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1
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Variation is caused by 2 factors

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Inherited
The are passed down from out parents

Environmental
Feautures that are affected by the surroundings

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2
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4 characteristics that cant be environmental

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Blood type
Natural hair colour
Natural eye colour
Some diseases

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3
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There are 2 types of variation

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Continuous
Change gradually
Caused by either or both
Histogram or line graph

Discontinuous
You inly have a few options 
Eg blood type 
Usually caused by one or 2 inherited genes 
Have it or you dont 
Discontinuous data 
Bar graphs
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4
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Cell membrane

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Partially permeable
Controls entry and exit of molecules into cell
, inside cell wall

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5
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Slime capsule

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Helps prevent attcaks by the immune system and antibiotics

Protective layer

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6
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Protein coat

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Outer layer that helps to protect the dna and rna

Involved with entry into host cells

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7
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Flagelllum

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Allows movement of the cell

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8
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Spore

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Used in asexual reproduction of the microorganism

Are clones ,spread by wind , water and animals

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Cell wall

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Fully permeable to molecules

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10
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Sporangium

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Contains spores

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Dna

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Genetic material

Found freebin the cytoplasm or in the nucleus of a cell

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12
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Cytoplasm

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Where cellular reactions occur

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13
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Mitochondria

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Site of respiration

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14
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Microorganism

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An organism so small that the human eye cant see it

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15
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Why can bacteria and fungi grow on agar jelly

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Micro organism need food , water , and a suitable environment in order to grow and survive and grow
Agat gives them this

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16
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Why was the bench disinfected with detox before the experiment

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To reduce any chances of contamination

17
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Why were the windows kept closed

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To reduce any chance of contamination

18
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Antiseptic

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A substance that prevents or slows down the growth of micro organisms
Applied to the body

19
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Disinfectant

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A substance that destroys micro organisms living on a surface

20
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Antibiotic

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A medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys bacteria

21
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What steps did you take that contributes to aeseptic techinque

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Wipe down the desk
No extra unneeded bacteria

Tweezer in a bunsen burner on a roaring glame
Any bacteria that us kn the tweezer will be removes

Change cotyon bud ehen you change substances
No cross contamination

Tape the petri dish
No particles in the air can go into your petri dish

22
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Salmonella

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Bacteria

23
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Hiv

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Virus

24
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Influenza

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Virus

25
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Tuberculosis

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Bacterium

26
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Ringworm

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Fungus

27
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Dysentery

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Bacteria

28
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What do micro organisms need to grow

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Correct conditions
Rught temperature
Nutrients
Water and oxygen

29
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How do we preserve food

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High temperature prevents decay
Lack of ocygen
Lack of water

30
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How do bacteria reproduce

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Binary fission

Alows the; ro multiply quckly

31
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What happens when food spoils

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Bacteria and fungi secrete enzymes
Break down food faster
Simple nutrients
Can be absorbed bia diffusion

32
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What stops things like packet food from going off

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Lack of water

Onlya little oxygen

33
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Vacuum packing

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Vacuum extracts oxyegen nothing can grow

34
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How do fungi reprroduce

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Yeast is a micro fungi
Produced asexually

Produce a bud
The fungi grows a new part of its which eventually breaks off this is a new organism

Spores
Spores are formed by fungi and released to create new fungi

35
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Pathogens

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Micro organism that causes disease

All different tyoes of micro organism can be a pathogen