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Stimuli and Receptors Flashcards

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Tropism definition

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Directional growth of a plant to a stimulus

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What does IAA do in shoots and roots?

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Stimulates cell elongation in shoots, inhibits cell elongation in roots

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Describe how positive phototropism occurs in shoots

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IAA produced in shoot tip diffuses to shaded side of the shoot and stimulates cell elongation. Cells elongate more on shaded side than light side so shoot bends towards light

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Describe how positive gravitropism occurs in roots

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IAA produced in root tip diffuses to lower side of root and inhibits cell elongation. Cells elongate more on upper side than lower side so root bends downwards in direction of gravity

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Taxis definition

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Directional movement to a stimulus

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Kinesis definition

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Non-directional movement to a stimulus

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Describe how woodlice stay in favourable humid conditions

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Increase their random non-directional movements and move slower so that they stay in favourable conditions

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Reflex definition

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Rapid, involuntary response to a stimulus

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In what 2 ways do reflexes help organisms?

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  1. Protect against damage to body tissues
  2. Can help organism escape from predators
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What is the pathway from a stimulus to a response?

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Stimulus –> receptor –> sensory neurone –> intermediate neurone –> motor neurone –> effector –> response

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Receptor definition

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Detect a specific stimuli and form a generator potential

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What do Pacinian corpuscles detect?

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Pressure

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What 4 things make up the structure of a Pacinian corpuscle?

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  1. Capsule
  2. Lamellae
  3. Sensory neurone
  4. Schwann cell
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Explain how pressure causes a nerve impulse in the sensory neurone of a Pacinian corpuscle

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  1. Lamellae deform
  2. Stretch-mediated Na+ channels in the neurone membrane open
  3. Na+ diffuse into the neurone via facilitated diffusion and depolarise it
  4. Produces a generator potential which causes an action potential if the threshold is reached
  5. The greater the pressure, the more Na+ channels open and the greater the generator potential
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What are the 2 photoreceptors called?

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Cones and rods

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Where are rods and cones found?

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Rods: periphery of the retina
Cones: fovea of the retina

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Are there any rods or cones in the blind spot?

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No

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Which pigment do rods contain?

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Rhodopsin

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Which pigment do cones contain?

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Iodopsin

20
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Why do rods only let us see in black and white?

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Rhodopsin can’t distinguish between different wavelengths of light

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Why do cones let us see in colour?

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3 different types of cone cell with different iodopsin, each identifies a different wavelength of light

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Why do rods have higher sensitivity?

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Show retinal convergence so generator potentials combine (spatial summation) to reach threshold

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Why do cones have lower sensitivity?

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One cone cell connects to a single neurone so a high light intensity is needed for generator potential to reach threshold

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Why do rods have low visual acuity?

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Show retinal convergence so one set of nerve impulses is sent to the brain from several rods

25
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Which part of the nervous system is involved with controlling heart rate?

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Autonomic nervous system

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Describe how heart beat is initiated and coordinated

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  1. Sinoatrial node sends electrical impulses across the atria, causing atria to contract
  2. Layer of non-conducting tissue prevents impulses from spreading to ventricles
  3. Atrioventricular node delays impulses to give time for atria to fully empty before ventricles contract
  4. Impulses travel down bundle of His and up the Purkynje fibres
  5. Ventricles contract from the base up
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Describe how heart rate increases during exercise

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  1. Muscles aerobically respire which produces CO2 and decreases blood pH
  2. Chemoreceptors in the carotid artery and aorta detect pH change and send more nerve impulses to the medulla
  3. Medulla sends more impulses down the sympathetic nerve to the sinoatrial node
  4. Sinoatrial node produces more electrical impulses across the atria, increasing heart rate
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How does above normal blood pressure lead to a decrease in heart rate?

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  1. Pressure receptors in carotid artery and aorta detect an increase in blood pressure
  2. Less nerve impulses sent to the medulla
  3. More nerve impulses sent down the parasympathetic nerve to sinoatrial node
  4. Less nerve impulses from sinoatrial node, decreasing heart rate

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