Extra 2: Unknowns

Question 1

Where is excess protein takes to and what is it converted into?

Answer 1

Taken to liver

Turned into urea

Question 2

Describe the surface of an amoeba and what this does

Answer 2

• Moist, Permeable

- Oxygen can pass through the surface by diffusion

Question 3

Why is the urine of a dehydrated person concentrated?

Answer 3

More water is reabsorbed into the blood, so there is less in the urine

Question 4

Is YY a possible combination of sex cells?

Answer 4

NO, ONLY XY OR XX

Question 5

If glucose levels get too high, where is it lost through?

Answer 5

The urine

Question 6

What happens if glucose doesn’t enter our cells over a long period of time?

Answer 6

• Respiration is reduced
• Feel tired
• RESPIRE PROTEIN AND FAT
• LOSE BODY MASS

Question 7

What could happen when a diabetic patient with high glucose levels takes a glucose tablet?

Answer 7

Could go into a diabetic coma

Question 8

Why can’t you give insulin in the form of a tablet?

Answer 8

it would be digested before entering the bloodstream

Question 9

Explain the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

Answer 9

Type 1= pancreas cannot MAKE INSULIN

Type 2= body cells DO NOT RESPOND to insulin