Key Terms C

Question 1

Capillaries

Answer 1

The smallest blood vessels, which run between cells

Question 2

Carbohydrase

Answer 2

Enzyme which speeds up the breakdown of Carbohydates, i.e Amylase

Question 3

Carbon Cycle

Answer 3

The cycling of carbon through the living and non-living world

Question 4

Carbon neutral

Answer 4

A process which uses as much CO2 as it producses

Question 5

Carnivore

Answer 5

An Animal that eats other animals

Question 6

Carrier

Answer 6

An Individual who is Heterozygous for a faulty allele that causes a genetic disease in the homozygous form

Question 7

Catalyst

Answer 7

A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction, while remaining chemically unchanged

Question 8

Cell Membrane

Answer 8

The outer membrane of a cell, that controls what moves in out of the cell

Question 9

Cell wall

Answer 9

A rigid structure that surrounds the cell

Question 10

Cellulose

Answer 10

A big Carbohydrate molecule that makes up cell walls

Question 11

CNS

Answer 11

The brain and spinal cord where information is processes

Question 12

Chlorophyll

Answer 12

The green pigment contained in chloroplasts

Question 13

Chloroplasts

Answer 13

The organelles in which photosynthesis takes place

Question 14

Chromosome

Answer 14

Thread-like structure carrying the genetic information found in the nucleus of a cell

Question 15

Clone

Answer 15

Offspring produced by asexual reproduction which are genetically identical to the parent

Question 16

Combustion

Answer 16

The process of burning with oxygen

Question 17

Competition

Answer 17

The process by which living organisms compete for limited resources

Question 18

Concentration Gradient

Answer 18

The gradient between an area of high concentration and low concentration

Question 19

Contraceptive pill

Answer 19

A female pill that prevents pregnancy, it contains hormones to inhibit FSH production

Question 20

Control Group

Answer 20

A group in an experiment where the independent variable isn’t changed to compare to the main result

Question 21

Core Body temperature

Answer 21

The internal temperature of the body, that must remain constant for enzymes

Question 22

Coronary artery

Answer 22

An artery which carries oxygenated blood to the muscles of the heart

Question 23

Cuticle

Answer 23

The waxy covering of a leaf that reduces water loss from the surface

Question 24

Cystic Fibrosis

Answer 24

A genetic disease that affects the lungs, digestive and reproductive systems

Question 25

Cytoplasm

Answer 25

Water-based gel in which the organelles of all living cells are suspended