Unit 3 Exam Questions Flashcards

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Describe the function of sodium ion channels in a neurone membrane in response to stimulus.

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• allows sodium ions to rapidly diffuse into the neurone
• this brings about depolarisation of the axon and the inside of the neurone becomes positive with respect to the outside
• this brings about the generation of action potential

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2
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How does an anaesthetic that blocks the sodium ion channels work

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The sodium ions can no longer enter the axon
The threshold is not reached
There is no depolarisation nor action potential along the sensory neurone

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How does an anaesthetic that blocks the calcium ion channels in the pre-synaptic membrane of a synapse work

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• calcium ions do not diffuse into the synaptic knob
• this prevents the synaptic vesicles from fusing with the presynaptic membrane
• this prevents the neurotransmitter being released into the synaptic cleft

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4
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How does the release of more ADH cause a smaller volume if concentrated urine to be produced

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• the ADH makes the membranes of the collecting ducts and distal convoluted tubule more permeable to water
• the ADH combines with a receptor
• the vesicles fuse with the membrane on the collecting ducts side which inserts more aquaporins into the membrane
• the water potential of the filtrate is higher than the water potential within the tissue fluid
• water moves into the tissue fluid by osmosis

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5
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What is a disadvantage of the total count technique

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The death phase cannot be identified

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Explain the advantages of collecting results from the whole class

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• increases reliability of the mean
• increases the confidence
• allows to identify anomalous results
• allows for the use of a statistical test

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Why do muscles use glycogen as an energy store rather than fat

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Glycogen does not need a large oxygen supply and does not need to remove a large amount of CO2 or water produced

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8
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How are sites selected at random

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Lay out a grid and use a random number generator to give coordinates

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9
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Why are sites selected at random

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• avoid bias
• improve representation of the area
• avoid user generated influence

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10
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Why does secondary succession increase the number of plant species

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The area is colonised prior to being cleared so seeds, nutrients and humus are already present
It changes the environment and allows other species to grow

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What happens to the number of animal species in an area during secondary succession

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Increases as there are more habitats, food sources and niches

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Why are legumes with rood nodules that contain rhizobium able to survive in soils with low nitrogen levels?

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Rhizobium carries out nitrogen fixation where nitrogen gas is converted to ammonium ions which can be used by the plants to make amino acids and proteins and DNA

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Why is leghaemoglobin present in the root nodules of leguminous plants

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It binds with the oxygen present which gives anaerobic conditions in the root nodule for the rhizobium to fix nitrogen in

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Why must rhizobium be in anaerobic conditions

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The enzyme nitrogenase which fixes the nitrogen gas is inhibited if oxygen levels are high

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Why are trees unable to survive in waterlogged soils

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Waterlogged soils lack in oxygen
This means that roots cannot respire aerobically to provide ATP so the active transport of minerals stops and denitrification occurs so there is a lack of nitrate for the trees

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16
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When a person touches a hot object with their finger they will move away from the heat. State the advantage to humans of having this type of response to an external stimulus.

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This is protective and will prevent harm

17
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What is the name given to the type of nervous system a Cnidaria has

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Nerve net

18
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Explain why the non-myelinated neurones of Cnidarians result in slower nerve impulses than in mammals

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The impulse has to pass along the whole length of the axon
Mammals have a myelin sheath and nodes of Ranvier which cause saltatory propagation

19
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State what is meant by a Gram negative, bacillus bacterium

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Gram negative- has a lipopolysaccharide layer
Bacillus - rod-shaped

20
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Why does a microorganisms sample need to be diluted

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Because there would be too many colonies to count and some may be merged and clumping would occur

21
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Why mustn’t a microorganisms sample be diluted more than necessary

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• the extra dilution gives additional error
• inaccurate representation of the whole sample
• it is not valid to count less than 30 colonies
• there are too few to be statistically correct

22
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How could a low protein diet affect the rate at which glomerular filtrate is formed

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There is less protein in the blood so the osmotic pressure decreases and so the overall pressure increases and so the rate is faster

23
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Describe how changes in the afferent and efferent arterioles could increase the pressure forming the filtrate.

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• dilate the afferent vessel
• constrict the efferent vessel

24
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In diseases such as diabetes mellitus and glomerulonephritis the membranes in the glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule are damaged and they become more permeable to proteins.
Suggest two reasons why the proteins are not usually reabsorbed back into the bloodstream.

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• they are too large to diffuse back in
• there are no specific carriers for them

25
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The urea concentration increases as the filtrate moves along the proximal convoluted tubule. However the mass of urea remains constant.
Explain why the urea concentration increases.

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Water is reabsorbed by osmosis

26
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Why are there many mitochondria in the cells of the wall of the proximal convoluted tubule

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Provide ATP for active transport

27
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What is carrying capacity determined by

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Biotic and abiotic factors

28
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What could cause a decrease in population of a species due to human impact

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• hunting/killing
• lack of food due to prey being hunted
• habitat destruction

29
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What could be done to overcome the problem of declining species numbers

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• zoos reintroduction programmes
• sperm and egg banks
• education of locals
• ecotourism
• national parks
• prevention of poaching
• legislation - CITES

30
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Why is it important to remove excess fluid during haemodialysis

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Bodily fluids will become too dilute and have a high water potential
This would cause wanter to diffuse into the cells by osmosis and cause cell lysis