Junior cert biology
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| Nutrition | the way an organism gets its food
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| Respiration | the release of energy from food
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| Excretion | the removal of waste from the body
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| Reproduction | the formation of New Organisms
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| Movement | the organism moves
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| Response | reacting to changes in the surroundings
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| Invertebrates | animals that DONT have a backbone
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| Vertebrates | animals that have a backbone
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| Tissue | a group of cells which carry out the same function
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| An organ | a structure that contains 2 or more tissues working together
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| A system | a number of organs working together eg digestive system
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| Digestion | the breakdown of food
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| Enzyme | a protein that speeds up a reaction WITHOUT being used up eg. almayse
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| Product | the substance produced as a result of the action of an enzyme eg. maltose
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| Substrate | the substance that an enzyme acts upon
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| Joint | where bones meet
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| Tendons | join muscles to bone
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| Ligaments | join bone to bone
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| Antagonistic pair | 2 muscles which carry out opposite effects eg. biceps and triceps
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| Cartilage | protects the ends of bones
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| Neuron | a nerve cell
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| Puberty | the age at which people reach sexual maturity
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| Menstrual Cycle | a series of changes that take place in the female body every 28 days
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| Ovulation | The release of an egg from the ovary
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| Fertilisation | the joining of the male and female gamete to form a zygote
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| Implantation | the attachment of the embryo t the lining of the uterus
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| Pregnancy | the carrying of an embryo in the uterus
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| Contraception | the prevention of fertilization or pregnancy eg abstinence
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| Genetics | the study of how traits or characteristics are inherited
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| Chromosomes | Thread like structures made of DNA and PROTEIN found in the nucleus of the cell
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| Transpiration | the loss of water vapour from a plant
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| Xylem | tissue that transports water
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| Phloem | tissue that transports food
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| Photosynthesis | the way in which green plants make food
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| Tropism | the change in growth of a plant in response to a stimulus
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| Geotropism | the change in growth of a plant in response to gravity
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| Asexual Reproduction | New individuals are formed from only one parent
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| Runners | a method of asexual reproduction in plants
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| Pollination | the transfer of pollen from a stamen to a carpel
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| Dispersal | the carrying of the seed as far as possible from the parent plant
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| Germination | the growth of a seed to form a new plant
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| Ecology | the study of the relationships between plants animals and their environments
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| Ecosystems | All the plants and animals in an area interacting with each other and their environment
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| Habitat | the area where a plant or animal lives
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| Producers | plants that make their own food
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| Consumers | animals that get their food by eating plans or other animals
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| Herbivore | an animal that eats plants only
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| Carnivore | an animal that eats other animals only
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| Omivore | an animal that eats both plants and other animals
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| Decomposer | organisms that feed on dead plants and animals
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| Competition | takes place when 2 or more organisms require something that is in short supply
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| Food Web | 2 or more interconnected food chains
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| Interdependence | living things depend on each other for survival
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| Conservation | the protection and wise management of natural resources to prevent living things becoming extinct
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| Pollution | the addition of unwanted materials to the environment
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| Microbiology | the study of small living things
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