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B2.2 Organisms and energy Flashcards

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1
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What is the word equation for aerobic respiration?

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Glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water ( + energy)

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What is the equation for anaerobic respiration?

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Glucose → lactic acid ( + energy)

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What is respiration?

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A series of reactions in all living cells where glucose is broken down to produce energy

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What happens to the energy requirements of cells when they become more active?

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It increases

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What happens to the number of particles as you go down a concentration gradient?

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It decreases

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What process do capillaries use to move substances from the blood into and out of cells?

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Diffusion

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What are capillaries?

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Tiny blood vessels with thin walls that allow the diffusion of substances into and out of the blood

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What is diffusion?

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The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

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What happens to levels of glucose and oxygen as cells respire?

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They decrease

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10
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What are alveoli?

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Tiny air sacs found in lung tissue

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What is gas exchange?

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The exchange of one gas into the bloodstream for another

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12
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How thick are the cell walls of a capillary?

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One cell wide

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How thick is the cell wall of an alveolus?

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One cell wide

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14
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What is a pulse?

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A surge of blood in the arteries from a heart beat

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What is stroke volume?

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The volume of blood pumped out of the heart at each beat

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What is cardiac output?

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The volume of blood circulated by the heart in a given time

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What is heart rate?

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The amount of beats the heart makes

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18
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How do you calculate cardiac output?

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Stroke volume x heart rate

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19
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What is anaerobic respiration?

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Respiration that doesn’t require oxygen

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What does broken down lactic acid produce?

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Carbon dioxide and water

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21
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What substance does lactic acid need to use in order to break down?

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Oxygen

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22
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What does EPOC stand for?

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Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption

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What is EPOC?

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Period of time after exercise where there is an increased need for oxygen for things such as lactic acid break down and cell repair

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Why do people still have a high breathing and heart rate for a few minutes after exercise?

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To get more oxygen for the oxygen debt (EPOC)

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What is recovery time?

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The time taken for the pulse rate to return to normal after exercise

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26
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What is starch?

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A carbohydrate in which thousands of glucose molecules are joined together

27
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What is released when starch is broken down during digestion?

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Glucose

28
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What process do plants use to produce glucose?

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Photosynthesis

29
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What do plants store glucose as?

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Starch

30
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In what part of a plant does photosynthesis occur?

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The chloroplasts

31
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What substance absorbs light for photosynthesis in plants?

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Chlorophyll

32
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What adaptions do leaves have in order to increase the amount of light energy they absorb?

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The leaves are broad and flat to increase surface area

33
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When do stomata open?

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In response to light

34
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What are stomata?

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Microscopic pores on the undersides of leaves

35
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What do stomata do?

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  • allow carbon dioxide and oxygen to diffuse into and out of the plant
  • allow some water produced from respiration to evaporate from the surface
36
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How do the large air spaces in leaves make the cells more efficient at gas exchange?

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It gives them a larger surface area to volume ratio

37
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What affects the rate at which photosynthesis takes place?

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  • carbon dioxide levels
  • water
  • temperature
  • light levels
38
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What is a limiting factor?

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A single factor that when in short supply can limit the rate of a process

39
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What is the maximum rate of a reaction controlled by?

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The limiting factor

40
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What do roots do?

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  • anchor the plant into the ground

- take up water and mineral salts from the soil

41
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What is the name of the specialised cells that increase the surface area of a root?

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Root hair cells

42
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What form of transport does water entering root hair cells use?

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Osmosis

43
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What is osmosis?

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The diffusion of water from an area of high concentration to low concentration across a partially permeable membrane

44
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What is active transport?

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The absorption of particles against a concentration gradient

45
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What type of cells do the veins of a plant contain?

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Xylem and phloem cells

46
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What do xylem cells do?

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  • transport water and dissolved mineral salts to tissues in the plant
  • give support to the plant
47
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Are xylem or phloem cells dead?

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Xylem

48
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How are xylem cells specialised for their purpose?

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They are long and die to form hollow tubes

49
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What do phloem cells do?

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Transport sucrose to different parts of a plant

50
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Where is the main area where photosynthesis in a plant occurs?

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The palisade layer

51
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What is transpiration?

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The evaporation of water vapour from the surface of a plant

52
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What does a potometer do?

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Measure the rate of water uptake by a plant

53
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What is an organism’s environment?

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It’s surroundings

54
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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of species present within a given area

55
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What is an ecosystem?

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An area where all the organisms form a stable relationship that doesn’t need input from outside to help them remain stable

56
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What is a habitat?

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The place where an organism usually lives

57
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What are the different sampling techniques used to find the distribution of organisms in an ecosystem?

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  • pooters
  • sweep nets/pond nets
  • pitfall traps
  • quadrats
58
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How do you obtain a random sample of an area?

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You divide the area into squares and then number them. A computer generates a random number and you use that square

59
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What is sampling?

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Looking at a small portion of an area or population

60
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What is a pooter used to catch?

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Small invertebrates

61
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How are population sizes estimated?

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A random sample is collected and then the values are scaled up to fit the whole area

62
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What is systematic sampling?

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Sampling where quadrats are placed along regular intervals on a line

63
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What can affect the distribution of different species of plants?

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  • light intensity
  • soil
  • tempearture
  • water pH
64
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What is the distribution of an organism?

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The places in which it can be found in a certain area

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