Biology Key Words

Unit 1

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Thecondition where the body does't get enough nutrients
Malnourished
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The rate at which the reactions of your body take place. Particularly cellular reproduction
Metabolic Rate
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Passed on from parents to their offspring through genes
Inherited
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The quantity of matter in an object; a mesure of the difficult of changing the motion of an object (in kilograms, Kg)
Mass
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A person who's body carries excess fat and their BMI is between 25 and 30
Overweight
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Someone who's BMI is over 30 or their Body fat in comparison to their entire mass is extremely high
Obese
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Microorganisms that cause disease
Pathogens
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A disease that can be easily passed from one person to another
Infections Disease
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Bacteria, viruses and other organisms that can only be seen using a microscope
Microorganism
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Single-celled microorganisms that can reproduce very rapidly, Many ------ are useful. But some cause disease
Bacteria
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A type of blood cell that is involved in the immune system of the body, engulfing bacteria, making antibodies and antitoxins
White Blood Cells
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The body system which recognises and destroys foreign cells or proteins such as invading pathogens.
Immune System
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Drug that destroys bacteria in the body without destroying human cells
Antibiotics
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A substance containing the nutrients needed for microorganisms to grow
Culture Mediam
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The nutrient jelly on which many microorganisms are cultured
Agar
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When more cases of an infectious disease are recorded than would normally be expected
Epidemic
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When more cases of a disease are recorded than normal in a number of different Countries
Pandemic
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an antibiotic-resistant bacterium
MRCA
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Introducing small quantities of dead or inactive pathogens into the body to stimulate the White Blood Cells to produce antibodies that destroy the pathogens. This makes the person Immune for future Infection
Vaccination
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The process by which evolution takes place. Organisms produce more offspring than the environment can support, so only those which are most suited to the environment - the "Fittest"- will survive to breed and pass on their useful characteristics.
Natural Selection
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The rate at which the reactions of your body take place. Particularly cellular reproduction

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Metabolic Rate

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Passed on from parents to their offspring through genes

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The quantity of matter in an object; a mesure of the difficult of changing the motion of an object (in kilograms, Kg)

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A person who's body carries excess fat and their BMI is between 25 and 30

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