Biology Crossword

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  • Created on: 26-03-14 12:11
Keeps the digestive system working properly.
Fibre
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Help with the growth and repair of cells.
Proteins
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Give the body energy.
Carbohydrates and fats
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Needed in small amounts to keep the body working healthily
Vitamins and minerals
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Needed to keep all the cell processes working properly.
Water
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If a person doesn't eat a balanced diet, they are...
Malnourished
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If a person doesn't get enough of a vitamin or mineral, they could get a...
Deficiency disease
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The rate at which a chemical reaction takes place in cells.
Metabolic rate
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Disease causing microorganisms.
Pathogens1
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They ingest microorganisms, produce antibodies and antitoxins.
White blood cell
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Medicine that kills bacteria.
Antibiotics
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The spread of disease within one country.
Epidemic
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The spread of disease throughout several countries.
Pandemic
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Changes in the environment that are detected by sensory receptors.
Stimulus
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Detects changes in the environment.
Receptor
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Decides what to do with information received.
Coordinator
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Chemical substances that coordinate body processes.
Hormones
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Hormone injected to increase a woman's fertility.
FSH
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The maintenance of constant internal body conditions.
Homeostasis
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A plant's critical response system.
Tropism
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Plant growth hormone.
Auxin
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A drug that speeds up the nervous system.
Stimulant
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A drug that slows down the nervous system.
Depressant
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A substance that changes the way in which your body works.
Drug
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When you become physically or mentally dependent on a drug.
Addiction
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The plant in the food chain, they make food by photosynthesis.
Producers
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Animals that eat the producer.
Consumers
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They eat plants only.
Herbivore
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They eat meat only.
Carnivore
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They eat plants and meat.
Omnivore
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A position occupied by a group of organisms in a food chain.
Trophic level
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The dry mass of living material in an animal or a plant.
Biomass
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Help with the growth and repair of cells.

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Proteins

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Give the body energy.

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Needed in small amounts to keep the body working healthily

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Needed to keep all the cell processes working properly.

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