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Kerboodle biology key words part two
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- 1TropismThe responses of plant roots and shoots to environmental stimuli such as light or gravity.
- 2TumourA mass of abnormally growing cells that forms when the cells do not respond to the normal mechanisms that control growth and when control of the cells cycle is lost.
- 3TurgorThe pressure inside a plant cell exerted by the cell contents pressing on the cell wall.
- 4Type 1 diabetesA disorder where the pancreas fails to produce sufficient insulin.
- 5Type 2 diabetesA disorder where the body cells no longer respond to the insulin produced by the pancreas.
- 6UreaThe waste product formed by the breakdown of excess amino acids in the liver.
- 7VaccineDead or inactive pathogenic material used in vaccination to develop immunity to a disease in a healthy person.
- 8VasoconstrictionThe constriction or narrowing of the blood vessels.
- 9VasodilationThe dilation or opening up of the blood vessels.
- 10VeinsBlood vessels that carry blood towards the heart. They usually carry deoxygenated blood and have valves to prevent the backflow of blood.
- 11Vena CavaThe large vein that brings deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart.
- 12VentilatedMovement of air or water into and out of the gas exchange organ, for example lungs or gills.
- 13VentriclesChambers of the heart that contract to force blood out of the heart.
- 14VirusPathogens that are much smaller than bacteria and can only reproduce inside living cells of other organisms.
- 15White blood cellBlood cells involved in the immune system of the body. they engulf pathogens and make antibodies and antitoxins.
- 16XylemThe non-living transport tissue in plants that transports water from the roots to the leaves and shoots.
- 17ZygoteThe single new cell formed by the fusion of gametes in sexual reproduction.
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- The second part of all the key words from the kerboodle biology textbook
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- joshua devonshire · May 2018
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- May 10, 2018
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