random Flashcards

1
Q

which part of the blood helps it to clot if the skin is cut

A

platelets

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

your stomach contains which type of acid

A

hydrochloridric

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

how are infectious diseases transmitted

A

air particles
contaminated food and water
surfaces

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

which one of these is not likely to be a pathogen

A

mosquito

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

which of these would not be a feature of a good vaccine

A

unlikely to produce her immunity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

antibodies have to be _______to kill pathogens

A

specific

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

why is the term used to describe you not being able to become ill with a particular pathogen

A

immune

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

any foreign molecule that is recognise by and able to elicit a specific response from a lymph is called an…

A

antigen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

any foreign molecule that is recognise by and able to elicit a specific response from a lymph is called an…

A

antigen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

A Y shaped protein molecule which recognises specific foreign antigens

A

antibody

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

how does a vaccination work

A

infection someone with weakened or inactive pathogens

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

primary response

A

when a person becomes infected with the disease for the first time and responds by producing antibodies

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

do antibiotics work on viruses

A

true

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

what is a “chromosome”

A

line strand of DNA coiled up into a structure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

what shape is dna

A

double helix

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

how many chromosome does a human cell usually contain

A

46

17
Q

dna is found within all the cells of humans except

A

red blood cells

18
Q

there are two parents and genetic information is passed on from both of these to the offspring

A

sexual reproduction

19
Q

how many daughter cells are formed during mitosis

A

2 identical

20
Q

mitosis is important for

A

growth, repair and asexual reproduction

21
Q

during which phase of mitosis does dna replicate

A

interphase

22
Q

uncontrollable or runaway cell division results in

A

cancer

23
Q

which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes condense and become visible

A

prophase

24
Q

during cytokines the cell

A

divides into two daughter cells

25
Q

order of mitosis is

A

interphase
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase + cytokinesis

26
Q

mitosis results in

A

four haploid daughter cells

27
Q

evolution

A

gradual changing of a species over the time

28
Q

which individuals are most likely to survive to reproduce

A

those that are well suited to their environment

29
Q

what is adaptation

A

a feature of an organism that allows it to survive in its environment

30
Q

why are fossils used to prove evolution happened

A

they provide evidence of different species for a long time ago

31
Q

what is genetic mutation

A

a random change in organisms dna

32
Q

why is survival of the fittest associated with natural selection

A

within a population individuals who have a selective advantage will survive while others dies out

33
Q

some genes give characteristics that mean an organism is ———- suited to living in an environment

A

better r

34
Q

genetic variation is controlled by

A

the genes inherited from your parents

35
Q

the part of an enzyme that’s the substrate interacts with is called the

A

active site

36
Q

enzymes are effected by

A

temperature
concentration
ph

37
Q

What’s a independent variable

A

A variable that’s is BEING CHANGED

38
Q

Control variable

A

Must kept the same in order to make results affected

39
Q

Dependant variable

A

Variable TESTED/MESURED during experiment