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Glossary of Key Words for B3- Living and Growing

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Definition
Acrosome   show
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Active site   show
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Active transport   show
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Aerobic respiration   show
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show Small molecules from which proteins are built.  
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show Respiration without using oxygen.  
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Asexual reproduction   show
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ATP   show
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show Single-celled micro-organisms which can either be free-living organisms or parasites (they sometimes invade the body and cause disease).  
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show Molecules in the body that speed up chemical reactions.  
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Cancer   show
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show Small blood vessels that join arteries to veins.  
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show When cells become specialised.  
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Chromosomes   show
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Clone   show
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Collagen   show
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Denatured   show
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Diploid   show
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show Molecule found in all body cells in the nucleus- its sequence determines how our bodies are made (e.g. do we have straight or curly hair), and gives each one of us a unique genetic code.  
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show Four chemicals that are found in DNA, they make up the base sequence and are given the letters A,T,G and C.  
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Double circulatory system   show
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show Biological catalysts that increase the speed of a chemical reaction.  
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Fertilisation   show
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Flaccid   show
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Gametes   show
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Gene   show
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Gene pool   show
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Gene therapy   show
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Genetic engineering   show
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show Chemical found in red blood cells which carries oxygen.  
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show Cells that have only one copy of each chromosome.  
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Inbreeding   show
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show Hormone made by the pancreas which controls the level of glucose in the blood.  
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Meiosis   show
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Meristem   show
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MessengerRNA   show
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Metabolic rate   show
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Microbes   show
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show Structures in a cell where respiration takes place.  
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show Cell division that results in genetically identical diploid cells.  
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Multicellular organism   show
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Mutation   show
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Oxygen debt   show
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Palisade cells   show
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Pharmaceuticals   show
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show Yellow liquid found in blood.  
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show Cell fragments which help in blood clotting.  
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Population   show
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Red blood cells   show
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Respiration   show
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Respiratory quotient (RQ)   show
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Ribosome   show
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show Process of breeding organisms with the desired characteristics.  
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Stem cells   show
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show Killing all the organisms in an area, usually to mean killing micro-organisms.  
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Temperature coefficient (Q10)   show
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show Treatment of a medical problem.  
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show Process that uses small sections of tissue to clone plants.  
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show Abnormal mass of tissue that is often cancerous.  
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Unicellular organism   show
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Veins   show
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White blood cells   show
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