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n. propecia
(a) a surgical operation where the womb is removed
(b) reduction
(c) brand name of a product that reduces hair loss in men; it contains finasteride, an antiandrogen used in hormone therapy
(d) all of the energetic reactions that take place in a cell or organism
 
n. fructose
(a) an abnormal production of new tissue that has no purpose
(b) the inside surface of the hand; tropical tree
(c) a channel in plant cells that connects the cytoplasm of two nearby cells
(d) a type of sugar
 
v. shake
(a) to guess; to assume
(b) to put off to a later time; to slow the progress of something
(c) to separate
(d) to tremble
 
adj. inguinal
(a) well-thought through; well-prepared; informed
(b) relating to the groin area
(c) senior; older; aged
(d) separate; not joined
 
n. albino
(a) innermost bone of the three ossicles
(b) an organism that is unable to produce melanin and is without pigmentation
(c) referring to processes or experiments occurring inside an organism
(d) solvent which is a ketone

 

n. osmotic pressure
(a) infection or inflammation of the back of the throat
(b) strong metal with a high melting point
(c) generic name for drugs that used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid; brand name: Tagamet
(d) is dependent on the amount of dissolved substances in a solution
 
abbr. mRNA
(a) professional degree of medicine
(b) a series of fluids or drugs that are run into a vein over a set amount of time
(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) copies of the gene parts that code for different proteins
 
n. lump
(a) simple sugar containing 3-7 carbon atoms
(b) process where solvent molecules, e.g. water, pass through a selectively permeable membrane from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration
(c) a swelling or protuberance
(d) nervous tissue contained in the linked vertebra of the back
 
n. womb
(a) clusters of receptor cells on the upper surface of the tongue, soft palate, and epiglottis
(b) abdominal organ where the baby develops before birth; uterus
(c) sedative-hypnotic used for the short-term treatment of insomnia
(d) opening at the end of the alimentary canal
 
n. binary fission
(a) type of asexual reproduction which leads to splitting of parental cells in two equal parts
(b) indication that bodily functions change; usually associated with a particular disease
(c) passive process where a carrier protein helps a molecule such as glucose move through the plasma membrane
(d) passing out from weakness

n. propecia (c) brand name of a product that reduces hair loss in men; it contains finasteride, an antiandrogen used in hormone therapy
n. fructose (d) a type of sugar
v. shake (d) to tremble
adj. inguinal (b) relating to the groin area
n. albino (b) an organism that is unable to produce melanin and is without pigmentation
n. osmotic pressure (d) is dependent on the amount of dissolved substances in a solution
abbr. mRNA (d) copies of the gene parts that code for different proteins
n. lump (c) a swelling or protuberance
n. womb (b) abdominal organ where the baby develops before birth; uterus
n. binary fission (a) type of asexual reproduction which leads to splitting of parental cells in two equal parts

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