The Big One Flashcards
Fertilised Egg
Zygote
The force acting on an object caused by the pull of gravity
Weight
An animal that has a backbone
Vertebrate
Differences between oragnisms - either between organisms of different species, or between organisms of the same species
Variation
A factor in an investigation that can change or be changed
Variable
An injection of inactive or dead micro-organisms. Causes the white blood cells to produce antibodies, preparing the body for a real infection.
Vaccination
The part of the female reproductive system in which a baby grows.
Uterus
A table which links a set of inputs to an output
Truth Table
A material that doesn’t absorb light - the light is transmitted through the material
Transparent
A material that absorbs light and re-emits it in all directions.
Translucent
A group of similar cells
Tissue
When a substance breaks down into 2 or more new substances when heated
Thermal Decomposition
The part of the male reproductive system which produces sperm
Testis
Managing the way resources are used, so that the needs of a growing human population can be met without harming the environment
Sustainable Development
The change in state of a substance directly from a solid to a gas
Subliming
Shaped in a way that reduces water or air resistance
Streamlined
One of the female parts of a flower. Pollen attaches here before developing a pollen tube.
Stigma
The male part of a flower (consists of anther and filament)
Stamen
A male sex cell used in reproduction
Sperm
Distance travelled in a certain amount of time
Speed
The rainbow effect created when white light gets split up
Spectrum
The liquid that a solute dissolves into to form a solution
Solvent
A mixture of a solute and solvent that does not separate out
Solution
A solid that is dissolved in a solvent to form a solution
Solute
This means a solid will dissolve in a certain solvent
Soluble
When the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, stopping the Sun’s light from reaching the Earth
Solar Eclipse
The result of reproduction in a flowering plant. It develops from an ovule.
Seed
A solution that won’t dissolve any more solvent
Saturated
Something that orbits a planet
Satellite
A cell in a plan’t roots that absorbs water and minerals from the soil
Root Hair Cell
The process of releasing energy from glucose (a sugar). Happens in every cell of every living organism.
Respiration
