9.1 Flashcards

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homeostasis

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maintenance of a constant internal environment
involves an optimum point
-temp
-pH
-water potential

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processes of life

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metabolism
response
homeostasis
growth
reproduction
excretion
nutrition

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3
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optimal conditions external

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temp
toxins
humidity
light intensity

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optimal conditions internal

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temp
water potential
pH
metabolic substrate

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if not optimum conditions

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enzymes denature
tertiary structure changed
can no longer make substrate complexes
or not enough successful collisions

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water potential changes

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change in the volume of cells due to osmosis-expand and shrink
influenced by glucose concentration
glucose conc affects supply of glucose for respiration

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7
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controlling homeostasis

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1-optimum
2-receptor
3-coordinator
4-effector

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positive feedback

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amplifacation of a response
-conditions change
-change detected
-response reinforces change
so conditions are changed and cycle continues

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9
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positive feedback example

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stretch in the cervix from the baby
nerve impulse to the brain
brain stimulates the release of oxytocin
causes the uterus to contract
stretching the cervix

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negative feedback

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restoration of set point
ideal conditions
increase/decrease detected
decrease/increase occurs

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example of negative feedback

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oven
heat goes over set temp
fan turns off
heat goes under set temp
fan goes on

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hormones release

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endocrine glands can be stimulated to release hormones by nerves or other hormones
pituitary gland particularly secretes hormones that affect other glands

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pituritry and hypothalomus

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found in brain
hypothalamus often controls pituitary
hypothalomus contains neurosecretry cells
a group of which stimulate or inhibit the release of hormones from the anterior pituitary
-release factors or release inhibiting factors
another group of neurosecretery produce secretions that are stored in the posterior pituitary and released as hormones /

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14
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anterior lobe hormones x6

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thyroid stimulating hormone
-secretion of thyroxin
growth hormones (GH)
-stimulates growth
adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)
-controls adrenal cortex
follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
-stimulates oestrogen and sperm
leueinising hormone (LH)
-stimulates ovulation
prolactin
-milk production

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posterior lobe hormones x2

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antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
-decreases urine volume
oxytocin
-stimulates muscle contraction in the uterus

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second messenger

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-hormones bind to receptors on target cells
-triggers intracellular membrane bound reactions
-stimulates the release of second messenger
-which activates enzymes to alter the metabolism of a cell

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second messenger e.g

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adrenaline binds to a receptor
activating to an enzyme- adenyl cyclase which converts atp to cyclic AMP
the cAMP acts as second messenger
triggers different responses e.g increased respiration

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hormone enters through cell

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hormones pass through the membrane and bind to a receptor inside the cell
they form a hormone-receptor complex which passes into the nucleus and acts as a transcription factor to regulate gene expression

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oestrogen

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20
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tropisms

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growth of a plant in response to a stimulus
plant grows towards or away from stimuli
e.g
positive phototropism - plant grows towards light
negative gravitropism - plant grows away from light
hydrophobic - water

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plant hormones

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auxins
cytokinins
gibberellins

22
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auxins

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produced in young shoots (e.g IAA)
plant growth factor
released from terminal bud
move down plant - active transport + calcium ions
control gravitropism and photo
inhibit growth of side plants- apical dominance (growth only in stem)
control the amount of cytokines

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cytokinins

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promote bud growth
produced from base of shoot
promote cell devision in the meristems and cambium
work with ethene in the abcisiion of leaves flowers and fruits

24
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how does IAA work

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iaa diffuses to zone of elongation
bind to specific receptor sites on the cell membrane -active pumping of H+ ions into the cell wall spaces
changes pH to 5 which is the optimum for enzymes that break myofibrils bonds
so more water can be absorbed by osmosis causing cell walls to stretch elongating the cell

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giberellins

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growth regulators
stimulate elongation
break dormancy of seeds
stimulate enzymes in germination

26
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phytochromes

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blue green pigment in plants
2 forms
Pr-inactive absorbs red light
Pfr- active absorbs far red light
red light germinates
far red light inhibits germination
final flash is the determining factor
once the light is absorbed it becomes the other form reversibly

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photoperiod

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amount of time an organism is exposed to light during 24 hour period

28
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short day plants

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plants flowering when days are short and nights long
e.g strawberries
Pfr inhibits flowering

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long day plants

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plants flowering in long days and short nights
e.g cabbage
Pfr stimulates flowering

30
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day neutral plants

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unaffected by the length of day
e.g cucumbers

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day time

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Pfr rise
more red than far red
so conversion from Pr to Pfr occurs more rapidly in daytime than Pfr to Pr

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night time

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Pr levels rise
red not available in darkness
so Pfr converts slowly to Pr

33
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etiolation

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occurs in plant shaded from light
grow rapidly using up reserves to find the light
form tall and thin
-thin stems
-lack of chlorophyll (yellowish)
once light is reached growth slows as chlorophyll forms

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Pfr as a transciption factor

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-Pr converted into Pfr in light moves into nucleus through pores
it binds to a nuclear protein- phytocrome interacting factor 3 (PIF3)
- a known transcription factor
-only binds to Pfr nit Pr
-actives gene transcription and formation of mRNA when bound to Pfr

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axins and expansin growth

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as ph falls elongation increases
expansin activated by lower ph
weakening intermolecular bonds between cellulose
cell takes in water causing it to expand

36
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adh

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increase in adh increases permeability of the collecting duct to water - more concentrated urine