Mammoth Memory

Biology Vocabulary Word Flash Cards

 

Our flash cards are a great way of testing if you've learned the meanings of the words in this section. Look at the words below and see if you can remember what each of them means.

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Go through the whole list to see how many word definitions you can recall. Practise until you're confident you can recall all of them.

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Tricep
the muscle on the back of the upper arm between the shoulder and elbow
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Tendons
tough bands of fibrous tissue that connect muscle and bone
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Ligament
tough bands of fibrous tissue that connect bones to bones
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Plasma
the liquid part of blood
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Platelets
small cell fragments in blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding
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Stem Cell
a cell that can develop into many different types of cells in the body
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Red Blood Cell
cells in the blood that transport oxygen throughout the body
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White Blood Cell
part of the immune system, protecting the body from infection and disease
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Excretion
the process of removing waste substances of metabolic reactions from the body
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Enzyme
biological catalysts
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Catalyst
substance that makes a reaction speed up
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Active Site
a specific region on an enzyme where the substrate binds and the reaction takes place
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Denaturation
when a protein loses its natural shape
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Random Sampling
a method used to select a sample that is unbiased
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Pooter
a small handheld device used to collect insects by suction
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Seed
the unit of reproduction of a flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant
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Spore
a tiny reproductive cell produced by fungi, bacteria and some plants which develops into an organism
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Conifer
type of plant that bears cones, has needle-like leaves and are typically evergreen
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Sepal
small green modified leaf on the outside of the petals that protects the budding flower
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Pollen
a powdery substance produced by flowers for the purpose of reproduction
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