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Unit 2 - Cells And Control Flashcards

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Mitosis occurs in

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Body cells only

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Examples of when mitosis is needed

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Growth

Repair

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Mitosis is a type of

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Cell division

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5 stages of mitosis

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IMPAT
Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
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5
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What happens during interphase

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DNA copies (chromosome is visible)

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What happens in prophase

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Each chromosome consists of two chromatids

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What happens during metaphase

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Nuclear membrane breaks down

Chromosomes line up along middle of cell

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What happens during anaphase

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Chromatids become chromosomes as they separate and one from each pair is pulled to each pole of the cell

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What happens during telophase

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Spindle fibres disappear and new nuclear membrane forms around each group of chromosomes

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10
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What is it called when the cell splits into 2

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Cytokinesis

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11
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Why does cancer occur

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Uncontrolled mitosis causes tumour

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12
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How does cell division occur in animals

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Mitosis causes identical cells
These differentiate
Then can become specialised eg nerve cells

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How does cell division occur in plants

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Mitosis causes new cells
Cells have vacuoles to take in water by osmosis and can elongate
These can then differentiate into specialised cells
They grow and differentiate throughout life

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14
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What is a percentile chart

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Show typical trend of growth of an organism

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15
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When is a percentile chart used

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To monitor growth eg of baby

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3 types of stem cell

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Embryonic
Adult
Meristems

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17
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Embryonic cells is

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From an embryo
Early stage (8cells)
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18
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What can embryonic cell be used for

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Replace/repair brain cell
Retina cell
Drug testing

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Positive of using embryonic cell

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Easy to get
Can produce (specialise) into any other cell
Replace faulty cell with good one

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Negatives of using embryonic cells

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Ethical (alive)

May not stop dividing so cause cancer

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What is an adult stem cell

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From differentiated tissue, such as skin or bone

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22
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What are adult stem cells used for?

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Leukaemia treatment

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Positives of using adult stem cells

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No ethical issue
No rejection to body
Replace faulty cell with good one

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Negatives of using adult stem cells

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Produce few types of cell

May not stop dividing so cause cancer

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25
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What are meristem stem cells

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Found in plant cells (roots tips and shoots)

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26
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What can meristem stem cells be used for

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To produce any kind of plant cell

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27
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What is the cerebellum

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Part of the brain that coordinates and controls precise smooth movement

28
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What is the cerebral hemisphere

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Part of the brain the controls voluntary movement and is responsible for learning and memory

29
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What is the medulla oblongata

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Part of the brain that regulates heart beat and breathing rate

30
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2 methods of accessing brain tissue under the skull

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CT (computerised tomography) scan

PET (positron emission tomography) scan

31
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Why is it difficult to repair brain

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Radiotherapy could damage healthy tissue

Skull protects the brain

32
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Why is it difficult to get the the spinal cord

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Spine protects it

33
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What are sensory receptors

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Dendrites of a sensory neurone

34
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What does a sensory neurone do

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Carries impulses to CNS

35
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What do motor neurones do

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Carry impulses from CNS to effector organs

36
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Where are relay neurones

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Only in the CNS

37
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What is a synapse

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Where 2 neurones meet

38
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How does impulse cross the synapse

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Causes chemical neurotransmitter to be released

This diffuses across the synapse and fits into receptors, causing new electrical impulse to be released in next neurone

39
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What does an axon do

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Carries impulses away from the cell body

40
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What does a dendrite do

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Receives impulses from receptor cells and other neurones

41
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What is myelin sheath

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Fatty layer of insulation around a neurone

42
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What is a reflex arc

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Involves only 3 neurones, with impulses passing to and from spinal cord

43
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Why is a reflex arc needed

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For fast responses eg blinking

44
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What is a reflex arc a faster response

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Brain doesn’t have to process it so less synapses have to be crossed

45
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What is an eye

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Sensory receptor that detects the stimulus of light

46
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What does a cornea do

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Refracts the light in to the eye

47
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What is the iris

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Muscle that controls how much light comes in

48
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What is the iris muscle controlling

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The diameter of the pupil

49
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What does a lens do

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Refracts light to focus on the retina

50
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What is the retina

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A layer of tissue at the back of the eye containing receptor cells for light and colour

51
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Nerves convert image into electrical impulses, what sends the signal to the brain?

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Optic nerve

52
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What are ciliary muscles

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They change the shape of the lens, depending on distance of object

53
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What are suspensory ligaments

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Connect lens to ciliary muscles

54
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What does the optic nerve do

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Carry impulse from retina to brain

55
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What happens to ciliary muscles, suspensory ligaments and the shape of the lens when an object is near

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Ciliary muscles - contracted
Suspensory ligaments - slack
Shape of lens - fat and rounded

56
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What happens to ciliary muscles, suspensory ligaments and the shape of the lens when an object is far

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Ciliary muscles- relaxed
Suspensory ligaments - tight
Shape of lens - thin and flattened

57
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What is myopia

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Short sightedness

58
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How can myopia be treated

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Concave lens

59
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What is hyperopia

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Long sightedness

60
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How can hyperopia be corrected

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Convex lens

61
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3 types of vision correction

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Contact lenses
Laser surgery
Lens replacement

62
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What is cataracts

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When the lens becomes cloudy

63
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How can cataracts be treated

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Replacing lens with clear, artificial lens

64
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Why does colour blindness occur

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When one type of cone is missing or not functioning properly

65
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What do cones do

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Determine colour of the image depending on how much they are stimulated

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