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acquired characteristic ֎ -:- A characteristic that is changed by the environment. adaptation ֎ -:- How organisms change in order to be more suited to their environment. addiction ֎ -:- When someone is dependent on a drug and can't do without it. allele ֎ -:- Alternative forms of the sam...

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acquired characteristic


֎ -:- A characteristic that is changed by the environment.




adaptation


֎ -:- How organisms change in order to be more suited to their environment.




addiction


֎ -:- When someone is dependent on a drug and can't do without it.




allele


֎ -:- Alternative forms of the same gene. For each gene we have one allele from

each parent in our cells.




amphibians


֎ -:- Vertebrates that have moist, permeable skin and lay jelly-coated eggs.




Animalia




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֎ -:- One of the 5 kingdoms. They are multicellular and heterotrophic. Their

cells have a nucleus.




antibacterials


֎ -:- Antibiotic that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.




antibiotic


֎ -:- Substance that can kill or slow the growth of microorganisms. Antibiotics

are used to eliminate pathogens inside the body.




antifungal


֎ -:- Antibiotic that kills or slows the growth of fungi.




antiseptic


֎ -:- Chemical used eliminate pathogens. Antiseptics are used outside the body.




autotrophic feeding


֎ -:- To make food from small molecules using an energy source, such as light in

photosynthesis.




auxin


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֎ -:- Plant hormone that affects the growth and elongation of plant cells.




axon


֎ -:- The long extension of a neurone that carries an impulse away from the cell

body towards other neurones.




backbone


֎ -:- A series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis. It supports the

body.




bacteria


֎ -:- A type of microorganism. It consists of one cell that does not contain a

nucleus. Some bacteria are pathogens (cause infection).




bactericides


֎ -:- Antibiotics that kill bacteria.




binge drinking


֎ -:- Consumption of large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time.




binomial


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֎ -:- System of naming organisms using two Latin words.




biomass


֎ -:- The mass of an organism (or a population of organisms) when all of the

water has been removed from their tissues.




birds


֎ -:- Vertebrates that have lungs, feathers and beaks, and lay hard-shelled eggs.




blackspot


֎ -:- Fungus that damages roses and is killed by sulphur dioxide in the air




bloodworm


֎ -:- Aquatic species that is an indicator of polluted water.




BMI (body mass index)


֎ -:- Estimate of how healthy a person's mass is for their height.




brain


֎ -:- An organ that coordinates the actions of your body.




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