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1
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Fertilised Egg

A

Zygote

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2
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The force acting on an object caused by the pull of gravity

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Weight

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3
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An animal that has a backbone

A

Vertebrate

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4
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Differences between oragnisms - either between organisms of different species, or between organisms of the same species

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Variation

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5
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A factor in an investigation that can change or be changed

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Variable

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6
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An injection of inactive or dead micro-organisms. Causes the white blood cells to produce antibodies, preparing the body for a real infection.

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Vaccination

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7
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The part of the female reproductive system in which a baby grows.

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Uterus

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8
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A table which links a set of inputs to an output

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Truth Table

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9
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A material that doesn’t absorb light - the light is transmitted through the material

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Transparent

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10
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A material that absorbs light and re-emits it in all directions.

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Translucent

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A group of similar cells

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Tissue

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12
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When a substance breaks down into 2 or more new substances when heated

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Thermal Decomposition

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13
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The part of the male reproductive system which produces sperm

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Testis

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14
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Managing the way resources are used, so that the needs of a growing human population can be met without harming the environment

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Sustainable Development

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15
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The change in state of a substance directly from a solid to a gas

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Subliming

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16
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Shaped in a way that reduces water or air resistance

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Streamlined

17
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One of the female parts of a flower. Pollen attaches here before developing a pollen tube.

A

Stigma

18
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The male part of a flower (consists of anther and filament)

A

Stamen

19
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A male sex cell used in reproduction

A

Sperm

20
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Distance travelled in a certain amount of time

A

Speed

21
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The rainbow effect created when white light gets split up

A

Spectrum

22
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The liquid that a solute dissolves into to form a solution

A

Solvent

23
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A mixture of a solute and solvent that does not separate out

A

Solution

24
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A solid that is dissolved in a solvent to form a solution

A

Solute

25
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This means a solid will dissolve in a certain solvent

A

Soluble

26
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When the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, stopping the Sun’s light from reaching the Earth

A

Solar Eclipse

27
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The result of reproduction in a flowering plant. It develops from an ovule.

A

Seed

28
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A solution that won’t dissolve any more solvent

A

Saturated

29
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Something that orbits a planet

A

Satellite

30
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A cell in a plan’t roots that absorbs water and minerals from the soil

A

Root Hair Cell

31
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The process of releasing energy from glucose (a sugar). Happens in every cell of every living organism.

A

Respiration