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TOPIC 3B - MORE EXCHANGE AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS Flashcards

1
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What are carbohydrates broken down by?

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Amylase and membrane-bound disaccharides.

see page 66 in the revision guide

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What are lipids broken down by?

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Lipase with the help of bile salts.

see page 66 in the revision guide

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3
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What 2 monosaccharides is maltose made up of?

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Broken down by maltase to form 2x glucose

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What 2 monosaccharides is sucrose made up of?

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Broken down by sucrase to form glucose and fructose

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5
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What 2 monosaccharides is lactose made up of?

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Broken down by lactase to form glucose and galactose

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6
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What do endopeptidases do?

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They act to hydrolyse peptide bonds within a protein.

see page 67 in the revision guide

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What do exopeptidase do?

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They act to hydrolyse peptide bonds at the ends of protein molecules.

(see page 67 in the revision guide)

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How are monosaccharides absorbed across the ileum epithelium into the blood stream?

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(see page 67 in the revision guide)

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9
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How are monoglycerides and fatty acids absorbed across the ileum epithelium into the blood stream?

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(see page 67 in the revision guide)

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10
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How are amino acids absorbed across the ileum epithelium into the blood stream?

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(see page 67 in the revision guide)

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How do haemoglobin carry oxygen?

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(see page 68 in the revision guide)

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12
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Write the reversible reaction for the formation of oxyhaemoglobin.

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(see page 68 in the revision guide)

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What happens to the saturation of haemoglobin when there’s a high partial pressure of oxygen?

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Oxygen loads onto haemoglobin to form oxyhemoglobin where there’s a high pO2. Oxyhaemoglobin unloads its oxygen where there’s a lower pO2.

(see page 68 in the revision guide)

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Read bottom of page 68 in the revision guide.

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Understand it?

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15
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How does the carbon dioxide concentration affect oxygen unloading?

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(see page 69 in the revision guide)

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Read bottom of page 69 in the revision guide.

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17
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Draw a labelled diagram of the heart.

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(see page 72 in the revision guide)

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18
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Describe the characteristics of arteries.

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(see page 70 in the revision guide)

19
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Describe the characteristics of veins.

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(see page 70 in the revision guide)

20
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Describe the characteristics of capillaries.

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(see page 71 in the revision guide)

21
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How is tissue fluid formed?

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(see page 71 in the revision guide)

22
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What does the left ventricle of the heart do?

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(see page 72 in the revision guide)

23
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What do the atrioventricular valves in the heart do?

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(see page 72 in the revision guide)

24
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What do the semi-lunar valves in the heart do?

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(see page 72 in the revision guide)

25
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What do the cords attached to the atrioventricular valves and the ventricles do?

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(see page 72 in the revision guide)

26
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Why do the ventricles have thicker walls than the atria?

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(see page 72 in the revision guide)

27
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Describe the three stages of the cardiac cycle of blood pumping round the body.

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(see page 73 in the revision guide)

28
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Read page 74 in the revision guide.

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Understand it?

29
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Describe an atheroma formation and what can it lead to?

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(see page 75 in the revision guide)

30
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What is an aneurysm?

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A balloon-like swelling of the artery.

see page 75 in the revision guide

31
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What is thrombosis?

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A formation of a blood clot.

see page 75 in the revision guide

32
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What are three risk factors of cardiovascular disease?

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  • High blood cholesterol and poor diet.
  • Cigarette smoking.
  • High blood pressure.

(see page 76 in the revision guide)

33
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Read page 77 in the revision guide.

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Understand it?

34
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How is water moved up a plant?

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(see page 78 in the revision guide)

35
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What is transpiration and when does it occur?

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(see page 78 in the revision guide)

36
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What four main factors affect transpiration rate?

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  • Light
  • Temperature
  • Humidity
  • Wind

(see page 78 in the revision guide)

37
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How can a photometer be used to estimate transpiration rate?

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(see page 79 in the revision guide)

38
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Describe how you would dissect a plant to view the xylem or phloem in plant tissue.

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(see page 79 in the revision guide)

39
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How is phloem tissue adapted for transporting solutes?

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(see page 80 in the revision guide)

40
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What is translocation?

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(see page 80 in the revision guide)

41
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What is the mass flow hypothesis?

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(see page 80 in the revision guide)

42
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What is some supporting evidence for mass flow?

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(see page 81 in the revision guide)

43
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What are some objections for mass flow?

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(see page 81 in the revision guide)

44
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How can the translocation of solutes be demonstrated experimentally?

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(see page 81 in the revision guide)

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