B4 Flashcards

(44 cards)

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what is respiration?

A

transferring energy from the breakdown of glucose

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2
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how do plants make glucose

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photosynthesis

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3
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how do animals make glucose

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breaking down biomass

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4
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what is ATP

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it stores the energy that is used for essential processes like breaking and making molecules, active transport and contracting muscles

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5
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why does cellular respiration occur continuously in all living cells

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bcs organisms need the energy to survive

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6
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is respiration exothermic or endothermic

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exothermic because it transfers energy to the environment

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7
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what is aerobic respiration

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  • plenty of oxygen available
  • most efficient way of transferring energy from glucose
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8
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equation for aerobic respiration

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glucose and oxygen –> carbon dioxide and water

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9
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where does aerobic respiration take place in eukaryotic cells

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mitochondria bcs it contains most of the enzymes needed to control aerobic respiration reactions

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10
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how can u work out rate of respiration from substrate practical

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volume of CO2/time

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11
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what is anaerobic respiration

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respiration without oxygen

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12
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when does anaerobic respiration happen

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when theres little or no oxygen available

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13
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where does anaerobic respiration

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cytoplasm

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14
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anaerobic respiration in human cells

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during vigorous exercise, he body cant supply enough

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15
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anaerobic respiration in plant cells

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when the soil is waterlogged, therell be no oxygen for the roots so anaerobic

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16
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anaerobic respiration in bacterial cells

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when bacteria is somewhere with a lack of oxygen

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17
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animals anaerobic respiration equation

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glucose –> lactic acid

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18
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plants and some microorganisms anaerobic respiration equation

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glucose –> ethanol and carbon dioxide

19
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aerobic and anaerobic points for comparison:
conditions, input, outputs and ATP yield

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conditions, input, outputs and ATP yield
aerobic: oxygen present, glucose and oxygen, carbon dioxide and water, 32 ATP per molecule of glucose
anaerobic: lack of oxygen, glucose, lactic acid/ethanol and carbon dioxide and 2 ATP per molecule of glucose

20
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what is in the cell cycle

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interphase and mitosis

21
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what does the cell cycle do?

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makes new cells for growth and repair

22
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what is mitosis used for

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to grow (by dividing) or replace cells that have been damaged

23
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how to estimate number of cells after multiple divisions of mitosis

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2^n
n=number of divisions

24
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what could affect the total number of cells

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cells could die or lack of food meaning the cells could divide at slower rate

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what is cancer
* if theres a mutation in the gene that controls cell division, a cell may divide uncontrollably, creating a tumour
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when does it become cancer
if a tumur invades and destroys surroundning tissue
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how do light microscopes work
by passing light through the specimen
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how do electron microscopes work
they use a focused beam of electrons
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what can we see with electron microscopes
smaller things in detail like the internal structure of mitochondria and chloroplasts
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how can we use microscopes to see the stages of mitochondria
- chromosomes get stained - cells are viewed on a squash - cells get taken from the root tip where the most cells divisions
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total magnification
eyepiece lens magnification x objective lens magnification
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magnification
measured size/acual size
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what is meiosis
a form of cell division which produces four non-identical, haploid sex cells or gametes
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what is a specialised cell
a cell that is able to divide to produce any type of specialised cell - embryonic cells
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example of specialised cell
blood and nerve cells
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what is differentiation
the process of stem cells becoming specialised
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when do cells become specialised in humans
eight cell stage
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adult stem cells
- only certain places, like bone marrow - only make certain types of cells
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how do cells become specialised
stem cells switch off the genes they don't need during development so active genes can produce proteins for the type of specialised cell
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what are meristem cells
meristems produce unspecialised cells - they can differentiate to make any type of cell as long as the plant lives
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unspecialised cells in plants
xylem and phloem
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benefits of stem cells in science
* used to replaced cells damaged by injury or disease * can crate new cures * new cardiac muscle cells transplanted into someone with heart disease
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risks of stem cells in science
* stem cells divide quickly and if it cant be controlled in the patient, it can lead to a tumour * viruses live inside cells and can be transported to the recipient which makes them sicker
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ethical issues in medicine
* the embryos get destroyed but its still a potential life * using stem cells in medicine and science is mostly regulated by the government