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1
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Binomial name system

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Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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Scientific name

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Genus species

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3
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Biodiversity definition

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The variety of species and numbers of individuals within those species

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Conditions which must apply - capture recapture

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Sufficient time between 2 samples
No births, deaths, immigration, emigration
Enough samples

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5
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Base pairing

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A to T
C to G

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6
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Types of variation

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Continuous
Discontinuous

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7
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How is rate of mutation increased

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By ionising radiation ☢️ and some chemicals

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5 steps in describing natural selection

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Overproduction
Variation
Survival of the Fittest to breed
Breeding
Evolved

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9
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Stimuli

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Light sound touch temperature chemicals

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10
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How is info from sense organs relayed

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As electrical impulses along neurones to the cebtral nervous system

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11
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Name for path a nerve impulse takes after a stimuli is detected

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Reflex arc

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12
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What is the reaction called

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A response

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13
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Sensory neuro e

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Receptor to spinal cord

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14
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Motor neurone

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Effector to spinal cord

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15
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Tropism

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Growth in response to (towards/ away from) a stimulus

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16
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Type 1 diabetes

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Body stops producing insulin

17
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Type 2 diabetes

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Body no longer responds to insulin

18
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What does the pancreas release- low blood glucose concentration

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Glucagon

19
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What does the pancreas release- high blood glucose concentration

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Insulin

20
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What is glucose stored as

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Insoluble glycogen

21
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Steps of nephron function

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Ultrafiltration
Selective reabsorption
Urine excreted

22
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Why incubate human pathogens at 37 degrees c

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They grow better at body temperature

23
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HIV causative agent

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Human immunodeficiency virus

24
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Chlamydia causative agent

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Bacterium chlamydia trachomatis

25
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Malaria causative agent

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Single celled parasite
Plasmodium
Spread by mosquitoes

26
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Lymphocytes

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Respond to antigens
Produce antibodies (destroy microorganisms ) and antitoxins (neutralise poisons)
Form/become memory cells

27
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What are antibodies that all respond to the same antigen called

A

Monoclonal antibodies

28
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Lymphocytes are fused with

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Myeloma

29
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Lymphocytes fused with myeloma are called

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Hybridoma

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