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Y10 End Of Years Flashcards

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Eukaryotic cells

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Animal cell / plant cell

Cell membrane / cytoplasm / genetic material (nucleus)

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Prokaryotic cells

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Bacteria - single felled organisms

Cell membrane / cytoplasm/ no nucleus

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Nucleus

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Contains genetic material which controls cells activities

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Cell membrane

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Controls movement of substances

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Cytoplasm

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Mosh chemical reactions take place here / jelly like

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Mitochondria

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Where aerobic respiration takes place - releases energy

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Ribosomes

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Protein synthesis

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Chloroplasts

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Absorbs light for photosynthesis (plant cell only)

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Vacuole

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Space in cytoplasm filled with sap - keeps cell rigid (plant cell only)

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Cell wall

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Provides structural support + protection (plant cell only)

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Diffusion

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Overall net movement of particles from an area of high concentration to low concentration, down a concentration gradient, the greater the concentration difference the faster diffusion occurs, the higher the temperature means particles move faster from high to low concentration

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Osmosis

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Diffusion of water molecules from an area of high concentration to low concentration through a partially permeable membrane, only in water molecules

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Hypotonic solution

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Concentration of solutes lower outside than inside cell

H2O moves inside = swelling / bursting

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Isotonic solution

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Concentration of solutes inside = outside cell

Ideal

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Hypertonic

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Concentration of solutes higher outside than inside cell

Shrivelled cell, H2O moves out of cell

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Active transport

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Allows cells to move substances from an area of low concentration to high concentration against the concentration gradient (reabsorbed on in ultrafiltration)

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Digestive system

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Mouth = mechanical and chemical digestion, where the food enters + Sal airy glands produce amylase (starch to glucose conversion)
Oesophagus = tube which moves food from mouth to stomach
Stomach = acidic PH to kill bacteria + pepsin
Pancreas = Digestive enzymes
Liver = production of bile - aids digestion - alkali PH = optimum for bile
Gall bladder = bile storage + releases into duodenum
Duodenum = food + digestive enzymes mix
Ileum = food absorbed into blood
Large intestine = water reabsorption

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Carbohydrates

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Broken down into sugars / catalysed by amylase

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Proteins

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Proteases - pepsin breaks proteins into amino acids (stomach)

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Fats

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Lipids - fatty acids + glycerol via lipase (pancreas + small intestine)

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Artery

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Smaller lumen + thicker wall to withstand / maintain bp

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Vein

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Thinner / valves - to prevent back flow / large lumens = less friction

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Capillary

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One later of cells - short diffusion pathway at site of exchange

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White blood cells

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Immune response
Phagocytosis- digests foreign cells
Anti bodies / anti-toxins

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Red blood cells

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Carry oxygen / CO2

no nucleus / concave shape

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Platelets

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Blood clotting

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Fibrinogen

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Fibrin - makes scabs

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Starch test

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Iodine
blue/black if present
Yellow / red if not present

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Sugars test

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Benedicts solution
Bile (none)
Green / yellow (moderate)
Red (lots)

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Protein

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Biuret + water bath
Purple (present)
Blue (not present)

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Lipids

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Ethanol

Cloudy white layer if present

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Coronary heart disease

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Healthy artery has wider lumen than CHD one

CHD has a larger fatty deposit

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Risk factors CHD

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Bad diet (saturated fatsly
Gender = male more likely
Age = older more likely
34
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Stent

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Balloon + stent inserted through blood vessel and taken to narrowed / blocked artery, balloon is inflated stent locks in place + pushed fatty deposits to the sides, balloon taken out.

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Heart bypass

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Replacing affected coronary artery with veins from other part of body (complex + pricey)

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Health

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A state of mental + physical well being

= exercise / low sodium + saturated fats diet

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Obesity

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Increases BP / type 2 diabetes / cardiovascular diseases

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Smoking

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Carbon monoxide = oxygen shortages

39
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Photosynthesis

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Endothermic reaction

6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2

40
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Aerobic respiration

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Exothermic reaction
Glucose + o2 —> carbon dioxide + water (energy release)
C6H12O6 + 6O2 —> CO2 + H2O

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Anaerobic respiration

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Not as efficient = when there’s an O2 shortage = lactic acidosis build up leads to cramps / fatigue
Glucose —> Lactic acid (energy)

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Oxygen debt

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The amount of extra oxygen needed to oxidise the amount of lactic acid produces during anaerobic respiration

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Metabolism

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Total sum of body’s reactions

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Effector

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Muscle / gland that brings a response

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Receptor

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Cells that detect a change / stimulus

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Stimulus

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Change in enviroment

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Co-ordination centre

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Brain / spinal cord - an area which receives/processes info + co-ordinates a response

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Axon

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Long and thin to transmit electrical impulses efficiently

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Mylin sheath

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Insulates cell so impulses travel faster

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Neurone endings

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Allows impulses to be sent to neutrons / effectors

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Dendrites

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Receives impulses from other neurones/ receptors

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Reflex arc

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Stimulus/ receptor / sensory / co-ordination centre / motor / effector / response / synapse description

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Synapse

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Gap between 2 neurones, neurotransmitters diffuse along that gap allowing next neurone to transmit an impulse

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Cerebral cortex

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Consciousness / language / intelligence / memory

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Hypothalamus

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Regulation of body temp

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Pituitary Gland

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Produces hormones / master gland

57
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Cerebellum

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Balance / control + coordination of muscles

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Medulla

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Unconscious actions - breathing

59
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MRI Scan

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Strong magnetic fields to see what parts of teh brain are being used / damaged

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Electrical stimulation

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Remove part of skull to see what parts of brain are stimulated when electrical impulses are sent out - done when conscious

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Auxins

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Plant cloning - stimulate cell growth / division

Weed killer - spray auxins, too much causes weeds to go into uncontrollable growth

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Ethene

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Fruit ripening

63
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Gibberellins

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Germination - ends seed dormancy = brewing industry
Promotes flowering
Increase fruit size

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Cornea

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Transparent part of the eye

65
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Iris

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Coloured part / controls pupil size

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Lens

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Changes direction of light rays

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Ciliary muscle

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Changes lens shapes (contraction / relaxation)

68
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Suspensions muscles

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Attach lens to ciliary muscle

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Sclera

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White outer layer

70
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What happens to eye in bright light

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Circular muscles contract, radial relax, pupil gets smaller, less light protects retina

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What happens to eye in dim light

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Circular muscles relax, radial muscles contract, pupil widens, more light enters = better vision

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What happens to eye while looking at a distant object

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Ciliary muscles relax, diameter increases, increases pull on suspensory, makes lens thinner, less refraction

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What happens to eye while looking at a near object

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Ciliary muscles contract, diameter increases, pull on suspensory muscles decrease, lens is thicker, more refraction

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Mytopia

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Short sightedness, close objects = clear / distant objects = blurry
Lens too curved / too thick or long eyeball
Light rays meet before the retina
Concave lens to correct this

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Hypertopia

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Longsightedness, close objects blurry, distant objects clear
Short eyeball or lens too thin
Light rays don’t meet before the retina, they’d meet after the retina
Convex lens to correct this

GCSE - Biology (13 decks)

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