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30 Cards in this Set
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CHRONIC
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LASTING A LONG TIME OR RECURRING OFTEN
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DREAD
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TO ANTICIPATE WITH ANXIETY, ALARM, APPREHENSION, TO FEAR INTENSELY
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GENETICS
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BRANCH OF BIOLOGY
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HEREDITY
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CARRYING OVER OF CHARACTERISTICS FROM A PARENT TO OFFSPRING/CHILD BY GENES
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IMMUNE
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PROTECTED AGAINST SOMETHING HARMFUL
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INFECT
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TO CONTAMINATE OR INVADE WITH A DISEASE PRODUCING ORGANISM
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MICROBE
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A MICROSCOPIC ORGANISM OR PLANT HAVING DIVERSE ORGANS
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MOLECULE
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THE SMALLEST PARTICLE OF AN ELEMENT
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MUTATION
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CHANGE, AS IN NATURE, FORM OR QUALITIES; VARIATION IN CHARACTERISTICS IN A GERM CELL
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NUTRIENT
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A NUTRITIOUS INGREDIENT IN FOOD
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OFFSPRING
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DESCENDANT; CHILD
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PREVENT
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TO KEEP FROM HAPPENING
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SPECIES
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A DISTINCT KIND, VARIETY, CLASS
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SYMBIOSIS
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A RELATIONSHIP OF MUTUAL INTERDEPENDENCE
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TRAIT
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A DISTINGUISHING QUALITY OR CHARACTERISTIC
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MICROBE (N)
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Only through a powerful microscope could we see the __________.
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MOLECULE (N)
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When you study the element, you will probably also study the _________, the element's smallest part
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MUTATION (N)
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The dog with that very obvious physical difference is an example of a ___________.
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NUTRIENT (N)
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If you want to be healthy, eat foods with many ___________.
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OFFSPRING (N)
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My great-grandmother's _____ numbererd nearly one hundred people.
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PREVENT (V)
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Sunscreen will help ________ skin cancer.
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SPECIES (N)
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We researched several ________ of this creature.
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SYMBIOSIS (N)
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It was fascinating to learn about the _______ of these two helpful and dependent animals.
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TRAIT (N)
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The family's most outstanding physical ________ is their height.
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CHRONIC(ADJ)
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His ________ cough prevented his participating in stenuous athletic events.
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DREAD(V) or (N)
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Since he was not skilled in math, Oscar came to _________ taking tests in that class.
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GENETICS (N)
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His study of _________ made him skilled in predicting a person's physical characteristics.
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HEREDITY (N)
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If your sister resembles your father in looks, ________ has probably played a big part.
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IMMUNE (ADJ)
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The vaccination should make you _________ to catching the disease.
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INFECT (V)
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Fearing that a germ might ______ his open cut, Pierce immediately placed a bandage on the wound.
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