survival + response Flashcards

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1
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describe pathway by which organism responds to environment

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  • stimulus
  • receptor
  • coordinator
  • effector
  • muscle
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2
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define stimulus

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detectable change in environment

causing response

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3
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explain importance of reflex arc

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rapid - only 3 neurones + few synapses
autonomic - doesntt involve passage to brain
protects from harm

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4
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define taxis

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directional movement

organism moves towards/away stimulus

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5
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explain example of how woodlice show tactic response to light

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-move away from light
keeps concealed from predators in daylight

-moves towards damp conditions
reduces water loss
improves chance of survival

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6
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define kinesis

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non-directional movement
by organsims
who change speed of movement/rate of direction change
in response to non-directional stimulus

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7
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example of how woodlice show kinetic response to humidity

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move faster/change direction more often when drier
increases chance of moving to area with higher humidity
less water loss
improves chance for survival

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8
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define tropism

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growth of a part of plant in response to stimulus

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9
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2 types of tropisms?

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positive - growth towards stimulus

negative - growth away from stimulus

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10
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what are growth factors in plants

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plant responses to external stimuli involve growth factors

growth factors move from growing regions to other tissues

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11
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in roots IAA…

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inhibits cell elongation

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12
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in shoots IAA…

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promotes cell elongation

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13
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how does IAA cause phototropism in shoots

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  • cells in tip produce IAA
  • IAA transported down shoot
  • IAA conc increases on shaded side
  • promotes cell elongation
  • shoot bends towards light
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how does IAA cause gravitropism in roots

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  • cells in tip produce IAA
  • IAA transported down shoot
  • IAA conc increases on lower side of root
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15
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how does the pacinican corpuscle produce a generator effect

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  • mechanical stimulus -pressure deforms lamellae+ deform stretch-mediated sodium ion channel
  • sodium ion channels open + sodium ions diffuse into sensory neurone
  • greater pressure causes more channels to open + more sodium ions to enter
  • causes depolarisation, leading to generator potential
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16
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where are rods found

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more at periphery of retina

absent in fovea

17
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how many pigments- rod

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one type of rod

containing one pigment

18
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how are rod cells connected to bipolar

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multiple connect to one bipolar neurone

19
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what is the photoreceptor in rod cells called

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rhodopsin

20
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how sensitive are rod cells to light

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very sensitive

21
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do rod cells have high or low visual acuity

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low

22
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rod cells dected

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black and white

23
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cone cells are found at

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concentrated at fovea

fewer at periohery of retina

24
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how many pigments - cone

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3 pgiment
blue
red
green

25
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photoreceptor in cone cells

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iodopsin

26
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how are cone cells connected to bipolar

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each cone cell

attached to its own bipolar neurone

27
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how sensitve are cone cells to light

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less sensitve

require bright light

28
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do cone cells have high or low visual acuity

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high

29
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cone cells detect

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colour

30
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why is a single impulse generated in rod cells

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many rod cells joined to the same bipolar

source of light cannot be distinguished between rod cells

31
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why is an impulse more liekly to be generated for rod cells

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each rod cell simulation = sub-threshold
cells conncected - spatial summation
so threshold more likely met

32
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why is generator potential often not exceeded for cones

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each cone cell has own bipolar sensory neurone

high light intensity needed to produce greater impulse

33
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why do cones have higher visual acutiy

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one cone cell to one neurone

so source of light can be distinguished

34
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why do rods have lower visual acuiity

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many rods connected to bipolar
many neurones generate one impulse
so source of light cannot be distunished