Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

A-level Biology > 3.2 Transport In Animals (and some exchange surfaces and breathing) > Flashcards

3.2 Transport In Animals (and some exchange surfaces and breathing) Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
AP® Biology flashcards Biology 101 flashcards
1
Q

What substances do organisms need to survive?

A

Glucose

Oxygen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What substances do organisms need to get rid of?

A

Lactic acid
Urea
Carbon dioxide

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

How do small organisms obtain and get rid of substances?

A

Diffusion, phagocytosis and exocytosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Why do small organisms not need an exchange system?

A

The substances reach all cells as they’re all in the external environment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

How do large organisms obtain and get rid of substances?

A

An exchange system

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Why do large organisms need an exchange system?

A

Not all cells are in an external environment as there is a low surface area to volume ratio

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What features make a good exchange system?

A

Moisture
Rich blood supply
Thin membranes
Large surface area

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What is inhalation?

A

Breathing in

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What is exhalation?

A

Breathing out

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What happens during human inhalation?

A
  • Rib Cage muscles and diaphragm contract to move down and become flatter/raise displacing digestive organs
  • The volume of the thorax increases
  • The pressure in the chest cavity drops below atmospheric pressure
  • Air is moved into the lungs
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What is the thorax?

A

Thoracic/chest cavity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What happens during exhalation?

A
  • The rib cage muscles and diaphragm relax pushing up the diaphragm from the organs and allowing the ribcage to fall
  • The volume of the thorax decreases
  • The pressure in the thorax and lungs increases rises above atmospheric pressure
  • Air is moved out of the lungs
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What is atmospheric pressure?

A

The pressure in the surrounding air

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What is the importance of a large surface area in the lungs?

A

Provides more space for molecules to pass through. The individual alveoli are also covered with moisture

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What is the importance of a barrier permeable to oxygen/CO2 in the lungs?

A

The plasma membrane readily allows the diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide as small and non-polar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What is the importance of a thin barrier in the lungs?

A

Reduces diffusion distances

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

How thick are the alveoli?

A

1 cell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

What is the importance of a good blood supply in the lungs?

A

Maintains a steep concentration as brings/takes substances

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

What is the importance of ventilation in the lungs?

A

The air is consistently is being replaced

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

What is the process of air flow?

A

Mouth –> Trachea –> Bronchus –> Bronchioles –> Alveoli

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

How is a rich blood supply maintained in the lungs?

A

Capillaries run over the surface of alveoli

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

How is ventilation maintained in the lungs?

A

Surrounded by diaphragm and intercostal muscles

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

How is a large surface area in the lungs produced?

A

Many alveoli

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

What are the reasons for exchange systems?

A
  • Large multicellular organisms need a breathing system
  • Cells in centre of organisms would not receive any oxygen
  • Need more energy/high metabolic rate
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Describe the structure of the trachea

A

Supported by a layer of cartilage to hold open and prevent collapse however it is incomplete to allow bending when food is swallowed
Lined with ciliated epithelial cells /goblet cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Describe the structure of the bronchus?

A

Extensions of trachea
Split in two (left and right)
Similar to trachea but smaller
Cartilage rings hold pipe open

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Describe the structure of the bronchioles

A 
1mm/less in diameter
Smaller bronchi
Held open by smooth muscles
Contracted by smooth muscles
Lined with a thin layer of epithelial cells
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Describe the structure of the alveoli

A 
Air sacs
Where most gas exchange occurs
200-300 NM in diameter
Made of thin layer epithelial cells 
Elastic fibres recoil allowing air to move out of the alveoli
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

What can the spirometer be used for?

A

the volume of gas breathed in and out

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

What happens to the trace on a spirometer when inspiring?

A

It goes down

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

What happens to the trace on a spirometer when expiring?

A

It climbs up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

How do you find the volume of a single breath on a spirometer?

A

The peak of expiration to the low of inspiration

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

How is carbon dioxide absorbed in a spirometer?

A

Soda lime

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

What is the chamber filled with in a spirometer?

A

Oxygen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

How are movements recorded from a spirometer?

A

The floating chamber lid moves as the person breathes. It is then recorded on a datalogger to produce a trace

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

What is the tidal volume?

A

The volume of air inhaled or exhaled in one breath usually measured at a rest

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

What is the breathing rate?

A

Number of breaths per minute

38
Q

What is oxygen uptake?

A

The volume of oxygen absorbed by the lungs in one minute

39
Q

What is the vital capacity?

A

The greatest volume of air that can be expelled from the lungs after taking the deepest possible breath

40
Q

What is the residual capacity?

A

The air that remains in the lungs (airways and alveoli) even after forced expiration

41
Q

How many pairs of gills does a fish have?

A

5

42
Q

What does each gill have?

A

2 rows of filaments attached to a bony arch

43
Q

What are gill filaments like?

A

thin and folded into many secondary lamellae (gill plates)

44
Q

What are gills covered by?

A

operculum

45
Q

What is the buccal cavity?

A

The mouth

46
Q

What are fish filaments/primary lamellae?

A

slender branches of tissue that make up the gill

47
Q

What are secondary lamellae?

A

folds of the filament to increase the surface area

48
Q

What is the operculum?

A

a bony flap that covers the gills

49
Q

What is countercurrent flow?

A

Blood flows along one gill arch and out along the ligaments to the secondary lamellae.
Blood flows through capillaries in opposite directions of water flow over lamellae so that the maximum amount of oxygen can be absorbed

50
Q

What is a spiracle?

A

External opening and closing pore that allows air in and out of the trachea. It is found in insects.

51
Q

Why can insects not be big?

A

The trachea system could not supply enough oxygen

52
Q

What is the tracheal system?

A

A series of tubes that supply the muscles with oxygen directly

53
Q

How do insects ventilate the body?

A

Pump their abdomen

54
Q

Why do spiracles open and close?

A

To minimise water loss

55
Q

How does oxygen move in trachea system?

A

By diffusion

56
Q

What is the function of trachioles?

A

Store trachiole fluid

57
Q

What are the 3 main components of an insect’s ventilation system?

A

Spiracles
Trachea
Tracheoles

58
Q

What kind of circulatory system do insects have?

A

Single and open

59
Q

What kind of circulatory system do mammals have?

A

Closed and double

60
Q

What kind of circulatory system do fish have?

A

Closed and single

61
Q

What factors affect the need for circulatory systems?

A

Surface area to volume ratio
Size
Level of activity
Metabolic rate

62
Q

What is an open circulatory system?

A

Blood is not held within the vessels

63
Q

What is a closed circulatory system?

A

Blood is not held in vessels. It is continuous tubes in a complete circle directly into tissues.

64
Q

What is a double circulatory system?

A

A higher pressure system where blood passes through the pump twice

65
Q

What are the three stages of the cardiac cycle?

A

Diastole
Atrial systole
Ventricular systole

66
Q

What happens during diastole?

A

Blood flows in

Low pressure

67
Q

What happens during atrial systole?

A

Semi-lunar valves close
Atrioventricular valves open
Atria muscles contract
Pressure increases in atrium decreases in ventricles

68
Q

What happens during ventricular systole?

A

Atrioventricular valves close
Semi-lunar valves open
Ventricular muscles contract
Pressure decreases in the atria and increases in the ventricles

69
Q

What are the two types of heart muscles?

A

Smooth tissue

Myocardial tissue

70
Q

What are the purpose of valves?

A

Prevent backflow

Maintain pressure

71
Q

What happens if there is pressure in front of the valve?

A

It closes

72
Q

What happens if there is pressure behind the valve?

A

It opens

73
Q

What machine is used to measure lung capacity?

A

Spirometer

74
Q

What valves open and close during ventricular systole?

A

Semilunar open

Atrio ventricular close

75
Q

Describe why the oxygen dissociation curve is not a straight line

A

S shape cure rather than straight line
The oxygen diffuses out of the red blood cell into the tissues
At a low oxygen tension there isn’t much oxygen available - hard to find the haem group
Once binds causes conformational change making it easier for oxygen 1 and 2 to bind
It is harder for oxygen 4 to bind to the last haem group as it is harder to find the one that isn’t taken up

76
Q

What is conformational change?

A

A slight change in the haemoglobin molecule when the first oxygen binds making it easier for oxygen 1 and 2 to bind

77
Q

Why is fetal haemoglobin have a line further to the left in oxygen diassociation?

A

It has to go through the placenta and already has been used around the body
Low oxygen concentration
Has to have a higher affinity - stronger pull

78
Q

What does affinity mean?

A

Stronger pull/attraction

79
Q

What is the innermost layer of the blood vessels called?

A

Endothelium

80
Q

Which way does the graph shift during carbon dioxide transport?

A

Right

81
Q

Why does the graph shift right during carbon dioxide transport?

A

Hydrogen joins haemoglobin pushes oxygen out by changing the tertiary strucure

82
Q

Who is the bohr effect useful for?

A

Active mammals - more oxygen delivered to muscles

83
Q

Describe the bohr effect

A
  • CO2 enters the red blood cells forming carbonic acid which dissociates to release hydrogen ions
  • Hydrogen ions affect pH of cytoplasm - making it more acidic
  • Changes in pH cause the tertiary structure of the haemoglobin to change reducing the affinity for oxygen
  • Unable to hold as much oxygen and it released into tissues
84
Q

How do Hydrogen ions affect the pH of the cytoplasm?

A

Make it more acidic

85
Q

How are the hydrogen ions formed during the transportation of carbon dioxide?

A

It dissociates from carbonic acid

86
Q

Where does CO2 diffuse from when going into the red blood cells?

A

The body

87
Q

What do enzymes in red blood cells combine?

A

CO2 and H2O

88
Q

Where is oxygen released into from the red blood cells?

A

Plasma of the blood

89
Q

Why does oxyhaemoglobin dissociate?

A

Low pO2 and under the influence of hydrogen ions

90
Q

What are the three different types of CO2 transport?

A

5% dissolved in the plasma
10-20% combine with amino groups of haemoglobin to carbaminohemoglobin
75-80% converted to hydrogen carbonate ions in the cytoplasm of red blood cells

A-level Biology (23 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions