Biology 1 Flashcards

Revision Class: OW

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Q

What is the heart classified as?

  • An Antagonistic Muscle?
  • A Squaterall Organ?
  • An Organ?
  • A rib protected Organ?
  • A secure Organ?
A

Well… It’s just an Organ :(

Despite being secure and protected by the rib cage, the heart scientifically is classified as an organ.

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What is the job of the red blood cells?

A

They carry oxygen around the body

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What is the job of white blood cells?

A

Destroys disease as part of the immune system defence mechanism

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What is an antagonist muscle?

A

A muscle, where one part contracts whilst the other part relaxes.

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5
Q

State 3 inherited variations?

A
Inherited variations:
Eye Colour
NATURAL hair colour
Height
Skin Colour
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State 3 Environmental Variations?

A
Environmental Variations:
Accent
Skin colour (tanned)
Hair length (cut hair)
Body weight
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What type of variation is Tatoos?

Environmental or Inherited?

A

Environmental - You can’t inherit a tattoo from your parents, it is your choice (environmentally directed)

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Is eye colour continuous or discontinuous variation?

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Discontinuous because there are only a few colours, it isn’t like height where there are a range of values from one extreme to the other.

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