Regents Review Flashcards

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What are all living things made up of?

A

Cells

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2
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What is Homeostasis?

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Internal Balance

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3
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What does the Nucleus do?

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Contains DNA

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4
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What does the Ribosome do?

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Site of protein synthesis

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5
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What does the Mitochondria do?

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Site of cellular respiration
(makes ATP energy)

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6
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What does the Chloroplasts do?

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Site of Photosynthesis

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7
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Three types of Vacuoles?

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Storage, Food, Contractile -(Active Transport)

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What does the Cell Membrane do?

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Helps regulate what comes in and out of the cell

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9
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What is the Cell Wall?

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Strong, Gives support, Only in Plants

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10
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Diffusion requires…?

A

No Energy ( High - Low Concentration)

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11
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Active Transport…?

A

Requires Energy (Low - High Concentration)

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12
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Diffusion of Water?

A

Osmosis

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13
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More Salt causes the cell to?

A

Shrivel up

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14
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More Water causes the cell to?

A

Expand

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15
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Digestive System…?

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Chemically breaks down large molecules into smaller molecules which can be absorbed

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Circulatory System…?

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Carries oxygenated blood to the body and deoxygenated blood out as well as nutrients

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Respiratory System…?

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Brings Oxygen into the body and gets rid of Carbon DIoxide

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18
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Skeletal and Muscular Systems…?

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Aids in Locomotion and movement

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19
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Excretion System…?

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Removes metabolic wastes

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20
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Nervous and Endocrine System…?

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Controls other systems and Coordination

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21
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Nervous System…?

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Brain and Spinal Cord

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22
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Endocrine System…?

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Glands that secrete hormones into the Circulatory System

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23
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Immune System…?

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Fights diseases

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24
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Antibodies are?

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Good

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Antigens are?
Bad
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Reproduction System...?
Produce Offspring by Asexual Reproduction or Sexual Reproduction
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Asexual Reproduction?
One parent, looks identical
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Sexual Reproduction?
Two parents, Gametes
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Villi?
Absorb Nutrients
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Capillary?
1 cell thick
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Alveoli?
Gas exchange takes place within the lungs
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Two Systems that work together?
Circulatory system brings filtered blood through the body and deoxygenated blood to the lungs where the respiratory system exchanges it for air
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Malfunctions of the body systems?
Any system- Cancer
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Photosynthesis?
Created Oxygen and Food
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Formula for Photosynthesis?
C6H12O6 + O2 + H2O
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Formula for Respiration?
CO2 + H2O + ATP
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What are enzymes?
Protein Molecules made up if amino acids, Catalysts
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What is is called when a enzyme combines with a specific substrat?
Lock and Key Model
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What is it called when an enzyme is destroyed?
Denaturing
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What are enzymes affected by?
Temperature and Ph
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Normal Human Body Temperature is?
98.6 degrees F
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Negative Feedback?
High Blood Sugar- Pancreas Produces Insulin- Low Blood sugar- Pancreas stops- Repeat
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Positive Feedback?
ChildBirth
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What are Guard Cells?
Regulate the size of the openings through which water vapor escapes from leaves
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Dynamic equilibrium?
Process similar to Homeostasis when the body makes small adjustments to keep a balanced internal environment
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List 2 diseases...
Cancer and Inherited disorders
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Cancer? 1 Example
Uncontrolled division of mutated cells which can lead to a tumor (Lung Cancer)
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Inherited disorders? 1 Example
Diseases that are passed in genetic information from parents (Down syndrome)
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White Blood cells fight diseases by?
Engulfing and destroying pathogens, produces antibodies, identifying invaders for destruction
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Things on the end of Antigens (Bad)?
Receptors
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Vaccinations are...?
Weakened or dead pathogens
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AIDS is...?
A viral diseases that attacks the immune system
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Transplanted organs are?
Foreign " Non Self"
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Sex Cells have how many chromosomes?
23 chromosomes / Haploid Cell
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Body Cells have how many chromosomes?
46 chromosomes / Diploid Cell
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1 Base + 1 Sugar Molecule + 1 Phosphate Molecule creates what?
Nucleotide
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A -
T
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G -
C
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Single strand of copied DNA?
mRNA
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DNA - mRNA?
Transcription
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mRNA - Protein?
Translation
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A change in DNA is what?
Mutation
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A base pair is missing?
Deletion
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An extra base pair is inserted?
Addition
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A base pair is substituted?
Substitution
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Several base pairs are turned around and now out of sequence?
Inversion
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Selective Breeding?
When humans choose desirable traits
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Transgenic organism?
DNA from 2 different species
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Cloning?
Identical organism, form of asexual Reproduction
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Mitosis?
46 chromosomes splits into 2 new cells that both have 46 chromosomes
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Meiosis?
Sexual Reproduction and Gametes are produced with 1/2 the normal number of chromosomes