Short Questions Flashcards

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True or false: All bacteria are pathogens

A

False, some bacteria are pathogens and cause serious infectious diseases like pneumonia but some are good

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2
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True or false: All bacteria are useful

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False, some are pathogens

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3
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True or false: Useful bacteria are sometimes harmful

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True

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4
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Name the characteristics of bacteria

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  • posses a cell wall
  • unicellular prokaryotes
  • some are autotrophic/ photosynthetic, others heterotrophic/ saprophytic. Some are chemosynthetic and get their energy from inorganic chemicals
  • reproduce asexually through binary fission
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5
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Where are the islets of Langerhans found?

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In the pancreas

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6
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What is the main function of the large intestine

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Storage of faeces

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7
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What are the components of glomerular filtrate?

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Water, salts, glucose, amino acids, urea, uric acid and vitamins

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In what sequence does digested food move along the small intestine?

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Oesophagus, ileum, duodenum, colon

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9
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Where does deamination occur?

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In the liver

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10
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What blood vessel transports glucose to the liver after being absorbed in the small intestine?

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The hepatic portal vein

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What are the functions and characteristics of bile?

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  • Bile salts combine with fatty acid in order for fat to enter the villus and be absorbed
  • Does not contain enzymes
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12
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What is the most common nutrient digested in the stomach?

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Protein

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13
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In what form is glucose stored in the liver?

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Glycogen

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14
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What substance is concerned with the neutralisation of chyme?

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Pancreatic juice (the release of which is caused by secretin)

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15
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During expiration what is the shape of the diaphragm?

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Dome shaped

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16
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Where is the hepatic portal vein found?

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In between the hepatic vein and vena cava

17
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What are the characteristics of viruses?

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  • acellular: not cells but nucleoprotein particles that are considered to be obligate, intracellular parasites
  • can only be seen with an electron microscope
  • no nucleus
  • consists of a DNA/ RNA core with a protein coat
  • plants usually have RNA, animals have either one of the 2
18
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What can viruses infect?

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Animals, plants and bacteria

19
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What determines the rate of breathing in humans?

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Carbon dioxide in the blood

20
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What tissues are considered epithelial surrounding the alveoli and blood capillaries?

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Alveoli - columnar epithelium
Blood capillaries- Squamous epithelium

21
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Which phase of breathing is active?

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Inspiration/ inhalation

22
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Name 3 factors that influence Bacterial growth

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PH, humidity and temperature

23
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Why can’t bacteria grow at any PH?

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A PH that is too acidic or strong will kill bacteria

24
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Describe the structure/ characteristics of a virus

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  • can only be seen with an electron microscope
  • nucleoprotein particles which enter specific kinds of PLANTS, ANIMALS AND BACTERIA, in which they multiply
  • Viruses are acellular having no nucleus, ribosomes, mitochondria, or organs of locomotion
  • obligate, intracellular parasites
  • consists of RNA/ DNA in animals and usually RNA in plants
  • Outside of the host cells they are metabolically inert and therefore are considered to be non-living chemicals
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What is the importance biologically, of viruses
- control ecological processes such as nutrient cycling, bacterial and algal biodiversity and algal bloom control. - When sea organisms die from a viral infection their bodies provide nutrients to bacteria in deeper parts of the ocean. - pathogens cause disease which helps control the numbers of dominant host species
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How does glucose intake affect insulin concentration in the blood?
Increase in blood glucose levels signals the pancreas to produce insulin
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What part of protein synthesis takes place inside the nucleus?
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