MCAT Meaning by word

green pigment found in all green plants that absorbs light so that photosynthesis can occur

one or more orbitals in the electron shell of an atom

link between a nerve fiber and its connecting muscle fiber

cell containing chlorophyll

a nitrogen-containing compound which helps form the nucleotides of nucleic acids

the process where a substance gains electrons

a solution of urea and salts in water that is formed by the kidneys

volume of air in the lung

vitamin B1

this is the amount of stimulus needed to set up an action potential in a nerve cell

laboratory profile or analysis to determine the presence or quantity of organisms or substances in the sample

making a suspension of small globules of one liquid in a second liquid with which the first will not mix

set of irreversible changes in a cell that causes it to die

device used as a fuel source in laboratories

groups of cells that produce useful juices

an organism which has a backbone

valve that controls blood flow between the left atrium and the left ventricle in the heart

steroid hormone controlling the development of male sexual characteristics

muscle separating abdomen from thorax

hormone produced by the pineal gland in dark light

organ in the abdominal cavity with the function to maintain water and electrolyte regulation and filtering the blood of metabolic products

referring to equal weights or pressure

first

sore; red and swollen

pores on the leaf surface

organic molecule with an amino group (NH2) and a carboxyl group (COOH)

the study of how the embryo develops in the uterus

to split; separate

to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid

to break down food into a form that can be used by the body