Acid

A chemical with a

low pH value

Bacteria

A microbe killed by antibiotics 

Capillary 

The smallest vessel

carrying blood 

Diaphragm 

A sheet of muscle that lowers to draw air

into the body 

 Elements 

These contain only

one kind of atom 

Fuel 

When burned this

releases energy 

Photosynthesis 

 The process in plants that produces

glucose and oxygen 

Antibodies 

Produced by the body to defend against infection 

Ceramic 

This material is strong and hard, has a high melting point and is used for plates and cups 

Catalyst 

This is added to speed up

a chemical reaction 

Exothermic 

A chemical reaction

that gets hot 

Gel 

A colloid

- with a solid 

dispersed in a liquid 

Toxic 

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Diabetes 

You have this if

your body does not make insulin