b1.1.1 Flashcards

1
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metabolic rate

A

the rate at which all chemical reactions in all the cells of the body take place .

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2
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good cholesterol

A

hdl

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3
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bad cholesterol

A

ldl

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4
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microorganism

A

bacteria or virus

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5
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pathogen

A

microbes that cause disease

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6
Q

ignaz seemmelweiss

A

introduced idea of hand washing

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7
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[moi] airborn;

A

breath in bacteria and viruses

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8
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[moi] brocken skin ;

A

cuts and scrapes

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9
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[moi] ingestion;

A

eating contaminated food

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10
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if antibiotic course is not completed …

A

resistant bacteria

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11
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MMR

A

mumps,measles,rubella.

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12
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thalidomide

A

stops morning sickness but cause deformed limbs of children however is now used to stop leprosy

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13
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antigen

A

a molecule that causes an immune response

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14
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white blood cells protect by…

A

engolf pathogens, produce anti-bodies and create anti-toxins

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15
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viruses don’t …

A

eat, need energy and do not reproduce like bacteria

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16
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phagocytes

A

white blood cells that can swallow and digest microbes and other foreign particles.

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17
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lymphocytes

A

determine the specificity of the immune response.

18
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reflex arc …

A

receptor – nerve impulse– sensory nerve– synapse– relay neuron– synapse – motor neuron – effector

19
Q

hormones are …

A

a chemical messenger sent from the glands, transported in the blood stream.

20
Q

FSH

A

matures\ripens egg

21
Q

oestrogen

A

build lining

22
Q

LH

A

release egg

23
Q

stimulates and inhibits ..

A

FSH stimulates Oestrogen which stimulates LH which inhibits Oestrogen which inhibits FSH.

24
Q

small surface are to total volume ratio means

A

less heat loss

25
Q

large surface area to total volume ratio means

A

eat more

26
Q

carbon cycle

A

dead plant – micro organisms – decompose – respire – produces co2 which is released back into the atmosphere.

27
Q

FSH made in …

A

pituitary gland

28
Q

Oestrogen made in ..

A

ovaries

29
Q

LH made in….

A

pituitary gland

30
Q

light

A

phototropic

31
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water

A

hydrotropic

32
Q

gravity

A

geotropic

33
Q

auxin

A

causes cells to grow quickly

34
Q

extremophile

A

microorganism that lives in extreme conditions

35
Q

asexual

A

one parent

36
Q

sexual

A

two parents

37
Q

every cell has …….. chromosomes

A

46

38
Q

sex cells

A

gametes

39
Q

adult cell cloning [EXAMPLE IS Frog]

A

take frogs egg — add skin cell of a different frog — give it 46 chromosomes – give it a electric shock — put in womb – baby looks exactly the same as done and will be same age.

40
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embryo cell cloning

A

fertilise an egg — turn into a ball of 200 cells but take out before it decides what it is– take some cells out and put them into other mother — cells think they are a fertilised egg – all are identical.