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Artries
These carry blood away form the heart
The blood is under very high pressure
Veins
Carries blood towards the heart
Blood is under low pressure
Thick walls
Enzymes
Biological catalysts
Speed up the rate of reactions in living things(break down)
Denatured enzymes
These have been have been under a temperature that is not good for them this means there active site has changed shape
Tissue
Formed by lots of similar cells working together to perform the function e.g muscle tissue, blood tissues
Organ
Formed by lots of tissues working together e.g heart, lungs and brain.
Organ system
Lots of organs working together in a system e.g circulating system, digestives systems, nervous system
Mitosis
- chromosomes line up along the centre of the cell
- chromosomes get pulled to the opposite ends of the cell
- nucleus divides
Interphase
Everything is doubled
Chromosomes
Chromosomes is a piece/strand/length of the DNA carry genes. These genes code for our DNA
Active transport
The process by which molecules moren from an area of low concentration to an area of higher connection is called active transport