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What is the independent variable

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Is the thing you change

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2
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What is the controlled variable

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Is the thing you need to keep the same

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3
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What is the dependent variable

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Is the thing you measure

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4
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What does the phloem transport

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carries dissolved sugar from the leaves around the plant

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5
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What does a xylem carry

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carries dissolved minerals and water from the roots to the leaves

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6
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What is Aerobic respiration?

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  • It is with oxygen
  • takes place in the mitochondria
  • purpose is to release energy (ATP)
  • the equation is the reverse equation of photosynthesis.
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7
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What is anaerobic respiration?

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The rate of anaerobic respiration is affected by the range of factors e.g the temperature.
The equation:
In humans: glucose —>lactic acid + 2ATP
In yeast: Glucose —> ethanol + carbon dioxide + 2ATP

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8
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Define food security

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The production of food is consistent

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9
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How do you find the percentage efficiency?

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Percentage efficiency = energy output
————————. X100
Total energy input

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10
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What is the treatment for salmonella

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No treatment just drink lots of fluids

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11
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What is the treatment for gonorrhoea

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Treated with antibiotics

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12
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What is rose black spots

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Rose black spot is the most serious disease found in roses. It is caused by fungus which infects the leaves and greatly reduces plant vigour

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13
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What are the symptoms of rose black spot?

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  • Black spots on top of leaf
  • purple spots on top of leaf
  • black, purple spots on stems of plants
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14
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How is tobacco mosaic virus transmitted

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It is transmitted by contact between plants either naturally or on the hands of farmers.

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15
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What is HIV

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It is a virus that damages the cells in your immune system

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16
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What are the symptoms of HIV?

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  • fever
  • chills
  • rash
  • night sweats
  • muscle aches
  • sore throat
  • fatigue
17
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What is the definition of a pathogen?

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A bacterium virus or other microorganism that can cause disease.

18
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what do platelets do?

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they clot blood

19
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what two types of digestion does the Stomach do?

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Physical digestion.

chemical digestion

20
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what is the bile duct

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it is the tube leading from the liver to the duodenum via the gall bladder

21
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can the appendix be removed? if so why …

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yes the appendix can be removed due to the fact that it has little function

22
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what does the large intestine do?

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absorbs water into the bloodstream

23
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what does the cell membrane do?

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controls the passage of substances such as glucose and mineral ions in the cell.

24
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what does the cell wall do?

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gives support to the cell and strengthens it.

25
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what is a tissue

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a tissue is a group of cells with a similar structure and function

26
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what is an organ

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organs are collections of tissues performing specific functions

27
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where are the prokaryotic cells found?

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in bacteria

28
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where are eukaryotic cells found?

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they are found in all other organisms in the kingdom

29
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what is a communicable disease?

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it is a disease caused by pathogens that can be passed from one organism to another

30
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what is a non communicable disease

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they are not infectious and cannot be passed from one organism to another

31
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what are some examples of communicable nd non communicable disease

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communicable:

  • flu
  • tuberculosis

non communicable:

  • arthritis
  • heart disease
  • diabetes
  • asthma
32
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what are the 2 types of cancer

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  • benign

- malignant

33
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what does the mitochondria do

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where aerobic respiration take place releasing energy for the cell.

34
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what is active transport?

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Active transport is the movement of particles form a low concentration to a high concentration it requires energy

35
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what is osmosis?

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osmosis the diffusion of water molecules from an area of high concentration of water to an area of low concertation of water across a partially permeable membrane

36
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what is diffusion?

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Diffusion is the movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.