Key vocabulary for B3 (P1)

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Circadian rhythms- Biological rhythms that change over a 24 hour period.

Photoperiodism- Responses to changing day lengths carried out by plants.

Pathogens- micro organisms that cause disease
Pasteurisation- Food is briefly heated to kill bacteria in them.

Exponential growth- When a population grows very quickly.

Antigens- All viruses and cells have these antigens on their surface.

Lymphocytes- White blood cells that respond to a vaccine.

Immunisation- When someone becomes immune/ resistant to a vaccine.

Primary response- The way lymphocytes react the first time the body is infected with antigens.

Secondary response- The second time the body is infected by an antigen, the lymphocytes are quick to react.

Monoclonal antibodies- Many identical antibodies.

B lymphocytes- A type of lymphocyte that makes antibodies but can't replicate.

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