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1
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State the balanced symbol equation for photosynthesis

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6 CO2 + 6 H2O → C6H12O6 + 6 O2

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State the word equation for photosynthesis

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light

carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen

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3
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Name 5 uses of glucose (for plants)

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  • Respiration
  • Making Cellulose
  • Making Amino Acids
  • Stored as Oils or Fats
  • Stored as Starch
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How glucose is used for respiration (in plants)?

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Respiration transfers energy from glucose = enables plant to convert rest of glucose into other useful substances

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How glucose is used to make cellulose (in plants)?

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Glucose is converted into cellulose for making strong plant cell walls

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How glucose is stored as oils or fats (in plants)?

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Glucose is turned to lipids (fats & oils) for storing in seed

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How glucose is used to make amino acids (in plants)?

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Glucose combined with nitrate ions (from soil) to make amino acids = made then into proteins

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Where is starch stored and why is it stored?

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Glucose turned into starch and stored in roots, stems & leaves, ready for use when photosynthesis isn’t happening (like in winter)

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9
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Why is starch better for storing than glucose?

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Because starch is insoluble - cell with lots of glucose would draw in loads of water and swell up

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10
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What is a limiting factor?

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Is something that can stop photosynthesis from happening any

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Name 4 things the rate of photosynthesis is affected by?

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  • Temperature
  • Intensity of light
  • Concentration of carbon dioxide
  • Chlorophyll
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12
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How can amount of chlorophyll in plant be affected?

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Can be affect by disease or environmental stress (lack of nutrients)

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13
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How does amount of chlorophyll affect the rate of photosynthesis?

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If chloroplasts are damaged or don’t make enough chlorophyll (e.g. due to disease), means rate of photosynthesis decreases as they can’t absorb as much light

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14
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In winter, what is usually the limiting factor?

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Temperature

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15
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At night, what is usually the limiting factor?

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Light

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When it’s warm enough and bright enough, what is usually the limiting factor?

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Carbon dioxide

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17
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Why does photosynthesis require light?

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Because it provides energy

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18
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As the light level is raised, what happens to the rate of photosynthesis?

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It increases steadily BUT only up to a certain point

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Why might the rate of photosynthesis not increase as the light intensity increases?

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Because either temperature or CO2 level is a limiting factor

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As the CO2 level is raised, what happens to the rate of photosynthesis?

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It increases steadily BUT only up to a certain point

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21
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Why does the temperature affect the rate of photosynthesis?

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Because it affects enzymes involved

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22
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What does it mean if the limiting factor is temperature?

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Means the temperature is too low

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23
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Why does increasing the temperature make the rate of photosynthesis increases?

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Because the collisions between enzymes and substrates occur more frequently

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What happens to the rate of photosynthesis when a plant gets too hot and why?

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Enzymes become denatured causing photosynthesis to stop completely

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25
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Why is respiration important?

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It transfers energy that cells needs to do everything - this energy is used for all living processes

26
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What is respiration?

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Process of transferring energy from glucose, which goes on in every cell

27
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Name 3 things respiration transfers energy for?

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  1. To build up larger molecules from smaller ones (like proteins from amino acids)
  2. In animals it’s used to allow the muscles to contract (so they move about)
  3. In mammals & birds the energy is used to keep their body temperature steady in colder surroundings
28
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What is aerobic respiration?

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Respiration using oxygen - most efficient way to transfer energy from glucose

29
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State the word equation for aerobic respiration

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glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water

30
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State balanced symbol equation for aerobic respiration

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C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O

31
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When is anaerobic respiration is used?

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If there’s not enough oxygen

32
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Why doesn’t anaerobic reposition transfer nearly as much energy as aerobic respiration?

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Because glucose isn’t fully oxidised (doesn’t combine with oxygen)

33
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What is anaerobic respiration?

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It’s the incomplete breakdown of glucose, making lactic acid

34
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State the word equation for anaerobic respiration (occurs in animals)

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glucose → lactic acid

35
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When is anaerobic respiration useful?

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Only useful in emergencies

36
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When plants and yeast cells respire without oxygen, what do they produce?

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They produce ethanol and carbon dioxide (instead of lactic acid)

37
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What is anaerobic respiration called in yeast cells?

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fermentation

38
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In bread-making, what makes bread rise?

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The carbon dioxide from fermentation

39
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In beer and wine-making, what produces alcohol?

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The fermentation process

40
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State the word equation for anaerobic respiration that occurs in plants and yeast cells

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glucose → ethanol + carbon dioxide

41
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Why do muscles need energy from respiration?

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To contact

42
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Name 3 things that happens when you exercise (to increase respiration)

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  • Breathing rate increases
  • Breath volume increase
  • Heart rate increases
43
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Why does your breathing rate and breath volume increases when you exercise?

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To get more oxygen into blood

44
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Why does your heart rate increases when you exercise?

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To get this oxygenated blood around body faster & also removes CO2 more quickly at same time

45
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When you do really vigorous exercise (e.g. Sprinting), what happens?

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Your body can’t supply oxygen to your muscles quickly enough so they start respiring anaerobically

46
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Why anaerobic respiration not the best way transfer energy from glucose?

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Because lactic acid builds up in muscles which gets painful

47
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After resorting to anaerobic respiration, when you stop exercising you’ll have an …

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“oxygen debt”`

48
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What is an oxygen debt?

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Amount of extra oxygen your body needs to react with build up lactic acid and remove it from cells

49
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When oxygen reacts with lactic acid, what is formed?

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(Harmless) CO2 and water

50
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Why do you have to keep breathing hard for a while after you stop exercising?

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To get more oxygen into your blood (transported to muscle cells)

51
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When does your pulse and breathing rate stay high?

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Whilst there’s high levels of lactic acid and CO2

52
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What the other way your body copes with high levels of lactic acid?

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Blood that enters your muscles transports lactic acid to liver. In liver, lactic acid is converted back to glucose.

53
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How can you increase carbon dioxide levels in a greenhouse?

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Using paraffin heater = heats & makes CO2 as by-product

54
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What’s the benefit of keeping plants in a greenhouse?

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Keep free from pests & diseases

55
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Why does a fitter person have a lower heart rate?

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A fitter person’s heart is stronger → can pump more blood in each beat = doesn’t have to work as hard

56
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Name 2 short-term internal effects of exercise

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  • Glucagon turns glycogen back into glucose for respiration
  • Vasodilation
57
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Define heart rate

A

Beats per min

58
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Define cardiac output

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Vol. of blood pumped in a minute

59
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Define stroke volume

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Vol. of blood in one beat

60
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How do you calculate cardiac output

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Stroke Volume x Heart Rate

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