Practice paper reflection Qs- PROCESSES Flashcards

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What fluid is found in the tubes responsible for gaseous exchange in insects

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Trachea fluid

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outline reasons why insects and other animals need well developed transport systems

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-High metabolic rate
-Need large/rapid oxygen supply
-Diffusion no sufficient/distance too far
-(to) maintain steep concentration/diffusion gradient
-SA:V ratio is low
-(named) Metabolites needed by cells / (named) waste removed from cells

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3
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formula for area of sphere

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(4/3) x pi x r^3

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4
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is nm or μm smaller

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nm

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5
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6mm into μm

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6000μm

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6
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8mm in nm

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8,000,000 or 8x10^6nm

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7
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explain what is meant by a limiting factor

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the factor that will determine/limit the rate
-when at lower/sub-optimal levels

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8
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Water can fill air spaces in the soil surrounding roots, preventing oxygen from reaching root hair cells

refer to aerobic and anaerobic respiration. Why can overwatering kill plants?

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AEROBIC
-No aerobic respiration occurs
-no link reaction/Krebs/ETC/ox phos
-No oxygen to act as final electron acceptor

ANAEROBIC
-(plant has to) switch to anaerobic respiration
-Only glycolysis occurs
-Alcoholic fermentation occurs
-NAD regenerated (for glycolysis)
-Pyruvate to ethanal to ethanol
-Named enzyme e.g: pyruvate decarboxylase
-(only) 2 ATP

CONCEQUENCE FOR PLANT
-ethanol is toxic

-irreversible
-Less ATP produced
-Less active transport
-(rhs) cannot take up mineral ions
-Plants cannot make proteins (examples)

-Cannot generate WP grad
-water cannot be absorbed

-less/no photosynthesis

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9
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explain why a plant leaf is described as an organ

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orgsn id
-collection of tissues
-perform/carry out function

leaves have (two from)
-Epidermis/ spongey mesophyll/palisade mesophyll/vascular/phloem/xylem tissues

-to carry out Photosynthesis/ gaseous exchange

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10
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state AND explain symptoms of a person who doesn’t respond to ADH

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-excess urine /high vol of
OR
-always thirsty

expl: fewer aquaporins in plasma membrane

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11
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why are podocytes unable to undergo mitosis

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  • have already differentiated/specialised
    -are in G^0/resting phase
    -shape is too irregular/asymmetrical (diagram)
    -Cytoskeleton cannot function/spindle fibres cannot form
    -(if mitosis) would alter number/size of gaps
    -Would alter an aspect of ultrafiltration
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12
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adult stem cells are___

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Multipotent

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13
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photosynthetic pigments split into two groups:

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-Primary pigments
-Accessory pigments

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14
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cholesterol _____ fluidity

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regulates

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15
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if TTX prevents V-G sodium ions from opening, How does TTX affect activity of the neurons

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-Sodium ions cannot enter
-prevents depolarisation of membrane
-membraine remains at resting potential
-prevents action potential being generatred
-impulse not conducted along axon
-No release of neurotransmitter

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16
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Why is transmission of action potentials along the axon slower in the absence of saltatory conduction?

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-No nodes of Ranvier
-Shorter local currents/circuits

-Whole axon needs to be depolarised

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17
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Neutrophils

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. They kill and digest bacteria and fungi. They are the most numerous type of white blood cell and your first line of defense when infection strikes.

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18
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Monocytes

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. They have a longer lifespan than many white blood cells and help to break down bacteria.

19
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examples of reducing sugars

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All monosaccharides are reducing sugars

e.g: galactose, glucose, , fructose, ribose .

20
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examples of non-reducing sugars

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Sucrose and all polysaccharides

21
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what does P Q R S and T sections of an ECG show in the heart

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P wave = contraction of atria /systole
QRS wave = ventricular systole
T = ventricular diastole

22
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bradycardia hr =

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below 60 bpm

23
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stroke volume

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the volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle of the heart during each systolic cardiac contraction.

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tachycardia heart rate =

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over 100 bpm

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atrial fibrillation indication on ECG
irregular rapid P waves
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positive starch test colout change
brown to blue/black
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do bronchi contain goblet cells
yes
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when inside a respirometer containing potassium or sodium hydroxide and the organism is undergoing aerobic respiration, would the coloured liquid move towards or away from the organism
towards
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Control variables in a respirometer experiment
-starting vol of coloured liquid -species of specimen -size of specimen -same mass of sodium or potassium hydroxide -temperature
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order each microscope from Lowest to highest resolution
light laser scanning confocal SEM TEM
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Laser scanning confocal microscope process
-Fluorescent dye added to cell/specimen/organelle -Laser beam (light) focused on part of cell -Light fluoresces from objects at different depths within cell -A pinhole sits in front of the detector (eliminates out of focus light from different depths within cell
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Advantages of scanning confocal microscope
-Much higher resolution than normal light microscope -can view objects inside cell
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disadvantages of scanning confocal microscope
-more expensive than light microscopes -lower resolution than electron microscopes
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which microscope gives a 3D image
SEM
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Resolution of SEM
3-10nm
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resolution of TEM
0.5nm
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example of a random error
two students looking at a thermometer from different angles, not with their eyes level to he line. gives random variation in results
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how to reduce random error
repeat and calculate mean
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repeatability vs reproducibility
repeatability measures the variation in measurements taken by a single instrument or person under the same conditions, while reproducibility measures whether an entire study or experiment can be reproduced in its entirety.
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where is the casparian strip
in endodermal cell of root
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Casparian strip properties and why is it useful
made of waxy suberin = waterproof -Forces H20 to move into symplast pathway across plasma membrane =Filters out toxins
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Other than the terrarium (glass container containing soil and small plants) maintaining moist conditions, Suggest why the plant continues to grow
-Respiration Produces CO2 which is used in photosynthesis -photosynthesis produces O2 which is used in respiration -Dead leaves replaces nutrients
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Question: Explain how water is reabsorbed at the Loop of Henle. (6)
-Active transport -Of sodium and chloride ions -From ascending limb -Lowers water potential of medulla -Water reabsorbed into capillary network from descending limb -By osmosis -Because descending limb is permeable to water -Counter current multiplier mechanism
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adaptations of hepatocytes
-Thin/flat cells for short diffusion distances Fenestrated to increase permeability