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Biology B2 Flashcards

1
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What 3 structures do plant cells have that animal cells don’t?

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Cell Wall, Vacuole and Chloroplasts

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2
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What does selectively permeable mean?

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When a cell can allow substances to enter it sometimes.

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3
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How do you calculate magnification?

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Magnification = Size of image / Actual size of object

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4
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What does a bacterial cell have instead of a nucleus?

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A long loop of DNA

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5
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What is the purpose of a slime capsule around a bacterial cell?

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To prevent dehydration

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6
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What is another word for specialised?

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Differentiated

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7
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In biology, what is the most common reason for an object having a large surface area?

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To allow it to absorb more water, minerals or chemicals.

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What is the definition of diffusion?

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Particles moving from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration through a concentration gradient.

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9
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Why does a red blood cell have no nucleus?

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To save space for haemoglobins

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10
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What is the type of tissue that can expand and contract?

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Muscle Tissue

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What is the type of tissue that produces acids and enzymes?

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Glandular Tissue

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What is the type of tissue that is used for organ structure, lining or protection?

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Epithelial Tissue

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13
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What is the type of tissue that is just thin paper?

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Tissue Paper

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14
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What is chyme?

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Semi-digested food in the stomach

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15
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When protein is broken down by protease, what is formed?

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Amino Acids

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16
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What is peristalsis?

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The motion made by the oesophagus to squeeze food down into the stomach.

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17
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What substance does the liver produce?

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Bile

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18
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Where are digestive enzymes and insulin produced?

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In the pancreas.

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19
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What type of plant tissue transports water (transpiration)?

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Xylem

20
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What does phloem tissue transport?

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Sugar (translocation)

21
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What is the function of the palisade layer in a leaf?

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Where the photosynthesis takes place (lots of chloroplasts)

22
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In many organisms, what is cellulose used for?

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The construction of cell walls

23
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How do you make amino acids?

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Add nitrogen to glucose

24
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What are three factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis?

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Carbon Dioxide concentration (%), Light intensity (lux) and Temperature (°C).

25
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In what part of a plant cell does photosynthesis take place?

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Chloroplasts

26
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What is the function of mitochondria?

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They transfer or release energy from glucose by the process of aerobic respiration.

27
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What is a ribosome?

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It is effectively a molecular clamp to hold two amino acids together.

28
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What is the name of the protein that is used to break apart or stick together substrate molecules?

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Enzymes

29
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Name some uses of enzymes…

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Keeping soft centres in chocolates, fermentation, organic stain removal, pre digestion of baby food.

30
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What is the name for when an enzyme changes shape and doesn’t fit the desired substrate?

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Denaturation

31
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What is hydrochloric acid used for in the stomach?

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Sterilising food and beginning to digest proteins.

32
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What conditions need to be controlled in a fermenter?

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Temperature, light level, oxygen level and moisture.

33
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Why is fructose used in some food instead of glucose?

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Fructose is sweeter than glucose so not as much is needed to achieve the same sweetness.

34
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What is oxygen debt?

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When you are using more oxygen you can produce so you begin to respire anaerobically.

35
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What is the name for cell division in normal somatic (diploid) cells?

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Mitosis

36
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What is meiosis?

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The division and formation of sex cells (haploid cells).

37
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What did Grigor Mendel discover?

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That inherited characteristics are not just mixtures of the two parents characteristics.

38
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What chromosomal pair causes sex determination?

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The 23rd pair

39
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What are the four organic base pair substances in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine.

40
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What is the function of a ribosome?

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To clamp together amino acids to form a protein.

41
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What causes cystic fibrosis?

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A faulty recessive allele.

42
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How can polydactyly be treated?

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By removing any extra digits soon after birth.

43
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Why do some people not like DNA profiling?

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They feel that it infringes on their privacy.

44
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What is the best way to preserve an organism?

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Remove all the oxygen from inside it to stop bacteria from causing decomposition.

45
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What different types of fossil are there?

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Organisms trapped in amber, imprints and bones turned into stone.

AQA GCSE Biology (Old GCSE) (3 decks)

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