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How are organisms able to respond to changes in their environment?

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external environment: eg avoiding places too hot/cold
internal environment: make sure conditions are always right for their metabolism
Receptors detect stimuli and effectors produce a response

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what is negative feedback

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a corrective mechanism which responds to a change in conditions from ideal or set point and returns conditions back to set point

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Define homeostasis

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maintenance of a stable internal environment in the body

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What are some examples of homeostasis?

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body water content
body temperature

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What does a coordinated response require?

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stimulus, receptor, effector

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What is a stimulus?

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change in animal’s surroundings
e.e. ball thrown towards you

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What is a receptor?

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the organ which detects the change
e.g. eyes

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What is an effector?

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muscles, e.g. contract as you catch ball

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Can plants respond to a stimulus?

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yes, e.g. sunlight - will grow towards light

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What is a tropism?

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the growth of plant towards a directional stimulus

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What is phototropism?

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growth response to light
growth towards light is called positive phototropism

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What controls growth in a phototropic response?

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hormone auxin - found tip of stem

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What is the role of auxin?

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auxin diffuses down shoot from tip causing elongation of cells
when light intensity is higher on one side, auxin builds up on the shaded side
causes cells to elongate more on shaded side
as a result shoot bends towards light

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What happens if the tips are cut off or covered?

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cut off - no growth
covered - grows directly up

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What is geotropism?

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growth towards or away fro gravity
roots are positively geotropic

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define hormones

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A chemical messenger which is made by an endocrine gland. Released in blood and affects target organs

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define adrenaline

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a hormone produced by the adrenal glands in response to fear or stress. Increase heart rate and boosts the delivery of blood to the muscles, fight or flight response.

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define CNS

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the brain and spinal cord which coordinates the response of effectors

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what does sensory neurone do

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Impulses from receptors pass along sensory neurones until they reach the brain and spinal cord

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what does relay neurone do

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impulses pass to relay neurons in the CNS

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what does the motor neurone do

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Impulse passes to effectors along motor neurone which causes the effector to contract

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define neurotransmitters

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chemicals that are released at synapses

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what is the reflex arc

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a rapid and automatic response to a stimulus

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What is the pathway of neurones

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stimulus, receptor, sensory neurone, relay neurone, motor neurone, effector, response

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what is the junction between two nerve cells
synapse, neurotransmitters released to diffuse across
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where are receptor cells located
everywhere
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compare a reflex action to a voluntary action
reflex is faster and doesn’t use the brain. Automatic
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Compare Endocrine and nervous system
Speed: E = Slow (except adrenaline), N = Fast Type of message: E = Chemical, N = Electrical impulse Method sent: E = Via the blood – dissolved in the plasma, N = Along neurones Response to the message: E = Only target cells respond even though the message is sent all over the body, N = Message sent directly to a muscle or a gland Role in body: E = Controls long term processes such as reproduction and growth, N = Used when a fast response is needed
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what does the axon do
electrical impulse travels down it
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what does the myelin sheath do
insulates the axon
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what neurones have a myelin sheath
sensory and motor
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what neurones have cell body at end
relay and motor
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what happens in eye in dark light
radial muscles in iris contracts. circular relax. iris causes pupil to dilate to let more light in
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what happens in eye in bright light
radial muscles in iris relax. circular contract. iris causes pupil to get smaller to let less light in
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what happens in eye when focussing on far away object
suspensory ligaments contract ciliary muscle relax lens become long and thin light focused on retina
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what happens in eye when focussing on near object
suspensory ligaments slack ciliary muscle contract lens become thick
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what type of lens do long and short sighted people require
long: convex lens short: concave lens
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what are the two photoreceptors in retina and what do they do
rods: measure light intensity and send messages along sensory neurone cones: measure colour and send messages along sensory neurone
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what does sweat do
evaporation of water in sweat removes heat energy from the skin, cooling the body down by removing that heat
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define vasoconstriction
constriction of blood vessels near the surface of the skin to reduce blood flow near the surface of the skin and therefore reducing the amount of heat that is radiated from the skin
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define vasodilation
the dilation of blood vessels near the surface of the skin and increasing the amount of blood flowing near the surface of the skin and so increasing the amount of heat that is radiated from the skin
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define thyroxine
growth hormone produced in thyroid gland
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define insulin
reduces blood glucose after a meal hormone secreted by the pancreas when blood glucose concentration is too high, reducing blood glucose concentration by increasing the uptake of glucose from the blood into liver
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What is the eye made up of?
Suspensory ligament cornea iris pupil lens ciliary muscle sclera retina fovea optic nerve (sensory neurone)
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define adrenaline
a hormone produced by the adrenal glands in response to fear or stress. Increase heart rate and boosts the delivery of blood to the muscles, fight or flight response.
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define testosterone
the main male reproductive hormone, produced by the testes, stimulating sperm production and secondary sexual characteristics
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define progesterone
a hormone produced in the ovaries, specifically by the corpus luteum and the placenta that maintains the interim lining and inhibits the release of FSH and LH
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define oestrogen
a female sex hormone release by the ovaries and stimulate the growth of the uterus lining whilst inhibiting the release of FSH
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define ADH
hormone produced by the pituitary gland that increases the re absorption of water in the collecting duct of the kidney
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define LH
hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulate ovulation and the realease of progesterone
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define FSH
a hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the growth of follicles in the ovary and stimulates the release of oestrogen
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define glucagon
increases blood glucose after a meal. produced in pancreas.
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what is the myelin sheath made out of
fatty substance

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