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What are the stages of the cell cycle

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Interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis

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Describe what happens in interphase

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DNA replication and the production of extra sub-cellular parts (eg: mitochondria)

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Explain what happens in interphase

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Each chromosome is copied, the copies remain in X-shapes
Ribosomes and mitochondria increase in numbers
Cell increases in size

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What happens in prophase

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The membrane around the nucleus disappears and spindle fibres appear

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What happens in metaphase

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The chromosomes line up on the spindle fibres across the middle of the cell

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What happens in anaphase

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The chromosome copies are separated and move to either end of the cell on the spindle fibres

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What happens in telophase

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New membranes form around each set of chromosomes, this forms nuclei

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What happens in cytokinesis

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A cell membrane forms to separate the two cells (cell walls form in plant cells)

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What causes the production of cancer cells

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Uncontrollable cell division

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What is produced by mitosis

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2 genetically identical diploid cells

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Suggest three ways you can measure a baby’s growth

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Weigh it to calculate its weight
Measure its length
Measure its head circumference

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What is differentiation

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When less specialised cells turn into more specialised ones

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What are meristems

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Undifferentiated group of cells near the end of each shoot and root that allows plants to continue growing throughout their lives

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What do meristems do

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They divide rapidly by mitosis

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What happens in the zone of division

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Dividing of meristem cells

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What happens in the zone of elongation

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Where cells produced increase in length

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What happens in the zone of differentiation

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Tissues/Cells become differentiated

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What are stem cells

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Cells that have not yet undergone cell differentiation

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What are embryonic stem cells

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Cells of an early stage embryo, it can turn into any type of specialised cell

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What are adult stem cells

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Stem cells that can only produce the type of specialised cell that is in the tissue around them

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How can you use embryonic stem cells to create specialised cells

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You can stimulate stem cells to make them produce specialised cells then inject them into the places they are needed

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How can stem cells cause cancer

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If the stem cells continue to divide inside the body after they have replaced damaged cells

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How can stem cells cause problems

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Stem cells from another person could be rejected by the patient

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What is the brain made up of

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Where is the cerebral cortex
The front of the brain, makes up 80% of the brain
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Where is the cerebellum
At the back of the brain towards the lower part
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Where is the medulla oblongata
Towards the bottom of the brain
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Name three functions of the cerebral cortex
``` Language Senses Memory Behaviour Speech ```
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Name three functions of the cerebellum
Balance Posture Timing
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Name three functions of the medulla oblongata
Heart rate Breathing rate Reflexes such as sneezing and vomiting
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What does scanning do
Shows the structure of a brain without the risk of damaging the brain
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How does a CT scan function
An X-ray moves in a circle around the head and detectors measure the absorption of X-rays, denser materials absorb more X-rays, causing whiter areas
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How does a PET scan work
Patient is injected with radioactive glucose, more active cells will take in more glucose that less active ones. Radioactive atoms cause gamma rays which can be detected by the scanner
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Why can you never regain full movement if your spinal cord is destroyed
There are no adult stem cells that can differentiate into neurones so neurones cannot repair damage
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Name some disadvantages of chemotherapy
The blood-brain barrier could prevent drugs from killing tumours in the brain They can damage the body and brain
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What do PET scans do
They show brain activity
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What does the myelin sheath do
It's a fatty layer that acts as an insulator and speeds up nerve impulses
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What do dendrites do
Receive impulses from receptor cells/other neurones
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What do axon terminals do
They pass impulses onto other neurones
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Describe the stages of picking something up
Receptor cells in the eye transmit impulses to sensory neurones in the optic nerve to the brain. The brain sends an impulse to the motor neurone (muscle) and the muscles in the hand receive the impulses and pick up the object
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What are cones
Colour sensitive receptor cells in the eyes
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What is the retina
The part at the back of the eye that contains receptor cells
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What are rods (eyes)
Receptor cells that detect differences in light intensity
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Difference between rods and cones
Rods work very well in dim light, cones work really well in bright light
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Where are rods and cones
In the retina
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What is the iris
The coloured part of the eye that controls the amount of light entering the eye by constricting and dilating the pupil
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What does the lens do when focusing on closer or further objects
Closer- It gets fatter to bend the light rays more | Further- It gets thinner to cause less light ray bending
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What does the cornea do
Allows light to enter, slightly causes bending of light
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What happens to ciliary muscles when looking at a nearby object
They contract (and the suspensory ligaments slacked)
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What happens to ciliary muscles when looking at a further object
They relax and the suspensory ligament stretch
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What is short sightedness (myopia)
When distant objects cannot be seen properly because the rays of light are focused in front of the retina
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What is long sightedness (hyperopia)
When close objects cannot be seen properly because rays of light are focused behind the retina
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What is cataract
When protein builds up inside the lens, making it cloudy (can be corrected by replacing the lens)
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What is colour-blindness
When cones do not work properly, causing difficulty in seeing colours
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What is a synapse
A tiny gap
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What are synapses used for
Generating a new impulse so the original impulse doesn't lose its strength
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What is a neurotransmitter
A substance that diffuses across a gap between two neurones
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Name the steps an impulse goes through in a reflex arc
Stimulus -> Receptor cells -> Sensory neurones -> Relay neurone (spinal cord) -> Motor Neurone (in muscle or gland) -> Effector

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