Statistics for Biology - GCSE Definitions (Core)

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Definition	Term	% Correct
The way a plant produces energy from light	Photosynthesis	84%
An animal that only digests meat	Carnivore	77%
Our bodies system to protect from diseases	Immune System	69%
A drug that has no effect though the patients are told it does	Placebo	65%
A junction between two neurons	Synapse	58%
Process in which animals produce energy from glucose	Respiration	57%
Reproduction with a single parent	Asexual Reproduction	55%
The rate at which chemical reactions occur in the body	Metabolic Rate	55%
Tiny microorganisms that cause infectious diseases	Pathogens	54%
Disease that spreads within a country	Epidemic	51%
The theory of animals having developed adaptations over time	Evolution	50%
Gland that produces FSH and LH	Pituitary Gland	50%
Gaps in leaves to allow the transfer of gases	Stomata	48%
Characteristic of an animal that helps it survive	Adaptation	43%
A trail where neither the patient nor the doctor know who has the drug	Double-blind Trial	39%
A diagram that shows the movement of carbon	Carbon Cycle	35%
When you receive an attenuated strain of a disease	Vaccination	35%
Changes in an organisms genes due to problems combining DNA	Mutation	33%
The response that makes plant shoots grow towards the light	Phototropism	33%
Mass of biological material in living organisms	Biomass	28%
Organisms that breakdown dead organic matter	Decomposers	27%
An organism that can survive in severe conditions	Extremophile	25%
The response that makes roots grow towards gravity	Gravitropism	22%
A diet lacking any nutrient group	Unbalanced Diet	15%
The changing of the genetic information of an organism	Genetic Engineering	10%
A diagram that shows 'the answer above'	Pyramid of Biomass	10%
A diagram that shows the population of species in a food chain	Pyramid of Numbers	5%
Organism that allows scientist to determine factors of the environment	Indicator Species	4%
Cloning using a plant mixed with growth hormones	Tissue Culture	4%
A diagram showing the evolution of different species	Evolutionary Tree	3%

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