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n. a rapid increase in growth which occurs during adolescence
(a) oxygen
(b) blockage
(c) growth spurt
(d) surfactant
 
n. positively charged ions
(a) acylation
(b) group
(c) cation
(d) binary fission
 
n. either one of a pair of chemical components whose molecular structures have a mirror-image relationship to each other
(a) transition state
(b) pyrimidine
(c) seminiferous tubules
(d) enantiomer
 
n. subatomic particle with one positive charge
(a) puberty
(b) proton
(c) oviduct
(d) vein
 
n. gases such as carbon dioxide and methane that absorb infrared radiation which warms the atmosphere
(a) greenhouse gases
(b) ophthalmoscope
(c) motor neuron
(d) embryology

 

n. the splitting of the whole into parts
(a) polysaccharide
(b) division
(c) spermatogenesis
(d) micturition
 
n. master endocrine gland which is attached to the hypothalamus at the base of the brain
(a) pituitary gland
(b) calcium
(c) nodes of Ranvier
(d) autotroph
 
n. substance secreted in the outer ear canal by special glands
(a) myopic
(b) hibernation
(c) cerumen
(d) ear wax
 
n. male sex organ found in the scrotum
(a) condensation
(b) testicle
(c) chromatin
(d) heartburn
 
n. hard protein found in skin; hair or nails
(a) neurilemma
(b) keratin
(c) thymine
(d) polyunsaturated fatty acid

n. a rapid increase in growth which occurs during adolescence (c) growth spurt
n. positively charged ions (c) cation
n. either one of a pair of chemical components whose molecular structures have a mirror-image relationship to each other (d) enantiomer
n. subatomic particle with one positive charge (b) proton
n. gases such as carbon dioxide and methane that absorb infrared radiation which warms the atmosphere (a) greenhouse gases
n. the splitting of the whole into parts (b) division
n. master endocrine gland which is attached to the hypothalamus at the base of the brain (a) pituitary gland
n. substance secreted in the outer ear canal by special glands (d) ear wax
n. male sex organ found in the scrotum (b) testicle
n. hard protein found in skin; hair or nails (b) keratin

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