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1
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What is the purpose of Mitosis?

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To produce Diploid Cells

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2
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What is Mitosis?

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A type of cell division

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When does Mitosis occur?

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Whenever more cells are needed

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What is the product of Mitosis?

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Two new cells which are identical to each other

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Name the seven phases of Mitosis:

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Interphase 
Prophase
Prometaphase
Metaphase 
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
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What happens at Interphase?

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The Chromosomes in the nucleus are copied.

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What happens at Prophase?

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The chromosomes increase

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What happens at Prometaphase?

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The chromosomes line up

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9
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What happens at Metaphase?

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The cell begins to split

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10
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What happens at Anaphase?

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The cell splits

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What happens to the DNA when Chromosomes divide?

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The DNA model (which is made of two strands) separate. New strands are then made for each divided strand.

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12
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What is Asexual reproduction?

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Reproduction which needs only one parent

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13
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Why are the offspring of asexual reproduction identical?

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As there is no mixing of genetic information

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14
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What are the offspring of asexual reproduction called?

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Clones

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15
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Where does asexual reproduction occur?

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Mostly in plants.

Can occur in starfish and sea anemones.

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16
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Where does growth occur in plants?

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Mainly at shoot and root tips and in special growth zones like buds

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17
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Where does growth occur in animals?

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New cells can be made by most tissue

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18
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How does growth occur in plants?

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Size increase often caused by increasing size of cells by absorbing water in the vacuole

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19
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How does growth occur in animals?

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Size increase brought about by increasing the number of cells

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20
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How do cells differentiate in plants?

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Most plants can differentiate into different cell types

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21
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How do cells differentiate in animals?

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Only stem cells can differentiate

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22
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What are stem cells?

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Undifferentiated cells found in animals

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What is a feature of stem cells?

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They have the ability to grow into different tissues

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24
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Where do stem cells come from?

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Human embryos or adult bone marrow

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25
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What could stem cells be used for?

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  • Making new brain cells
  • Rebuilding bones and cartilage
  • Repairing damaged immune systems
  • Making replacement heart valves
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What are the advantages of embryonic stem cells?

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  • Easy to extract from embryos
  • Produce any type of cell
  • Replace faulty cell with healthy cell
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27
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What are the advantages of bone marrow stem cells?

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  • Replace faulty cell with healthy cell
  • No embryo destroyed
  • If taken from person to be treated, the cell won’t be rejected
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28
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What are the disadvantage of embryonic stem cells?

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  • Embryo destroyed when cells removed (ethical issue)
  • Body will reject cells without use of drugs
  • May produce cancerous cells instead of healthy cells
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29
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What are the disadvantages of bone marrow stem cells?

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  • May produce cancerous cells instead of healthy cells
  • Difficult to find and extract from tissue
  • Produce only a few types of cells
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30
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What is Cancer?

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The result of changes in cells that lead to uncontrolled cell division

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31
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Name seven parts of the brain:

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Cerebral Cortex 
Hypothalamus 
Pituitary Gland 
Pons
Medulla Oblongata
Spinal Cord
Cerebullum
32
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What is the Cerebral Cortex?

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The part of the brain responsible for intelligence, language, memory and consciousness.

33
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What is the Hypothalamus?

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The processing centre in the brain that controls body temperature.

34
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What is the pituitary gland?

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The gland responsible for releasing hormones (such as follicle stimulating hormone[FSH])

35
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What is the function of FSH?

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It triggers egg release and progesterone production in the ovaries.

36
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What is the pons?

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Where the spinal cord and brain meet.

37
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What do the pons and the medulla oblongata have in common?

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They both regulate breathing.

38
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What is the medulla oblongata?

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The control centre for a number of vital body functions such as heartbeat pacing, controlling blood vessels and blood pressure and setting the rate and depth of your breathing

39
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What do the spinal cord and brain make up?

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The central nervous system

40
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What is the Cerebellum responsible for?

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Co-ordinated body movements, posture and balance.

41
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What are CT scans?

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Scans that give 2D X-ray images of the body from one angle.

42
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What are PET scans?

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Scans that use radioisotope tracer drugs (etc. fluorine-18) that emit gamma rays that allow the PET scanner to produce images.

43
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Name the five senses and their sense organ:

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Touch - Skin 
Smell - Nose
Sight - Eyes
Taste - Mouth
Sound - Ear
44
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What is unique about skin in terms of senses?

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It can detect two stimuli: temperature and pain.

45
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What is a sense organ?

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A part of the body that can detect a specific stimuli

46
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What do receptors detect?

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A change in environment

47
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What is the function of sensory neurones?

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To carry signals from the receptors to the CNS (central nervous system)

48
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What is the function of relay neurones?

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To carry messages from one part of the CNS to another

49
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What is the function of motor neurones?

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To carry signals from the CNS to effectors

50
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Name the organelles of a Neuron:

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Dendrites
Dendron 
Nucleus 
Axon 
Axon Terminals
51
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What is the function of the dendrites?

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To receive impulses from receptor cells

52
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What is the function of the Axon terminals?

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Pass impulse to other neurones

53
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What is a synapse?

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A tiny gap made when two neurons meet

54
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How do signals cross the synapse?

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They use chemicals released by the neuron. The chemical diffuses across the gap and cause the next neuron to transmit an electrical signal.

55
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What are the chemical messengers that cross the synapse called?

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Neurotransmitters

56
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What is the purpose of the reflex arc?

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What controls reflex reactions.

57
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What is the purpose of the reflex reactions?

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Allows a quick response when the safety of the organism is at risk

58
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What does the reflex arc cause?

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It causes signals to be passed directly from a sensory neurone to a motor neuron (via a relay neurone)

59
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What is the reflex arc?

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The nerve pathway which makes a fast, automatic response possible. It doesn’t require any brain power.

60
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Name 10 parts of the eye:

A 
Ciliary Muscle 
Conjunctiva 
Cornea
Fovea
Iris
Lens
Optical Nerve
Pupil 
Retina 
Suspensory Ligament
61
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What is the Cornea?

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Front part of the tough outer coat.

62
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Name two features of the Cornea:

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It is convex

It is transparent

63
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What is the function of the Cornea?

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Refracts light (bends the light as it enters the eye)

64
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What is the Iris?

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Front part of the eye. Its muscles contract and relax to later the size of the pupil.

65
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Why is the Iris pigmented?

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So light can’t pass through

66
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What is the function of the Iris?

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Controls how much light enters the pupil

67
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What is the lens?

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Disc behind the Iris that is attached by suspensory ligaments to the ciliary muscles.

68
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Name three features of the Lens:

A

Transparent
Biconvex
Flexible

69
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What is the function of the Lens?

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Focuses light onto the Retina

70
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What is the Retina?

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Lining of the back of the eye, contains photoreceptor cells.

71
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What are the two types of photoreceptor cells in the Retina?

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Rods and Cones

72
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What are the features of Rods?

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Sensitive to dim light and B&W

73
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What are the features of Cones?

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Sensitive to colour

74
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What is the fovea?

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The area in the middle of the retina, contains more cones than rods.

75
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What is the function of the Retina?

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Contains light receptors

76
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What is the Optic Nerve?

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Bundle of sensory neurones at the back of the eye

77
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What is the function of the Optic Nerve?

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Carries impulses from the eye to the brain

Biology Higher GCSE Edexcel (4 decks)

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