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Biology: Organisation Flashcards

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What is the order of organisation? (smallest to largest)

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Cell–>Tissues–>Organs–>Organ System

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What is a Tissue?

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Group of similar cells that work together to carry out a particular function

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What is an Organ?

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Group of different tissues that work together to perform a certain function

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What is an Organ System?

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Group of Organs that work together to perform a certain function

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What is an Enzyme?

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A Catalyst in the body that breaks down food substances

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What is a Catalyst?

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Substance which increases the speed of a reaction without being changed or used up in the reaction

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What do Enzymes attach to?

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Substrates

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What is the name of theory relating to enzymes and substrates

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Lock and Key Theory

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9
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What can happen to Enzymes at high temperatures?

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Denatured

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What enzyme converts Carbohydrates into Simple Sugars?

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Carbohydrase

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What enzyme converts Protein into Amino Acids?

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Protease

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What enzyme converts Lipids into Glycerol and Fatty Acids?

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Lipase

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What Carbohydrase breaks down Starch?

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Amylase

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What Protease is found in the stomach?

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Pepsin

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Where can you find Carbohydrase?

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Stomach, Pancreas, Small Intestine

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Where can you find Protease?

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Stomach, Pancreas, Small Intestine

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Where can you find Lipase?

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Pancreas, Small Intestine

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18
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What are the 10 organs part of the Digestion system?

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Salivary Glands, Oesophagus, Stomach, Liver, Gall Bladder, Pancreas, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Rectum, Anus

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What is stored in Gall Bladder

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Bile

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20
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What happens in the stomach?

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Breaks down food into smaller chunks, Produces enzyme like Pepsin, Produces HCl to kill bacteria and give right pH for enzyme to work.

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21
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What is absorbed in the Small intestine?

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Minerals and water

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What is absorbed in the Large Intestine?

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Excess water

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23
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What are the two sides of the heart?

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Oxygenated left, Deoxygenated right

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What are the four parts of the Heart?

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Right atrium, Right Ventricle, Left atrium, Left ventricle

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What are the four connections to the heart?

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Aorta, Pulmonary vein, Vena cava, Pulmonary artery

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What is the function of the pulmonary vein?

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Carry oxygenated from lungs to heart

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What is the function of the pulmonary artery?

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Carry deoxygenated blood from heart to loungs

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What is the function of most arteries

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Carry oxygenated blood around the body away from the heart

29
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What is the function of most veins

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Carry deoxygenated blood around the body towards to the heart

30
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What are the three types of blood vessels

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Arteries, Capillaries, Veins

31
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How are arteries adapted to carry blood under pressure

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Strong elastic walls, Walls are thick compared to lumen

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How are capillaries adapted?

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Thin wall only one cell thick, Very small lumen, Permeable walls so substances can diffuse between

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How are veins adapted?

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Bigger lumen to keep pressure low and use valves to prevent blood turning around

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What is the function of Red Blood Cells

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Carry oxygen around the body

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How is a Red Blood Cell adapted

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Large surface area, dont have nucleus, haemagoblin bonds with oxygen

36
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What is the function of White Blood Cells

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Defends against infection

37
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How are White Blood Cells adapted

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Phagocytes consume infections, Antibodies attach to antigens, Antitoxins neutralise toxic substances

38
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What is the function of Platelets

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Clot blood cells to slow down and prevent bleeding

39
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What is the function of Plasma

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Carry various substances such as red blood cells, white blood cells, platelts, nutrients etc

40
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What is coronary heart disease

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When the coronay arteries that supply blood to the muscle of the heart get blocked by layers of fatty material like cholesterol.

41
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What can reduce cholesterol in the blood

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Statins

42
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What is a Communicable disease

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A disease that can spread between people by vectors

43
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What is a Non-Communicable disease

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A disease that cant be spread from person to person that can only be caught via genetics, environment

44
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What are the four types of communicable disease

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Bacteria, Virus, Fungi, Protist

45
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Give examples of Bacterial Diseases

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Salmonella, Gonorrhoea

46
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Give examples of Viral infections

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HIV, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Measles

47
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Give an example of Fungal infections

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Rose Black spot

48
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Give an example of Protist

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Malaria

49
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What is the transmission of TMV

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Contact with diseased plant material

50
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What is the symptoms of Measles

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Fever, Red skin, Blindness, May be fatal, Brain Damage

51
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What is the symptoms of Malaria

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Recurrent episodes of fever and shaking, Death

52
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What is a risk factor

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Something that is linked to an increase in the likelihood that a person will contract a disease

53
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Give an example of a Risk factor commonly associated with cancer

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Smoking

54
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What is cancer

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Uncontrolled cell growth and division

55
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What is Benign cancer

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Cancer contained within the cell membrane

56
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What is Malignant Cancer

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Cancer that is spread through the body via the blood

57
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What are the five cells in a plant

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Epidermal cell / Palisade mesophyll cell / Spingy Mesophyll / Stomata / Guard cell

58
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What is the Epidermal tissue

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Top layer of cell that covers the whole plant

59
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What is the Palisade mesophyll tissue

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Part of the leaf where photosynthesis happens

60
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What is the Spongy Mesophyll tissue

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Contains big air spaces to allow gases to diffuse in and out of cells

61
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How does the epidermal tissue help the plant

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Helps reduce water loss by evaporation

62
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How does the Palisade help the the plant

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Has lots of chloroplasts since they get lots of light

63
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How does the Spongy mesophyll tissue help the plant

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Contains air sacs that help increase rate of diffusion

64
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What is Transpiration

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Loss of water from a plant

65
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What is Translocation

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Movement of food substances within a plant

66
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What 4 things affect transpiration

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Light intensity / Temperature / Air Flow / Humidity

67
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How are guard cells adapted

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The guard cells become flaccid when the plant needs water and is light sensitive to help save water

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