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- 1Movementan action by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position or place
- 2Respirationchemical reactions in cells that break down nutrient molecule & release energy for metabolism
- 3Sensitivitythe ability to detect or sense stimluli in the internal or external environment and to make appropriate responses
- 4Excretionremocal from organisms of the waste products of metabolism, toxic materials and substances in excess of requirements
- 5Speciesa group of organisms that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring
- 6tissuea group of cells with similar structures, working together to perform a shared function
- 7organa structure made up of a group of tissues, working together to perform specific functions
- 8organ systema group of organs with related functions, working together to perform body functions
- 9diffusionthe net movement of particles from a region of their higher concentration to a region of their lower concentration down a concentration gradient, as a result of their random movement
- 10osmosisthe net movement of water molecules from a region of higher water potential to a region of lower water potential, through a partially permeable membrane
- 11active transportthe movement of particles through a cell membrane from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration using energy from respiration
- 12catalysta substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction and is not changed by the reaction
- 13enzymesproteins that function as biological catalysts
- 14photosynthesisthe process by which plants manufacture carbohydrates from raw materials using energy from light
- 15limiting factorsomething present in the environment in such short supply that it restricts life processes
- 16ingestionthe taking of substances e.g food and drink into the body through the mouth
- 17Mechanical digestionthe breakdown of food into smaller without chemical change to the food molecules
- 18Chemical Digestionthe breakdown of of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules
- 19absorptionthe movement of small food molecules and ions through the wall of the intestine into the blood
- 20assimilationthe movement of digested food molecules into the cells of the body where they are used, becoming part of the cells
- 21egestionthe passing out of food that has not been digested or absorbed, as faeces, through the anus
- 22transpirationloss of water vapour from plant leaves by evaporation of water at the surfaces of the mesophyll cells followed by the diffusion of water through the stomata
- 23translocationthe movement of sucrose and amino acids in the phloem from regions of production or regions of storage to regions where they are used in respiration or growth
- 24pathogena disease causing organism
- 25transmissible diseasea disease in which the pathogen can be passed from one host to another
- 26active immunitydefence against a pathogen by antibody production in the body
- 27passive immunityshort-term defence against a pathogen by antibodies acquired from another individual e.g. mother to infant
- 28aerobic respirationthe chemical reactions in cells that use oxygen to break down nutrient molecules to release energy
- 29anaerobic respirationthe chemical reactions in cells that break down nutrient molecules to release energy without using oxygen
- 30deaminationthe removal of the nitrogen-containing part of amino acids to form urea
- 31synapsea junction between 2 neurones
- 32sense organsgroups of receptor cells responding to specific stimuli: light, sound, touch, temperature and chemicals
- 33hormonea chemical substance, produced by a gland and carried by the blood which alters the activity of one or more target organs
- 34Homeostasisthe maintenance of a constant internal environment
- 35gravitropsim/geotropisma response in which parts of a plant grow towards or away from gravity
- 36Phototropisma response in which parts of a plant grow towards or away from the direction from which light is coming
- 37Drugany substance taken into the body that modifies or affects chemical reactions in the body
- 38asexual reproductiona process resulting in the production of genetically identical offspring from one parent
- 39sexual reproductiona process involving the fusion of 2 nuclei of 2 gametes to form a zygote and the production of that are genetically different from each other
- 40fertilisationthe fusion of the gamete nuclei
- 41pollinationthe transfer of the pollen grains from the anther to the stigma
- 42self-pollinationthe transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of the same flower or different flower on the same plant
- 43cross-pollinationthe transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of different flower of the same species
- 44sexually transmitted infectionAn infection that is transmitted via bodily fluids through sexual contact
- 45inheritancethe transmission of genetic information from generation to generation
- 46chromosomea thread-like structure of DNA, carrying genetic information in the form of genes
- 47genea length of DNA that codes for a protein
- 48allelea version of a gene
- 49haploid nucleusa nucleus containing a single set of unpaired chromosomes, e.g. in gametes
- 50diploid nucleusa nucleus containing two sets of chromosomes, e.g. in body cells
- 51mitosisnuclear division giving rise to genetically identical cells
- 52meiosisreduction division in which the chromosome number is halved from diploid to haploid resulting in genetically different cells
- 53genotypethe genetic make-up of an organism in terms of the alleles present
- 54phenotypethe observable features of an organism
- 55homozygoushaving two identical alleles of a particular gene
- 56heterozygoushaving two different alleles of a particular gene
- 57dominantan allele that is expressed if it is present
- 58recessivean allele that is only expressed when there is no dominant allele of the gene present
- 59sex-linked characteristica characteristic in which the gene responsible is located on a sex chromosome and that this makes it more common in one sex than in the other
- 60variationdifferences between individuals of the same species
- 61mutationgenetic change
- 62gene mutationa change in the base sequence of DNA
- 63adaptive featurethe inherited functional features of an organism that increase its fitness
- 64fitnessthe probability of an organism surviving and reproducing in the environment in which it is found
- 65process of adaptionthe process, resulting from natural selection, by which populations become more suited to their environment over many generations
- 66food chainshowing the transfer of energy from one organism to the next, beginning with a produce
- 67trophic levelthe position of an organism in a food chain, food web, pyramid of numbers or pyramid of biomass
- 68food weba network of interconnected food chains
- 69produceran organism that makes its own organic nutrients, usually using energy from sunlight, through photosynthesis
- 70consumeran organism that gets its energy by feeding on other organisms
- 71herbivorean animal that gets its energy by eating plants
- 72carnivorean animal that gets its energy by eating other animals
- 73decomposeran organism that gets energy from dead or waste organic material
- 74populationa group of organism of one species, living in the same area, at the same time
- 75communityall of the populations of different species in an ecosystem
- 76ecosystema unit containing the community of organisms and their environment, interacting together e.g. decomposing log or a lake
- 77genetic engineeringchanging the genetic material of an organism by removing, changing or inserting individual genes
- 78sustainable resourceone which is produced as rapidly as it is removed from the environment so that it does not run out
- 79sustainable developmentdevelopment providing for the needs of an increasing human population without harming the environment
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