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1
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red blood cell purpose

A

carry oxygen

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2
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white blood cell purpose

A

destroy pathogens

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3
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platelets purpose

A

clot the blood

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4
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plasma def

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liquid part of the blood

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5
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what happens in coronary heart disease

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layers of fatty material build up blocking the coronary arteries, narrowing them

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6
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effects of coronary heart disease (2)

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lack of oxygen and less respiration

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7
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stents purpose

A

keep coronary arteries open

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8
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statins purpose

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reduces chloresterol levels, slowing down deposite of fatty materials

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9
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what replaces faulty heart valves (2)

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biological and mechanical valves

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10
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treatment for heart failure (2)

A

artifical heart and heart transplants

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non comunicable desease def

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diseases not transmittable and not caused by pathogens

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12
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3 examples of non communicable disease

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heart cancer, diabetes, cancer

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13
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risk factors linked with increasing chance of getting disease (4)

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Obesity - type 2 diabetes
Smoking - lung cancer?disease
Diet, excersise - cardiovascular
Carcinogens - cancer

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14
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cancer is caused by…

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changes in the cells causing uncontrolled growth and division

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15
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benign tumours

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surrounded by membrane
do not invade other parts of the body

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16
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malignant tumour cells

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cancers and spread to other parts of body forming secondary tumours

17
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plant tissues inside the leaf (7)

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epidermal tissues, palisade mesophyll, spongy mesophyll, xylem, phloem and stomata surrounded by guard cells

18
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how are roots adapted (3)

A

root hair cells to increase surface area
uptake of water by osmosis
uptake of mineral ions by active transport

19
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what does the stomata and the guard cell control in the leaf

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gas exchange and water loss

20
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describe the phloem transport

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translocation - transports dissolved sugar up and down plant

21
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describe xylem transport

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transportation of water and mineral ions from the roots to the leaves

22
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transpiration def

A

loss of water at leaves by evaporation

23
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what are communicable diseases spread by

24
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what are pathogens

A

microorganisms that cause disease

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e.g. of pathogens (4)
bacteria, viruses, fungi, protists
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how does bacteria make us ill
reproduce inside body and produce toxins
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how do viruses make us ill
reproduce inside cells and cause damage
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viral disease examples in animals (2)
hiv and measles
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viral disease example in plants
tobacco mosaic virus
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bacterial diseases examples (2)
salmonella and gonorrhoea
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what is rose black spot disease
fungal disease in plants
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what is malaria caused by
mosquito acting as protist