Biology Key Words 1

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  • Created on: 30-03-19 18:33
Non-living factors in an environment
Abiotic
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Movement of ions or gasses from against the concentration gradient
Active Transport
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Change in a species to suit the environment
Adaptation
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Large gland near the kidneys that releases hormone
Adrenal Gland
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Respiration with oxygen
Aerobic
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Different version of gene
Allele
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Building block of proteins
Amino Acids
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Enzyme that breaks carbohydrates into sugars
Amylase
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Respiration without oxygen
Anaerobic
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Drugs that kill bacteria
Antibiotics
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Major blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
Aorta
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Thick wall blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood around the body
Artery
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Reproduction with only one parent, resulting in identical offspring
Asexual Reproduction
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Painkiller developed from willow bark
Aspirin
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Tiny organism that causes illness by releasing toxins
Bacteria
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Lump of cells that are not invading the body
Benigntumour
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Produced by the liver, neutralizes stomach acid and emulsifies fats
Bile
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The range of different organism that lives in an environment
Biodiversity
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Living factors in an environment
Biotic
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Branches of the trachea
Bronchi
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Uncontrolled cell division within the body
Cancer
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Thinned walled blood vessels that allow diffusion of gases and nutrients
Capillary
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The movement of carbon through the environment
Carbon Cycle
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Gas that has one atom of carbon and two atoms of oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
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Narrowing of the blood vessels that can lead to death
Cardiovascular Disease
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Only eat animals
Carnivore
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Small structural unit that contains a nucleus and cytoplasm
Cell
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Partially permeable membrane that surrounds the cell and control what goes in and out
Cell membrane
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Surrounds a plant cell and help maintain cell shape
Cell Wall
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Green part of a plant
Chlorophyll
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Where photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplast
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Long stretch of DNA
Chromosome
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The organism that lives in a particular environment
Community
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Mechanism to prevent pregnancy
Contraception
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Inherited disorder that causes damage to lungs
Cystic Fibrosis
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Jelly-like substance within a cell, where the chemical reactions take place
Cytoplasm
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Long strand of bases that contain genes
Deoxyribose nucleic acid
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Inability of the body to control blood glucose levels
Diabetes
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Movement of ions or gasses from a high concentration to a low concentration
Diffusion
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Organ system that absorbs nutrients from food
Digestive system
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Heart drug that comes from foxglove plants
Digitalis
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Two copies of each chromosome
Diploid
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Only one copy of the gene is needed to be expressed
Dominant
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The study of organism within an environment
Ecology
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The organism and the habitat they live in
Ecosystem
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Female sex cell
Egg
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System that controls hormones and responses
Endocrine system
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Biological catalyst
Enzyme
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Gradual change in a species over time
Evolution
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No breading pair of a species exist
Extinction
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Organism that has adapted to live in extreme conditions
Extremophile
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Can be combined with glycerol to make lipids
Fatty acids
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Hormone that causes an egg to develop
Follicle stimulating hormone
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Hard parts of long dead organism
Fossils
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Group that includes mushrooms and moulds, they live of decomposing material
Fungi
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Sex cells
Gametes
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Section of DNA that controls a characteristic
Gene
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All of the genes in an organism
Genome
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What genes are present
Genotype
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Can be combined with fatty acid to make lipids
Glycerol
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Bacteria that causes a sexually transmitted disease, causing smelly discharge from the penis or vagina
Gonorrhoea
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One copy of each chromosome
Haploid
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State of mental and physical wellbeing
Health
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Only eats plants
Herbivore
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Different copies of gene
Heterozygous
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Virus that interfere with your body’s ability to fight disease
HIV
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Maintaining a constant internal environment
Homoeostasis
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Identical copies of gene
Homozygous
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Chemical that causes cells or tissue to respond
Hormones
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Organs in the body that work together to defend against disease
Immune system
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Medical treatment to aid getting pregnant
In vitro fertilization
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Enzyme that breaks fats into fatty acids and glycerol
Lipase
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Stores of energy that can be broken down to form fatty acids and glycerol
Lipids
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Hormone that causes an egg to be released
Luteinizing hormone
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Protist disease transmitted by mosquitoes
Malaria
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Lump of cells that have developed that ability to travel to other parts of the body
Malignanttumour
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Viral infection causing fever and rash, most common in children
Measles
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Type of cell division that ends in four different haploid daughter cells
Meiosis
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Monthly build up and breakdown of blood in the uterus
Menstrual cycle
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Plant tissue found at growing tips
Meristem
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Chemical process that occurs to maintain life
Metabolism
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Where respiration takes place
Mitochondria
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Control centre of the cell that holds the DNA
Nucleus
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Hormone that acts of the pituitary gland
Oestrogen
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Eat plants and animals
Omnivore
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A number of different organs working together towards one function
Organ system
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Movement of water across a partially permeable membrane (high to low concentration)
Osmosis
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In women, these store the eggs
Ovaries
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Releases of an egg from the ovaries
Ovulation
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Arises after anaerobic respiration, needs oxygen to repay
Oxygen debt
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Upper layer of cell in a leaf
Palisade mesophyll
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Large gland behind the stomach which produces digestive enzymes
Pancreas
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Causes illness
Pathogen
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Antibiotic that comes from mould
Penicillin
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What visible characteristic are present
Phenotypes
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Carries ions around a plant
Phloem
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Process that turns carbon dioxide and water into sugars
Photosynthesis
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Located at the base of the brain, produces a large number of hormones
Pituitary gland
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Fluid part of the blood
Plasma
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Small fragments of blood cells that help clotting
Platelets
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Harmful substance in an environment
Pollution
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An extra finger or toe
Polydactyly
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Eats prey
Predator
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Something that gets eaten
Prey
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Herbivore
Primary consumer
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Enzyme that breaks proteins into amino acids
Protease
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Long chains of amino acids that carry out the majority of functions within the body
Proteins
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Tiny single-celled organism that can cause illness
Protist
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Bloodvessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
Pulmonary artery
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Blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Pulmonary vein
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Two identical copies of the gene are needed to be expressed
Recessive
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Carries oxygen around the body has no nucleus
Red blood cell
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Nerve pathway including a sensory nerve a synapse and a motor nerve
Reflex arc
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The process of turning sugars into energy takes place in mitochondria
Respiration
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Organ system that moves oxygen around the body
Respiratory system
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Part of the cell that is responsible for producing proteins
Ribosomes
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Fungal disease cause black spot on leaves of plants
Rose black spot
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Bacteria that cause food poisoning
Salmonella
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Breading of animals or plants for a particular characteristic
Selective breeding
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Fusing of male and female gametes
Sexual reproduction
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New species arising due to environmental change
Speciation
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Male sex cell
Sperm
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Interior layer of cells in a leaf
Spongy mesophyll
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A type of cell that can differentiate into any other type of cell
Stem cell
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In men, these are responsible for the production of sperm
Testis
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Hormone found predominantly in men
Testosterone
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Large gland in the neck which releases hormone
Thyroid
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Virus affecting plants causing a mosaic pattern on leaves
TMV
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Long tube taking air down into the lungs
Trachea
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Process where plant absorb and lose water
Transpiration
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Medication that contains inactive or dead virus to help develop immunity
Vaccines
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Blood vessels that have values and carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart
Vein
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Major blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood back to the heat
Vena cava
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DNA within a protein coat that divides by invading cells, the resulting cell death causes illness in the host
Virus
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The movement of water through the environment
Water cycle
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Part of the immune system, produces antibodies, and fights pathogens
White blood cell
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Carries water around a plant
Xylem
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