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Topic 2 - Organistation Flashcards

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Name 5 plant tissues.

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Epidermal tissue
Palisade mesophyll
Spongy mesophyll
Xylem + phloem 
Meristem tissue (found at tips of roots)
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Name three plant organs.

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Stem
Leaves
Roots

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How is the epidermal tissue adapted to its function?

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Waxy cuticle (reduce water loss by evaporation)
Upper epidermis is transparent (allows light to pass through to the palisade layer)
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How is the palisade layer adapted to its function?

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Has lots of chloroplast near top of leaf where they get the most light

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How are the xylem and phloem adapted to their functions?

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Form a network of vascular bundles (to deliver water, mineral ions and sugar to entire leaf and take away glucose produced by photosynthesis)
Help support structure

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How is the spongy mesophyll tissue adapted to its function?

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Air spaces to increase rate of diffusion of gases

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How is the lower epidermis adapted to its function?

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Full of stomata to diffuse CO2

They open and close by using guard cells in response to environmental conditions

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What is transpiration?

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The loss of water from the plant

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What is transpiration caused by?

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The evaporation and diffusion of water from a pants surface

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What happens in transpiration?

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Evaporation creates shortage of water in leaf so more is drawn up via xylem (from the roots)
There is a constant transpiration stream through the plant

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What are the four things that effect transpiration rates?

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Light intensity
Temperature
Air flow
Humidity

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How does light intensity affect transpiration rates?

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Brighter light = greater transpiration rates
Stomata close in the dark - photosynthesis can’t happen so stomata don’t need to open and let CO2 in -so little water can escape

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How does temperature affect transpiration rates?

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Warmer temp = faster transpiration rates

Water particles have more energy when its warm so they evaporate and can diffuse out of the stomata

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How does air flow affect the transpiration rate?

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Better air flow (strong wind) = greater transpiration rate
If there is little wind then water vapour surrounds leaf and doesn’t move away - high concentration of water particles inside and outside of leaf - so diffusion can’t happen quickly

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How does humidity affect transpiration rates?

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Drier air = faster transpiration rates
If air is humid there is a lot of water in it already - high concentration of water particles inside and outside of leaf - can’t diffuse quickly

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How can you estimate the rate of transpiration?

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By measuring the uptake of water

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What is translocation?

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The process by which the phloem transports food around the leaf

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What happens in translocation?

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Phloem transport sugars (made in leaves) around rest of plant for immediate use or storage.
It can flow in both directions

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What is the phloem made of?

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Columns of elongated living cells with small pores in the end walls to allow cell sap to flow through it

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What is the function of guard cells?

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Open and close stomata

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How do guard cells control the stomata when it is filled with water?

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the guard cells are filled with it and plump up - the stomata must then open to release this water via evaporation so gases can be exchanged for photosynthesis

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How do guard cells control the stomata when it is low on water?

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The guard cells have no water and are empty making the stomata close to help stop too much water evaporating

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How are guard cells and stomata adapted for gas exchange and water control?

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Thin outer walls and thick inner walls
Sensitive to light - close at night
More stomata on underside (no direct sunlight so no excess evaporation happens)

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What do cells makeup?

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Tissues

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What do tissues makeup?
Organs
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What do organs make up?
Systems
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What do systems make up?
An organism
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What is the first stage of the digestive system?
In the mouth - food is chewed and physically broken down - enzymes in the salvia then start the chemical reaction
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What is stage 2 if the digestive system?
In the oesophagus | - contracts to push food down to stomach
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What is stage 3 of the digestive system?
In the stomach | - food is mixed with HCl to kill bacteria (chemical breakdown)
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What is stage 4 of the digestive system?
In the liver | - bile is produced to neutralise acids
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What is stage 5 of the digestive system?
In the small intestine | - absorbs food into bloodstream via villi (large surface area)
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What is stage 6 of the digestive system?
In the large intestine | - excess water is absorbed
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What is stage 7 of the digestive system?
In the rectum | - stored as faeces
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What are enzymes?
Biological catalysts
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What do enzymes do?
Help to control the rate of reaction
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What are enzymes made from?
Large protein molecules made up of chains of amino acids folded into certain shapes
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What is the shape of an enzyme and its matching substrate called?
Lock and key
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How are enzymes denatured?
High temperatures | Wrong pH
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What is the active site of an enzyme?
Where the enzyme breaks the substrate down
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At what temperature are most enzymes denatured?
40 degrees Celsius
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Where is amylase made?
Mouth Pancreas Small intestine
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What does amylase do?
Breaks down starch into glucose
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Where is protease found?
Stomach Pancreas Small intestine
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What does protease do?
Breaks down proteins to amino acids
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Where is lipase made?
Pancreas | Small intestine
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What does lipase do?
Breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol
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Where is bile stored?
Gall bladder
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What does bile do?
``` Neutralises stomachs acid (produces alkaline conditions) Emulsified fats (physical breakdown) ```
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What features of the liver mean that fats can be broken down quicker?
Alkaline conditions | Large surface area of droplets
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What are the four parts of the respiratory system?
Lung > bronchus > bronchioles > alveoli
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What are alveoli and how big are they?
Air sacs | One cell thick
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What is stage 1 of the heart in the circulatory system?
Deoxygenated blood enters heart through vena cava into right atrium
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What is stage 2 of the heart in the circulatory system?
The blood is pumped through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle
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What is stage 3 of the heart in the circulatory system?
Blood is pumped through the valve to the lugs via the pulmonary artery
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What is stage 4 of the heart in the circulatory system?
Oxygenated blood from lungs enters left atrium from pulmonary vein
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What is stage 5 of the heart in the circulatory system?
The blood is pumped through the valve into the left ventricle
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What is stage 6 of the heart in the circulatory system?
Blood is pumped out of the aorta to the rest of the body
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Why does the left side have thicker walls?
Oxygenated blood High pressure More powerful contraction to get blood around body not just to lungs
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What are pacemaker cells?
Control heart rate by producing small electrical impulses that cause the heart to contract
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Where are pacemaker cells?
Right side of heart
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What can be done if pacemaker cells fail?
An artificial pacemaker can be fitted
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What is the lumen?
Space where blood flows inside veins, arteries and capillaries
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What do arteries do?
Carry high pressure blood away from heart
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Why do arteries have thick walls?
Fast speed
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What do veins do?
Carry low pressure blood back to heart
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Why doe veins have thinner walls?
Less pressure and elasticity
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Why do veins have valves?
Prevent back flow
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What do capillaries do?
Connect veins and arteries
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Why do capillaries have thin walls?
Only one cell thick | Aloe glucose and oxygen to pass through into muscles
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Where are red blood cells made?
Bone marrow
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What do red blood cells do?
Carry oxygen
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How are red blood cells adapted to maximise oxygen diffusion?
Large surface area | Lots of haemoglobin
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What do platelets do?
Clot blood to form scabs
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What do white blood cells do?
Fight infection
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What is plasma?
Straw coloured liquid part of blood that transports CO2, oxygen and takes waste products to kidneys
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What causes heart disease?
Layers of cholesterol build up inside arteries and prevent blood flow and increase pressure
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How can we reduce cholesterol?
Statins
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What do statins do?
Slow down build up or fatty materials by killing cholesterol
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What is the negative impact of using statins?
Damages good cholesterol Not instant Negative side effects Long term drug that need to be taken regularly
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What is cancer?
Uncontrollable growth and cell division
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What are benign tumours?
Doesn’t effect physical health | Not cancerous
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What are malignant tumours?
Invade neighbouring cells and spread to form secondary tumours Cancerous
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What are stents?
Tubes that are I stereo into arteries to keep them open
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What is an advantage of a stent?
Lower risk of heart attack | Effective for a long time with quick recovery time from surgery
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What are the disadvantages of stents?
Complicated surgery | Blood clots can develop near stents - THROMBOSIS

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