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AQA GCSE Biology (combined) > Topic B2-Circulatory Sysytem, Digestion System, Cancer, Plant Tissues > Flashcards

Topic B2-Circulatory Sysytem, Digestion System, Cancer, Plant Tissues Flashcards

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What is a group of cells with a similar function and structure?

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Tissue

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2
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What are aggregations of tissues performing specific functions called?

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Organs

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3
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Which model is used to explain enzyme activity?

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Lock and Key
🔒🔑

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4
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Where is amylase produced?

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Salivary glands
Pancreas

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5
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Where is protease produced?

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Stomach
Pancreas
Small intestine

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6
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What does amylase do?

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Breaks down starch into sugars

(amalyaSe = Starch&raquo_space; Sugars)

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What does protease do?

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Breaks down proteins into amino acids

(PROtease ~ PROteins&raquo_space; amino acids)

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8
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What to lipases do?

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Break down lipids into fatty acids and glycerol

(LIPases ~ LIPids)

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9
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Where is bile produced and stored?

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• Produced - liver
• Stored - gall bladder

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10
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What are the functions of bile?

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  • neutralise stomach acid
  • emulsified fats so lipids can work efficiently
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11
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Test for sugars?

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Benedicts Test

Blue to brick red upon heating

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12
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Test for starch?

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Iodine

Orange/ brown&raquo_space; blue/black

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13
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Test for protein

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Bieuret reagent

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14
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Why is heart described as double lump?

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  • right side pumps to the lungs (for oxygen)
  • left side pumps around rest of body
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Which blood vessel brings deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart?

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Vena cava

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Which blood vessel transports blood from the heart to the lungs to pick up oxygen?

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Pulmonary artery

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17
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Which blood vessel transports blood from the lungs to the heart

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Pulmonary vein

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18
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Which blood cell transports oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body?

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Aorta 🫀

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19
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Where is lipase produced?

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Pancreas
Small intestines

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20
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Where does gas exchange take place in animals?

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Alveoli

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21
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What is the natural resting heart rate controlled by?

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Pacemaker cells located in the right atrium

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22
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Which device can correct irregularlarities in the heart rate

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Artificial pacemaker

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23
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What are the 3 types of blood vessels

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Capillaries
Arteries
Veins

24
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Which blood vessels have the thinnest walls

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Capillaries

25
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Which blood vessels contain valves?

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Veins

26
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Which blood vessels have the narrowest lumen?

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Arteries

27
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Which blood vessels mainly carry oxygenated blood

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Arteries

28
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Which blood vessels mainly carry DEoxygenated blood

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Veins

29
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What 4 main substances does blood consist of?

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White blood cells
Red blood cells
Plasma
Platelets

30
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What 3 main ways can cardiovascular disease be treated?

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Drugs
Mechanical devices
Transplants

31
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What are stents used for

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Keeping Coronary arteries open

32
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What do statins do?

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Reduce blood cholesterol

33
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What can faulty valves be replaced with?

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Biological or mechanical valves

34
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What might happen if valves become faulty

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Not open properly
Or develop a leak

35
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What can be used whilst waiting for a heart transplant or to allow the heart to rest as an aid to recovery?

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Artificial heart

36
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What is health

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The state of physical and mental wellbeing

37
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What are risk factors?

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Factors that lead to an increased rate of disease

38
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What can a poor diet, lack or exercise and smoking lead to?

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Cardiovascular disease

39
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What can obesity lead to?

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Type 2 diabetes

40
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What organs are affected by alcohol?

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Brain
Liver

41
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What risk factor can lead to lung cancer and lung disease?

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Smokinh

42
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What can carcinogens, including ionising radiation lead to?

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Cancer

43
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What is cancer?

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Changes in cells that lead to uncontrolled growth and division

44
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What type of tumour is contained in one are and does not spread

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Benign - does not spread

45
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What type of tumour can invade neighbouring tissues and other body parts to from secondary tumours?

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Malignant - can spread

46
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What type of tumours are cancers?

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Malignant

47
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Which lead cell layer contains the most chloroplasts?

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Palisade mesophyll

48
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In which leaf cell layer does gaseous diffusion exchange occur?

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Spongy mesophyll

49
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Which plant tissue transports water and dissolved ions up the plant

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Xylem

50
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Which plant tissue is found growing at the tips of roots and shoots

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Meristem tissue

51
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Which cells are responsible for controlling the opening and closing of stomata

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Guard cells

52
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What are the pores on the underside of a leaf called

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Stomata

53
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Which ch plant tissue transports dissolved sugars up and down the plant?

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Phloem

54
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Which 4 factors affect the rate of transpiration?

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Temperature
Humidity
Air movement
Light intensity

55
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What is transpiration

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The only evaporation of water through the stomata in the leaf

56
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Which 2 processes do root hair cells take in water and mineral ionsV

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Osmosis
Active transport

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