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Overall quick tests Flashcards

1
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What is a chromosome?

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A long strand of DNA

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2
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What are alleles?

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Different versions of the same gene

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3
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What is meant by a carrier of a genetic disease?

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Someone who could possibly pass on the disease to a child, but doesn’t have it themselves.

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4
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What is a phenotype? (HT)

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The characteristics that an individual shows

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5
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Why will someone with only one allele for Huntington’s disease definitely develop the disease?

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Because the allele for Huntington’s disease is dominant.

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6
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Give some symptoms of cystic fibrosis.

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  • Weight loss
  • Breathing difficulty
  • Chest infection
  • Difficulty digesting food
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7
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Why are genetic tests carried out on fetuses?

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To see if the fetus has any faulty genes/alleles

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8
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What is a stem cell?

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An unspecialised cell

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9
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A stem cell taken from bone marrow is what type of stem cell?

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A adult stem cell

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10
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What type of microorganism cant be treated with antibiotics?

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Virus

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11
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Which 3 conditions are ideally needed for microorganisms to grow rapidly?

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  • Warmth
  • Moisture
  • Nutrients (food)
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12
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Which type of blood cell ‘fights’ microorganisms?

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White blood cell

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13
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What are the unique markers on the cell surface of a microorganism called?

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Antigens

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14
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Why are microorganisms like MRSA often called ‘superbugs’?

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They are resistant to anitbiotics

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15
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Why is the heart called a double pump?

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The left and right sides of the heart pump blood to different parts of the body

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What is measured by the higher number in a blood pressure reading?

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Pressure as the heart is contracting

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17
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What is the name of the process that maintains the internal conditions in the body?

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Homeostatis

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18
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What is meant by a species?

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Similar individuals capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring

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19
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How are cactus leaves adapted to reduce water loss by evaporation?

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The leaves are reduced to spines

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20
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What does a food chain show?

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Feeding relationships between organisms

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21
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What is the ultimate source or energy for the Earth?

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The Sun

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22
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What is a heterotroph?

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An animal that consumes other organisms

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23
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What do detritivores feed on? (HT)

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Dead organisms

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24
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What process removes carbon dioxide from the air?

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Photosynthesis

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25
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What is natural selection?

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When individuals have characteristics that suit their environment/increase their chances of survival in an environment

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26
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Name the scientist who suggested the theory of natural selection.

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Charles Darwin

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27
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What is meant by ‘sustainability’?

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Meeting people’s needs without damaging the Earth’s environment for future generations

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28
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What do nitrogen-fixing bacteria do? (HT)

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Remove nitrogen from the air

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29
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What process in bacteria breaks down nitrates to nitrogen? (HT)

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Denitrification

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30
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What is the function of mitochondria in a cell?

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They contain enzymes for aerobic respiration

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31
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What are 3 structures found in plant cells but not in animal cells?

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  • Cell wall
  • Chloroplasts
  • Permanent vacuole
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32
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What are enzymes?

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Protein molecules that speed up reactions in cells/act as catalysts in living things

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33
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What is respiration?

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The release of energy (from food chemicals) in all living cells

34
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How is anaerobic respiration different from aerobic respiration?

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Anaerobic respiration doesn’t use oxygen whereas aerobic does use oxygen

35
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What word describes an enzyme’s structure when it’s destroyed? (HT)

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Denatured

36
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What is the green pigment that absorbs light energy in a plant cell?

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Chlorophyll

37
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What is the waste product of photosynthesis?

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Oxygen

38
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What do plants needs from the soil to add to glucose to make amino acids?

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Nitrates

39
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What is a transect?

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  • A random section across an area

- A representative area to sample

40
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What is diffusion?

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The movement of substances from a region of high to low concentration

41
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What is the only substance moved by osmosis?

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Water

42
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What is a tissue?

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A group of similar cells to perform a function

43
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Name the process by which body cells divide to produce new identical cells.

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Mitosis

44
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Where are gametes produced in the body?

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  • Testes

- Ovaries

45
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What is the name of the single cell produced after the fertilisation of an egg cell by a sperm cell?

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Zygote

46
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What is the missing word?

Adenine, cytosine, thymine and guanine are the four _______ in a DNA molecule.

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bases

47
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What carries genetic information from the DNA in the nucleus to the cytoplasm? (HT)

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Messenger RNA (mRNA)

48
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What is the name given to the areas of plants where growth occurs?

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Meristems

49
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Which tubes carry water up a plant?

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Xylem (vessels)

50
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Which tubes carry dissolved food in a plant?

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Phloem

51
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What is needed for a cutting from a plant to develop roots?

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Hormone/Auxin

52
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Plants grow towards light. What is this called?

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Phototropism

53
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What is a stimulus?

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A change in an organism’s environment

54
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What type of neuron carries impulses from the central nervous system to an effector such as a muscle?

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Motor neuron

55
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What is the name of the gap between two neurons?

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Synapse

56
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What is the name of the long fibre attached to the cell body in a motor neuron?

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Axon

57
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What is a reflex action?

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A fast, automatic, involuntary response to a stimulus

58
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What is the name given to the type of action when the final response has no direct connection to the stimulus?

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Conditioned reflex action

59
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What develop in the human brain to allow learning from experience, e.g. language?

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Neuron pathways

60
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Which part of the brain is most concerned with intelligence and memory?

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Cerebral cortex

61
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Name the technique that produces images of cross-sections of the brain.

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MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

62
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What is memory?

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The ability to store an retrieve information

63
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What is the ‘type’ of memory when the brain only stores information for a limited time?

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Short-term memory

64
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How do drugs like ecstasy and prozac affect the nervous system?

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They affect the passage of an impulse across a synapse

65
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What are the tough, fibrous tissues that connect bone to muscle?

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Tendons

66
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What are the pair of muscles that work opposite to each other called?

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Antagonistic pairs

67
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Give the formula for working out body mass index (BMI).

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BMI = body mass (kg) / [height (m)] squared

68
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Give the main symptoms of a sprain.

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  • Swelling
  • Redness
  • Pain at the joint
  • Warmth
69
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What is the function of red blood cells?

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They carry oxygen around the body

70
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Name the main artery carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body (not to the lungs).

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Aorta

71
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How does shivering help to raise your body temperature?

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Heat is released into the blood as a result of increased respiration

72
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Name the hormone that’s released to cause sugar to be taken from the blood by cells.

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Insulin

73
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What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?

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Type 1 occurs when the pancreas stops producing insulin, whereas type 2 occurs when the body stops responding to its own insulin or doesnt make enough insulin

74
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Why are complex carbohydrates more likely to maintain body sugar levels than simple carbohydrates?

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Complex carbohydrates release sugar more slowly, whereas simple carbohydrates release it rapidly

75
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Why does the removal of trees and vegetation cause soil erosion?

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The roots bind the soil together and without them the soil is washed away. The leaves also protect the soil from direct rainfall.

76
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Why is there no waste in a perfect closed loop system?

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Any waste output is used as input in another part of the system

77
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Why are decomposer organisms, such as fungi, so important to ecosystems?

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They break down waste materials and dead organisms so the products can be recycled

78
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How does the use of quotas in sea fishing help to sustain stocks?

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It allows fish to remain and reproduce to increase populations

79
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What are containers of growing microorganisms that make products useful to industry, e.g. enzymes, called?

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Fermenters

80
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What is genetic modification?

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Changing the genetic make-up/genotype of an organism

81
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What is nanotechnology?

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The science of working with extremely small structures

82
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What are unspecialised cells that have the potential to become any specialised cell called?

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Stem cells

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