugar

 

n. gas volume calculations
(a) pain in the head area
(b) a unit of molecular mass
(c) these use the gas laws (Avogadro's and Gay-Lussac's law) to analyze the volumes of gases involved in a reaction
(d) compound that differ because they have different covalent arrangements of their atoms
 
n. infestation
(a) white blood cell with an immune role found in the lymphatic system; white blood cell that differentiate to become capable of making antibodies; B cells
(b) invasion of the body by parasites either on the skin or inside the body
(c) a compound made by partially neutralizing an acid with ionisable hydrogen atoms
(d) achromatic filaments forming a spindle during cell division
 
n. first aid
(a) charged atom or molecule
(b) this is the degree to which acids are able to dissociate into ions in a solution
(c) organ of smell which protrudes from the face
(d) the initial care used in emergencies to help a wounded or ill person
 
n. artery
(a) a substance that induces a reaction or effect
(b) carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body
(c) another term for cell
(d) any reaction where an acid catalyst is used to speed up the reaction
 
n. Down's Syndrome
(a) an organism which has a backbone
(b) inherited disease due to an extra chromosome 21; also known as 'trisomy 21'
(c) a skin swelling which contains fluid
(d) a substance that causes cancer

n. autotroph (a) organism that makes their own food from simple food sources
n. receptor (b) sensory cell
n. nephron (d) filtering unit in the kidney; part of the kidney which removes waste products from the blood
n. variable (a) a factor which can change and needs to be accounted for in a situation or experiment
n. nipple (a) sensitive nodule of tissue in the center of the breast
n. gas volume calculations (c) these use the gas laws (Avogadro's and Gay-Lussac's law) to analyze the volumes of gases involved in a reaction
n. infestation (b) invasion of the body by parasites either on the skin or inside the body
n. first aid (d) the initial care used in emergencies to help a wounded or ill person
n. artery (b) carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body
n. Down's Syndrome (b) inherited disease due to an extra chromosome 21; also known as 'trisomy 21'


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