Year 9 Term 3 Flashcards

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What is the usual condition in the stomach

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Acidic

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What is the usual condition in the small intestine

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Alkaline

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What is the relationship between temperature and rate of digestion

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As the temp increases, so does the rate of digestion until it reaches an optimum temp. Then the enzymes denature and the rate drops

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Organs of a plant

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Roots
Stem
Leaf

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Tissues of a plant

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Xylem
Phloem
Epidermal tissue
Mesophyll

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What’s the epidermal tissue

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It covers the plant

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What is mesophyll

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Carries out photosynthesis

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What is the phloem

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Transports dissolved sugars from the leaves (where they are made in photosynthesis) to the rest of the plant for immediate use or storage. The phloem form continuous tubes from the stem to the roots

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What is the xylem

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Xylem tissue transports water and mineral ions from the roots to the stems and leaves. Composed of hollow tubes strengthened by lignin, adapted for transport of water in the transpiration stream

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10
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What is the cambium

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Where new xylem and phloem are grown

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What is transpiration

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The process of water moving up a plant against gravity through the xylem. Water evaporates through the stoma and moves out the leaf. The water is drawn through the xylem like a straw and produces a flow of water

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How can transpiration be measured

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Can be measured using a potometer which can be used to show how the uptake of water changes in different conditions. It gives you a good idea of how much water the plant loses.

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How does temperature affect the rate of transpiration

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It increases because by increasing the temp it increases the kinetic energy of molecules which makes diffusion, osmosis and evaporation happen faster

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How does humidity affect the rate of transpiration

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Decreases because when the air is humid there is more water vapour in it and so is less able to accept more water molecules by evaporation

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How does wind affect the rate of transpiration

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Increases because the wind blows water vapour away from the stoma keeping the concentration gradient high

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How does light intensity affect the rate of transpiration

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Increases because light causes the stoma to open. Wider stoma allow faster diffusion of water vapour out of the leaf

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How has the leaf adapted to transpiration

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The leaf is thin and has a large surface area and has stomata mainly on the lower surface and spongy mesophyll cells

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What does the waxy layer do

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The waxy layer is a waterproof layer on the upper epidermis. This prevents water loss

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What does the spongy do

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The spongy layer has rounded cells which are not tightly packed so have a large surface area for gas-exchange

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20
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What do the guard cells do

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They open and close the stomata to control water loss (also allows gases to move I a mad out)

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What do the arrangement of cells do

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It means there is a short diffusion distance

22
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What is translocation

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The movement of food molecules through the phloem

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How are sugars used in respiration

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To release energy

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How are sugars used in meristems

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At the tips of roots and shoots where cells are dividing by mitosis for growth

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How are sugars used in cell walls
To make cellulose
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How are sugars used in the stems or roots
Stored as starch because starch is insoluble
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How is the phloem composed
Composed of tubes of elongated cells. Cell sap can move from one phloem to the next through pores on the end walls
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Transpiration
Loss of water vapour though the stomata which are on the underside of a leaf
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How does transpiration happen
Water is pulled up through xylem to replace water that has just evaporated. Water comes from transpirational stream and anything that effects the rate of evaporation will effect the rate of transpiration
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What is transpiration measured with
Potometer
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How has the leaf adapted to transpiration
The leaf is thin and has a large surface area, waxy layer,
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Translocation
Movement of food molecules through the phloem
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Pathogen
A microorganism which cause disease
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4 main groups of pathogens
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, Protozoa
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Example of bacteria
Pneumonia Sore throat TB
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Example of viruses
Common cold Chicken pox HIV
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Examples of fungi
Thrush | Athletes foot
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Example of Protozoa
Dysentery | Malaria
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How do bacteria cause disease
Reproduce by splitting into 2, they can cause tissue damage and release harmful toxins. It is our response to the toxins that make us feel ill
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How do viruses cause disease
They enter the body and take over the cells and destroy them as they reproduce. Also cause tissue damage and release harmful toxins
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Passive immunity
Fist defence against pathogens and aimed at stopping the pathogen getting into the body in the first place
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Examples of passive immunity in body
Stick mucus traps pathogens Enzymes in tears Skin acts as barrier
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Active immunity
Secondary defence and the white blood cells have key function in this
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How do WBC's help to defend against pathogens
Ingesting pathogens (phagocytes) Produce antibodies which destroy a particular bacteria or virus (lymphocytes) Produce antitoxins which counteracts the toxins released by pathogens (lymphocytes)
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Toxin
Type of natural poison produced by an organism often as a form of protection
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Antibody
A protein released by a lymphocyte with a chemical to 'fit' to a certain antigen
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Antigen
A protein or toxin from the pathogen which then triggers an immune response
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How does the immune system work
Every cell has unique proteins called antigens on its surface Pathogens have antigens that are different than normal ones Immune system recognises them as foreign WBC's (lymphocytes) make antibodies which join with specific antigens This destroys the pathogens
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Memory cells
Some WBC's remain as memory cells and if they meet the same pathogen a second time they produce more antibodies and destroy them before you feel ill
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What is a vaccination
Made up of dead or weakened form of the disease it triggers your natural immune system by stimulating WBC's to produce antibodies
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Pathogen
Micro-organism that causes disease
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How does a vaccination work
Small amount of dead or inactive pathogen introduced to body stimulating WBCs WBCs produce antibodies that destroy pathogen making person immune to future infection If same pathogen returns body, WBCs produce correct antibodies to destroy preventing infection