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Biology
5th Grade
09/02/2010

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difussion
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process that spreads substances through a gas or liquid from higher to lower concentration
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immune system
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an organ system that fights disease and foreing agents
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hormone
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a chemical message that travels within an organism triggering a special action in certain cells
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osmosis
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a type of diffussion that allows water to pass a barrier but bars other substances
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cytoplasm
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the gel-like material that surrounds tha internal parts of a cell
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infectious disease
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a disease caused by organism or viruses
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musculoskeletal system
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organ system that support the body and allows movement, includes all muscles and bones
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nervous system
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organ system made of nerves, serves to sense the enviroment and control other organ systems
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nucleus
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a part of a cell that directs all cell activities and carries information for cell reproduction.
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circulatory system
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organ system that carries oxigen to the body and removes carbondioxide
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chloroplast
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and organelle that makes food from sunlight water and corbondioxide
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noninfection disease
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a disease caused by malfunction of a body part not by an invading agent
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organelle
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a structure that has a specific task within the cell.
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tissue
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group of cells with a common structure and function
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organ
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two or more types of tissue that work together to perform a fucntion
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