Category Vocabulary

Yeast Virses Bacteria Fungi Decomposition Fermenters Antibiotics Cell protein Penicillium Penicillin

cell cell membrane nucleus cytoplasm cellulose cell wall sap vacuole chloroplast chlorophyll permeable semi/partially permeable differentiation haemoglobin biconcave shape lumen lignin simple tissues complex tissues tissue organ organ system To read  more about Cell structure and organization. Click here to…

diffusion high concentration low concentration concentration gradient down a concentration gradient steeper the concentration gradient permeable membrane semi /partially permeable membrane osmosis water potential higher water potential lower water potential water potential gradient solution solute solvent concentrated solution diluted solution…

enzyme catalyst biological catalyst activation energy reactants products lock and key hypothesis active site enzyme-substrate complex optimum temperature kinetic energy/movement energy denatured protein denaturation substrate concentration enzyme concentration To read  more about Enzymes Click here to read the full article.

photosynthesis raw material limiting factors upper epidermis mesophyll palisade mesophyll spongy mesophyll lower epidermis stoma/stomata nitrate magnesium ions To read  more about Diffusion and osmosis Click here to read the full article.

carbohydrates fats proteins starch test reducing sugars benedict’s solution biuret test ethanol emulsion test scurvy rickets anaemia balance diet malnutrition starvation heart diseases constipation obesity famine buccal cavity salivary glands oesophygus/gut stomach duodenum pancreas gall bladder liver ileum colon rectum…

Vascular Bundles Xylem Lignin Phloem Sieve tubes Companion cells Sieve tube cells/sieve tube elements Sieve plates Degenerated protoplasm Mesophyll cells Translocation Transpiration Cambium Pith Cortex Epidermis Transpiration pull Root pressure Capillary action Cohesion Adhesion Upper/lower epidermis Palisade/spongy mesophyll Stomata transpiration…

Blood vessels Arteries Veins Capillaries Muscular heart(pump) Valves Double circulation Pulmonary circulation Systemic circulation Pulmonary artery/ vein Vena cava Aortic arch Right/left atrium Right/left ventricle Hepatic artery/vein Hepatic portal vein Renal artery/vein Coronary artery/vein Ventricular systole Ventricular diastole Bicuspid valve/mitral…

Respiration Aerobic respiration Anaerobic respiration Lactic acid Inspired air Expired air Larynx Trachea Bronchi Bronchioles Alveoli Alveolar cavity Cilia, diaphragm, ribs External intercostal muscles  Internal intercostal muscles Thoracic cavity Inspiration/inhalation Expiration/exhalation Sternum

Homeostasis Negative feedback Shunt vessels Dilation of shunt vessels Constriction of shunt vessels Arterioles Venule Shivering Reflex contraction