Body Systems Flashcards

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What are the 7 characteristics of life

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M r s  G R E N
Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity
Growth
Reproduction
Excretion
Nutrition
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Digestive system

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Stomach intestines

Breaks down your food

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Respiratory system

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Lungs heart

Takes in oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide

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Circulatory system

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Heart lungs

Sends non oxygenated blood to the lungs and the oxygenated blood gets pumped round ur body

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Excretory system

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Liver kidneys

Gets rid of waste products in your body

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Reproductive system

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Testicles uterous

Makes babies

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Nervous system

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Brain spinal cord
Receives info from skin joints and muscles 
Makes your joints move
Makes you react to things 
Remember things think things and plan
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8
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What is in an animal cell

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DNA chromosomes nucleus cytoplasm cell membrane nuclear membrane

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What is in a plant cell

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Cell membrane cytoplasm nucleus DNA chromosomes vacuole

Chloroplast cell wall

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What are the differences and similarities between the 2 cells

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Both structured the same both eukaryotic cells
Different sizes
Plant cells have more structures

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What do the structures do

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Cell membrane is a semi-permiable membrane
Cytoplasm is the liquid part of the cells where reactions take place
Nucleus controls the cell and contains the genetic info
Chromosomes are thread like structures made of dna
Vacuole contains cell sap support
Chloroplast contains chlorophyll for photosynthesis
Cell wall made of cell sap support

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What does a red blood cell do

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Takes oxygen around the body

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13
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What does a root hair cell do

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Collects water and nutrients from soil

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14
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What does a sperm cell do

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Cary’s an X or a Y chromosome and fertilises an egg

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What does a nerve cell do

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They stimulate other cells

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16
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What does a ciliated epithilium cell do

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To sweep away foreign bodies

17
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What does a muscle cell do

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Provides movement and heat to the organs

18
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How do u use a microscope

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Place the slide on the stage
Turn until the shortest lens points at the hole in the stage
Arrange the lamp and mirror so that light shines through the stage
Don’t use direct sunlight
Position the objective lens just above the slide
Look down the eyepiece and start focusing
Focus by moving the lens slowly away from the slide till u get a clear pic
If u focus too close the slide might break or u could damage the objective lens
If u need to look in more deatail turn to the longest lens and refocus

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How do u prepare an onion cell slide

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Cut a small piece of onion
Use finger nails to get the inner layer of onion
Put the piece of onion flat on the slide and add two drops of water
Gently put the cover slip onto the slide using a needle