Key words for GCSE Biology.
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vacuole |
A vacuole is a space in a plant cell that is filled with cell sap.
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ribosome |
Protein synthesis in a cell happens in a ribosome.
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synthesis |
Synthesis is the process of making something.
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stem |
Stem cells are unspecialised cells that divide into more cells.
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cells |
Stem cells are unspecialised cells that divide into more cells.
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meristems |
Mitosis happens in the meristems of a plant cell.
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region |
A region is a specific area or part of a cell.
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unspecialised |
An unspecialised cell doesn't have a specific job.
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turgid |
If something is turgid, it means it is swollen with water.
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flaccid |
If something is flaccid, it means it is floppy.
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plasmolysed |
A plasmolysed cell is a cell where the cell membrane has separated from the cell wall.
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resolution |
Resolution is the ability to distinguish between two things.
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magnitude |
Magnitude is another word for size.
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standard |
Standard form is a method for writing very large or very small numbers by putting a number before a decimal and multiplying by a power of ten.
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form |
Standard form is a method for writing very large or very small numbers by putting a number before a decimal and multiplying by a power of ten.
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metabolism |
Metabolism describes the chemical reactions that take place in an organism.
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transplant |
If you transplant something, it means you remove it from one place and put it somewhere else.
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