Shw Flashcards

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Bioaccumulation

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A process of chemicals that accumulate in organism that takes place if the rate of intake is faster than the rate of excretion

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Pyramid of numbers

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Pyramid of numbers is how many there are they can look like diamonds triangles or upsidedown triangle is the producer will always be at the bottom.

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Pyramid of biomass

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Pyramid of biomass how much energy/mass there is. It shows the flow of energy. Pyramid of biomass will always look like a pyramid the producer goes at the bottom

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Dry mass

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To find the dry mass of an organism you have to remove all the water from the organism

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Trophic levels

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Trophic levels represent each level in a food chain, trophic level one which is a producer then trophic level two (the animal that eats the producer) then trophic level three ,(the animal that eats the animal that ate the producer).

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Types of predators in a food chain

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Producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, quaternary consumer

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Arrows in a food chain or a food web

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Aroows always piont in which way the energy is transferring

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Biomagnification

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Any concentration of a toxin in the tissue of an organism in high levels of the food chain

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Adaptation

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A characteristic that allows an organism to survive in the environment. Examples might be fur/fat, hump of fat, snout, wings and ultrasonic pulses

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Cactus spikes

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I rolled up leaves and H2O is much harder to evaporate or dribble down because the leaves are all rolled up

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Biodiversity

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A variety of organisms in a habitat/world

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Flowchart of blood

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Vena Cava ➡️ right atrium➡️right venteicle ➡️pulmonary artery ➡️lungs➡️ pulmonary vein➡️left atrium➡️left ventricle➡️aorta➡️body

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Fatty foods

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Too much fatty foods increase risk of heart stroke or heart related conditions

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Fat build up inside arteries

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Fat can build up inside arteries creating a small loom in the blood takes longer and it’s harder for it to past through

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Left side of the heart

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Left side of the heart is always stick up because it pumps blood to the body more pressure is generated

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Deoxygenated blood

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The right side of the heart contains deoxygenated blood

17
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Blood vessels

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Arteries veins and capillaries

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Arteries

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Luminous small can expand, has a muscular layer very thick wall, no valves, it can recoil

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Veins

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Large lumen, no muscular layer,thin thickness of walls , has valves, doesnt recoil

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Capillaries

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Very small lumen, width of a cell, no muscular layer, very thin thickness, no valves, doesn’t recoil

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Blood components

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Red blood cells carry oxygen and have a biconcave shape- 44%
Plasma keeps components in suspension it is the liquid part of blood containing hormones proteins and salts- 55%
White blood cells protect against pathogens, produce antibodies provide a long life protection- 1%

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Asthma

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Chronic lung disorder, causes airways to become inflamed, meaning they swell and produce lots of thick mucus

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Diffusion

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The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

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Haemoglobins

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Haemoglobins or essential for transferring oxygen into the blood from the lungs

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Aerobic resporation

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Oxygen + glucose = carbon dioxide + water + energy

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Anerobic respiration

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Glucose➡️lactic acid

27
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Waste products

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CO2 which is slightly acidic
Excess heat
Sweat
Urine and faeces

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What is combustion

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The burning of fuel in oxygen