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B2.3 Common Systems Flashcards

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Why are there gaps in the fossil record?

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  1. Soft tissue decays
  2. Some hard tissue is destroyed before a fossil can form
  3. Some fossils have not yet been found
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What is the common basic limb structure through time in vertebrates?

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The Pentadactyl limb.

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Name three species that have the pentadactyl limb.

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Many answers possible, including human, whale, horse, bird, bat, frog and lizard

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What is a meristem?

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An area in a plant where cells divide by mitosis

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What is elongation?

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An area where cells get longer in a plant.

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What is differentiation?

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When stem cells differentiate into specialised cells for their job.

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What is the composition of blood?

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55% plasma

45% red blood cells

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What red pigment can combine reversibly with oxygen to transport it around the body?

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Haemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin when it has combined.

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What is a fossil?

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The preserved traces or remains of an organism that lived thousands if years ago.

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What is the function of our heart?

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To pump oxygenated blood around our body

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In order, through what does a red blood cell travel through on its way through the heart?

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Vena Cava, right atrium, artio-ventricular valve, right ventricle, semi-lunar valve, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, left ventricle, atrio-ventricular valve, left ventricle, semi-lunar valve, aorta

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Why is the muscle thicker on the left side of the heart than on the right side of the heart?

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The left side needs to pump the blood around the whole body, not just to the lungs

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What is an artery?

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A blood vessel with a thick, muscular wall that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart.

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What is a Vein?

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A blood vessel with a thin, muscular wall that carries deoxygenated blood to the heart.

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What is a capillary?

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A blood vessel with a one cell thick wall that carries blood to where diffusion of substances needs to happen.

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16
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What is an organ system?

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A group of organs working together for a purpose.

17
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What does digestion do?

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Breaks down large insoluble molecules into smaller soluble molecules so that our bodies can use it.

18
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Which organs are a part of the alimentary canal (where the food travels)?

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Mouth, Oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus.

19
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Where is bile stored, made and found?

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Bile is made in the liver, stored in the gall bladder and released into the small intestine.

20
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What is the process where a bolus of food is pushed down the Oesophagus?

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Peristalsis

21
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What is a bolus?

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A small ball of food that can travel down you Oesophagus.

22
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How is the acidic content of the stomach neutralised in the small intestine?

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With Bile.

23
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What enzymes are used to digest Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats?

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Carbohydrates : Amylase
Proteins : Protease
Fats: Lipase

24
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What do Carbohydrates, Proteins and fats break down into?

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Carbohydrates : Simple sugars
Proteins : Amino Acids
Fats : Fatty acids and glycerol

25
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What does Bile do to fats?

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Emulsifies them (breaks them down into tiny droplets to give them a larger surface area to volume ratio)

26
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What are villi?

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Folds in the lining of the small intestine to increase surface area for the absorption of food?

27
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What is inside Villi and what are their purpose?

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Blood capillaries, which quickly take absorbed food away to allow more absorption to take place.

28
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What is Coeliac Disease?

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A disease where there villi are lost.

29
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What are probiotics?

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Foods that contain the bacteria Lactobacillus which produce lactic acid in the gut?

30
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What are plant sterol esters?

A

Oily substances found in plants, which lower the level of cholesterol in your blood.

31
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What are prebiotics?

A

Substances that you body cannot digest and act as food for beneficial bacteria in your gut.

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