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Biology keywords
JC science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nutrition | The way an organism gets its food. |
| Respiration | The release of energy from food. |
| Excretion | The removal of waste matter from the body. |
| Reproduction | The formation of new organisms. |
| Response | Reacting to changes in the surroundings. |
| Invertebrates | Animals that do not have backbones. |
| Vertebrates | Animals that have a backbone. |
| Cells | Are what living things are made of. |
| Tissues | A group of similar cells which carry out the same functions. |
| An organ | A structure that contains two or more tissues working together. |
| A system | A number of organs working together. |
| Digestion | The breakdown of food. |
| Enzyme | A protein that speeds up a reaction without being used up min the reaction. |
| Product | The substance produced as a result of the action of an enzyme. |
| Substrate | The substance that an enzyme acts on. |
| Nucleus | The part of the cell that controls the cell activities. |