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cells

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basic building block of all living organisms

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tissue

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group of cells with SIMILAR FUNCTIONS working together to perform a specific function

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organs

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group of DIFFERENT tissues working together to perform a specific function

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organ system

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group of organs working together to perform a specific function

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test for starch

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iodine
orange/brown- blue/black

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test for glucose

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benedicts

blue - green - yellow - brick red

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test for proteins

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biuret
blue- purple

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test for lipads

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Sudan III- red layer
Ethanol- cloudy

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  • carbohydrase
    -^ amylase
  • protease
  • lipase
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carbohydrates -> simple sugars
starch -> maltose
proteins -> animo acids
lipads -> fatty acids & glycerol

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what is an enzyme?

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a biological catalyst that speeds up the rate of reactions

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MOUTH

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  • TEETH- chews food to increase surface area:volume
  • amylase secreted from salivary glands
  • ^ digests starch to maltose
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order of digestion- where food goes through

and other organs involved

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  1. mouth
  2. oesophagus
  3. stomach
  4. small intenstine
  5. large intestine
  6. rectum
  7. anus
  • liver- gallbladder
  • pancreas
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STOMACH

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  • mucsle walls that mechanically digests the food by churning it
  • hydrochloric acid
  • ^ kills bacteria
  • ^ optimum pH (pH2) for protease
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LIVER
GALLBLADDER

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liver produces bile which is stored in gallbladder
bile:
- emulsifies fats into small droplets to increase surface area:volume ratio
- ^ increase rate of lipid breakdown
- neutralises after stomach acid

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PANCREAS

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secretes:
- amylase
- lipase
- protease
into small intestine

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SMALL INTESTINE

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villi:
- increased surface area
- good blood supply
- thin wall

amylase, lipase, protease produced
products absorbed into bloodstream

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LARGE INTESTINE

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absorbs water

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what to digestive enzymes do?
and what is used with the products of digestion^

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  • convert food to small molecules that can be absorbed into the blood stream
  • to build new carvbohydrates, lipids and proteins- some glucose used in respiration
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wheere are
- amylase
- lipase
- protease

secreted?

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amylase- salivary glands, pancreas, small intestine
lipase- pancrea, small intestine
protease- stomach, pancreas, small intestine

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how does an enzyme react

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substrate complementary to active site of enzyme
they bind together like lock and key
once bound- reaction takes place and products released

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effect of temperature on enzyme activity
what happens if its too hot or too cold

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rate will incease until a point (optimum temperature) before rapidly decreases (denatures)
- too hot- denatures
- too cold- less energy- less successful collisions

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effect of pH on enzyme activity
what happens if too hot or cold?

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rate increaes until optimun pH before decreasing
- bonds that hold amino chains break- change in shape of active site

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what happens if an enzyme denatures?

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active site cyhanges shape so substrate can no longer fit in and complete reaction

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what do th rib, intercostal muscles and diaphragm do?

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ribs- ptection and aid in breathig
muscles- cntrol movement- inhalation, exhalation- between ribs
diaphragm- moves down- increasies vol of chest

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main 4 parts pf lungs
trachea- connects mouth and nose- produces mucuc- cillia to move up bronchus (bronchi single)- mucus and cillia- into lungs bronchioles- branch off^ alveoli- tiny air sacs where gas exchange happens
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how are alveoli adaped for gas exhange and what takes plac
- good blood supply - thin wall - increased surface area CO2 diffuse out of blood into alveoli O2 diffuse in to blood- oxygenating
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whar type of system is the heart part of?
double-circulatory system deoxygeenated & oxygenated
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process from deoxygenated blood from body to heart
1. goes into **vena cava** 2. into **right atrium** 3. into **right ventricle** through valve 4. out of heart through **pulmonary artery** 5. to **lungs** where oxygenated via diffusion of gases by alveoli 6. oxygenated blood- back to heart through **pulmonary vein** 7. into **left atrium** 8. into **right ventricle** through valve (thicker walls- high pressure to body) 9. through **aorta** to body 10. cells use oxygen for respiration 11. blood now deoxygenated
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where are the pacemaker cells found and what do they do?
- found in right atrium - controls **natural resting heart rate** through small electric impulses passed to heart muscles to contract
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what are artificial pacemakes
electrical devices used to control irregularities in heart rate
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what is the purpose of valves?
to prevent backflow
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structure and function of - arteries - veins - capillaries
arteries- away from heart - HIGH pressure - thick muscular walls - elastic fibres- stretch - narrow lumen veins- toward heart - LOW pressure - wide lumen - valves to prevent backflow - thinner wals capilaries- exchange substances - once cell thick - short diffuion pathway
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what is blood
a tissue
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4 components of blood
- Red Blood Cells - White Blood Cells - Plasma - Platelets
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Red Blood Cells
- bioconcave disc as NO NUCLEUS- ^ sa:v - cytoplasm contains haemoglobin - ^ binds with oxygen -> oxyhaemoglobim- red pigment
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White Blood Cells
- defends body against pathogens- part of immune system - these do have a nucleus - can either: - engulf & digest pathogen - produce specific antibodies that bind pathogens to help with englufing - produce antitoxins to neautrilise the toxins produced
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Plasma what else does it contain? 11
liquid that carries components of blood - RBC - WBC - platelets - glucose - amino acids - CO2 - urea - hormones - proteins - antiboides - antitoxins
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Platelets
clots blood whenblod vessels are damaged to prevent blood loss wo/ them- excessive bleeding that could be fatal
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CHD and its effect and what causes it
Coronary Heart Disease - fatty desposits build up in coronary arteries- blocking flow to heart- less O2 to the muscles cells - complete blockage- heart attack - diet high of chlorestal and saturated fats
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stents - what are they - advantages - disadvantages
- mesh tube inserted into artery- tiny balloon inflated to walls of arteyr- widening lumen- balloon removed - reduces risk of heart disease, long lasting, minor sugery - risk of blood clots, risk of infection and/or damage to blood vessels during surgery
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statins - what are they - advantages - disadvantages
- drugs that reduce chloresterol in blood - reduces risk of CHD, increases HDL (good ^) which remove LDL (bad) - taken regulary for long term, takes some time to work, side effect
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issue with faulty valves
- leaky or wonnt open fully - reduces the effectiveness if the blood being punped by heart
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biological vs mechanical advantages and disadvantges
biological - effective, less likely to leak - need to be replaced after some time mechanical - long lasting, less need to replace - increased risk of blood vlots- anticoagulants
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artifical heart transplants advnatges and disadvantages
- shorter waiting time, less chance of rejection - not work as well, increases risk of blood clot- can lead to a stroke
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what is health
state of mental and physical wellbeing
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what are causes/ factors for ill health? and how can these effect individual
- disease - diet - stress - life situations - , poorer quality of life/ reduced lifespan - cost of healthcare and other finacial expenses- but may be unable to wokr
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commuicable diseases
caused by pathogens which can spread
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non-communicable diseases
not caused by pathogens and not spread- tend to obem ore long lasting
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how can these: - defects in the immune system - viruses living in cells - immune reaction initially caused bby pathogens - sevre ill health negatively effect health
- individual more likely to suffer from infectious diseases - can be trigger for cancer - can trigger allergies such as skin rashes and asthma - lead to depression and other mental illnesses
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what are risk factors for non-communicable diseases
aspects of persons lifestyle or substances in person's body or environment
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cardiovascular disease causal mechanisms
- diet with lots of LDL-> arteries blocked -> ^ blood pressure - smoking damages walls of arteries - excersise lowers blood pressure- reducing strain on heart
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liver and brain function casual mechanisms
- alcohol -> fatty liver -> liver failure - alcohol -> damage nerve cells in brain
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type 2 diabetes causal mechanisms
- obesity affects the metabolism- fat molecules released into blood effecting cells uptake of sugar
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lung diseas and lung cancer casual mechanisms
- smoking -> damges cells in lining of lungs
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pregnancy casual mechanisms
- smoking & alcohol-> damaging effects on unborn child
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cancer casual mechanisms
carcinogens -> ionising radiationon which can lead to cancers
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what is cancer a result of
result of changes in cells that lead to uncontrollabe growth and divison mutaton
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benign tumours
- growth of abnormal cells contained in one area usuak=lly within a membrane - NOT CANCEROUS - they do not invade other areas | benevolent
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malignant tumours
- cancer - invade neibouting tissues and spread in blood - can cause secondary tumours
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risk factors for cancer
- smoking- lung, mouth, bowel, stomach, cervical - obesity- bowel, liver, kidney - UV light- skin cancer - viral infection- cervical cancer from HPV - can inherit genes which increase likelihood
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upper epidermal tissue
**thin and transparent to allow light to enter** to palisade mesophyll beneath
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waxy cuticle
protective layer ontop of leaf- prevents water loss
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palisade mesophyll
below upper epidermis packed with **chloroplasts** to **absorb more light** for **photosynthesis**
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spongy mesophyll
below palisade mesophyll contains **internal air spaces** that **increase surface area to vol ratio**n for **diffusion of gases**
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lower epidermis layer
bottom contains guard cells and stomata
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guard cells
absorb and loose water ^ controls opening of stomata to allow CO2 diffuse in, O2 out
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stomata
where gas exchange takes place
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xylem and how is it adapted for its function
- transports water and minerals from roots to stem and leaves - hollow tubes strengthened by lignin- strong and waterproof - dead cells- continous tube | transpiration steam
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phloem and how is it adapted for its function
- transports dissolved sugars from leaves to rest of plant - tubes of enlongated cells with holes in cell walls- sieve plates - man organelles missing from cells so cell sap can more through | translocation
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where is xylem amd phloem- like in diagrams
xylem INSDIE phloem OUTSIDE
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factors that affect rate of transpiration
- air movement- i -> i - removed water vapour from air surrounding- concentration gradient - humidity- i -> d - meaure of moisture in air, concentration gradient less - light intensity- i -> i - guard cells responive to light- i -> turgid and open stomata - temperature- i -> i -more kinetic energy- transpiration moves faster
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guard cells availability of water and walls
- high- TURGID- open - low- FLACCID- close - thin outer - thick outer
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why are the stomata and guard cells on underside of leaf?
allows gas exchange while minimising water loss by evapouration as shaded and cooler

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