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Unit 1-1.1-Diet and exercise
What 3 things are used by the bod...,
What increases the metabolic rate,
What does metabolic rate mean
5  cards
Unit 1-1.2-Weight problems
What can long term obesity lead to,
How can the problems of obesity b...,
Why else could people be unhealth...
3  cards
Unit 1-1.3-Inheritance, exercise and health
How many types of cholesterol are...,
What is good cholesterol needed for,
What can high levels of high chol...
5  cards
Unit 1-1.4-Pathogens and disease
What do pathogens cause,
What are pathogens,
What do viruses and bacteria do w...
8  cards
Unit 1-1.5-Defence mechanisms
What prevents pathogens entering ...,
How are pathogens also killed,
What bfg cell is in the immune sy...
4  cards
Unit 1-1.6-Using drugs to treat disease
What kill invective bacteria in t...,
What is and example of an antibio...,
Why are viruses difficult to kill
6  cards
Unit 1-1.7-Growing and investigating bacteria
What can be used for lab investig...,
What can a culture of microorgani...,
Where might contamination come fr...
4  cards
Unit 1-1.8-Changing pathogens
What can mutate,
What is the new dc called,
Why can disease spread quickly wh...
5  cards
Unit 1-1.9-Immunity
What is used to make a vaccine,
How do the white blood cells react,
How do antibodies stop the pathogen
4  cards
Unit 1-1.10 How do we deal with disease?
Why do most people need to be vac...,
What can measles cause,
What do you do when you run out o...
3  cards
Unit 1-2.1-Responding to change
What do the receptors there for,
Where are the receptors found,
What does light stimulate
10  cards
Unit 1-2.2- Reflex actions
What are the main steps in a refl...,
What is the junction between two ...,
What transmits the impulse across...
4  cards
Unit 1-2.3- Hormones and the menstrual cycle
Where is follicle stimulating hor...,
What does fsh cause,
Where is the oestrogen made
6  cards
Unit 1-2.4- The artificial control of fertility
What does the contraceptive pill ...,
What do some contraceptive pills ...,
What does the contraceptive pill do
4  cards
Unit 1-2.5- Controlling conditions
What does the body carefully control,
What are the internal conditions ...,
How is water leaving the body all...
8  cards
Unit-2.6-Hormones and control of plant growth
What are plant sensitive to,
What is phototropism,
What is gravitropism
7  cards
Unit 1-2.7- Using hormones
What are some advantages to using...,
What are some disadvantages to us...,
What are some advantages to using...
4  cards

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