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Topic 1- Living Organisms Flashcards

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MRS NERG

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Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity 
Nutrition 
Excretion
Reproduction 
Growth
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Movement

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The way in which organisms change their position in order to:
find 🍖(food)
Escape 🦍 (predators)
Find a 💑 (mate)

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Respiration

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The process by which living cells release 🏃‍♀️ (energy) from 🍖
Not to be 🤷‍♀️ w/ breathing

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Sensitivity

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Ability to detect changes in 🏞 (surroundings) and respond to them

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Nutrition

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Org. need 🍖 for resp. Growth. Repair.🤰

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Excretion

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=💩

Removal of waste products from 👯‍♀️
e.g.
carbon.d
Urine

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Reproduction

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Way in which new individuals are produced from 👫

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Growth

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Increase in size ⬆️

Involves production+ ⬆️- new cells

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Requirements for being classified as MRSNERG

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All org. Must abide with rules of MRSNERG

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What is an animal cell made up of?

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Cytoplasm
Nucleus
Cell membrane

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What is a plant cell made up of?

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Cell wall
Vacuole
Chloroplast
Nucl.
Cyto.
Cell mem.
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Function of cytoplasm

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Where all the reactions happen. Keeps the shape.

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Function of nucleus

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Contains DNA

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Function of cell membrane

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Keeps cell together + controls what goes in and out

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Function of cell wall

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Keeps the structure because there is no skeleton in the plant.

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Function of vacuole

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Contains water

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Function of chloroplast

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Photosynthesis (turning carbon diox. ➡️ glucose & 💦 occurs in the chloroplasts. Makes plant💚

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How many organ systems are there in the body?

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There are 10. (This however does not include the immune system as it is not an organ.)

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Name the 10 organ systems.

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Sensory system
Nervous system
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Circulatory System
Excretory System
Skeletal system
Muscle system
Endocrine System
Reproductive system
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Function of sensory syst. And include its organs

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  • eye
  • ear
  • provides info about surrounding
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Function and organs of nervous syst.

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  • brain
  • spinal cord
  • nerves
  • controls actions of body
  • coordinates many activities without thinking (e.g. breathing + heart rate)
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Functions and organs of respiratory syst.

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- located in chest
formed by :
- windpipe
- lungs
- ribs
- rib muscles (intercostal muscles)
- diaphragm 
- concerned with breathing and exchange of gases
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Functions and organs of digestive syst.

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- long tube through body: 
Food is broken down + absorbed into blood 
Important organs:
- stomach
- small intestine
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Functions and organs of circulatory syst.

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  • transports materials around body in blood

- blood ⏪⬆️⏩⬇️⬅️ by pumping action of 💓 along tubes (blood vessels)

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Function and organs of excretion syst.
- cleans waste from blood | - uses filtration process in kidneys: produces urine liquid ➡️stored in bladder
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Function and organs of skeletal syst.
- made of 206 bones - provide support for body - some form protective structure (e.g. 💀 protects 🧠)
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Function and organs of muscle syst.
- provides mechanism for movement | - can contract (become shorter) to exert pulling force on bone
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Function and organs of endocrine syst.
- made up of glands - release chemical messengers called hormones ➡️ 💉 - adrenal glands➡️ adrenaline when stressed ➡️makes heart beat faster and directs more blood to muscles - insulin hormone controls level of sugar in 💉
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Functions of reproductive syst.
- male= sperm cells - females= egg cells ➡️ provides place for baby to develop (in womb/uterus) - reproductive syst. Part of endocrine syst. As they produce male/female sex hormones.
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Name the 11 organs
``` Brain Eye Ears Heart Lungs Liver Stomach Kidneys Pancreas Large intestine Small intestine ```
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What system is the liver in?
Digestive
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Liver function
- Produces bile, a liquid, which increases absorption | - detoxifies chemicals in body
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How is the liver specialised?
- Dense cytoplasm - Contains toxin which breaks down fats - They have lots of cells because they break down fat
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Fact about liver
- second biggest organ after skin - can regrow itself - Takes up 10% of body - Body needs 1 gram of liver
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Which organ is the heart in?
Circulatory System
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Function of heart
- pumps blood through circulatory System
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How is the heart specialised?
- muscles contract to control the heart rate at a steady tempo
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Heart facts
- The left side of the heart contains oxygenated rich blood | - the right side of the heart pumps blue deoxygenated blood returning from the body back to the lungs
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Lungs in which System
Respiratory system
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Function of lungs
Take oxygen from air and help get rid of carbon dioxide
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How are lungs specialised?
- two lungs - has a bronchus and contains smaller bronchioles, the end is surrounded by pulmonary vein so blood can get to air from alveolus (air sac)
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Lung fact
- right lung larger than left lung because the left shares space with the heart
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Which system is Large intestine in?
Digestive + Excretory
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Function of large intestine
Absorb water from indigestible food
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How is the large intestine specialised?
- large surface area - muscular sides, which can adapt their shape to shape to the size of waste - long (has more time to absorb all the water)
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Large intestine fact
- 5 feet long | - can act against gravity
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Which system is the Brain in?
Nervous system
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Brain function
Controls thoughts, memories, movement and many organs within our body
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Which system is the Stomach in?
Digestive system
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Function of the stomach
- Place of storage so all food can provide nutrients for the body
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How is the stomach specialised?
- Contains a ph 1.1 - can dissolve metal and bone - can shrink and expand depending on the food
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Stomach fact
- you do not need your stomach to live
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Which system is the Small intestine part of?
Part of the digestive system
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Function on of small intestine
- Receives mushy food from stomach and extracts nutrients out of it - Then passes into blood and the rest of the waste goes to the large intestine to become 💩
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How is the small intestine specialised?
- roughly 20 feet long which allows more area for nutrients to be absorbed - contains hairs called microvilli which increase surface area for absorption of more nutrients
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How many bones are on the skeleton?
206
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What are the four main functions of the skeleton?
Movement Support Protection Blood Cell Production
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Why do we need a spine (vertebrae) ?
- to keep us upright | - to protect the spinal cord
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What protects the brain?
The skull (cranium)
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What protects the heart and lungs?
Rib cage
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How do the bones in the skull (cranium) differ to bones in the legs?
- some bones (such as in the skull), are joined rigidly together and cannot move against each other - others (like bones in the legs) are joined by flexible joints but muscles are needed to move bones attached to joints
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What are the two types of blood cells?
Red blood cells | White blood cells
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What is the function of red blood cells?
- carry oxygen
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What is the function of white blood cells
- involved in destroying harmful microorganisms in the body
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Where are blood cells made?
In bone marrow (the soft tissue inside our larger bones) | The bone marrow is protected by the hard part of the bone surrounding it

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