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What does mitosis produce

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Two genetically identical cells

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What do organisms use mitosis for?

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Growth and repair

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What happens during interphase

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The cell grows and the subcellular structures increase

The DNA is duplicated and formed X shaped chromosomes

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What happens during prophase?

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The chromosomes condense and the nuclear membrane breaks

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What happens during metaphase?

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The chromosomes line up at the centre of the cell

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What happens during anaphase?

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Spindle fibres pull the chromosomes apart and pull the chromotids to opposite ends of the cell

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What happens during telophase?

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Membranes form around the chromosomes

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What happens during cytokinesis?

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The cytoplasm and cell membrane divides to form separate cells

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How do you calculate the number of cells made?

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2^n

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What is cell differentiation?

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The process by which a cell changes to become specialised for its job

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How do plants grow that animals cant?

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Cell elongation

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What is cell elongation?

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Where a PLANT CELL expands, making the cell bigger and so making the plant grow

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For adult animals, what is mitosis mostly used for?

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Repair and replacement

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What is cancer?

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Uncontrolled mass cell division

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Where is the rate at which cells divide located?

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The genes

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What is a tumour?

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A mass of abnormal cells

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How do you read a percentile chart?

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Plot a line to the data and read the percentages

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Name a process thats used for growth in plants but not in animals?

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Cell elongation

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How does a plant grow through cell elongation?

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Elongation allows a cell to expand so the cells get bigger and the plant grows

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What can stem cells do?

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Differenetiate into different types of cells

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What are undifferentiated cells called?

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Stem cells

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How do stem cells divide?

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Mitosis

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What can embryonic stem cells produce?

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Any type of cell

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What are adult stem cells used for?

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Replacement of damaged cells

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Where are stem cells found in plants?
Meristems
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Where are meristems found?
Areas of a plant that are growing (roots and shoots)
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What are the risks of using stem cells?
Disease transmission Rejection Tumour development
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Why is tumour development a risk for stem cells?
Because stem cells divide very quickly therefore if left uncontrolled a tumour may develop
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Why is virus transmission a risk with stem cells?
As viruses live in cells, if donor cells are infected the virus can be passed on
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Why is rejection a risk with stem cells?
If the cells aren't recognised by the body and are percieved as foreign an immune response may be triggered
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What are the benefits of stem cells in medicine?
Can be used to replace tissues damaged by disease or injury
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If the tip is cut off plant shoot, the tip can be used to grow a whole new plant Explain why?
The shoot contains meristem which when planted will mass divide and differentiate into specialised cells that are required for growth
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What is the spinal cord?
A long column of neurones that run from the base of the brain down the spine
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What is the cerebrum in charge of?
Movement, vision, language, memory and intelligence
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What is the cerebellum in charge of?
Balance and muscle coordination
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What is the medulla oblongata in charge of?
Unconscious activities (eg. Breathing and heart rate)
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How do CT scans work?
X-rays are used to produce an image of the brain
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What do CT scans show?
The main strucutres in the brain
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How can a CT scan be used to show a fuction?
If an area of the brain is damaged and a fuction is lacking the function can be tied to that area
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How do PET scans work?
Radioactive chemicals are used to show which parts of the brain are active
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What do PEt scans show
Real time video of the structure and function of the brain
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Explain how the difficulties of accessing brain tissue inside the skull can be overcome by using CT scanning and PET scanning to investigate brain function
Instead of having to 'go in and look' you can instead use technology to visualise the inside
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Why is treating problems in the CNS hard?
It is hard to repair It can be hard to access Treatment can lead to permanent damage
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Why is it hard to repair damage in the CNS?
The CNS doesn't readily repair themselves and scientists haven't developed a way to repair it
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What is the stages to a nervous response?
Stimulus -> Receptor -> Sensory Neurone -> CNS -> Motor Neurone -> Effector -> Response
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What is the reaction time?
The time it takes you to respond to a stimulus
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What do all neurones have?
A cell body with a nucleus and cytoplasm
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What do dendrites and dendrons do?
Carry nerve impulses towards the cell body
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What do axons do?
Cary never impulses away from the cell body
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What are some axons surrounded by?
Myelin sheath
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What is the function of a myelin sheath?
An electrical insulator which speeds up the electrical impulse
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Why are longer neurones fastest?
There is less time wasted in synapses
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State the three types of neurones?
Sensory Motor Relay
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Describe a sensory neurone?
One long dendron from receptor cells | One short axon
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Describe a motor neurone?
Many short dendrites from the CNS | One long axon to effector cells
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Describe a motor neurone?
Many short dendrites
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Describe a relay neurone?
Short dendrites from sensory neurones to the cell body | Axon that carries impulses to motor neurones
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Describe the structure and function of a sensory neurone?
A sensory neurone has one long dendron and one short axon with a cell body in the middle The function is to carry impulses from receptor cells to the CNS
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What do synapses do?
Connect neurones
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How is the nerve signal transferrred between synapses?
Neurotransmitters
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How do neutrotransmitters work?
They diffuse across the gap
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Why do synapses slow down reaction times?
Because it takes time for the neurotransmitters to diffuse across the gap
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What are reflexes?
Automatic, rapid responses to stimuli
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What is a reflex arc?
The passage of information in a reflex
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What do the neurones in a reflex arc go through?
The spinal cord or an unconscious part of the brain
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Describe the path of a reflex arc?
Stimuli -> Sensory neurone -> Relay Neurone -> Motor Neurone -> Effector
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Why are reflex arcs faster than a normal response?
There is no time spent thinking about the response
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A chef touches a hot tray. A reflex reaction causes him to immediately move his hand away Describe the pathway of the reflex arc from receptors to effector
Receptors -> Sensory Neurone -> Relay Neurone -> Motor Neurone -> Effector
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What does the cornea do?
It refracts the light into the eye
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What does the iris do?
Controls how much light enters the pupil
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What does the lens do?
Refracts light focusing it on the retian
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What does the retina do?
Detects light by being covered in receptor cells
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What are the receptor cells?
Rods and cones
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What do rods do?
Sense light but no colour
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What do cones do?
Sense colours but not light
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Where does the information from the eye go to?
The brain along the optic nerve
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What happens when the eye looks at distant objects?
The ciliary muscle relaxes, which allows the suspensory ligaments to pull tight The lens are pulled into a less rounded shape so light is reflected less
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What happens when the eye looks at close objects?
The ciliary muscle contracts, which allows the suspensory ligaments to slacken The lens are becomes into a more rounded shape so light is reflected more
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What is long-sightedness?
When people are unable to focus on near objects
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When does long-sightedness occur?
When the lens doesnt bend the light enough or the eyeball is too short
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What lens fixes long-sightedness?
Convex
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What is short-sightedness?
When people are unable to focus on distant objects
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When does short-sightedness occur?
When the lens bends the light too much or the eyeball is too long
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What lens fixes short-sightedness?
Diverging
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What causes colour blindness?
Malfunctional cones
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Why is there no cure for colour blindness?
Cone cells cant be replaced
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What is a cataracts?
A cloudy patch on the lens
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Explain how a structural problem with the eye may cause a person to be long-sighted?
The lens could be the wrong shape so it doesn't bend the light enough so an image is formed behind the retina or, the eyeball is too short so the image is formed behind the retina
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Describe how animals grow?
Through cell differentiation and divison
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Describe the role of neurotransmitters in the transmission of nervous impulses?
They are the molecules used by the nervous system to transmit messages between neurons
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Which part of the eye controls how much light is entering the pupil?
The iris

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