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1. | an insoluble protein that forms fibres that help in blood clotting |
2. | in mammals, an organ made up of tissues of both the mother and embryo, thorugh which the mother's and embryo's bodies exchange nutrients and waste materials |
3. | a polysaccharide carbohydrate which forms fibres and is found in the cell walls of plant cells |
4. | a protease enzyme found in the stomach |
5. | tiny gaps between two guard cells, usually on the lower epidermis of a leaf |
6. | when the enzyme's active site has changed shape so much the substrate can no longer fit into it |
7. | a green, light-absorbing pigment found in chloroplasts in plant cells |
8. | a change in a gene or a chromosome |
9. | organelles in whcih aerobic respiration takes place, releasing energy for the use by the cell |
10. | widening of blood vessels |
11. | the passing out of food that has not been digested, as faeces, through the anus |
12. | a plant adapted to live in dry conditions |
13. | the change in the shape of the lens, in order to focus on objects at different distances |
14. | an allele that is only expressed when there is no dominant allele of the gene present |
17. | evaporation of water at the surfaces of mesophyll cells followed by loss of water vapour form plant leaves, through the stomata |
18. | rhythmic contractions of muscles that ripple along a tube (pushes food thorugh alimentary canal) |
22. | a hormone secreted by the pancreas, which increases blood glucose level |
25. | food storage structures in a seed |
26. | tiny extensions on the surface of a cell, which wave in unison and cause fluids to move |
29. | a drug that makes the nervous system work faster |
30. | a space inside an ovary in which an egg develops |
31. | the chemical reactions in cells that break down nutrient molecules and release energy |
33. | the introduction to the body of dead or weakened pathogens, to make a person immune to an infectious disease |
36. | a liquid made in the liver, stored in the gall bladder and emptied into the small intestine, where it helps to emulsify fats |
39. | an allele that is experessed if present |
40. | a plant response to a stimulus |
42. | the diploid cell produced when two gametes fuse |
45. | an animal that kills and eats other animals |
46. | the part of a flower that recieves pollen |
47. | the stage of a heart beat in which the muscles in the walls of the heart chambers contract |
49. | the movement of water from a reagion of high water potential to an area of low water potential through a partially permeable membrane |
51. | a group of cells with similar structures, working together to perform a shared function |