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What happens at primary level?

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  • Peptide bonds are formed.

- sequence of amino acids are formed.

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What is at the secondary structure?

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  • Hydrogen bonds formed

- Initial folding of polypeptide chain.

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What is In the tertiary structure?

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  • Overall 3D shape.

- Ioinic bonds are formed.

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Formation of hydrogen bonds between two molecules of water?

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  • Between O and H at adjacent molecules.
  • Between electropositive and electronegative.
  • Water molecule is polar.
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Why is waters ability to act as a solvent important?

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  • Supports metabolic reactions.
  • Allows ions to separate.
  • Allows organism to absorb minerals.
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Structure of amino acids molecule,

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  • Look in revision guide and practice
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Structure of collagen

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  • Peptide bonds between amino acids.
  • Every 3rd Amino Acid is glycine.
  • Three polypeptide chains.
  • Hydrogen bonds between polypeptide chains.
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Structure of Haemoglobin

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  • Hb is globular.
  • Hydrophobic group on inside and hydrophilic on outside.
  • 4 polypeptide chains, 2 beta and 2 alpha.
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Which bases bind to which bases?

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  • A-T

- C-G

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What are the two factors which can causes variation?

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  • Genetic.

- Environment

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What are the use of remaining combinations?

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  • Some are used as stop codons.

- Several triplets code for one amino acid

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Describe the process of translation

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  • mRNA moves to ribosomes.
  • tRNA molecule binds to mRNA.
  • Anticodons bind to codons.
  • Specific amino acids bind to codons.
  • Peptide bonds between Amino Acids are formed.
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Structural Differences between RNA and DNA

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  • Uracil instead of thymine.
  • RNA only had one strand, DNA had 2.
  • RNA is shorter
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Why is complementary base pairing important?

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  • DNA can be replicated without error.

- Allows hydrogen bonds to form.

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Why is the glucose molecule suited to its function?

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  • Insoluble, can be transported easily.

- Easily broken down, to produced ATP.

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Structural similarities between deoxyribose and other components of DNA molecule.

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  • Part of the nucleotide.

- Attached to phosphate.

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Name the bond formed between two amino acids as how is it formed?

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  • Peptdie bond.

- Condensation reaction between carboxyl group and amine group.

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Where are hydrogen bonds found in biological molecules

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  • In protein secondary structure.
  • Between polypeptide chains in tertiary structure.
  • Between chains of cellulose.
  • Between strand of DNA.
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Roles of cholesterol in living organism

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  • Regulates fluidity In phospholipids bilayer.

- Makes the skin waterproof.

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How is the molecular structure of cholesterol similar to carbohydrate?

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  • Both contains C,H and O.
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Why is glycogen a good storage molecule?

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  • It is compact.
  • Lots of branches for enzymes to attach to.
  • Can be broken down easily.
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Similarities between DNA and RNA

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  • Both have a sugar-phosphate backbone.
  • Both have four different nitrogenous bases.
  • Both contain a pentose sugar.
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Differences between DNA and RNA

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  • DNA contains thymine and RNA uracil.
  • DNA has double stranded, RNA is single stranded.
  • DNA only found in nucleus. RNA found in Nucleus and cytoplasm
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Why is mRNA molecule shorter than a DNA molecule?

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  • mRNA only copies one section of DNA.

- DNA compromises many genes.

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How does high temperature disrupt a tertiary structure protein?

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  • High kinetic energy.
  • Protein molecule vibrates.
  • Ionic bonds break.
  • Change in 3D shale.
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How to test for lipids

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  • Ethanol and water.

- Present=white emulsion.

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How to test for reducing sugar

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  • Benedicts solution.

- Present=Brick-red precipitate.

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How to test for protein

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  • Biuret I and II

- present=Lilac colour.

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Water molecule structure

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  • Hydrogens are delta positive.
  • Oxygens are delta Negative.
  • Hydrogen bonds between water molecules.
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How does a Amino Acid bond on?

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  • Peptide bonds forms.
  • Between Amine group and Carboxyl group.
  • Condensation reaction.
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How to R groups interact to determine the tertiary structure?

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  • Some E groups attract/repel.
  • Disulfide bonds between cysteine atoms.
  • Ionic bonds between oppositely charged R groups.
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Structural differences between glycogen and collagen.

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  • Glycogen= Branched. Collagen=Linear.
  • Glycogen=Non helical. Collagen=Helical.
  • Glycogen= Glycosidic bonds. Collagen=Peptide bonds.
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33
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Which sugar is the final products of the digestion process?

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  • Beta glucose.
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Why are different enzymes involved in each stage of the digestion process?

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  • Enzymes are specific.
  • Substrates are different shapes.
  • Active site and substrates need to be complementary.
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Explain the term biological catalyst

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Speeds up metabolic reactions

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36
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What is the colour of iodine solution in the presence of starch?

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  • Black
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How are hydrogen bonds formed?

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  • Between oxygen and hydrogen atoms.

- Between electronegative and electropositive molecules.

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Effect of high temperature on the structure of the membrane

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  • Phospholipids have more KE.
  • Larger gaps between phospholipids occur.
  • Causes phospholipids to melt.
  • Proteins denature.
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Functions of membrane within cells.

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  • Form vesicles.
  • Provides surface area for attachment of enzymes/ribosomes.
  • Seperates contents of Organelle and cytoplasm.
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How does the plasma membrane contribute to cell signalling?

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  • Release of molecule by exocytosis.
  • Glycoproteins acts as receptor.
  • Receptors are specific.
  • Shape of receptor and signal are complementary.
  • Attachment of signal molecule causes change.
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How are vesicles move between organelles.

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  • Cytoskeleton.
  • Move along Microtubules.
  • Uses ATP
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42
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Examples of active transport

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  • Ions into root hair cells.

- hydrogen ions out of companion cells.

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Outline the process of budding in yeast

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  • Nucleus divides.
  • Organelles move into bulge.
  • bulge pinches off.
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Functions of glycoproteins in the cell surface membrane

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  • Act as antigens.
  • Act as cell receptors.
  • Cell recognition.
  • Cell adhesion.
  • Allows communication across membrane.
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Types of cells in the phloem tissue

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  • Companion cell.

- Sieve tube element.

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Independent Assortment of homologous chromosomes.

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  • Occurs in metaphase 1 and 2.

- So homologous pairs have different alleles.

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Crossing over

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  • Occurs in prophase 1.
  • Chromatids will have new combinations of alleles p.
  • Produces large number of allele combinations.
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Why are new branches seen growing from a position just under the bark of the cut surface?

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  • This is where cambium is found.
  • Mitosis occurs in cambium.
  • New cell specialised.
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Locations where growth occurs in plants.

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  • Cambium.

- Meristem.

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Why does meiosis need to have twice as many stages as mitosis?

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  • To halve the number of chromosomes.

- To separate homologous pairs.

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51
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What feature of DNA is changed as a result of mutation?

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  • Sequence of nucleotides.
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52
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Effects mutation can have on the structure and function of proteins

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  • Different primary Structure.
  • Can be shorter due to deletion or stop codon.
  • Can be longer due to insertion.
  • Could be unchanged due to silent mutation.
  • Function could be worse.
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Why must genetic material replicate before mitosis?

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  • So cells are genetically identical.

- So both cells receive a full copy of DNA

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What is a homologous pair of chromosomes?

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  • A pair of chromosomes which have the same genes.
  • They are the same length.
  • One maternal and one paternal.
  • Attach to each other during meiosis
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Where can meristematic tissue found?

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  • Apex of root.

- Apex of shoot.

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How are products of meiosis different to the products of mitosis?

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  • Cells produced aren’t genetically identical in meiosis.
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How is cell division in plants different to cell division in animals?

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  • Cell wall forms between new cells in plants.
  • Only occurs in meristem for plants.
  • No centriole in plants
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58
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Where in plants does cell division occur?

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  • Meristem
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59
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Why are lungs considered to be an organ?

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  • They are a group of tissues that work together.

- To carry out gas exchange.

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Adaptations of a guard cell

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  • A vacuole, To take up water.

- Mitochondria, to generate ATP.

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How o alveoli create a surface for efficient gas exchange?

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  • Wall is once cell thick, provide short diffusion pathway.
  • Squamous cells provide a short diffusion pathway.
  • Elastic fibres recoil, maintains conc. gradient.
  • Large number of alveoli provided large SA.
  • High SA:V ratio.
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Why do large multicellular organisms needs a transport system?

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  • Low SA:V ratio.
  • High metabolic rate.
  • Diffusion distance is too great.
  • To prevent build up of CO2.
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63
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ECG full name

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  • Electrocardiagram.
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64
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Why is there a delay between the excitation of the atria and ventricles?

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  • Allow time for atria to contract properly.
  • Allow time for ventricles to fill.
  • So ventricles do not contract too early.
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Why is the excitation wave carried to the apex?

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  • So contraction starts at the bottom.
  • To push blood upwards.
  • Complete emptying of ventricles.
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66
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What is tidal volume?

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  • The volume of air taken in.

- During a normal breath.

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67
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Explain the process of exhalation

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  • External intercostal muscles relax.
  • Rib cage makes upward and outwards.
  • Volume of thorax decreases.
  • Pressure in thorax increases.
  • Air leaves down pressure gradient.
68
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Causes of smokers cough and effects.

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  • Damages cilia.
  • Build up of mucus in airway.
  • more pathogens accumulate.
  • cough is to increase airflow by removing mucus.
  • Lumen of airways narrows.
  • Flow of air restricted.
  • Formatoj of scar tissue
69
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Role of elastic fibres during ventilation

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  • Prevent bursting.

- They recoil to Help expel air and to return air sac to its original shape.

70
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How do different cells and tissues enable effective gaseous exchange?

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  • Elatic fibres expels air.
  • Squamous epithelium provides a short diffusion distance.
  • Cartilage holds open the airway.
  • Red blood cells help maintain a steep concentration gradient.
71
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How to use a spirometer to measure tidal volume?

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  • Breath not through nose.
  • Person breaths normally.
  • Measure height if waves on the trace.
72
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How do you use a spirometer to measure oxygen uptake?

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  • Measure the volume of o2 used.
  • Measure the time taken.
  • Divide volume by time taken.
73
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What happens to the air chamber during inspiration?

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  • The aid chamber falls
74
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Precautions that should be made when using a spirometer

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  • Wash the mouthpiece.

- Check the background health of the volunteer.

75
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Why should a person using a spirometer to measure vital capacity wear a nose clip?

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  • to ensure all air breathed out comes from the chamber.

- To prevent entry of air through nose.

76
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How do the goblet cell and the Ciliated epithelial cell work together to clear dust off the lung surface?

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  • Goblet cells release mucus.
  • Mucus traps dust particles.
  • Ciliated cell wafts mucus.
  • To back of the mouth.
77
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Function of smooth muscle fibres

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  • Control flow of air.
78
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Why are capillaries and alveoli close together?

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  • To maintain a steep concentration gradient.

- So the diffusion distance is not too far.

79
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How can the structure of bronchioles become reduced in diameter?

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  • Contraction of smooth muscles.

- Extra mucus production.

80
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Why is it difficult to expel air from the lungs if the bronchioles have become reduced in diameter?

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  • Reduced diameter means increased friction.
81
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How are hydrogencarbonate ions produced in the erythrocytes?

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  • Co2 diffuses into erythrocytes.
  • Co2 reacts with water.
  • Catalyses by carbonic anhydrase.
  • Forms carbonic acid.
  • Carbonic acid dissociates to form hydrogencarbonate ions and proteins.
82
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Explain the Bohr effect

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  • Co2 Reduces the affinity of Hb for oxygen.

- Prevents fall of PH in cells.

83
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Health definition

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  • The physical and mental well-being of a person.

- Absence of disease

84
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How do components of tobacco affect the cardiovascular system?

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Nicotine:

  • Increases stickiness of platelets.
  • Formation of blood clot.
  • Causes release of adrenaline.
  • Causes constriction of arterioles.
  • Reduced blood flow.
85
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Why is fetal Hb to the left of Adukt Hb on a graph?

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  • Placenta had low po2.
  • Adult Hb will dissociate in low po2.
  • Fetal Hb has a higher affinity for oxygen.
  • Fetal Hb is able to take up more oxygen in placenta.
86
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How do substances such as glucose and oxygen enter the tissue fluid from capillaries?

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  • Diffusion.
  • From high concentration to low concentration.
  • Hydrostatic pressure in capillary is greater than in tissue fluid.
  • Capillary walls are leaky.
  • Fluid forced out of capillary, small molecules leave with fluid.
87
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Why is lignin essential in the wall of a xylem vessel?

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  • Provides strength to xylem vessel.
  • prevents collapse of vessel.
  • Because transpiration can cause tension.
88
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Why is cartilage essential in the trachea?

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  • Supports trachea.
  • During inspiration.
  • Allows volume of thorax to increase.
89
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What is the mammalian blood circulatory system?

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  • double closed
90
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What cuases fluctuations of blood pressure?

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  • Contraction increases predsure.

- Relaxation decreases lressjre

91
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What is in arterial blood?

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  • High hydrostaic pressure.
  • Large proteins.
  • neutrophills.
  • Erythrocytes.
92
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What is/isnt in tissue fluid?

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  • Low hydrostatic pressure.
  • No large proteins.
  • Neutrophils.
  • No Erythrocytes.
93
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What is/isnt in lymph?

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  • Low hydrostatic pressure.
  • No large proteins.
  • Neutrophills.
  • No erythrocytes.
94
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Advantages of a closed circulatory sytem

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  • Maintain high blood pressure.

- Increase rate of flow.

95
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How is the artery wall adapted to withstand pressure?

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  • Wall is thick.

- Thick layer of collagen which provides strength.

96
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How is an artery wall adapted to maintain pressure.

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  • Thick layer of elastic tissue.

- Contricts lumen.

97
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Why is the wall of the left ventricle thicker than the wall of the left atrium?

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  • So it can create more force.
  • Needs to create higher pressure.
  • Has to push blood against greater resistance.
  • Left ventricle pumps blood further.
98
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Benefits of the Bohr shift to acitvely respiring tissues.

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  • Respiring tissues need more O2.
  • For aerobic respiration.
  • Respiring tissues produce more C02.
99
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Describe the role of the SAN and the AVN in coordinating the cardiac cycle

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  • SAN initiated heartbeat.
  • SAN sends electrical impulse over atrial walls.
  • AVN delayed impulse, so atrium can contract fully.
  • AVN sends impulse down septum.
100
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How is the wall of an artery differnet to the wall of a vein?

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  • Artery has no valves, veins do.

- Arteries have more collagen than veins.

101
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How is hydrostatic pressure generated in the heart?

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  • Contraction of ventricle wall.
102
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Why does pressure of the blood decrease as blood moves away from the heart?

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  • More vessels.
  • Vessels have larger lumen.
  • Reduced resistance to blood flow.
103
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What is the type of muscle found in heart chambers?

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  • Cardiac

.

104
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What does a closed ciculatory system mean?

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  • Blood is maintained inside the vessels.
105
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What is a single cirulatory system?

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  • Blood passes throug the heart once for every cirulation of the body.
106
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How is the action of thr heart initiated and coordinated?

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  • SAN initiates excitation.
  • Wave of excitation spreads over atrial walls.
  • AVN recieves wave of excitation.
  • Atria contracts.
  • Delay at AVN to allow atria to fully contract.
  • Excitation spreads down septum.
107
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Why is the excitation wave carried to the apex?

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  • So ventricular contraction starts at the bottom.
  • To push blood upwards.
  • Complete emptying of ventricles.
108
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How are guard cells adapted to their role?

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  • Unevenly thickened wall.
  • Chlorplast to provide ATP.
  • Able to bend.
109
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Explain the cohesion-tension theory

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  • Evaporation at the top of the plant.
  • Creates tension in the xylem.
  • Water molecules stick together.
  • Chain pulled up by tension.
110
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How are companion cells adapted?

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  • Lots of mitochondria to provide ATP.

- Plasmodesmata between companion cells.

111
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Difference between transpiration and transpiration steam.

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  • Transpiration- Loss of water vapour from the stomata.

- Transpiration stream- Movement of water from the roots to the leaves.

112
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Why is transpiration unavoidable during the day?

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  • Stomata are open.
  • due to high temparature.
  • Water vapours leaves.
113
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Adaptations of sieve tubes.

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  • Few organeless.
  • Litlle cytoplasm.
  • Elements join end to end.
114
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Xylem adaptations

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  • No end walls.
  • Lignified walls.
  • No organelles.
115
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How does transpiration contriubute to the mechanism of water transport up the stem?

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  • Water loss is replaced.
  • Via apoplast pathway.
  • Down water potential gradient.
  • Lost water is replaced by water from xylem.
116
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Why does the potometer only give estimates of the rate of transpiration?

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  • Potometer measured water uptake.
  • Not all water taken up is lost.
  • Some is used in photosynthesis.
117
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Why is water loss from the leaves of a plant unavoidable?

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  • Stomata opens to allow gas exchange.

- For photosynthsis.

118
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What is meant by the terms source and sink?

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  • Source- Site where sucrose are loaded into phloem.

- Sink- Site where sucrose are removed from the phloem.

119
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Explain the function of pits

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  • Allows water to move in and out of the cell between vessels.
120
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Define the term parasite

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  • Lives on a host.
  • Feeds off a host.
  • At the expense of the host.
121
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Why don’t primary defences work against vectors?

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  • Vectors feeds on blood.

- Skin cannot act as a barrier.

122
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How does the strucute of antibodie allow them to perform their function?

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  • 4 polypeptide chains, 2 light and 2 heavy.
  • Variable region which allows bidning to antigen.
  • Two variable regions allow binding of more than 1 antigen.
  • Constant region allows binding with phagocytes.
  • Hinge region allows flexibility.
123
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What is neutralisation?

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  • Covers receptor site.

- Prevent binding of toxins.

124
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What is agglutanation?

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  • Pathogens clump together.

- Clump is too large to enter host cell.

125
Q

What does bacteria become ‘immune’ to antibiotics?

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  • Immunity involves an immuse system, which bacteria do not have.
126
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Why are phagocytes described as secondary defence against pathogens?

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  • They are involved after pathogen has entered the body.
127
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Why is the response involving phagocytes non-specific?

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  • Phagoyctes are able to engulf many different of pathogens.
128
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How is a pathfoen destroyed by a phagocyte?

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  • Pathogen is engulfed. (Phagocytosis).
  • This forms a phagosomes.
  • Phagolysosomes fuse with eachother.
  • Enzymes in lysosomes break down the pathogen.
  • Into Amino Acid.
129
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How is bacteria transmitted?

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  • Through droplets contraining pathogens.

- Released by sneezing.

130
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How do mosquitos transmir the malarial parasite to a human?

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  • Mosquito is a vector.
  • Parasite present in mosquito saliva.
  • Infected mosquito feeds on human.
  • Parasite passes into blood.
131
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Similarities between B and T lymphocytes.

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  • Both form part of the immune system.

- Both undergo clonal expansion.

132
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Differences between B and T lymphocytes

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  • T lyphocytes are matured in thymus, B lymphocytes matured in the bone marrow.
  • T lymphocye secrete substances which kill infected cells, B lymphocytee manafacture antibodies.
  • T lymphocytes activate other lymphocytesm B lymphocytes do not.
133
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Difference between primary and secondary immune respones

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  • Secondary immune responses prodcuce more antibodies.
134
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Memory cells function

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  • Recognise pathogens.
  • Produce a clone.
  • Make antibodies.
135
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Name two primary defences and explain how they prevent entrynof pathogens into the body

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  • Skin- Acts as a physcial barrier to prevent entrt of microorganisms.
  • Mucus- Traps pathogens
136
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Name the type of cell that produces antibodies

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  • Plasma cells.
137
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What type of immunitt is provided by antibodies in breastmilk

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  • Natrual Passive.
138
Q

Aims for thr convention of internarion trade in endangered species

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  • To regulate trade of speices.

- To ensure that trade does not endanger wild populations.

139
Q

Aims of Rio Convention On Biological Diversity

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  • Sustainable use of habitats.

- Share genetic resources.

140
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What is taken into account when describing the biodiversity of an area?

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  • Species richness.
  • Species Eveness.
  • Number of habitats.
141
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Why is a reduction in biodiverity problematic for agriculuture in the future?

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  • Loss of genetic diversity.
  • Agricultrual requirements may change in the future.
  • Lost genes may have been useful.
142
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Advantages of using a seed bank as opposed to adult plants

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  • Are able to store more.
  • Less susceptible to disease.
  • Cheaper to transport.
143
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Importance of sampling

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  • Difficult to count every specie.

- Sample provides an estimate.

144
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Why is important to take samples in fence and unfenced areas?

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  • To see the effect of the specie.
145
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Significance of a low value of simpons index of diversity

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  • Habitat dominated by one species.

- Habitat is less likely to cope with change.

146
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How is phylogeny related to classification

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  • Phylogeny is the evolutionary histort of organisms.

- Phylogeny can allow scientists to classify species as the saem because of their physical features.

147
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Is the ‘Genus’ the first of the second word?

A

First

148
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Outline the proccess used to measure the biodiversity of plant species in grassland.

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  • Use a quadrat.
  • Random sampling.
  • Count number of organisms in the quadrat.
  • Repeat process.
  • Calculate mean.
149
Q

Factore thr EIA consider.

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  • Size of development.
  • Which habitats are present in the area.
  • Potential damage to organisms.
150
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What does the Rio convention of biological diversity do? (CBD)

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  • Develops international stratergies on thr conservation of biodiversity.
  • Plans how ronuse animal and plant resources in a sustainable way.
  • Provides guidance to government on how to conserve biodiversity.
  • Made it a law that conserving biodiversity is everyones responsibility.
151
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What does the convention of international trade in endangered species (CITES) do?

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  • Regulates trade of wild animals.
  • Members agreed to make ir illegal to kill endangered speices. (Protect endangered species).
  • Limit trade through licencing .
  • Raise awarness of threats to biodiversity.
152
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What does The Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) do?

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  • Promote specific management techniques.
  • Government would pay landowners who followed the management techniques.
  • As a result, species have begun to rebuild in numbers.
153
Q

Hat can be done to esnure sucdsd of breeding programmes?

A
  • Check animals health.
  • Provide food for animal.
  • Raise public awareness.
154
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Explain the importance of species evenness in determining biodiversity in a habitat.

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  • Species evenness= Number of individuals in each species.
  • Higher species evenness= High biodiversity.
  • Species eveness is used to calculate simpsons index.
155
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Implications of a high value of simprons index of diversity on planning.

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  • Habitat has High biodiversity.

- So should not be modified

156
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Now to do selective breeding?

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  • Select best offspring.
  • Breed offspring with best offspring.
  • For mant generatons.
  • Avoid breeding closelt related individuals.
157
Q

Where is the core body tempersture is detected?

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  • Hypothalamus.
158
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What is meant by the term hoemostasis?

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  • Maintainign a stable internal enviroment.

- Around a set point.

159
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How is negative feedback used to cotrol an increase in blood glucose conc.?

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  • Receptor detects increases in blood glucose conc.
  • Beta cells release insulin.
  • Increased absorption of glucose by effector cells.
  • Glucose is converted unto glycogen. (Glycogenisis).
  • Increased use of glucose in ATP production.
160
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How is negative feedback used to cotrol a decrease in blood glucose conc.?

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  • Receptor detects the decrease in blood glucose conc.
  • Alpha cells release glucagon.
  • Increased conversion of glycogen to glucose. (Glycogensisis).
  • Glucose leaves cells into blood by facilitated diffusion.
161
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How is type 1 diabeties treated.

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  • Daily hormone injects of insulin.

- To control blood sugar concentration.

162
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How it type 1 diabeties caused

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  • Diet with high amounts of refined carbohydrates including sugars such as glucose.
  • Very little exercise.
163
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Describe and explain the role of ATP in the cell.

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  • Releases 30 KJ or energy.
  • When a phosphate group is removed.
  • By hydrolysis.
164
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Which process is carried out by cristae?

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  • Oxidative phosphorylation.
165
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Which part of thr adrenal gland releases aldosterone?

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  • Cortex
166
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Explain the role od the loop of henle in the production of urine

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  • Loops of Henle causes a decrease in water potential in medulla.
  • In acending limb, there is active transport outward of ions.
  • Descening limb is permeable to water.
  • Water potential of medulla is lower than the filtrate.
  • Water is removed from the filtrate.
167
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What happens at the Bowmans capsule/Glomerulus?

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  • Ultrafiltration.

Year 12 Biology (module 2) (10 decks)

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