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Key Terms A Flashcards

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Accurate

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How close to the true value a result is

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Abdomen

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The lower region of the body, contains kidneys and organs

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Acid Rain

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Slightly acidic rain that has dissolved gases like sulfur dioxide

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Active site

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Site on an enzyme where reactants bind

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Active transport

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The movement of substances against the concentration gradient using energy

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Adaptation

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A special feature that makes an organism well suited to its environment

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Adult cell cloning

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A process where the nucleus of an adult cell is fused with an empty egg to create a genetically identical clone

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Aerobic respiration

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Breaking down food using oxygen to release energy

Glucose + Oxygen -> Water + Carbon dioxide

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Agar

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Nutrient jelly on which bacteria is cultured

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Allele

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A version of a particular gene

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Alveoli

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Tiny air sacs in the lungs

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Amino Acid

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The building blocks of proteins

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Amylase

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Carbohydrase produced in the salivary gland and pancreas

Break down starch to sugars

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Anaerobic respiration

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Breaking down food without oxygen to release energy

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Anomaly

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A result that doesn’t fit the pattern or trend

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Antibiotic

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A drug that destroys bacteria in the body without damaging human cells

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Antigen

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The unique protein on the surface of a cell that can be destroyed by antibodies

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Aorta

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The main artery leaving the left ventricle carrying oxygenated blood

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Artery

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Blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart

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Asexual budding

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A form of reproduction where a completely new individual forms on the parent

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Asexual reproduction

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Reproduction involving one individual producing identical offspring

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Atria

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Upper chambers of the heart. The right receives blood from the body while the left receives blood from the lungs

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Auxin

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A plant hormone that controls the responses of plants to light and gravity

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The lower region of the body, contains kidneys and organs

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Abdomen

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