Definitions

Question 1

ADH (Anti - diurectic hormone)

Answer 1

Helps control the water balance of the body ; affects amount of urine produced by the kidney

Question 2

Auxin

Answer 2

Plant hormone that controls the responses of plants

Question 3

Phototropism

Answer 3

Response of a plant to light

Question 4

Gravitropsim

Answer 4

Response of a plant to gravitiy

Question 5

Contraception

Answer 5

Methods of preventing pregnancy

Question 6

Endocrine system

Answer 6

Glands that produce the hormones that control many aspects of the development and metabolism of the body and the hormones they produce

Question 7

Gibberellins

Answer 7

Plant hormones that are important in initiating seed germination

Question 8

Insulin

Answer 8

Hormone involved in the control of blood sugar levels

Question 9

Oestrogen

Answer 9

Female sex hormone that controls the development of secondary sexual characteristics, the build-up and maintenance of the uterus lining during the menstrual cycle

Question 10

Ovulation

Answer 10

The release of a mature egg (ovum) from the ovary

Question 11

Pituitary gland

Answer 11

Endocrine ‘master gland’ found in the brain, secretes a number of different hormones into the blood

Question 12

Tropism

Answer 12

The responses of plant roots and shoots to environmental stimuli such as light / gravity