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Topic 2 - Organisation Flashcards

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Define the role of a cell membrane

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controls what enters and leaves the cell

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Define the role of mitochondria

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where respiration happens (which releases energy)

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Define the role of cytoplasm

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where chemical reactions occur

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Define the role of ribosomes

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create proteins

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Define the roles of a nucleus

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contains DNA, controls the cell

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What is the order (from smallest to largest) of organisation?

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cells - tissues - organs - organ system - organism

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Define a cell

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basic unit of an organism

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Define a tissue

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a group of SIMILAR cells working together to carry out a specific function

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Define an organ

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a group of different tissues working together to carry out functions

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Define an organ system

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a group of organs working together to carry out a specific function

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Define an organism

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a group of organ systems working together

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What type of cell has extra mitochondria and why?

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muscle cells have extra mitochondria because it moves so it needs lots of energy (and mitochondria releases energy through respiration)

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What does the muscle tissue do?

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contracts to move the cell

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What does the epitherial tissue do?

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lines the tubes and the skin

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What does the skeletal tissue do?

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supports and protects the body

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What does the nerve tissue do?

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carries electrical signals around the body

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What does the glandular tissue do?

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produces hormones and enzymes

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Define an enzyme

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enzymes are biological catalysts which speed up chemical reactions in the body

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Explain what happens when enzymes catalyse reactions

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Enzymes have an active site with a unique shape that fits onto the substance in the reaction. The substrate binds to the active site (fitting perfectly) and the enzyme breaks down the substrate into products.

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Name 4 factors that affect enzymes:

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  • temperature
  • concentration of enzyme
  • concentration of substrate
  • pH
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Define a denatured enzyme

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active site has changed shape permanently (meaning it doesn’t work anymore) due to temperature or pH

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Explain how temperature affects enzyme activity

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the higher the temp, enzyme activity increases till a certain point. the enzyme will reach an optimum temperature (usually around 40 degrees) then decrease rapidly because the enzymes start to denature(so they can’t bind to an active site)

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Function of mouth and salivary glands

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chews food and adds saliva

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Function of oesophagus

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takes food to stomach

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Function of stomach
mixes food and adds acid/protease
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Function of liver
adds bile
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Function of gall bladder
stores bile
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Function of pancreas
make enzymes
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Function of small intestine
enzymes, food absorbed into blood
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Function of large intestine
absorbs water
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Function of rectum
stores faeces
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Function of anus
faeces leaves
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State which 4 digestive organs produce enzymes
salivary glands, stomach, pancreas, small intestine
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Amylase: Where is it made? What does it breakdown? What are the product(s)?
- made in salivary glands, pancreas, small intestine - breaks down starch and makes glucose
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Protease: Where is it made? What does it breakdown? What are the product(s)?
- made in pancreas, stomach, small intestine - breaks down proteins and makes amino acids
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Lipase: Where is it made? What does it breakdown? What are the product(s)?
- made in pancreas, small intestine - breaks down lipids (fats) and makes fatty acids and glycerol
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What are the two roles of bile?
neutralises stomach acid and breaks down/digests fat
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Give the reagent and colour changes for the starch test
iodine SOLUTION - orangy brown to a bluey black
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Give the reagent and colour changes for the sugar test
benedicts (+heat) - blue to a brick red
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Give the reagent and colour changes for the protein test
biuret - blue to purple
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Give the reagent and colour changes for the fat test
ethanol + water - clear to cloudy
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Give three adaptations of the alveoli
- good blood supply maintains steep concentration gradient - spherical shape means a large surface area - lined with moisture so oxygen can dissolve into blood
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Why is the left ventricle wall thicker?
It has to pump the blood all the way around the body whereas the right ventricle only has to pump blood to the lungs
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Where are the cells that act as a natural pacemaker for the heart located?
right atrium
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Give 4 features of arteries
- narrow lumen - thick muscular walls - carries blood under high pressure - usually carries oxygenated blood (except pulmonary)
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Give 4 features of veins
- large lumen - thin muscular walls - carries blood under low pressure - usually carries deoxygenated blood (except pulmonary)
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Give 4 features of capillaries
- so narrow blood cells can barely squeeze through - walls are one cell thick - blood loses pressure as it passes through - where substances are exchanged between blood and body
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Name the 4 components of blood and their role
white blood cell - fights infection red blood cell - carries oxygen plasma - carries carbon dioxide, urea, hormones etc. platelets - cell fragments that help blood clot and prevent bleeding
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Name 4 substances the blood carries
oxygen, hormones, nutrients, carbon dioxide
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What are statins and give some pros and cons?
Drugs that lower cholesterol levels. Easy and no surgery but side effects (e.g headaches)
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What are stents and give some pros and cons?
Metal tubes that hold arteries open. Long lasting and effective but surgery risks
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Define health
state of physical and mental wellbeing
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Define a communicable disease
diseases that can be spread from person to person e.g flu
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Define a non-communicable disease
diseases that can't be spread but are usually caused by unhealthy behaviours e.g cancer
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Name 3 risk factors a disease they are associated with
smoking - lung cancer obesity - type 2 diabetes diet, smoking, exercise - cardiovascular disease
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What is cancer?
uncontrolled cell growth
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What is a tumour?
a mass of cells (usually cancerous)
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What is mutation?
when DNA is damaged
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Define benign and maliginant tumours
benign tumours grow within a membrane and don't spread and malignant tumours can spread to other body parts via the blood
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When can benign tumours become a problem?
when they become too large they can put pressure on organs and damage them
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What are secondary cancers?
cancers that are formed as a result of malignant tumours
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Define waxy cuticle layer
Layer of wax on top of leaf which stops water loss
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Define the upper epidermis
thin layer of transparent cells on top of leaf
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Define the palisade layer
tall, tightly packed cells with lots of chloroplasts for photosynthesis
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Define the spongy mesophyll layer
less tightly packed cells with lots of air spaces
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Define the guard cells
cells that fill with water to open holes in leaf for more photosynthesis
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Define the stomata
the name of the holes in the leaf that allow gases in and out of the leaf
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Define the xylem
tubes that transport water and minerals up the stem from roots to leaf
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Define the phloem
tubes that transport sugars both up and down the stem
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Define transpiration
the loss of water from a plant due to evaporation
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What is meristem tissue and where is it found?
actively dividing cells which promote plant growth and they are found in root tips, shoots, buds and anywhere where new growth occurs
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What instrument is used to measure rate of transpiration?
potometer
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Describe the xylem
- transports water and mineral ions - movement is upwards - formed from toughened dead cells - strengthened by lignin - provides support
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Describe the phloem
- transports sugar (translocation) - cell sap moves through the sieve plates - movement is up and down - formed from living cells
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How do guard cells open the stomata?
- ions are pumped into the guard cell - so there's a lower water concentration in the cell - so water moves into the cell by osmosis - the guard cells swell and curve - they're open
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What are nitrates used for in plants?
- used to make proteins - nitrate + glucose --> amino acids
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What are the symptoms of a plant being deficient in nitrates?
- stunted growth - yellow leaves
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What is magnesium used for in plants?
used to make chlorophyll
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What are the symptoms of a plant being deficient in magnesium?
- yellow leaves

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