module 5: systems of life Flashcards

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what are the 4 features of exchange surfaces

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  1. large SA:V ratio
  2. thin barrier
  3. concentration gradients
  4. selectively permeable
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2
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how do you maximise gas exchange

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-large SA:V ratio
-maximise the particle pressure

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3
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what is the equation for partial pressure

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P(total)=Pressure(a)+pressure(b)+pressure(c)…..

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4
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what enviroment is harder for gas exchange

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water because it is more denser and harder to move around in, therefore it is harder for gas exchange

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5
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how do plants undergo gas exchange

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through photosynthesis and cellular respiration

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6
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how do insects undergo gas exchange

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-they have gates that can be closes
- when they are open they allow for gas exchange
- when they are closed they prevent gas exchange

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7
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how do crustaceans undergo gas exchange

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crabs have internal gills
-this is an open system

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how do fish undergo gas exchange

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-have internal gills
- this is a closed system
- they are controlled by the opening and closing of their mouth

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9
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is blue blood oxygenated

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no

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10
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is red blood oxygenated

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yes

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11
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what do alveoli do

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they fill up with air

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12
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what causes the alveoli not to collapse

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due to the lightless of the lung tissue

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13
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what happens to CO2 and O2 in the alveoli

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  • O2 is diffused out into the capillaries
  • co2 is diffuses into the aveolius
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14
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why is BPG bad

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it binds to hemoglobin instead of oxygen, changes the shape of haemoglobin

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15
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what are the factors that can influence hemoglobin dissociation

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  • high co2
    increased acidity
  • bpg
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what is the haldane effect

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  • CO2 binds to haemoglobin
    -haemoglobin not carries o2 has a higher affinity for CO2
  • the haldane effect facilitates the removal for CO2 at tissues with low partial pressure of o2
17
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what molecule do muscles to have to store oxygen

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myoglobin

18
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what is myoglobin

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  • a protein that increases oxygens affinity
  • binds to oxygen at low partial pressure
  • used when we exercise
19
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how are marine animals able to hold their air for so long

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increased myoglobin and haemaglobin
- reduce their heart rate
reduce blood flow to their organs

20
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how does COVID 19 affect the lungs

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  • Virus enters lungs
  • Virus binds to alveolar wall cells and injects its RNA
  • Infected cell produce many copies of the virus
    -Alveolar cell destroyed virus particles released and infect neighbouring cells
21
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what does the modella do

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  • it is apart if the brian that detects changes in the partial pressure of O2 and CO2 and pH in the cellubrial fluid
22
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what is a chemoreceptors

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chemical receptor that is sent to the breathing control center (modulla)

23
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where are these chemoreceptos found in the lungs

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-aorta
-modulla
-carotic bodies

24
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what is the importance for sexual reproduction

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produced offspring that are genetically different to their parents and increases the populaton of a species

25
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why is reproduction expensive

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  • competition for mates and males
    production of gametes
    production of pheromones
26
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what protein establishes maleness

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-SRY protein

27
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the absence of SRY

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is female

28
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what are the 3 major sex hormones that are produced by the gonads

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-Oestrogen
-Androgens
-Progesterone

29
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what secondary sex characteristics of testosterone

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deeper voice
adams apple
public hair
increases sex drive
muscle growth

30
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what are the secondary sex characteristics for oestrogen

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-breast development
public hair increases sex drive

31
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what is Oogenesis

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Oogenesis is the process by which female germ cells develop into mature eggs

32
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what are the steps of Oogenesis

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Proliferation
Primary oocyte formation:
Growth and maturation of the primary follicle:
Secondary oocyte formation:
Completion of meiosis II

33
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what happens at Proliferation

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Oogonia undergo mitosis to increase in number during fetal development.

34
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what happens at Primary oocyte formation:

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Some oogonia differentiate into primary oocytes, which become surrounded by follicular cells to form primordial follicles.

35
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what happens at Growth and maturation of the primary follicle

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The primary oocyte and follicular cells grow, and the follicle becomes a primary follicle. The primary oocyte undergoes DNA replication but remains arrested in meiosis I.

36
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what happens at Secondary oocyte formation

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At puberty, some primary follicles mature, and the primary oocyte completes meiosis I, producing a secondary oocyte and a polar body

37
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what happens at Completion of meiosis II

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If the secondary oocyte is fertilized by a sperm cell, it completes meiosis II, producing a mature ovum and another polar body. The ovum and sperm fuse to form a zygote