science Flashcards

1
Q

What are the three main components of plant cells?

A

chloroplasts, cell walls, and intracellular vacuoles.

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2
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True or false? Animal cells are often bigger than plant cells

A

false

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3
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What does the root ‘hair’ increase?

A

surface area

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4
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What do root hair cells absorb besides water?

A

minerals

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5
Q

in which cells does the majority of photosynthesis occur?

A

palisade

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6
Q

Which part of the female reproductive system is immediately above the vagina?

A

Cervix

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7
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Which part of the male reproductive system holds the testes?

A

Scrotum

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8
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Which term describes the time between pregnancy and birth?

A

Gestation

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9
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When an egg cell meets with a sperm and joins with it, this is called…

A

Fertilisation

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10
Q

The placenta is an organ that develops during pregnancy. Which of the following substances does not move through the placenta to the fetus?

A

Carbon dioxide

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11
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What is the role of the testes?

A

They produce sperm that can fertilise an egg, and the hormone; testosterone

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11
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What term is used to describe a mixture which contains a solid dissolved in a liquid?
Solution

A

Solution

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11
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What term describes the liquid in a solution?

A

Solvent

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11
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What is the name of the process when a liquid turns into a gas below the boiling point of the liquid?

A

Evaporation

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11
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During paper chromatography, what should be used to draw the start line?

A

A pencil

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