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Flashcards by emilylouisabrown, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by emilylouisabrown
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| Question | Answer |
| Biology | The study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields: Morphology, Physiology, Anatomy, Behaviour, Origin and Distribution |
| Active Transport | The process in which energy is used to move the particles of a substance against a concentration gradient |
| Adaptation | Any characteristic of an organism that improves its chances of surviving in its environment |
| Alleles | Different forms of a gene which occupy the same relative positions on a pair of homologous chromosomes |
| Asexual Reproduction | The process resulting in the production of genetically identical offspring from one parent, without the fusion of gametes |
| Diffusion | The net movement of particles from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration (down a concentration gradient) |
| Digestion | The process by which large food molecules are broken down into small, soluble and diffusible molecules that can be absorbed by the body cells |
| Ecology | The study of the relationships between living organisms and the natural environment |
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