9 Flashcards
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Bio: what is rose black spot
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It is a fungi that spreads through rain, wind and contact. Its signified by purple or black spots on leaves. To treat it burn the affected leaves
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Bio: what is tobacco mosaic …
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It is a virus that spreads by contact and causes a mosaic pattern on leaves, no treatment
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Bio: what are the 2 types of antibiotic
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Bactericidal and bacteriostatic
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Bio: what do bactericidal antibiotics do
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Kill the bacteria by removing the cell wall
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Bio: what are bacteriostatic antibiotics
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They stop bacteria from reproducing by stopping protein synthesis and metabolic activity
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Bio: why do antibiotics not kill viruses
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Because they don’t have a cell wall
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Bio: what are 2 types of resistant bacteria
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Mdr-tb, MRSA
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Bio: what do plasmids in bacteria do in reference to antibiotics
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They encode for resistance
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Bio: what are the 2 ways that painkillers can work
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Blocking the pain signals, anti-inflamitory
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Bio: what are enzymes
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Biological catalysts
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Bio: what is pepsin
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An enzyme that breaks down protein works at PH 2 and is produced in the stomach
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Bio: how do you test for sugar/glucose
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You use Benedict’s solution and put the test tube and a hot/warm water bath, red is positive, yellow is weakly positive and blue is negative
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Bio: how do you test for proteins
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Biuret, purple is positive and pale blue is negative
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Bio: how do you test for lipids
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Ethanol, goes cloudy when positive
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Bio: what does sugar break down into
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Glucose
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Bio: what does protein break down into
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Amino acids
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Bio: what do lipids break down into
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Fatty acids and glycerol
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Bio: what does starch break down into
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Maltose then into smaller sugars like glucose, fructose etc…
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Bio: how do you test for carbohydrates
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Iodine, brown/blue is pos and yellow/brown is neg
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Bio: what are antitoxins
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They are a protein released by white blood cells to neutralise toxins that might be released by pathogens
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Bio: what is herd immunity
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This is where enough of a community is immune to protect the non immune
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Bio: what are lymphocytes
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White blood cells involved in the specific immune responce
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Bio: what are phagocytes
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They are in the non specific response and engulf pathogens
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Bio: what are monoclonal antibodies
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They are identical copies of one antibody
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Bio: what are monoclonal antibodies used for
Tests, diagnosis, treatment
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Bio: what is metabolisim
The sum of all of the chemical reactions in an organisim
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Bio: what removes lactic acid
Liver
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Bio: what are 4 things that affect the rate of photosynthesis
Light, temp, co2, chlorophyll concentration
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Bio: what is an extremophyle
It is an organism that can survive in extreme conditions
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Bio: what is an ecosystem
It is the living and non living things in an environment
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Bio: what is a population
The group of a certain species in an certain environment/ area
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Bio: what is a community
A group of populations
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Bio: what is osmosis
The net random movement of water from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration through a semi permiable membraine.
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Bio: what is an autoimmune condition
It is where the body attacks itself
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Bio: what affect does oestrogen have on LH
It increases LH - lutenizing hormone
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Bio: what does oestrogen do
Builds up the uterus lining
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Bio: what is FSH
Follicle stimulating hormone
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Bio: what does FSH stimulate the production of
Oestrogen
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Bio: what affect does oestrogen have on FSH
Decreases it
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Bio: when does progesterone get released
Progesterone is released when an egg is fertalised
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Bio: what affect does progesterone have on FSH
Decreases
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Bio: what does insulin do and how
It decreases blood sugar by converting glucose into glycogen and pushed glucose into cells.
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Bio: what are the 4 stages of the menstrual cycle
1. Menstration - loosing the lining of the uterus
2. Follicular phase - uterine lining builds up, ovum matures
3. Egg released (~day 14)
4. Luteal phase uterine lining stays the same
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Bio: where are Eukaryotic cells found
Plants, animals, fungi and protists
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Bio: where are prokaryotic cells found
In bacteria
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Bio: what is the size on Eukaryotic cells
5-100 micrometres
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Bio: what are the size of Prokaryotic cells
0.2-2 micrometres
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Bio: what can type 1 diabetics not produce
They cannot produce enough insulin
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Bio: what do type 2 diabetics not do
Cells no longer respond to the insulin released and so too much sugar is in the blood
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Bio: what does insulin do
It forces glucose into the cells and then cause glucose to form deposits in the liver which is then changed into glycogen
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Bio: what does insulin do to the blood sugar and where is it produced
It decreases blood sugar and is produced in the pancreas
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Bio: what do Prokaryotic cells NOT have
They do not contain a nucleus, mitochondria or chloroplasts
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Bio: do prokaryotic cells contain plasmids and what do plasmids do
Some do, they allow genetic information to be shared, they can replicate to do this
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Bio: do prokaryotes have a nucleus
No, instead most of their genetic information is stored in a single loop in the cytoplasnm
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Bio: what does glucagon do and where is it released
It is released from the pancreas and it stimulates stored glycogen in the pancreas to be converted into glucose and to be released into the bloodstream.
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Bio: what is a follicle in the menstrual cycle
It is the developing egg
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bio: What are the 2 types of painkillers
Anti-inflammatory, blocking nerve signals
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bio: What is the equation for photosynthesis
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
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bio: what are the 2 things plants use to store glucose and what do they do with them
cellulose - provides the plants with strength
starch - they store it to use for energy
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bio: what is the xylem made of and what is it used for
it is made of dead cells and it is used for transport of minerals and water from the roots, strengthened by **lignin**, passive transport
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bio: what is the phloem made of and what is it used for
it is made of living cells ( and cellulose ) and transports sugars made by photosynthesis both directions and also amino acids, active transport by using companion cells with lots of mitochondria to release energy
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Bio: in the digestive system what does the small intestine do
Digests food and absorbs soluble food molecules
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Bio: in the digestive system what does the liver do
It produces bile
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Bio: in the digestive system what does the large intestine do
It absorbs water from the remaining undigested food and creates faeces
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Bio: in the digestive system what does the stomach do
It digests food (mostly protein), breaks it down and kills foreign bacteria
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Bio: in the digestive system what do the glands do
They produce digestive enzymes
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Bio: what do the nephrons do and what hormone are they controlled by
They filter small molecules:
- minerals
- urea
- water
- glucose
They are controlled by ADH (more ADH more water reabsorbed)
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Bio: does mitosis or meiosis create identical cells
Mitosis creates identical cells
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Bio: how any daughter cells are created after mieosis
4
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Bio: what is the abbreviation for the molecules that make up dna
A T C G
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Bio: what is the backbone of DNA
DNA has a sugar - phosphate backbone
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Bio: what makes up one amino acid
3 bace pairs (e.g. A and T)
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Bio: what are genes made of
They are a sequence of bases (which make up amino acids) which encodes for a protein
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Bio: what is a chromosome
It is a strand of DNA wrapped around proteins
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Bio: what is a genome
All of the genetic information in an organisim.
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Bio: are dominant genes upper or lower case
Upper case
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Bio: if gene B encodes for brown eye and b for blue eyes what colour eyes will a person with Bb have? What about bb?
Bb = brown eyes
bb = blue eyes
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Bio: what are alleles
They are different versions of the same gene
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Bio: what are antibodies
They are not cells, they attach to antigens and are specific to certain antigens
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Bio: what is an antigen
It is a chemical (usually a protein) on the surface of a cell the is specific to it.
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Bio: what is a tissue
A group of **SIMILAR** cells
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Bio: if a person has a dominant medical condition must one of the parents show symptoms
Yes
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bio: what is the equation for anaerobic respiration
glucose -> lactic acid
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bio: why is anaerobic respiration less efficient
becasue it does not break the glucose down completly
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bio: what is fermentation, where does it occur and what is the organisim that it occurs in
fermentation occurs in yeast which is a uni cellular fungi, fermention is anaerobic respiration transferring glucose into ethanol and carbon dioxids that happens optimaly at 30 degrees
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bio: what are the effects of exersise on the body
its affects are:
- increased heart rate
- increased breathing rate
- increased breath volume
- blood vessels dilating
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bio: what is oxygen debt
this refers to the extra oxygen needed after exersice to oxidise the lactic acid and remove it from the cells
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bio: how is oxygen debt repayed
1. the blood transports lactic acid to the liver
2. it is reacted with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water
3. heavy breathing helps to get this oxygen to the lungs
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bio: how do viruses survive and replicate
they invade cells, insert their own DNA which allows them to be copied
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bio: what happens once the virus has been synthesised in the cell
the cell burst releasing the virus into the
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Bio: what is the average size of a bacteria
0.5 to 5 μm
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Bio: what is the average size of human cells
10 - 30 μm
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Bio: what is the average size of a virus
20-400 nm
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Bio: what is a virus
It is genetic information in a protein coat
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Bio: what is a protist
They are eukaryotic organisims that are not animals, plants and fungi
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Bio: define a bacteria
Bacteria – A group of microorganisms which have a cell wall without cellulose and with no nucleus
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Bio: what are the 3 properties of active transport
Conc low to high
Energy required
Carrier protiens
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Bio: what is a place that active transport occurs
Across cell membraine
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bio: what are the 2 ways of treating infertility
fertility drugs
invitro fertalisation
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bio: how can glucose be made into amino acids
by combinting it with nitrate ions
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bio: what makes a protist eukariotic
the fact that it has a nucleus
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bio: what are the 3 ways of spreading infectious disease
direct contact
air
water
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Bio: how do you test for lipids
You use ethanol
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Bio: what part of the blood transports glucose
The blood plasma
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Bio: what does heterozygous mean
One dominant and one recessive gene, Bb or bB
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Bio: what does homozygous mean
Either one dominant and one dominant allele or one recessive and one recessive
BB or bb
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Bio: describe the double bace pair structure of dna
2 molecules of A, T, G or C form a bace and 2 of these bases come together to form a ‘rung’ in the DNA ladder
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Bio: what is a base in DNA
It is a pair of molecules A, T, G, C
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Bio: how many bases are required to encode for one amino acid in DNA
3, this is known as the triplet code
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Bio: what is the immune system made up of
White blood cells
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Bio: what produces antibodies
White blood cells
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Bio: describe how antibodies work to destroy pathogens
Antigens are proteins found on the surface of cells, antibodies form a complimentary shape to these antibodies, white blood cells produce these antibodies that then join pathogen cells form a microorganism cluster that can then be ingested by the phagocytes.
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Bio: what are antigens
They are protiens found on the surface of cells
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Bio: explain how vaccines work
A dead pathogen is injected, the immune system recognises that the antigen is foreign, white blood cells crate antibodies for the injected pathogen, some of these white blood cells become memory cells and are able to produce the antibodies for the pathogen
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Bio: name 2 ion deficiencies and say how they can affect plants
-Magnesium deficiency, magnesium is required for the production of chlorophyll, the plant cannot photosynthesise as well, also the leaves go yellow
-Nitrate deficiency, they are needed for the production of proteins, without proteins plants cannot grow
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Bio: describe a nitrate deficiency in plants
Nitrates are used for protein synthesis, without proteins plants cannot grow
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Bio: describe a magnesium deficiency in plants
Magnesium deficiency means that the plant cannot produce as much chlorophyll and so cannot photosynthesize as much, it also turns the leaves yellow.
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Bio: how do bacteriostatic antibiotics work
They inhibit protein synthesis and stop the bacteria from reproducing.
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Bio: hat are the 3 types of plant defences and what are some examples
- physical defenses - waxy cuticle, bark, cell walls
- chemical defenses - antibacterial chemicals are produced, poisons can also be produced
- mechanical defenses - thorns, spikes, mimicry
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bio: what is an epithelial tissue
they line the outer surface of organs and blood vessels
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bio: what are muscular tissues
they contract and relax to exert a force
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bio: what is a mesophyll
it is a layer capable of photosynthesis
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bio: what are epidermal tissues in animals
skin
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bio: what are epidermal tissues in plants
waxy covering of some plants
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bio: what is glandular tissue
it is tissue that produces digestive 'juices'
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bio: define an organ
they are groups of tissues that work together to perform a function
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bio: what is an organ system
they are groups of organs that work together to perform specific roles
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bio: what is the active site of an enzyme
they catalyze the reaction, only when the specific reacting chemical is bound to it
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bio: what are the 3 main digestive enzymes
- amylase
- protease
- lipase
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bio: what can amylase help to digest
digests complex sugars
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bio: what can protease help to digest
digests proteins
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bio: what can lipase help to digest
fats
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bio: what is bile used for and where is it stored
- it is stored in the gall bladder
- it creates neutralizes acid thus creates conditions that enzymes in the small intestines operate best in
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bio: what is emulsification and what role in it does bile play
emulsification is bile breaking up fats into small droplets, these droplets have a higher surface area and so it is easier for lipase to catalyze the reaction
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bio: what are arteries
- they transport blood form the heart to the organs
- they have thick muscle walls
- the artery walls have elastic fibers, allowing them to strech
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bio: what are capillaries
- arteries branch into capillaries, which are much smaller
- food and oxygen move out of the capillaries and into the cells
- waste products such as carbon dioxide move out of the cells and into the capillaries
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bio: what are veins
- they have thin cell walls and valves to make sure blood flows in the right direction
- transport blood from the organs to the heart
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Bio: what happens in interphase
DNA copies itself ready for mitosis
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Bio: what happens in prophase
Nucleus membrane disappears
DNA copies and condences
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Bio: what happens in metaphase
Chromosomes and their copies line up in the middle of the cells
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Bio: what happens in anaphase
Chromosomes and copies go to the edge of cells
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Bio: what happens in telophase
New membranes for around the chromosomes and copies in the corners of the cells
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Bio: what happens in cytokenisis
Cell punches and new membrane forms
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bio: what are the steps for the osmosis practical
1. Set up 6 boiling tubes, each containing the same volume of one of the sucrose solutions. The 0.0 mol/dm-3 sucrose solution is distilled water. Label the boiling tubes.
2. Prepare 6 potato cylinders using a borer and cut the cylinders to the same length. Gently dry each potato cylinder using a paper towel to remove excess liquid and record its mass before placing it into one of the boiling tubes.
3. Leave the potato cylinders in the boiling tubes for 40 minutes.
4. Remove each potato cylinder from its boiling tube, gently remove excess liquid from the surface of the cylinder with a paper towel and record its mass.
4. If possible, repeat the experiment to obtain multiple values of mass change for each solution. Making a series of repeat measurements will enable you to identify and ignore any
anomalous results and to calculate a mean.
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bio: in adults what are stem cells used for
to replace dying cells
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bio: in embryos what are stem cells used for
they can change into most cell types
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bio: what are some uses of stem cells
- stem cell treatments
- plant clones
- theraputic cloning
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bio: what is theraputic cloning
create an embryo with the same DNA as the patient and use some of the stem cells for treatment
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bio: what are some disadvantages of using stem cells for medical treatments
- viral infections
- ethical beliefs
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bio: how is active transport used in the gut
it is used to absorb sugar from the gut into the blood, even when the concentration of sugars in the blood is higher
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bio: how is active transport used for minerals in plants
it allows the root hair cells to absorb minerals necisary for cell growth
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Bio: What is a valid result of a experiment
Something valid is repeatable and reproducible
- **Repeatable** = you can redo the tests again and again with the same results
- **Reproducible** = someone else can redo the tests and get the same results
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bio: What makes a prokaryotic cell different from a eukaryotic cell
1. They have a single circular strand of DNA rather than a nucleus
2. They have no mitochondria and chloroplasts
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bio: what does a ribosome do?
Where proteins are made based on DNA
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bio: what are proteins made of?
Amino acids
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bio: where does the drug Digitails originate from
Foxglove
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bio: where does the drug Aspirin originate from
Willow
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bio: what type of drug is Aspirin
used to reduce pain and inflamation
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bio: what is transpiration
It is the process of water being lost as vapour through the stomata
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bio: how is protein digested in the digestive system
The stomach releases pepsin which converts proteins into amino acids. In addition, the small intestine releases pepsin in its ‘pancreatic juice’ that also releases protiens
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bio: how are lipids digested
First they are emulsified by bile, then they are broken down by lipase in the small intestine into fatty acids and glycerol
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Bio: what does the vena cava do
It is a vein that delivers de-oxygenated blood from the body to the heart
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bio: What does the pulmonary vein do
It delivers oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
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bio: what does the aorta do
Oxygenated blood is pumped by the heart to the body
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bio: what does the pulmonary artery do
De-oxygenated blood is pumped by the heart to the lungs
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Bio: what do the coronary arteries do
The supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle
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Bio: explain how the trachea branches into the alveoli
- trachea branch into the bronchi
- bronchi divide into the brunchioles
- bronchioles divide into the alvioli
- the alveoli are surrounded by many capillaries that allow gas exchange
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Bio: what is blood
It is a tissue
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Bio: what are the 3 types of blood cells
- white blood cells
- red blood cells
- platelets
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Bio: what are platelets and what do they do
They are blood cells with no nucleus, they are responsible for blood clotting at the site of wounds
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Bio: what are some features of red blood cells
- biconcave shape, large surface area
- haemoglobin, bind with oxygen in the lungs
- no nucleus
- small so they can pass through tiny capillaries
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bio: which side of the heart deals with de-oxygenated blood
the right side
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bio: which side of the heart deals with oxygenated blood
the left side
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bio: in what type of organisms does fermentation occur
- plants
- yeast
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bio: what is yeast
it is a single celled fungi
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bio: when investigating the rate of enzyme reaction what 4 factors have to be kept constant
- temperature
- PH
- substrate concentration
- enzyme concentration
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bio: what breaks down carbohydrates in the human body
Carbohydrase
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bio: what is amylase a type of
Carbohydrase
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bio: where and how does amylase operate
amylase breaks down starches in the small intestine
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bio: what is translocation
it is the process of food produced by photosynthesis being transported from the leaves to the growing regions of the plant
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Bio: when the cover slip is applied to a slide with a subject on it, why is it applied at an angle?
To prevent or to reduce air bubbles forming
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Bio: what type of acid is in the stomach
Hydrochloric acid🧪🧪🧪
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Bio: an egg joins to a sperm in a process called:
Fertilisation
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Bio: what do cells do
They provide structure and carry out functions
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Bio: what 3 things do plant cells contain that animals dont and explain them
- cell wall - rigidity
- permanent vacuole - large sack that contains water and has a membraine
- chloroplasts
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Bio: what sub cellular structures do bacteria contain and what do they do
- cell wall and membrane for rigidity
- flagella, whip like structures used for movement
- plasmids DNA rings
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Bio: why do cells differentiate
They differentiate to acquire different sub cellular structures
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Bio: when do plants differentiate
Their cells differentiate over different parts of development
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Bio: when do animals deffierentiate
They often differentiate early in development, mostly cells divide to replace tissues.
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Bio: what are the parts of sperm cells
- acrosome
- head
- middle section
- flagellum
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Bio: what is the function of the head of the sperm cell
Contains the nucleus which contains half the genetic information of an organisim
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Bio: what is the function of the acrosome of the sperm cell
The part at the tip of the head that contains the enzyme used to break into the egg
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Bio: what is the function of the middle section of sperm cells
It contains many mitochondria used to generate energy for movement
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Bio: what is the function of the flagellum of sperm cells
It is the ‘tail’ used for momvement
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Bio: what is the function of the axon of a nerve cell
It is the part of the cell that electrical signals travel along
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Bio: what is the function of the myelin sheath in a nerve cell
It is ‘insulation’ to stop electrical signals leaking
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Bio: what is the function of the dendrites in nerve cells
Branches of nerve cells that connect them to other nerve cells
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Bio: what is the function of the synapses in nerve cells
They allow electrical signals to travel between neurones
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Bio: what is the function of the mitochondria in muscle cells
They contain many mitochondria to generate energy
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Bio: what is the function of the protein fibres in muscle cells
They are the things that are contracted to induce movement
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Bio: what are the parts of the neurone cells
- axon
- myelin sheath
- dendrites
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Bio: what are the parts of muscle cells
- mitochondria
- protien fibres
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Bio: what are the specialisations of the root hair cells
- no chloroplasts
- long projections - to increase surface area for absorption
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Bio: what are the specialisations of the xylem
- open ended cells - dead xylem cells are broken so they have open ends to allow water to flow
- lignin strengthens it
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Bio: what are the specialisations of the phloem
There are small holes to allow food to move up and down the phloem vessels
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Bo: what type of white blood cell releases antibodies
Lymophocytes
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Bio: if a boiled potato was used in thee osmosis practical and no net change was recorded why was this
Because the semi permeable membrane could have been damaged
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Bio: what things affect the rate of transpiration
- temp
- humidity
- air movement
- light intensity, rate of photosynthesis
