B4 - The Processes Of Life Flashcards

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What are DNA?

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They contain genetic codes

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What do all cells contain?

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DNA and organelles

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What are organelles?

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Parts of the cells structure that allows the cell to preform specific functions

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What parts do animals have in them?

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Cytoplasm, mitochondria, a nucleus and a cell membrane

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What is the cytoplasm?

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Where chemical reactions take place (anaerobic respiration)

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What is the mitochondria?

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Contains the enzymes needed for aerobic respiration

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What is the nucleus?

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Contains the DNA and controls the cell

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What is the cell membrane?

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Something that allows chemicals like gases and water to pass through

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What parts do plant cells have?

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Cell wall, vacuole, cytoplasm, cell membrane, chloroplast, mitochondrion and nucleus

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What is the cell wall?

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Strengthens the cell by being made of cellulose

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What is the vacuole?

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Helps support the cell

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What are the chloroplasts?

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Contains chlorophyll which absorbs light energy and also contains some enzymes needed for photosynthesis

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What are enzymes?

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Protein molecules that speed up the rate of chemical reactions in cells

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What do enzymes need to work at the optimum?

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A specific temperature

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What happens after the optimum enzyme activity is reached?

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The active site is damaged and starts to slow down, eventually it stops working and therefore is denatured

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What does the lock and key model explain?

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How only a molecule with the correct shape can fit into an enzyme

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What is the active site?

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The place where the molecule fits into the enzyme

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How can the active site be changed?

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Heating the enzyme above a certain temperature and altering the pH level

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What is respiration?

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The release of energy from food chemicals in all living cells

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What are the two types of respiration?

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Aerobic and anaerobic

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What is aerobic respiration?

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Respiration using oxygen; releases energy and produces carbon dioxide and water

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What is the word equation for aerobic respiration?

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Glucose + Oxygen = Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy released

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What is the symbol equation for aerobic respiration?

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C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O

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Where does aerobic respiration occur?

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In animal cells, plant cells and microbial cells

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What is the energy released in aerobic respiration used for?
Movement and active transport
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What is anaerobic respiration?
The process of releasing energy from glucose in living cells without oxygen to produce a small amount of energy quickly
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What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration in plant cells
Glucose = Carbon dioxide + Ethanol + Energy released
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What's the difference between the word equation for anaerobic respiration in plant cells and animals cells?
Lactic acid replaced Carbon dioxide + Ethanol
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What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration in animal cells?
Glucose = Lactic acid + Energy released
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Give examples of when anaerobic respiration occurs?
When no or little oxygen is present so when plant root cell are waterlogged, vigorous exercise (100m)
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Why is aerobic respiration more efficient than anaerobic respiration?
Because it released much more energy per glucose molecule
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What is photosynthesis?
The chemical process that takes place in green plants to produce glucose
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What is the word equation for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide + Water = Glucose + Oxygen
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What is the symbol equation for photosynthesis?
6CO2 + 6H2O = C6 H12 O6 + 6O2
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What is a polymer?
A long chain molecule made from copies of the same thing (example glucose)
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What are the limiting factors for photosynthesis?
Temperature, Carbon dioxide concentration and Light intensity
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What is a quadrat?
Anything within a defined area
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What is a transect?
A random section across an area
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What is diffusion?
The overall movement of substances from regions of high concentration to low concentration
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What substances move in and out of cells by diffusion?
Oxygen, Carbon dioxide and Dissolved food
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How are nitrates from the soil absorbed by plants?
Active transport
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Why does a plant use active transport to get nitrates from the soil and not diffusion?
Because nitrates outside the plant has lower concentrations than inside it so energy from respiration is needed to absorb them by active transport
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What is active transport?
The movement of a substance against a concentration gradient (regions of low concentration to high) requiring energy from respiration
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What is osmosis?
A type of diffusion but in water from a dilute solution to a concentrated dilution through a partially permeable membrane