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B3 - Food and ecosystems Flashcards

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What are enzymes

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catalysts for chemical reactions in your body

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2
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What is the shape on the enzyme called

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Active site

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3
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What is the thing the enzyme breaks down called

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substrate

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4
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Equation for photosynthesis

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6CO2 + 6H2O = C6H12O6 + 6O2

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5
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What in the leaf causes photosynthesis

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chlorophyll found in chloroplasts

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6
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What is the test for starch

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Dunk leaf in boiling water, put leaf in ethanol and heat. Rinse leaf and add iodine, if starch is present the leaf with turn blue black

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7
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What is diffusion

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

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8
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What is osmosis

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The process of water entering a semi permeable membrane, from area of high concentration to low

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What is active transport

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Active transport moves particles from an area of low concentration to an area of high

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Example of active transport

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Root hair cell, with lots of minerals and water inside it, taking in minerals and water from an area of low concentration

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What is the Xylem

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Xylem move water and ions UP the plant to the leaves

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What is the phloem

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The phloem tubes transport foot substances up and down the plant

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What is transpiration

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The loss of water from the plant via its leaves.
This happens when the stomata opens, and the water evaporates

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What must be open for transpiration to happen

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The stomata

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Why do the stomata open

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To allow CO2 and O2 to diffuse in and out of the leaf

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When do the stomata close

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when water supplies start to dry up, also at night to save water

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17
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What is the population in ecosystems

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All the organisms of one species in the same habitat

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18
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What is the community in ecosystems

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All the different species living in the habitiat

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19
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What is the control variable

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The variable kept the same throughout the experiment

20
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What is the dependant variable

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The variable we measure, which changes as a result of the independent variable being changed

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What is the independent variable

A

The variable we change

22
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What are some uses of glucose in plants

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make starch and cellulose, used in building cell walls

23
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What is solution

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A mix of solute dissolvent in a solvent

24
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What is a solute

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The substance being dissolved

25
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What is solvent

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The liquid before the thing has been disolved

26
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What diffuses into plant cells

A

CO2

27
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What does hypertonic mean

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High solute concentration, and low water concentration

28
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What does hypotonic mean

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Low solute concentration, high water concentration

29
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What does isotonic mean

A

Same concentration both sides of the membrane

30
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What process absorbs water into root hair cells

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Osmosis

31
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What type of organism is found at trophic level 1

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Producers

32
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What is the only thing ever moved in osmosis

A

Water

33
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What is the test for starch.

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Iodine solution will turn blue/black if starch is present

34
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What colour will iodine remain if starch is not present

A

It will remain brown

35
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What is the test for protein

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Biurets solution, added to food, will turn purple in colour

36
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What colour is biurets solution, used to test for proteins

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Blue

37
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What is the test for sugars

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Add benedict’s solution to a test tube with sample, and heat at 95 degrees celsius.

38
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What colour will benedict’s solution turn sugars

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Green (less sugar) - yellow - orange - red (lots of sugar)

39
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What is the test for lipids

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Ethanol and water plus sample, shake in a test tube. If lipids are present, a cloudy emulsion will form

40
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Is photosynthesis endo or exo

A

endothermic

41
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How does PH denature enzymes

A

because the enzymes can lose their structure

42
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What are enzymes made from

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They are large proteins, so are made up of amino acids

43
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What do enzymes do

A

Split up substrates into multiple products, or combine multiple substrates into one product

44
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What are the two enzyme models

A

Lock and key model
Induced fit model

45
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What is a detrivore

A

an animal which feeds on dead organic material

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