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1
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What are villi?

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Finger-like projections in the small intestine

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2
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What is the digestive system?

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Organ system where food is broken down

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3
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What does the digestive system do?

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Breaks down and absorbs food

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4
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Name eight organs of the digestive system

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Mouth, salivary glands, oesophagus (gullet), stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas

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5
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What does bile do?

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Neutralises stomach acid and emulsifies fats

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6
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What do glands in the digestive system do?

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Release enzymes

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7
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Where are food molecules absorbed?

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Small intestine

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8
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What is a nutrient?

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A substance needed for growth, repair and metabolism

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9
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What is metabolism?

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The sum of all the metabolic reactions in the body.

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10
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What are the seven nutrients of a balanced diet?

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Carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals, fibre and water

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11
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What is a balanced diet?

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A diet with a balanced proportion of nutrients

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12
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What is a simple sugar?

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A carbohydrate consisting of either one or two sugar units e.g. glucose and sucrose

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What is a carbohydrate?

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Molecule made up of units of sugars containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

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14
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What is a complex carbohydrate?

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Long chain of simple sugars bonded together

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15
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Give three examples of complex carbohydrates.

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Starch, glycogen, cellulose

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16
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What chemical is used to test for carbohydrates?

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Benedict’s solution

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17
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What is the colour change of Benedict’s solution when a sugar is present?

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Blue to red

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18
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What chemical is used to test for starch?

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Iodine solution

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19
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What is the colour iodine turns if starch is present?

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Blue-black

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20
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What are the roles of proteins in living things?

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Enzymes and building blocks of the body

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21
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Name 4 functions of proteins?

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Muscle structure, hormones, antibodies, enzymes

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22
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What are amino acids?

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The building blocks of proteins

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23
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What are the four main elements that proteins are made of?

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen

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24
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What is the structure of proteins?

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Chains of amino acids

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25
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What happens if a protein gets too hot?

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It is denatured

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26
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What chemical is used to test for proteins?

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Biuret reagent

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27
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What is the colour change of Biuret solution when a protein is present?

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Blue to purple

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28
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What are lipids?

A

fats and oils

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29
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What are lipids made of?

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1 molecule of glycerol bonded to 3 molecules of fatty acids

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30
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How do you test for lipids?

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Ethanol test

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31
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What is an enzyme?

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Biological catalyst

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32
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What is a catalyst?

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Catalysts increase the rate of chemical reactions.

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33
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What is a substrate?

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Substance that is changed by an enzyme

34
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What is meant by ‘optimum conditions’?

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the best conditions

35
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What factors affect the action of an enzyme?

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Temperature & pH

36
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What is the optimum temperature for human enzymes?

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37°C

37
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How does high temperature inactivate enzymes?

A

It denatures protein which changes their shape

38
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How does pH affect enzymes?

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pH can affect the shape of the enzyme’s active site

39
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What is a carbohydrase?

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An enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates

40
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What is amylase?

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An enzyme that breaks down starch into simple sugars

41
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Where is amylase made?

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Salivary glands and the pancreas

42
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What is a protease?

A

An enzyme that breaks down proteins

43
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Where are proteases made?

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The stomach (pepsin), pancreas and small intestine

44
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Why do proteases work best in the stomach?

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It is very acidic

45
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What is a lipase

A

An enzyme that breaks down lipids

46
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Where is lipase made?

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Pancreas and small intestine.

47
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Why do lipases and enzymes of the pancreas work best in the small intestine?

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It is alkaline

48
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How many chambers are there in the heart?

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4

49
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What are the chambers of the heart?

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Right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle,

50
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What structures in the heart prevent blood from flowing backwards?

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Heart valves

51
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How is heart rate controlled by the body?

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A group of cells that act as a pacemaker.

52
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Why is the human circulatory system called a double circulatory system?

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Blood passes through the heart twice for every circuit around the body

53
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What is oxygenated blood?

A

Blood containing a high level of oxygen

54
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What is deoxygenated blood?

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Blood containing a low level of oxygen

55
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Which side of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

A

Right side

56
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Which side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body?

A

left side

57
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Which veins return deoxygenated blood to the heart?

A

Vena cava

58
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Which artery takes deoxygenated blood the lungs?

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Pulmonary artery

59
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Which veins return oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?

A

Pulmonary veins

60
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Which artery takes blood from the heart to the rest of the body?

A

Aorta

61
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Which arteries supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle?

A

Coronary arteries

62
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Name the four main components of blood?

A

Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma

63
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What is haemoglobin?

A

Molecule that carries oxygen

64
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Give three ways white blood cells protect the body?

A

Engulf pathogens, produce antibodies and produce antitoxins

65
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What is the function of blood plasma?

A

Transports blood cells, platelets and dissolved substances around the body

66
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Name seven dissolved substances that are transported in blood plasma?

A

Hormones, proteins, lipids, glucose, carbon dioxide, urea, lactic acid

67
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What is urea?

A

Waste product

68
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What is the function of platelets?

A

Forms blood clots which prevents blood leaving the body

69
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What is an exothermic reaction?

A

A reaction that transfers thermal energy to the environment

70
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Give an example of an exothermic reaction

A

Respiration

71
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Give five ways cells use energy

A

Building up molecules and breaking down molecules, transferring heat, active transport, making muscles contract

72
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What is glycogen?

A

stored glucose

73
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Where is glycogen stored?

A

muscles and liver

74
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What happens to your heart and breathing rate when you exercise?

A

increase

75
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What happens to glycogen when you exercise?

A

Converted to glucose

76
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What is an endothermic reaction?

A

A reaction that transfers thermal energy from the environment

77
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Give an example of an endothermic reaction

A

Photosynthesis

78
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What four factors can limit photosynthesis?

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Light, temperature, carbon dioxide concentration, amount of chlorophyll in the leaf

79
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How do plants use glucose?

A

For respiration and for making other molecules

80
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What other molecules do plants use glucose to make

A

Carbohydrates like cellulose and starch, lipids, proteins

81
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What is cellulose?

A

Complex sugar that strengthens plant cell walls

82
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What is starch?

A

Stored glucose

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