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1. Amylase Amylase (amilase)
An enzyme that helps to break down starch into glucose.
Astigmatism Astigmatism (astigmatisme)
A defect in vision caused by the uneven curved surface of the cornea or lens. This defect prevents the
formation of a clear image on the retina resulting in an imperfect image.
Bitter Bitter (pahit)
An unpleasant taste usually found in medicine, coffee without sugar and bitter gourd.
Balanced diet Balanced diet (gizi seimbang)
A diet that contains the right amount of energy and nutrients needed to meet a person’s requirement
for growth, development and health.
Blind spot Blind spot (bintik buta/titik buta)
A small area on the retina where the optic nerve passes through the retina of the eye. No image can be
formed as there are no light receptors in this part of the retina. Thus the organism is blind to objects
that form images on this area of the retina.
Brain Brain (otak)
An organ which interprets the messages sent to it from the sensory organs through nerves and decides
that ought to be done by sending out new messages to muscles or glands in the body to respond.
Carbohydrates Carbohydrates (karbohidrat)
A class of food that supplies most of our body’s energy.
CochleaCochlea (koklea)
A coiled like structure filled with fluid and tiny hairs. The tiny hairs respond to vibrating fluid by sending
messages to the brain through the auditory nerve.
Cold Cold (kesejukan)
Low temperatures.
Community Community (komuniti)
Different populations living in the same habitat.
Consumer Consumer (pengguna)
A living organism that gets its food by feeding on other organisms.
Decomposer Decomposer (pengurai)
A living organism that feeds on the remains of dead organisms and break down the dead remains into
simpler substances.
Defecation Defecation (penyahtinjaan)
A process in which faeces are excreted from the body.

2. Density Density (ketumpatan)
The amount of matter per unit volume in a subtance.
Dicotyledon Dicotyledon (tumbuhan dikotiledon)
Flowering plant which produces seeds, each seed with two seed leaves or cotyledons.
Digestion Digestion (pencernaan)
Breakdown of large food molecules into smaller molecules that can be readily absorbed by the body.
Ear Ear (telinga)
A sensory organ that is used to detect sounds.
Ear drum Ear drum (gegendang telinga)
A thin sheet of skin at the end of the ear canal that vibrates when the vibrating air strikes it.
Ecosystem Ecosystem (ekosistem)
Different communities that interact with one another and the environment in a habitat.
EnzymeEnzyme (enzim)
A substance that speeds up a specific chemical reaction in our body.
Fats Fats (lemak)
A class of food that supplies our body with energy and warmth.
Flowering plant Flowering plant (tumbuhan berbunga)
Plant which produces flowers.
Food chain Food chain (rantai makanan)
The food relationship among organisms.
Food test Food test (ujian makanan)
Chemical test that is used to identify the presence of certain class or type of food such as starch,
glucose, protein and fats.
Food web Food web (siratan makanan)
Network of interconnected food chains.
Fibre Fibre (gentian)
A class of food that cannot be digested but helps to keep our intestines healthy and working properly.
Geotropism Geotropism (geotropisme)
A movement or growth of plants in response to gravity.
Global warmingGlobal warming (pemanasan global)
The increase in temperature of the earth’s atmosphere that is caused by greenhouse gases such as
excessive carbon dioxide and methane gas.

3. Habitat Habitat (habitat)
Natural home of a living organism where it lives and reproduces.
Heat Heat (kepanasan)
A high temperatures or form of energy.
Hydrotropism Hydrotropism (hidrotropisme)
Movement or growth of plants in response to water.
Invertebrate Invertebrate (invertebrata)
Animals without a backbone.
Lipase Lipase (lipase)
An enzyme that helps to break down fat into fatty acids and glycerol.
Long sightedness Long sightedness (rabun dekat)
A defect in vision in which near object cannot be seen clearly.
Medium Medium (bahantara/medium)
A substance that something moves through.
Minerals Minerals (mineral)
A class of food that is needed in small amounts for the body’s proper growth and development.
MonocotyledonMonocotyledon (tumbuhan monokotiledon)
Flowering plant which produces seeds, each seed with one seed leaf or cotyledon.
Monocular vision Monocular vision (penglihatan monocular)
Seeing object with one eye.
Nastic movement Nastic movement (gerakan nastik)
Movements of parts of plants in response to a stimulus that do not involve growth and are not related
to the direction of the stimulus.
Nerve Nerve (saraf)
Rows of connected nerve cells that carry information throughout the body.
Non-flowering plant Non-flowering plant (tumbuhan tidak berbunga)
Plant which does not produce flowers.
Nose Nose (hidung)
A sensory organ that is used to detect smells.
Optical Illusion Optical Illusion (ilusi optik)
A scene or picture of what we think we see that differs from what it really is.

4. Pain Pain (kesakitan)
Feeling that you have when you are hurt or become ill.
Periscope Periscope (periskop)
A long tube with two reflecting surfaces such as mirrors at each end that is used for looking over the top
of something.
Peristalsis Peristalsis (peristalsis)
The process of contractions of the muscles to push the food towards the stomach.
Photosynthesis Photosynthesis (fotosintesis)
A process in which green plants use light, carbon dioxide and water to produce food and oxygen.
Phototropism Phototropism (fototropisme)
Movement or growth of plants in response to light.
Plumule Plumule (plumul)
The part of the cotyledon of a plant which will develop into a shoot.
Population Population (populasi)
A group of individuals of the same species that live and reproduce in a habitat at the same time.
Pressure Pressure (tekanan)
A force pressing on per unit area of someone or something.
Producer Producer (pengeluar)
A living organism that makes its own food and provides food for other living organisms.
Protease Protease (protease)
An enzyme that helps to break down proteins into amino acids.
Protein Protein (protein)
A class of food that helps to build body tissues for growth, development and repair of body tissues.
Pyramid of numbers Pyramid of numbers (piramid nombor)
The numbers of different organisms in a food chain or a food web.
Radicle Radicle (redikel)
The part of the cotyledon of a plant which will develop into roots.
Receptor Receptor (hujung saraf)
Cell located at the end of a nerve that detects a particular type of stimulus.
Reflection of light Reflection of light (pantulan cahaya)
The bouncing of light off a surface on which the light falls.

5. Reflection of sound Reflection of sound (pantulan bunyi)
The bouncing of sound off a surface on which the sound falls.
Refraction of light Refraction of light (pembiasan cahaya)
The bending of light when light passes between two media of different density.
Response Response (gerak balas)
The way in which an organism acts or behaves upon receiving a stimulus.
Salty Salty (masin)
The taste of common salt.
Sense Sense (deria)
A natural ability of animals to detect changes and objects in their surroundings.
Sensitivity Sensitivity (kepekaan)
The ability to detect stimuli.
Sensory cells Sensory cells (sel deria)
Cells that are used for detecting stimuli.
Sensory organ Sensory organ (organ deria)
Organ that can sense changes in the surroundings.
Short-sightedness Short-sightedness (rabun jauh)
A defect in vision in which distant objects cannot be seen clearly.
Skin Skin (kulit)
The largest sensory organ in the human body that is used to detect touch, pressure, heat, cold and pain.
Sound Sound (bunyi)
A form of energy produced by vibrating air or other vibrating particles.
Sour Sour (masam)
The taste of vinegar or lemon.
Species Species (spesies)
A group of similar living organisms that can successfully breed together.
Stereophonic hearing Stereophonic hearing (pendengaran stereofonik)
Hearing with both ears that enables us to tell which direction a sound is coming from.
Stereoscopic vision Stereoscopic vision (penglihatan stereoskopik)
Seeing with both eyes that enable us to better judge the distance of objects and to create a three-
dimensional image of objects.

6. Stethoscope Stethoscope (stetoskop)
A device that helps us to hear soft sounds such as our heartbeat.
Stimulus Stimulus (rangsangan)
Something that causes a change or accelerates an action. These changes or objects that can be detected
by our senses are known as stimuli.
Sweet Sweet (manis)
The taste of sugar.
Taste Taste (rasa)
A stimulus caused by dissolved chemicals that are detected by the taste receptors in our tongue.
Thigmotropism Thigmotropism (tigmotropisme)
Movement or growth of plant in response to touch.
Tongue Tongue (lidah)
A sensory organ that is used to detect tastes.
Touch Touch (sentuhan)
A sense that tells you what something fells like, through your skin.
Toxin Toxin (toksin)
Any poisonous substance produced by bacteria, animals or plants.
Tropism Tropism (tropisme)
A response in plant that involves movement or growth in plants towards or away from a stimulus.
Vertebrate Vertebrate (vertebrata)
An animal with a backbone.
Villus Villus (vilus)
A fingerlike projection from the wall of the small intestine.
Vitamins Vitamins (vitamin)
A class of food that is needed in small amounts for the body’s health and growth.