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1
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Respiration in absence of oxygen

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Glucose to pyruvate to ethanol and co2 and Energy
Happens in yeast

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2
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Respiration in lack of oxygen

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Glucose to pyruvate to lactic acid plus energy
Happens in our muscle cells

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3
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Respiration in presence of oxygen

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Glucose to pyruvate to carbon dioxide plus water plus energy
Happens in mitchondria

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4
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Pulmonary circuit

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RV to PA to lungs to PV to LA

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5
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Systemic circuit

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LV to Aorta to Organs to Vena cava to RA

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6
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Protection of brain

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Cranium
Meninges (3 membranes)
Cerebrospinal fluid

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7
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Forebrain parts

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Cerebrum
Thalamus
Hypothalamus

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8
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Hindbrain parts

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Pons
Medulla oblongata
Cerebellum

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9
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Cerebrum function

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Largest part of brain
Voluntary actions

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10
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Thalamus function

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Coordinating centre for sensory and motor signaling

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11
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Hypothalamus function

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Regulates temperature hunger thirst
Regulation of behavior emotions

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12
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Cerebellum

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Responsible for balance of the body and posture
Precision of voluntary actions

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13
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Medulla functions

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Involuntary functions
Breathing heartbeat digestion BP

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14
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Pons function

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sleep cycle
Relays information

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15
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Midbrain function

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Processing of visual and auditory information

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16
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Types of movement in plants

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Nastic movement(non directional)
Tropic movement (directional)

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17
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Plant growth promoter hormones

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Auxin
Gibberlin
Cytokinin

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18
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Growth inhibitor plant hormones

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Absissic acid
Ethylene

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19
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Stress hormone in plants

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Absissic acid inhibits growth, wilting of leafs

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20
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Auxin

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elongation of plant

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21
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Gibberellin

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Growth of stem

22
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Cytokinin

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Promotes cell division

23
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Ethylene

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Ripening of fruit
It is a gaseous hormone

24
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Pituitary gland

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Called master gland
Located at base of brain
Growth hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone produced

25
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Thyroid gland

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Located at neck
Thyroxine produced, helps in controlling metabolism
Iodine required

26
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Deficiency of iodine in diet

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Required for thyroxine hormone
Causes giotre

27
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Adrenal gland

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Adrenaline hormone
Fight or flight

28
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Pancreas

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Insulin and glucagon
Regulates blood glucose levels
Mixed gland

29
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Testis

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Testosterone

30
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Ovary

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Estrogen

31
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Stomach

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Digestion of protein

32
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Small intestine

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Digestion of carbohydrates proteins fat

33
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Liver function

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Produces bile juice which makes food alkaline from stomach and emulsification of fat

34
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Pancreas

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Secretes pancreatic juice
Contains trypsin for digesting proteins and lipase for breaking down emulsified fat

35
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What happens to food in small intestine

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Protein to amino acids
Complex carbohydrates to glucose
Fats to fatty acids

36
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Pea plant scientific name

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Pisum sativum

37
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Why pea plant

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7 contrasting traits
Short life span
Self or cross pollination
Produces large number of offsprings

38
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Traits of pea plant

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Plant height Tall dwarf
Pod shape inflated constricted
Seed shape round wrinkled
Seed color yellow green
Flower position axial terminal
Flower color purple white
Pod color green yellow

39
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Law of dominance

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If the pair is heterozygous, one trait will dominate the other

40
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Law of segregation

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At the time of gamete formation, the gametes separate and unite back on formation of xygote

41
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Law of independent assortment

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Transfer of one character is independent of other character

42
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Binary Fission

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Happens in amoeba
Divides into two or more daughter cells

43
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Multiple fission

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Amoeba during unfavorable conditions

44
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Budding

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Hydra yeast

45
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Fragmentation

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Spirogyra

46
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Regeneration

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Hydra, Planaria, starfish

47
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Spore formation

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Fungi

48
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Advantages of vegetative propagation

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Faster and earlier than seeds
Genetically similar
Plants that cannot produce seeds can be propagated

49
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Double fertilization

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In flower
One sperm gamete fertilizes nuclei and another forms zygote

50
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Fruit formation

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Ovary developed to fruit
Ovule to seed

51
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What happens to food in mouth

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Starch gets broken to maltose