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SPLAT DEFINITIONS for B7
Blu tak the words on the board and then get students up in pairs.
One student from each team (split class in 2 teams)
Give a statement and first student to put hand on definition wins
Term in B7
definition
Atrium
Upper chamber of the heart
which pumps blood to
ventricle
Lower chamber of heart
pumps blood to body
Blood in which haemoglobin
is bound to oxygen
Used to transfer genes from
one organisms to another
eg virus or mosquito
Plasma that is forced out of
the blood as it passes
through the capillary
network. Carries dissolved
chemicals from the blood to
the cells
A circulatory system where
the blood passes through
the heart twice for every
complete circulation of the
body
The protein molecule in red
blood cells responsible for
binding to oxygen molecules
and gives blood its red
colour
A type of single celled
organism eg Amoeba
Altering the characteristics
of an organism by
introducing the genes of
another organism into its
DNA
Left Ventricle
Oxygenated
Vector
Tissue fluid
Double circulation
Haemoglobin
Protozoan
Genetic modification
Natural selection
Bacteriophage
Compatibility
Antagonistic
Mutualism
Heterotrophs
Co dominant
Ligaments
Autotrophs
Alleles
When certain organisms are
better suited to their
environment they are more
likely to survive and breed
passing on their features to
the next generation eg
Sickle cell trait
A type of virus which infects
bacteria
Blood types which will not
cause clotting or
agglutination during a
transfusion
Having opposing effects eg
biceps and triceps muscles
An association where both
organisms seen to benefit
An organisms which must
eat other organisms for its
source of organic
compounds
Some genes have two
alleles which are neither
dominant nor recessive. If a
person has a copy of both
these alleles, they will be
expressed and show up in
that person
Tissue which joins two or
more bones together
An organism capable of
producing its own organic
compounds
Different versions of the
same gene