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IB BIOLOGY HL

Vocabulary of the highlevel topics

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PROSTHETIC _____ group: a non-polypeptide structure in a protein
CONJUGATED ____ proteins: proteins which exist of a non-polypeptide structure
FIBROUS _____ protein: a protein with a long and narrow shape, insoluble in water
GLOBAL ____ protein: a protein with a rounded shape, soluble in water
POLAR a _____ amino acid is an amino acid with a hydrophylic R group
ALLOSTERIC an ____ enzyme has two non-overlapping binding sites
OXIDATIVE ______ phosphorylation is when ATP relies on energy released from oxidation
CHEMIOSMOSIS the coupling of ATP synthesis to electron transport via a concentration gradient of proteins
PHOTOSYSTEMS Thykaloid membranes arranged in groups of hundreds of molecules
PHOTOLYSIS The splitting of water molecules of a plant using light
RUBISCO short for ribulose biosphate carboxylase
POLLINATION the transfer of pollen from an anthre to a stigma
GIBBERELLIN a hormone which stimulates the production of amylase in plants MERISTEM
LINKAGE gene _____ is the combinations of genes which tend to be inherited together
RECOMBINATION new combinations of alleles
ACTIVE ____ immunity is due to production of antibodies by the organism itself after the body's defense mechanisms have been stimulated by antigens
EXCRETION the removal from the body of the waste products of metabolic pathways
OSMOREGULATION the control of the water balance of the blood, tissue or cytoplasm of a living organism
MYOSIN thick muscle filaments
ACTIN thin muscle filaments
SPERMATOGENESIS the production of sperm
OOGENESIS the production of female gametes
CORTICAL ____ reaction: the reaction once an egg is fertilised
AMNIOTIC ____ fluid: the fuild inside the placenta
MERISTEM region of a plant which continues to divide and grow during its entire life
PASSIVE ____ immunity is due to the acquisition of antibodies received from another organism
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