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1
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Describe how bacterial infections are treated

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Antibiotics.

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Describe how viral infections are treated

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Vaccinations/antiretroviral drugs.

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Explain why antibiotics cannot be used to treat viral infections

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It is difficult to develop drugs that kill viruses without damaging the body’s tissues.

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Describe what painkillers do

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Treat symptoms but don’t kill pathogens.

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Explain how a vaccine works

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Contains dead/inactive pathogens. White blood cells make antibodies that kill the pathogen. White blood cells remember the antibodies and respond quicker to future infections.

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Define herd immunity

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Reducing the spread of a disease by vaccinating a large proportion of a population. Reduces the spread of the pathogen.

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Define Penicillin

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An antibiotic produced from Penicillium mould.

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Give the name of the person who discovered penicillin

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Alexander Fleming.

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Name the drug that comes from foxgloves

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The heart drug digitalis.

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10
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Name the drug that comes from willow

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The painkiller aspirin.

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Define antibiotic resistant bacteria

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Strains of bacteria that have evolved resistance to antibiotics.

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12
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Explain how antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria are produced

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Overusing, not finishing a full course of, or sharing antibiotics.

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Name 3 things that new drugs are tested on during preclinical trials

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Cells, tissues and animals.

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14
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Name 3 things that new drugs are tested for

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Toxicity, efficacy and dose.

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15
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Define clinical trials

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Research studies involving human patients.

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16
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Give the stages of clinical trials

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Test on healthy volunteers to check side effects. Test on patients with the disease to check it works and to find the best dosage.

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17
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Define a placebo

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A medicine that does not contain the active drug.

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Define a double blind trial

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When the doctor and patient don’t know who receives the drug. Reduces bias.

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Describe what must happen before a drug can be sold

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Results from clinical trials are published. Results are reviewed by independent scientists.

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20
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Define non-communicable disease

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Cannot be spread. Not caused by pathogens e.g. Cancer.

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Define carcinogen

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Chemicals that cause cancer e.g. Tar.

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22
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Define mutation

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Change in the DNA/genetic material.

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23
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Define tumour

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Bundle of abnormal cells dividing rapidly and out of control.

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24
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Define a benign (non-cancerous) tumour

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Contained in one place, usually within a membrane. Doesn’t spread or invade other tissues.

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Define a malignant (cancerous) tumour

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Invades other tissues, spreads to other parts of the body in the blood. Secondary tumours form.

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Describe how cancer can be treated

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Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy.

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27
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Describe how radiotherapy works

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Uses ionising radiation to kill cancer cells.

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28
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Describe how chemotherapy works

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Uses chemicals to kill cancer cells.

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29
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Give the three harmful substances in cigarette smoke

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Nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide.

30
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Name the addictive substance in cigarette smoke

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Nicotine.

31
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Name the carcinogenic (cancer causing) substance in cigarette smoke

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Tar.

32
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List the harmful effects of carbon monoxide

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Stops red blood cells carrying oxygen. Can cause dizziness/sickness and death.

33
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Describe why is alcohol harmful

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It’s poisonous and addictive.

34
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Describe how alcohol affects the body

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It affects the nervous system. It slows reflexes and thought processes. Causes lack of self-control and judgement. Can cause liver damage and brain damage.

35
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Explain why pregnant women should avoid alcohol

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Can cause foetal alcohol syndrome. Can cause stillbirths and miscarriages. Low birth weights and premature births.

36
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List the 3 lifestyle factors that can increase the risk of disease

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Diet, alcohol, smoking.

37
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List 3 factors that can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease

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Diet, smoking, lack of exercise.

38
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Name the main risk factor for type II diabetes

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Obesity.

39
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List the three groups of risk factors for disease

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Lifestyle, Genetic, Environmental.

40
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State the different organs in plants

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Roots, stem, leaves.

41
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State the different tissues in a leaf

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Wax cuticles, upper/lower epidermis, palisade mesophyll, spongy mesophyll, stomata.

42
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Give the role of the wax cuticles

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Waterproof the leaf, prevent pathogenic entry.

43
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Give the role of the upper/lower epidermis

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Skin-like, protective layer.

44
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Give the role of the palisade mesophyll cells

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Photosynthesis. They are found at the top of the leaf and contain chloroplasts.

45
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Give the role of the spongy mesophyll cells

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Air spaces to allow gases to diffuse.

46
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State what the stomata are

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Holes on the underside of a leaf. Controlled by guard cells.

47
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Give the role of the stomata

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Open and close to allow gases into and out of the leaf.

48
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List the resources needed for photosynthesis

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Water (Roots). Carbon dioxide (through stomata). Sunlight.

49
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State the products of photosynthesis

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Oxygen and glucose.

50
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Give the word equation for photosynthesis

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Carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen.

51
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Suggest what a plant uses glucose for

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Respiration. Store it as starch as an energy store. Making proteins, fats, and oils for growth and repair.

52
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List the 3 factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis

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Temperature, light intensity, carbon dioxide.

53
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Give the role of the xylem cells

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Transport water and mineral ions from the roots to the leaves in the transpiration stream.

54
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Give the role of the phloem cells

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Transport dissolved sugars from the leaves to the rest of the plant in translocation.

55
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Name the organelle where respiration takes place.

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Mitochondria.

56
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Describe the difference between breathing and respiration.

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Respiration = chemical process in cells. Breathing = physical process in lungs.

57
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Name the two types of respiration.

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Aerobic (with oxygen) and Anaerobic (without oxygen) respiration.

58
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What does respiration release?

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Energy.

59
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Describe why respiration is important.

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Growth and repair, muscle contraction, maintains body temperature, active transport.

60
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Give the word equation for aerobic respiration.

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Glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water.

61
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Give the word equation for anaerobic respiration (Part 1: During exercise).

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Glucose → Lactic acid.

62
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Give the word equation for anaerobic respiration (Part 2: After exercise).

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Lactic acid + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water.

63
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What is lactic acid?

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Poisonous waste product, causes cramps.

64
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Describe how your body gets rid of lactic acid.

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React it with oxygen.

65
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Define oxygen debt.

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Amount of oxygen needed to get rid of lactic acid.

66
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Describe the effect exercise has on your heart.

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Heart rate increases. Supply of oxygen and glucose to cells increases.

67
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Describe the effect exercise has on your breathing rate.

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Breathing rate increases. Speeds up removal of carbon dioxide and absorption of oxygen.

68
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Describe the effect exercise has on your temperature.

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Temperature increases. Respiration is exothermic.

69
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Describe the effect exercise has on your glycogen stores.

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Glycogen stores decrease. Glycogen is broken down into glucose which is used in respiration.

70
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Define fermentation.

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Anaerobic respiration in microorganisms.

71
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Give the word equation for anaerobic respiration in plants and microorganisms.

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Glucose → ethanol + carbon dioxide.

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