Educkae questions Flashcards
what name is given to things like condoms, the birth control pill and IUDs which are meant to prevent pregnancy
Contraceptives
A camera produces a picture by focusing light rays onto a light sensitive layer. Is this the same or difference to a human eye?
Same
What is the missing word? The organs or tissues that respond to a particular hormone known as… Organs or tissues
target
if a person suffers kidney failure the main treatment options are dialysis or… What?
Kidney transplant
what is the word for an organ or tissue that brings about a response in a reflex action?
Effector
which hormone is responsible for the development of secondary sexual characteristics in boys during puberty?
Testosterone
Different versions of genes are called…
alleles
New genetically identical plants can be made easily by taking what from the parent plant
Cuttings
what is the name of the human female gamete
Egg cell
how many pairs of chromosomes are there in a human body cell?
23
is disease a biotic or an abiotic factor on a community?
Biotic
name a process that releases water from plants back into the atmosphere
Respiration
human activity has… biodiversity which word completes the sentence
Decreased
True or false, all of the energy available to organisms at one stage in a food chain is passed to organisms at the next stage
False
Name the process carried out by plants that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Photosynthesis