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Acid rain |
Rain that is more acidic than normal, due to sulfur dioxides and nitrogen oxides dissolved in it. |
Kills fish and can be damaging to the environment |
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Acquired characteristic |
A characteristic that is changed by the environment rather than inherited from your parents |
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Adaptation |
Organisms have certain characteristics that allow them to survive in particular places. These characteristics are called adaptations. |
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Addicted |
When the body is dependant on a drug and doesn't work properly without it. |
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Algae |
A group of organisms that can make food using photosynthesis but do not have leaves or roots, like plants. These organisms include seaweeds and some single-called organisms (singular: alga). |
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Alkali |
A soluble base. |
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Allele |
A different form of the same gene |
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Amphibians |
Vertebrates that have moist, permeable skin and lay jelly-coated eggs in water. |
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Antibacterial |
Antibiotic that kills or slows the growth of bacteria. |
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Antibiotic |
Substance that can kill or slow the growth of bacteria. |
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Antifungal |
Antibiotic that kills or slows the growth of fungi. |
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Antibacterial |
Antibiotic that kills or slows the growth of bacteria. |
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Antibiotic |
Substance that can kill or slow the growth of bacteria. |
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Antifungal |
Antibiotic that kills or slows the growth of fungi. |
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Antiseptic |
Substance that is used to stop the spread of pathogens. |
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Autotrophic feeding |
Make food from small molecules using an energy source, such as light in photosynthesis. |
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Autotrophic feeding |
Make food from small molecules using an energy source, such as light in photosynthesis. |
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Auxin |
Plant hormone that affects the growth and elongation of cells in plants. |
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Autotrophic feeding |
Make food from small molecules using an energy source, such as light in photosynthesis. |
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Auxin |
Plant hormone that affects the growth and elongation of cells in plants. |
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Axon |
The long extension of a neurone that carries an impulse away from the cell body towards other neurones. |
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Autotrophic feeding |
Make food from small molecules using an energy source, such as light in photosynthesis. |
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Auxin |
Plant hormone that affects the growth and elongation of cells in plants. |
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Axon |
The long extension of a neurone that carries an impulse away from the cell body towards other neurones. |
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Bacteria |
Simple organisms consisting of one cell that does now contain a nucleus (singular :bacterium). |
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Autotrophic feeding |
Make food from small molecules using an energy source, such as light in photosynthesis. |
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Auxin |
Plant hormone that affects the growth and elongation of cells in plants. |
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Axon |
The long extension of a neurone that carries an impulse away from the cell body towards other neurones. |
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Bacteria |
Simple organisms consisting of one cell that does now contain a nucleus (singular :bacterium). |
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Bacterium |
Microscopic organism, some kinds of which are pathogens, such as salmonella (plural: bacteria). |
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Binomial system |
System of naming organisms using two Latin words. |
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Binomial system |
System of naming organisms using two Latin words. |
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Biodiesel |
Diesel fuel made from plant material. |
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Binomial system |
System of naming organisms using two Latin words. |
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Biodiesel |
Diesel fuel made from plant material. |
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Biodiversity |
A variety of species of plants and animals. |
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Binomial system |
System of naming organisms using two Latin words. |
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Biodiesel |
Diesel fuel made from plant material. |
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Biodiversity |
A variety of species of plants and animals. |
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Biofuel |
Any fuel made by humans from animal or plant materials that have recently died. |
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Binomial system |
System of naming organisms using two Latin words. |
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Biodiesel |
Diesel fuel made from plant material. |
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Biodiversity |
A variety of species of plants and animals. |
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Biofuel |
Any fuel made by humans from animal or plant materials that have recently died. |
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Biogas |
Methane made by from animal manure or biodegradable waste from homes and farms. |
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Birds |
Vertebrates that have lungs, feathers and beaks, and lay hard-shelled eggs. |
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Blackspot fungus |
Fungus that damages roses and is killed by sulfur dioxide in the air. (Is a pollutant indicator) |
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Blackspot fungus |
Fungus that damages roses and is killed by sulfur dioxide in the air. (Is a pollutant indicator) |
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Blood glucose regulation |
The control of the concentration of glucose in the blood by the body. |
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Blackspot fungus |
Fungus that damages roses and is killed by sulfur dioxide in the air. (Is a pollutant indicator) |
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Blood glucose regulation |
The control of the concentration of glucose in the blood by the body. |
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Blood worm |
Aquatic species that is an indicator of polluted water. |
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Body mass index (BMI) |
Estimate of how healthy a persons mass is for their height. |
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Body mass index (BMI) |
Estimate of how healthy a persons mass is for their height. |
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Carbon cycle |
A sequence of processes by which carbon moves from the atmosphere, through living and dead organisms, into sediments and into the atmosphere again. |
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Body mass index (BMI) |
Estimate of how healthy a persons mass is for their height. |
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Carbon cycle |
A sequence of processes by which carbon moves from the atmosphere, through living and dead organisms, into sediments and into the atmosphere again. |
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Carcinogen |
Something that causes cancer, such as tar in tobacco smoke. |
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Body mass index (BMI) |
Estimate of how healthy a persons mass is for their height. |
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Carbon cycle |
A sequence of processes by which carbon moves from the atmosphere, through living and dead organisms, into sediments and into the atmosphere again. |
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Carcinogen |
Something that causes cancer, such as tar in tobacco smoke. |
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Cataracts |
When the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. |
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Body mass index (BMI) |
Estimate of how healthy a persons mass is for their height. |
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Carbon cycle |
A sequence of processes by which carbon moves from the atmosphere, through living and dead organisms, into sediments and into the atmosphere again. |
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Carcinogen |
Something that causes cancer, such as tar in tobacco smoke. |
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Cataracts |
When the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. |
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Cell membrane |
Thin layer around a cell that controls what goes into and out of a cell. |
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Body mass index (BMI) |
Estimate of how healthy a persons mass is for their height. |
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Carbon cycle |
A sequence of processes by which carbon moves from the atmosphere, through living and dead organisms, into sediments and into the atmosphere again. |
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Carcinogen |
Something that causes cancer, such as tar in tobacco smoke. |
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Cataracts |
When the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. |
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Cell membrane |
Thin layer around a cell that controls what goes into and out of a cell. |
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Cell wall |
Outer stiff part of some cells that helps to support a cell. Plant cell walls are made of cellulose. |
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Central nervous system (CNS) |
The spinal cord and brain. These two organs form the main part of the nervous system, processing and controlling the transmission of electrical impulses. |
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Central nervous system (CNS) |
The spinal cord and brain. These two organs form the main part of the nervous system, processing and controlling the transmission of electrical impulses. |
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Characteristics |
The features of an organism. |
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Central nervous system (CNS) |
The spinal cord and brain. These two organs form the main part of the nervous system, processing and controlling the transmission of electrical impulses. |
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Characteristics |
The features of an organism. |
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Chemosynthetic bacteria |
Bacteria that get the energy they need to make their food from breaking down chemicals; they are producers. |
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Central nervous system (CNS) |
The spinal cord and brain. These two organs form the main part of the nervous system, processing and controlling the transmission of electrical impulses. |
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Characteristics |
The features of an organism. |
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Chemosynthetic bacteria |
Bacteria that get the energy they need to make their food from breaking down chemicals; they are producers. |
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Chloroplast |
Green disc found in plant cells, which is used to make food for the plant using photosynthesis. |
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Chordata |
Animals that have a supporting rod along the length of their body (all vertebrates belong to this group) (also known as chordates). |
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Chromosome |
A long thread molecule called DNA. each chromosome contains a series of genes along its length. |
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Chromosome |
A long thread molecule called DNA. each chromosome contains a series of genes along its length. |
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Cirrhosis |
Damage to the liver caused by drinking large amounts of alcohol over a long time. |
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Chromosome |
A long thread molecule called DNA. each chromosome contains a series of genes along its length. |
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Cirrhosis |
Damage to the liver caused by drinking large amounts of alcohol over a long time. |
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Classification |
The process of sorting organisms into groups based on their characteristics. |
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Chromosome |
A long thread molecule called DNA. each chromosome contains a series of genes along its length. |
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Cirrhosis |
Damage to the liver caused by drinking large amounts of alcohol over a long time. |
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Classification |
The process of sorting organisms into groups based on their characteristics. |
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Cleaner fish |
Fish that eat dead skin and parasites from he skin of other fish. |
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Chromosome |
A long thread molecule called DNA. each chromosome contains a series of genes along its length. |
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Cirrhosis |
Damage to the liver caused by drinking large amounts of alcohol over a long time. |
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Classification |
The process of sorting organisms into groups based on their characteristics. |
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Cleaner fish |
Fish that eat dead skin and parasites from he skin of other fish. |
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Chromosome |
A long thread molecule called DNA. each chromosome contains a series of genes along its length. |
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Cirrhosis |
Damage to the liver caused by drinking large amounts of alcohol over a long time. |
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Classification |
The process of sorting organisms into groups based on their characteristics. |
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Cleaner fish |
Fish that eat dead skin and parasites from he skin of other fish. |
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Consumer |
An animal, because it consumes (eats) other organisms. |
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Consumer |
An animal, because it consumes (eats) other organisms. |
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Continuous variation |
When a variable can have any numerical value. Human height is a continuous variable. |
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Consumer |
An animal, because it consumes (eats) other organisms. |
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Continuous variation |
When a variable can have any numerical value. Human height is a continuous variable. |
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Cutting |
Part of a plant (normally a leaf or a stem) from which a new plant can be grown. |
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Consumer |
An animal, because it consumes (eats) other organisms. |
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Continuous variation |
When a variable can have any numerical value. Human height is a continuous variable. |
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Cutting |
Part of a plant (normally a leaf or a stem) from which a new plant can be grown. |
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) |
A genetic disorder caused by inheriting two copies of a recessive allele. It causes thick mud as to collect in the lungs, making breathing difficult, and also stops food from being digested very well. |
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Consumer |
An animal, because it consumes (eats) other organisms. |
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Continuous variation |
When a variable can have any numerical value. Human height is a continuous variable. |
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Cutting |
Part of a plant (normally a leaf or a stem) from which a new plant can be grown. |
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) |
A genetic disorder caused by inheriting two copies of a recessive allele. It causes thick mud as to collect in the lungs, making breathing difficult, and also stops food from being digested very well. |
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Cytoplasm |
Jelly-like part inside a cell where the cell's activities happen. |
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