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- 3. Chemical messengers produced in the body. Hormones influence growth, development, and metabolism.
- 4. A substance that changes the way the body functions.
- 9. Substances necessary for growth and development.
- 10. A pattern of food consumption.
- 11. A mental health condition. Symptoms include sadness and loss of interest in day-to-day activities.
- 13. People who are related through blood, marriage, or adoption.
- 14. A shared set of beliefs, values, activities, and history.
- 15. A disease, often a malignant tumor, caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.
- 17. Behavior that is intended to hurt other people. This behavior may happen repeatedly. The person being bullied often feels that he or she cannot do anything to stop the behavior.
- 19. A sudden drop in blood pressure. Shock typically leads to unconsciousness.
- 21. A substance in intoxicating beverages that acts as a depressant on the body.
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- 1. Procedures, devices, or drugs that prevent pregnancy.
- 2. A person's overall physical, mental, and social condition.
- 3. The process by which genetic traits are passed down from parents to children.
- 5. One of the three main kinds of food molecules (along with carbohydrate and protein); energy storage molecules for the body.
- 6. A feeling of closeness between two people.
- 7. A simple nonliving infectious agent. It is composed of genetic material surrounded by a protein coat.
- 8. Affected by a substance such as drugs or alcohol.
- 12. A physical activity that improves muscular or cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, flexibility, or body composition.
- 13. A short- or long-term relationship. Characterized by trust, respect, and genuine fondness.
- 16. A biological process. This advances human beings from childhood to adulthood.
- 18. The injection of a substance that stimulates a person's immune system and prevents him or her from getting a disease if it is encountered later.
- 20. A type of single-celled organism without a nucleus.