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What is biomass?

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Biomass is the living material in plants and animals.

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What is dry mass? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

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Method of measuring dry biological material

  • Must kill the animal
  • Measured in grams
  • More accurate results than wet mass as it is more precise
  • Can be problematic for certain animals (dogs and cats…etc)
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What is wet mass? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

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Method of measuring wet biological material

  • Do not kill the animal
  • Measured in grams
  • Less accurate as the amount of liquid varies in animals throughout the day
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Give two differences in structure between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.

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Prokaryotic cells are smaller and simpler than eukaryotic cells which are complex and include all animal and plant cells, whereas prokaryotic cells include bacteria.

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Name the features that plant cells have that animal cells do not have.

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  • Ridgid cell wall
  • permanent vacuole
  • chloroplast
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What is the nucleus of a cell?

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It controls all the activity that goes on in a cell and contains the genetic material.

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What is the cytoplasm?

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It is a gel-like substance that fills the cell and is where all reactions take place.

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What is the cell membrane?

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Controls what goes in and out of the cell

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What are the mitochondria?

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Where most reactions to aerobic respiration take place.

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What are the ribosomes?

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It is where proteins are made in the cell.

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What is a rigid cell wall?

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Made out of cellulose, it supports and protects the cell

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What is the permanent vacuole?

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It contains cell sap

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What is the chloroplast?

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Where photosynthesis occurs. It contains a green substance called chlorophyll which absorbs the light needed for photosynthesis.

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What type of organisms are bacteria?

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Prokaryotes

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Which microscope gives a higher solution and why? A light microscope or an electron microscope?

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An electron microscope because they use electrons.

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What is cell differentiation?

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Differentiation is a process in which a cell changes in order to become specialized for its job.

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Give three ways in which a sperm cell is adapted for swimming to an egg cell.

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  • Long tail and streamline head to help with swimming
  • Lots of mitochondria for energy
  • Carries enzymes to digest through an egg cell
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How is a nerve cell specialized in order to send rapid signals?

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  • nerve cells to carry electrical signals
  • the cells are long to cover distances
  • branched out connections to connect to other nerve cells
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How is a root hair cell specialized in order to absorb water and minerals?

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-Big surface area for absorbing water and mineral ions

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How are phloem and xylem cells specialized in order to transport substances?

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  • They form tubes which transport things such as food and water around plants
  • to form them they are joined from end to end
  • hollow so things can flow through them
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What are chromosomes?

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They are coiled up lengths of DNA molecules.

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What is the cell cycle?

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The cell cycle is a cycle that makes new cells for growth, management, and repair.

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What are the main 2 stages in the cell cycle and explain what happens?

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Growth and DNA repair:

  • A cell that’s not dividing- DNA spreads out into long strings
  • Before it divides- cell grows and increases the number of subcellular structures, like mitochondria
  • then duplicates its DNA- this forms x-shaped chromosomes

Mitosis:
-Chromosomes line up at the center of the cell and cell fibers pull them apart. Two arms go onto opposite ends
-Membranes form around each set. These become the nuclei of the two new cells-nucleus divided
-cytoplasm and cell membrane divide
2 NEW DAUGHTER CELLS- IDENTICAL TO PARENTS

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Give two ways that embryonic stem cells could be used to cure diseases.

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  • stem cells transferred from the bone marrow of a healthy person can replace faulty blood cells
  • embryonic stem cells can replace faulty cells in sick people- such as insulin-producing cells to someone with diabetes
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Why might some people be against using human embryos in stem cell research?

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  • kills potential human life

- should develop other sources than embryos

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What is diffusion?

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Movement of particles from a high concentration to a low concentration.

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What are some substances that can diffuse through cell membranes?

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  • glucose
  • amino acids
  • water
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What are some substances that can’t diffuse through cell membranes?

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  • starch

- protein

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What types of molecules move through osmosis?

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water molecules

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What is osmosis?

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The movement of water molecules across a particularly permeable membrane from a region of high water concentration to a region of low water concentration.

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What are the 2 main differences between active transport and diffusion?

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  • Diffusion’s molecules move from a high concentration to a lower concentration, however, for active transport, it is the opposite
  • Diffusion does not require energy, however, active transport does
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What are some similarities between active transport and diffusion?

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  • they are both about the movement of ions

- both travel across the cell membrane

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Give 2 ways in which the villi in the small intestine are adapted for absorbing digested food.

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  • they have a single layer of surface cells

- good blood supply to assist easy absorption

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Give 2 ways in which the alveoli are adapted in order to maximize diffusion.

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  • enormous surface area
  • moist lining for dissolving gasses
  • thin walls
  • good blood supply
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Give 2 adaptations of exchange surfaces that increase the efficiency of diffusion.

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  • having a large surface area for greater exchange – achieved by having a folded surface
  • having a thin exchange surface for a short diffusion distance
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Explain how leaves are adapted in order to maximize the amount of carbon dioxide that goes into their cells.

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-Large surface area To absorb more light
Thin Short distance - for carbon dioxide to diffuse into leaf cells
Chlorophyll - Absorbs sunlight to transfer energy into chemicals
Network of veins - To support the leaf and transport water and carbohydrates
Stomata - Allow carbon dioxide to diffuse into the leaf

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What is a tissue?

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A tissue is a group of similar cells that work together to carry out a particular function.

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Explain what is meant by the term ‘organ system’

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An organ system is a group of organs that work together in order to perform a particular function

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Why can enzymes be described as biological catalysts?

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They can be described as this because enzymes reduce the need for high temperatures and we only have enzymes to speed up the useful chemical reactions.

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Why do enzymes only catalyze in one reaction?

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This is because enzymes only have one active site, which is only complementary to one specific substrate.

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What does it mean when an enzyme has been denatured?

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This means that the shape of the enzymes active site has changed and so the substrate won’t fit anymore.

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Describe how you could investigate the effect of a pH on the rate of amylase activity.

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I could do this by:

  • Dropping iodine solution into every well of a spotting tile
  • put a beaker of water on a tripod and heat the water to 35*
  • Keep water temp constant
  • Add different amounts of water to the starch solution
  • mix the components and start a timer
  • see how long it takes for the amylase solution to break down all the starch solution
  • repeat with different pH solutions
  • control variables for a fair test
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List 3 places where amylase is made in the human body.

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  • the salivary glands
  • the pancreas
  • the small intestine
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What is the role of lipases?

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Lipases convert lipids into glycerol and fatty acids

45
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Where is bile produced, stored, and released?

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Bile is released in the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and released into the small intestines.

46
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Name the solution that you would use to test for the presence of liquids in a food sample.

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Tyndall Beam Effect (shine a light on the food)

47
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Name the tubes that split off the trachea

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Bronchiole

48
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Explain the role that alveoli play in gas exchange.

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The alveoli carry out gas exchange.Oxygen diffuses from the air in the alveoli into the blood.

Carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood into the air in the alveoli.

49
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Explain why the circulatory system in humans is often referred to as ‘the double circulatory system’.

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This is because humans have two circuits joined together- the right ventricle and the left ventricle.

50
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What kind of blood does the left ventricle pump?

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oxygenated blood

51
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What kind of blood does the right ventricle pump?

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deoxygenated blood

52
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Why does the heart have valves?

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In order to make sure blood flows in the right direction- prevent it from flowing backwards.

53
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Name the 4 chambers of the heart.

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The right atrium, right ventricle, left artium, and the left ventricle.

54
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How is the resting heart rate controlled in a healthy heart?

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It is controlled by a group of cells in the right atrium that act as a pacemaker.

55
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How are arteries adapted to carry blood away from the heart?

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The heart pumps blood out at a high pressure so:

  • the artery walls are strong and elastic
  • thick lumen
  • layers of muscles to make them strong
  • elastic fibers allow them to spring back
56
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Why do red blood cells not have a nucleus?

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They don’t have a nucleus so that they can have more space to store more oxygen

57
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Give 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of statins.

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ADV:

  • reduces the amount of ‘bad’ cholesterol so they reduce the risk of heart attacks
  • Increase beneficial cholesterol (HDL cholesterol)

DIS:

  • A long-term drug that must be taken regularly, a risk of someone forgetting to take them
  • negative side effects such as kidney failure, liver damage, and memory loss
58
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What is meant by non-communicable disease?

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Cannot spread between people or animals. They generally last for a long time and get worse as time goes by. Asthma, coronary heart disease, and cancer are examples.

59
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What is the difference between biological and mechanical replacement heart valves?

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Biological valves are from humans or other mammals. Mechanical valves are man-made.

60
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Give an example of where different types of a disease might interact in the body.

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  • Some types of cancers: can be triggered by an infection by certain viruses.
  • Mental health: depression can be caused by someone with physical health problems
61
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What is meant by risk factor of a disease?

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Risk factors are things that are likely linked to increase in the likelihood that person will get a disease.

62
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What type of tumor is cancerous?

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Malignant because they invade healthy tissues and spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream.

63
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List the tissues that make up a leaf.

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Epidermal
Mesophyll
Xylem
Pholem

64
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Explain how the structure of the upper epidermal tissue in a leaf is related to its function.

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It’s transparent so that light can pass through to the palisade layer.

65
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What is the function of phloem?

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Delivers water and other nutrients to the entire leaf and takes away the glucose produced by photosynthesis.

66
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What is transpiration?

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It is the loss of water from a plant.

67
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List the 4 main things that affect transpiration.

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  • Light intensity: brighter, greater transpiration
  • Temp: warmer, faster transpiration
  • Air flow: better air flow, greater transpiration
  • Humidity: drier, faster transpiration
68
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Name the type of cell that helps open and close the stomata.

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Guard cells

69
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What type of tumor is not cancerous?

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Benign: stays in one place and grows until no room

70
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How can bacteria make us feel ill?

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Bacteria can make you feel ill by producing toxins that damage your cells and tissues

71
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How does tobacco mosaic virus affect a plant’s growth?

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It causes a mosaic pattern which then colors the leaves so that they can not carry out photosynthesis and it effects the growth.

72
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What are the symptoms of gonorrhea (which is a sexually transmitted disease)?

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  • Pain when urinating

- Yellow or green discharge from the vagina or penis

73
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What are pathogens?

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They are microorganisms that enter the body and cause diseases.

74
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In what ways are pathogens spread?

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  • Water: by drinking dirty water eg.cholera
  • Air: can be carried in air droplets produced when you cough or sneeze eg.influenza
  • Direct contact: touching skin eg. athletes foot by using the same towels
75
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What are the 3 viral diseases?

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  • HIV: spread by sexual contact
  • Tobacco mosaic virus: effects plants
  • Measles: spread by droplets
76
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How are mosquitos involved in spreading malaria?

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They pick up the infection from other people and when they bite others the disease is then transmeted

77
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How can destroying vectors help to prevent the spread of disease?

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It gets rid of what spreads the disease and therefore the disease then stops spreading.

78
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What does the stomach produce that can kill pathogens?

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hydrochloric acid

79
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Give 3 ways that the white blood cells can defend against pathogens.

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  • ingest pathogens and destroy them
  • produce antibodies to destroy particular pathogens
  • produce antitoxins that counteract the toxins released by pathogens.
80
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Give 1 pro and 1 con of vaccination.

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PRO
-help control lots of communicable diseases that were once common such as, polio
CON
-don’t always work

81
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Which plant does the painkiller aspirin originate from?

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willow

82
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What type of pathogen can antibiotics be used to kill?

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Bacteria

83
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What two things are drug tested on in preclinical testing?

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  • animals

- human volunteers

84
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What is a placebo?

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A substance that does not do anything but people do not know that.

85
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Where in a plant does photosynthesis take place?

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Takes place in chloroplasts in green plant cells

86
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What is an endothermic reaction?

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energy is transferred from the environment

87
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Why do plants store glucose as starch?

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stores it like this so that it can be used when photosynthesis is not happening and is stored as starch because it is insoluble

88
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What is meant by a ‘limiting factor’ of photosynthesis?

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what limits the amount of photosynthesis that can take place these can be:

  • light
  • CO2 concentration
  • temperature
89
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What effect would a low carbon dioxide concentration have on the rate of photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis would go slower.

90
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What is respiration?

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the process of transferring energy from the breakdown in glucose-goes on in every single cell continuously.

91
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What is an exothermic reaction?

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An exothermic reaction is a chemical reaction that releases energy by light or heat

92
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Name the products of aerobic respiration.

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carbon dioxide and water

93
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Name 2 products in the food and drink industry that fermentation is needed for.

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bread

alcoholic drinks

94
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What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration in yeast cells?

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glucose——ethonal+carbon dioxide

95
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In what organ is lactic acid converted back into glucose?

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Liver (check w teacher)

96
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Give 3 things that increase to supply the muscles with more oxygenated blood during exercise.

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-respiration
-breathing volume
-breathing rate
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97
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Explain how negative feedback helps to maintain a stable internal environment

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When the level of something is too high or low your body uses negative feedback in order to bring it back to back to normal

98
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What makes up the central nervous system and what does it do?

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Central nervous system: brain and spinal cords
Sensory neutrons: carry receptors
Motor neutrons: carry electrical receptors from the CNS to effectors
Effectors: muscular and glands which responds to nervous impulses

99
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What is a synapse?

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The connection between 2 neurons is called a synapse.

100
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Explain how negative feedback helps to maintain a stable internal environment

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When the level of something is too high or low your body uses negative feedback in order to bring it back to back to normal

101
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What makes up the central nervous system and what does it do?

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Central nervous system: brain and spinal cords
Sensory neutrons: carry receptors
Motor neutrons: carry electrical receptors from the CNS to effectors
Effectors: muscular and glands which responds to nervous impulses

102
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What is a synapse?

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The connection between 2 neurons is called a synapse.

103
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What is the purpose of a reflex action?

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Help prevent injury.

104
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Give 2 differences between a nervous and hormonal response.

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Hormonal: act in a more general way
act for a longer time
Nervous: Act for a very short time
act for a very precise area

105
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Describe the action of the fuse in a circuit.

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  • stops the flow of electrons if the current of it goes over 5A
  • Does this by melting and breaking the current
106
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What is heterozygous

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One dominant and one recessive

107
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What is homozygous

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Two recessive or two dominant

108
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What is asexual reproduction

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one parent
No fusion of gametes
No mixing of chromosomes
Offspring are clones

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