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what is asexual reproduction

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where offspring is produced from one organism

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what does asexual reprodcution not include

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gametes or fertilisation

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what are advantages of asexual reproduction

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quick efficient and provides lots of production

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what is sexual reproduction

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where an nuclei of two gametes merch to form a zygote

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what are the advantages of sexual reproduction

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allows for variation in population

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what are disadvantages of sexual reproduction

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slow process

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what are the features of a wind pollinated plant

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  1. dull petals
  2. scent and nectar not produced
  3. long filaments
  4. large surface area
  5. Exposed stigma
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what are the features of insect pollinated plants

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  1. colourful to attract
  2. sweet scent
  3. sticky pollen
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how do wind pollinated plants work

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  1. as the wind blows past the plant the pollen is picked up easily as the anther hangs outside of the plant
  2. The pollen then lands on another plant of the same species (female) and reproduction occurs
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how do insect pollinated plants work

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  1. when an insect land on the plant the pollen sticks to body
  2. when the insect visits another plant it brushes past the stigma and the pollen from the original plant is deposited and reproduction occurs
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how does fertilisation in plants work

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  1. the pollen lands on the stigma
  2. the pollen tube grows down the style towards the ovary
  3. the pollen nucleus travels down the pollen tube to the egg and fertilises it
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what are the conditions needed for germination

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water
oxygen
warmth

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what is fertilisation in human

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the fusion of a male and female gamete to produce zygote

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what are the parts of the male reproductive system

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. bladder - stores urine

. glands

. sperm duct - sperm passes through here

. urethra - carries urine

. testis - produces sperm

. scrotum - supports testes

. penis- passes urine out of body

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what are the parts of the female reproductive system

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.oviducts- connects ovary to uterus fertilisation occurs here

.ovaries- contains ova that develop and releases hormones

.uterus - soft lining where fertilised egg is implanted to develop

.cervix- keeps foetus in place in pregnancy

. vagina - sperm is deposited here

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what is the menstrual cycle stages

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days 1-4 : mensuration occurs, breaking down and release of uterus lining AKA period

day 4-14 : uterus lining repairs ready for embryo

day 14 : ovulation, release of egg from ovary

day 14-28 : maintaining of the egg and cycle repeats if egg is not fertilised

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what are the 4 hormones within the menstrual cycle

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. Oestrogen- causes uterus wall to thick stimulates LH

. LH- produced in pituitary gland stimulates release of egg

. FSH - also produced in the pituitary gland
causes egg to mature, stimulates release of oestrogen

. progesterone - produced in the ovaries maintains thickness of uterus lining

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what is the role of the placenta

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exchange of substance between mothers blood foetus

gives : oxygen and nutrients
takes : carbon dioxide and urea

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how is the placenta adapted for diffusion

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. large surface area
. thin wall for efficiency

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what is the amnionic fluid

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protects the embryo during development by cushioning it from bumps by absorbing impact

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what is a genome

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then entire DNA of an organism

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what is a gene

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a section of a molecule of DNA that codes for a specific protein

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what is located in the nucleus

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chromosmes which encode gentic material

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what is chromosome

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a thread like structure made of DNA, tightly coiled into a double helix

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how many chromosome does a regular person
23 pairs so 46 chromosomes
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what is a chromosome pair called
homologous pair
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what is the structure of DNA
a polymer made up of a double helix formed with a phosphate, a sugar and bases
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how many different types of bases are there
1. thymine (T) 2. adenine (A) 3. guanine (G) 4. cytosine (C)
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What bases bind to what base in DNA
T-A G-C
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what is RNA
a long chain of nucleotides linked together
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what is the difference between the bases of DNA and RNA
RNA does not contain thymine and contains uracil (U) instead RNA are single stranded instead of double helix
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what is a RNA strand made up of
alternating ribose sugars and phosphate groups linked together
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what are the stages of protein synthesis
transcription = DNA is transcribed and mRNA is produced translation = mRNA is translated and a protein is produced
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what happens in transcription
1. part of the DNA breaks 2. exposing the strands of the gene 3. mRNA nucleotides then bind to this strand 4. the mRNA molecule then leaves the nucleotide 5. the new strand mRNA is a complementary copy of the DNA code from the original gene
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what happens in translation
1. when a mRNA molecule leaves the nucleus it attaches to a ribosome 2. in the cytoplasm there are free molecules called tRNA which have triplet bases, anticodon and an amino acid 3. the anticodon on each tRNA molecule pairs with a complimentary codon on the mRNA 4. a second tRNA molecule attaches to its complimentary codon on the mRNA and a peptide bond is formed 5. this process continues until the chain coded for by the mRNA is complete
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what is an allele
a variation of the same gene
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how many allele are there for each gene
2 one from mother one from father
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what is a phenotype
an observational characteristic
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what is a genotype
a combination of alleles that control a characteristic
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what are the two the types of the alleles
dominant - only needs to be inherited from one parent for the characteristic to show recessive- needs to be inherited from both parents for the characteristic to show
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what does homozygous mean
two alleles of a gene are the same
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what does heterozygous mean
two alleles of a gene are different
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what does codominance mean
both alleles within a genotype are expressed
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what is polygenic inheritance
characteristics that are controlled by more than one gene
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what are the sex chromosomes
males - XX females- XY
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what is mitosis
when a nucleus divides into genetically identical cells
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what is the process of mitosis
1. each chromosome in the nuclei copies itself 2. chromosomes line up along the centre of the cell 3. cell fibres pull them apart to the edges 4. the cell divides into 2; the new cells has a copy of each of the chromosomes
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what is mitosis
the nuclear division that produces cells that are genetically different
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what is the process of meiosis
1. the chromosomes double and line up in the centre of the cells 2. the cell then divides so one copy of each chromosomes passes to each gamete 3. the chromosomes then line up in the centre and the cells fibre pulls them apart and divides again 4. it repeats this until 4 daughter cells are produced
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what is a diploid cell
a cell containing 2 sets of complete chromosomes (46)
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what is a haploid cell
a cell that contains a single set of chromosomes (23)
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what is variation
differences between individuals of the same species
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what is variation caused by
difference in genes brought about by random fertilisation of gametes environments
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what is environmental variation
differences between individuals of the same species that are caused by external factors
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what is an example of environmental variation
scaring due on injury diet plant in shade will grow tall to reach light
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what is genetic variation
the differences in DNA sequences within the same species
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what is mutation
random changes that occur in the sequences of DNA bases in a gene or chromosomes
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how does nitrogen help crops
. nitrogen absorbed as nitrates . nitrates help with amino acid production . lack of amino acids leak to yellowing
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how is bread made
. yeast is added to the bread dough . the yeast produces enzymes that break down the starch in flour releasing glucose . the yeast then begins to respire aerobically but switches to anaerobic when oxygen runs out . when yeast carries out anaerobic respiration it produces ethanol and co2 . the co2 is trapped in small air pockets causes the dough to rise and the ethanol is evaporated
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experiment for investigating anaerobic respiration in yeast
Mix yeast with sugar solution in a boiling tube The sugar solution provides the yeast with glucose for anaerobic respiration Carefully add a layer of oil on top of the solution This prevents oxygen from entering the solution (prevents aerobic respiration in the yeast) Using a capillary tube, connect this boiling tube with another boiling tube that is filled with limewater Place the boiling tube with yeast and sugar solution into a water bath at a set temperature and count the number of bubbles produced in a fixed time (e.g. 2 minutes) The rate that carbon dioxide is produced by yeast can be used to measure the rate of anaerobic respiration (i.e. the rate of fermentation) Change the temperature of the water bath and repeat
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what bacteria is used in the production of yoghurt
lactobacillus
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what is selective breeding
when individuals/organism with desired characteristics are bred together to produced a offspring with optimum characteristics
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what is genetic modifcation
the transfer of a gene from one organism to another to gain a specific characteristic
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what is a restriction enzyme
used to cut the required gene out of the DNA
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what is are the stages of genetic modifcation
1. the gene wanted is located 2. a restriction enzyme is used to cut DNA to extract the gene 3. restriction enzyme also cut open a plasmid to expose its sticky ends 4. the cut gene is then inserted into the enzyme plasmid using an enzyme called ligase 5. the plasmid now contains the desired gene
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what is a GM crop
a plan that has been genetically modified
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what does transgenic mean
the transfer of genetic material from one species to another
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what is the process of adult cloning
1. the nucleus is removed form an unfertilised egg 2. the nucleus from an adult body cells, is inserted into the egg cell 3. a very small electric shock stimulates the egg to divide, via mitosis, to form an embryo 4. these embryo cells contain the same genetic information as the adult cells 5. when the embryo has developed into a ball of cells it inserted into the womb of a female, also known as the surrogate mother.

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