B1 - Understanding Ourselves Flashcards
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Why is cholesterol a cause of heart disease?
Cholesterol builds up in arteries. Forms plaque which restricts or blocks blood flow.
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What does heterozygous mean?
Having 2 different alleles for a certain characteristic.
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What is the job of the pupil?
Let light get through to back of eye.
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Where are chromosomes found?
In nucleus of a cell
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What are essential amino acids?
Ones body cannot make by transamination (22 amino acids, 9 essential).
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Ones body cannot make by transamination (22 amino acids, 9 essential).
What are essential amino acids?
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Electrical signals travelling along neurones
What are nerve impulses?
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White blood cells which engulf and then digest pathogens
What are Phagocytes?
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Ciliary muscles relax. Suspensory ligaments tighten. Lens becomes more concave (thinner).
What does the eye do to see distant objects?
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Having half the number of chromosomes/unpaired (e.g. Gametes)
What is a haploid?
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What does recessive mean?
The allele that only has an effect when homozygous.
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What is active immunity?
Body makes its own antibodies following exposure to antigen - either by catching disease or through vaccination.
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Name some Class C drugs…
Anabolic steroids and tranquilisers.
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What does the cornea do?
Refracts light
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flu (Influenza)
What is an example of a disease caused by viruses?
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Contain all the essential amino acids. Source = animals
What are first class proteins?
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What is a vector?
Animal which carries micro-organisms that cause disease. It is not affected by disease.
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What is an example of a disease caused by fungi?
Athlete’s foot
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What is an example of a disease caused by protozoa?
Dysentery
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Convex lens or laser surgery
What is the solution for long sightedness?
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Motor Neurones and Sensory Neurones
What makes up the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?
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What is body image?
How you feel about yourself - what you see when you look in mirror.
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What is a gene?
A short length of DNA controlling an organism’s characteristics.
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Animal which carries micro-organisms that cause disease. It is not affected by disease.
What is a vector?
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Concave lens or laser surgery
What is the solution to short sightedness?
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What can plant hormones be used for comercially?
Selective weedkillers, rooting powder, ripening fruit and controlling dormancy.
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Controls fine focus
What does the lens do?
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How quickly heart and breathing rates return to normal after exercise.
What is cardiovascular efficiency?
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Blood vessels on surface constrict so less heat can be transferred from blood to surroundings.
What is vasoconstriction?
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What factors decrease blood pressure?
A balanced diet and regular exercise.
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What are the effects of high blood pressure?
Burst blood vessels which can cause a stroke or kidney failure.
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What are reflexes?
Fast - shorter distance for impulse to travel. Automatic - no thinking involved.
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What do the ciliary muscles do?
Changes shape of lens
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What is gibberellin?
Hormone which breaks dormancy in plants and allows seeds to germinate.
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What is a diploid?
Having paired chromosomes (e.g. In the body)
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Where we have antibodies to fight pathogens
What is immunity?
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The allele that has an effect both in homozygous and heterozygous conditions.
What does dominant mean?
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Anabolic steroids and tranquilisers.
Name some Class C drugs…
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What is the systolic reading?
High reading - when heart contracts
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What are bases?
They determine the type fo gene, depending on the order of them.
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What is auxin?
Plant hormones which control growth and cause cell elongation.
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Cholera
What is an example of a disease caused by bacteria?
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What are the combinations for cystic fibrosis?
(recessive disease) CC - normal/disease free Cc - carrier cc - Have cystic fibrosis
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A different form of the gene for the same characteristic.
What is an allele?
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Slow down virus development but do not kill them.
What do antivirals do?
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An organism’s outward appearance.
What is a phenotype?
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Heroin, LSD, Ecstasy, Cocaine.
Name some Class A drugs…
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What is negative phototropism?
Roots grow away from light source.
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How does smoking increase blood pressure?
Nicotine increases heart rate. Carbon monoxide binds irreversibly to haemoglobin in red blood cells, reducing oxygen intake and heart beats faster to compensate.
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What is a haploid?
Having half the number of chromosomes/unpaired (e.g. Gametes)
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What is the solution to short sightedness?
Concave lens or laser surgery
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What is passive immunity?
Antibody is produced in another animal and then injected into patient.
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Having two identical alleles for a characteristic.
What does homozygous mean?
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0.6 x body mass (kg)
How do you calculate Estimated Average daily Requirement (EAR) of protein?
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What is an example of a disease caused by viruses?
flu (Influenza)
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What is positive phototropism?
Growing/bending towards light. (Applies to shoot)
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Eating disorders
What can poor self image lead to?
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How do you calculate Estimated Average daily Requirement (EAR) of protein?
0.6 x body mass (kg)
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The allele that only has an effect when homozygous.
What does recessive mean?
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Responding to a stimulus
What is tropism?
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Name some Class B drugs…
Cannabis and Amphetamine (speed)
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To make seeds germinate at certain times of year.
How do commercial farmers use gibberellin?
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What are the effects of low blood pressure?
Poor circulation, dizziness and fainting.
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The genes that an organism contains.
What is a genotype?
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What are lymphocytes?
White blood cells which produce antibodies which lock on to antigens on outside of pathogen to de-activate them.
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What is vasoconstriction?
Blood vessels on surface constrict so less heat can be transferred from blood to surroundings.
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Detects the light
What does the retina do?
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What can a lack of vitamin C lead to?
Scurvy
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A gap between two neurones
What is a synapse?
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What does healthy mean?
Being free from disease and infection
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What does the retina do?
Detects the light
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Fast - shorter distance for impulse to travel. Automatic - no thinking involved.
What are reflexes?
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What is an example of a disease caused by bacteria?
Cholera
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Strength, speed, stamina, suppleness (agility/flexibility)
What are the 4 S’s?
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How you feel about yourself - what you see when you look in mirror.
What is body image?
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High reading - when heart contracts
What is the systolic reading?
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Low reading - when heart is filling
What is the diastolic reading?
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Antibody is produced in another animal and then injected into patient.
What is passive immunity?
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Stimulus, receptor, sensory neurone, CNS (relay neurone), motor neurone, effector, response.
What are the stages of the reflex arc?
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mmHg - millimetres of mercury
What is blood pressure measured in?
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What are the stages of the reflex arc?
Stimulus, receptor, sensory neurone, CNS (relay neurone), motor neurone, effector, response.
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What are nerve impulses?
Electrical signals travelling along neurones
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Blood vessels widen allowing more blood to flow near surface so more heat can radiate to surroundings.
What is vasodilation?
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What are Phagocytes?
White blood cells which engulf and then digest pathogens
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They determine the type fo gene, depending on the order of them.
What are bases?
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What is the equation to calculate BMI?
body mass ÷ (height)²
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Sends messages to brain
What does the optic nerve do?
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Where is auxin produced?
In the tip of the shoot
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(dominant disease) Hh - Have disease hh - Disease-free
What are the combinations for Huntington’s disease?
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Roots of a plant grow down in response to gravity.
What is positive geotropism?
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(recessive disease) CC - normal/disease free Cc - carrier cc - Have cystic fibrosis
What are the combinations for cystic fibrosis?
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Binocular Vision - Eyes see slightly different images because they are a few cm apart. Brain compares two - more similar, further away object is.
How do the eyes judge distance?
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What does homozygous mean?
Having two identical alleles for a characteristic.
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Cholesterol builds up in arteries. Forms plaque which restricts or blocks blood flow.
Why is cholesterol a cause of heart disease?
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What is immunity?
Where we have antibodies to fight pathogens
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What is Transamination?
Conversion in liver of one amino acid into another.
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Name some Class A drugs…
Heroin, LSD, Ecstasy, Cocaine.
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What is the diastolic reading?
Low reading - when heart is filling
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Stress, smoking, alcohol, being over weight.
What factors increase blood pressure?
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What is cardiovascular efficiency?
How quickly heart and breathing rates return to normal after exercise.
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What is a phenotype?
An organism’s outward appearance.
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Burst blood vessels which can cause a stroke or kidney failure.
What are the effects of high blood pressure?
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Growing/bending towards light. (Applies to shoot)
What is positive phototropism?
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Where does auxin gather and what happens to the plant?
On dark side of plant and causes plant to bend towards light.
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What is the solution for long sightedness?
Convex lens or laser surgery
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What do the suspensory ligaments do?
Fibres holding lens in position
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Cannabis and Amphetamine (speed)
Name some Class B drugs…
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Nicotine increases heart rate. Carbon monoxide binds irreversibly to haemoglobin in red blood cells, reducing oxygen intake and heart beats faster to compensate.
How does smoking increase blood pressure?
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What can poor self image lead to?
Eating disorders
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Having paired chromosomes (e.g. In the body)
What is a diploid?
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What is a synapse?
A gap between two neurones
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What is an allele?
A different form of the gene for the same characteristic.
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Hormone which breaks dormancy in plants and allows seeds to germinate.
What is gibberellin?
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What factors increase blood pressure?
Stress, smoking, alcohol, being over weight.
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body mass ÷ (height)²
What is the equation to calculate BMI?
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Proteins which do not contain all essential amino acids. Source = plants
What are second class proteins?
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Carry impulses from receptor to CNS.
What do sensory neurones do?
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What are second class proteins?
Proteins which do not contain all essential amino acids. Source = plants
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Let light get through to back of eye.
What is the job of the pupil?
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Athlete’s foot
What is an example of a disease caused by fungi?
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A short length of DNA controlling an organism’s characteristics.
What is a gene?
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What are the 4 S’s?
Strength, speed, stamina, suppleness (agility/flexibility)
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What does the lens do?
Controls fine focus
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What is blood pressure measured in?
mmHg - millimetres of mercury
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How do the eyes judge distance?
Binocular Vision - Eyes see slightly different images because they are a few cm apart. Brain compares two - more similar, further away object is.
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How well physical tasks can be performed
What does fit mean?
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What is negative geotropism?
Shoots grow up against gravity.
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What does fit mean?
How well physical tasks can be performed
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What is tropism?
Responding to a stimulus
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Controls amount of light let through
What does the iris do?
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What do sensory neurones do?
Carry impulses from receptor to CNS.
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White blood cells which produce antibodies which lock on to antigens on outside of pathogen to de-activate them.
What are lymphocytes?
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Plant hormones which control growth and cause cell elongation.
What is auxin?
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A balanced diet and regular exercise.
What factors decrease blood pressure?
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How do commercial farmers use gibberellin?
To make seeds germinate at certain times of year.
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Conversion in liver of one amino acid into another.
What is Transamination?
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In nucleus of a cell
Where are chromosomes found?
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Fibres holding lens in position
What do the suspensory ligaments do?
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Having 2 different alleles for a certain characteristic.
What does heterozygous mean?
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What makes up the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?
Motor Neurones and Sensory Neurones
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Refracts light
What does the cornea do?
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On dark side of plant and causes plant to bend towards light.
Where does auxin gather and what happens to the plant?
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What makes up the Central Nervous System (CNS)?
Brain and Spinal Cord
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What is positive geotropism?
Roots of a plant grow down in response to gravity.
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Being free from disease and infection
What does healthy mean?
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Body makes its own antibodies following exposure to antigen - either by catching disease or through vaccination.
What is active immunity?
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What are first class proteins?
Contain all the essential amino acids. Source = animals
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What are the combinations for Huntington’s disease?
(dominant disease) Hh - Have disease hh - Disease-free
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What is a genotype?
The genes that an organism contains.
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What do motor neurones do?
Carry impulses from CNS to effector.
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Shoots grow up against gravity.
What is negative geotropism?
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Ciliary muscles contract. Suspensory ligaments slacken. Lens becomes more convex (fatter).
What does the eye do to see near objects?
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Carry impulses from CNS to effector.
What do motor neurones do?
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What does the iris do?
Controls amount of light let through
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Selective weedkillers, rooting powder, ripening fruit and controlling dormancy.
What can plant hormones be used for comercially?
B1 - Understanding Ourselves
What do antivirals do?
Slow down virus development but do not kill them.
B1 - Understanding Ourselves
What does the eye do to see distant objects?
Ciliary muscles relax. Suspensory ligaments tighten. Lens becomes more concave (thinner).
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Dysentery
What is an example of a disease caused by protozoa?
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Why is cholesterol even more dangerous in the coronary artery?
Increases risk of heart attacks if they have a thrombosis/blood clot.
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Brain and Spinal Cord
What makes up the Central Nervous System (CNS)?
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What is vasodilation?
Blood vessels widen allowing more blood to flow near surface so more heat can radiate to surroundings.
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What does the eye do to see near objects?
Ciliary muscles contract. Suspensory ligaments slacken. Lens becomes more convex (fatter).
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Changes shape of lens
What do the ciliary muscles do?
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Poor circulation, dizziness and fainting.
What are the effects of low blood pressure?
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Roots grow away from light source.
What is negative phototropism?
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Increases risk of heart attacks if they have a thrombosis/blood clot.
Why is cholesterol even more dangerous in the coronary artery?
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What does dominant mean?
The allele that has an effect both in homozygous and heterozygous conditions.
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In the tip of the shoot
Where is auxin produced?
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What does the optic nerve do?
Sends messages to brain
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Scurvy
What can a lack of vitamin C lead to?