Biology - Unit 5 Flashcards

Decks in this Class (34):

• Sensory Reception

  Sensory Reception

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  what is a stimulus,

  what is the main advantage of being able,

  what causes organisms with more appro...
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• Nervous Control

  Nervous Control

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  what is the simplest type of nervous ...,

  what are the two major divisions of t...,

  what is the peripheral nervous system...
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• Control Of Heart Rate

  Control Of Heart Rate

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  define autonomic,

  what does the autonomic nervous syste...,

  what is the autonomic nervous system ...
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• Coordination

  Coordination

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  what are the two main forms of coordi...,

  what are chemical mediators,

  give two examples of chemical mediators
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• Neurones

  Neurones

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  what are neurones,

  what does the cell body of the neuron...,

  what are dendrons
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• The Nerve Impulse

  The Nerve Impulse

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  define nerve impulse,

  what are the two states of a nerve im...,

  during a resting potential how is the...
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• The Action Potential

  The Action Potential

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  what does the energy of a stimulus re...,

  what does the negative charge of arou...,

  what is this change in the charges known
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• Passage Of An Action Potential

  Passage Of An Action Potential

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  how does the action potential move along,

  how are the action potentials regener...,

  what is the movement of a action pote...
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• Speed Of The Nerve Impulse

  Speed Of The Nerve Impulse

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  name three factors that affect the speed,

  what cannot be generated during the r...,

  once an action potential has happened...
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• Structure Of Ribonucleic Acid

  Structure Of Ribonucleic Acid

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  what sort of rna transfers the dna co...,

  how comes mrna can leave the nucleus but,

  what is the genetic code
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• Polypeptide Synthesis Transcription And S

  Polypeptide Synthesis - Transcription And Splicing

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  what is spliced to form mrna,

  what enzyme breaks the hydrogen bonds...,

  which enzyme moves along the template...
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• Polypeptide Synthesis Translation

  Polypeptide Synthesis - Translation

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  what attaches to the starting codon a...,

  what moves to the ribosome and pairs ...,

  what pairs with the next codon on the...
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• Gene Mutation

  Gene Mutation

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  define mutation,

  what do mutations form the basis of,

  define gene mutation
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• Totipotency And Cell Specialisation

  Totipotency And Cell Specialisation

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  what affects whether a cell produces one,

  what are totipotent cells,

  how can gene expression be prevented
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• Regulation Of Transcription And Translati

  Regulation Of Transcription And Translation

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  what is a transcriptional factor,

  what is required before transcription...,

  when a gene is not being expressed wh...
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• Structure And Function Of Synapses

  Structure And Function Of Synapses

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  what is a synapse,

  how do synapses transmit impulses fro...,

  what is the name of the neurone that ...
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• Transmission Across A Synapse

  Transmission Across A Synapse

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  in what type of synapse is the neurot...,

  in what two ways can drugs act on syn...,

  what does the arrival of an action po...
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• Contraction Of Skeletal Muscles

  Contraction Of Skeletal Muscles

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  what is the sliding filament mechanism,

  if the sliding filament mechanism is ...,

  when a muscle contracts what changes ...
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• Principles Of Homeostasis

  Principles Of Homeostasis

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  by maintaining a relatively constant ...,

  what is homeostasis,

  what is the internal environment made up
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• Regulation Of Body Temperature

  Regulation Of Body Temperature

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  what could be a consequence of the bo...,

  what could be a consequence of the bo...,

  what is the name of the process by which
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• Hormones And The Regulation Of Blood Gluc

  Hormones And The Regulation Of Blood Glucose

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  what is an example of how different h...,

  where are hormones produced,

  how are hormones transported and how ...
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• Diabetes And Its Control

  Diabetes And Its Control

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  what is diabetes,

  what is type 1 diabetes,

  what is type 2 diabetes
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• The Principles Of Feedback Mechanisms

  The Principles Of Feedback Mechanisms

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  what is important to happen once an e...,

  what would happen if the information ...,

  when does negative feedback occur
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• Producing Dna Fragments

  Producing DNA fragments

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  what is the combination of dna from t...,

  what is an organism that contains rec...,

  the process of making a protein using...
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• In Vivo Cloning

  In Vivo Cloning

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  once the dna fragments have been obta...,

  what are the two methods of cloning d...,

  how are sticky ends joined after the dna
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• In Vitro Gene Cloning

  In Vitro Gene Cloning

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  what method does in vitro cloning use,

  what is the pcr a method of,

  what does the pcr require in order to...
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• Control Of The Oestrus Cycle

  Control Of The Oestrus Cycle

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  what is the role of fsh,

  what is the role of lh,

  what two hormones are produced by the...
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• The Role Of Receptors

  The Role Of Receptors

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  why is the pacinian corpuscle specific,

  how does the pacinian corpuscle produ...,

  what is the role of the transducer
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• Use Of Recombinant Dna Technology

  Use Of Recombinant DNA Technology

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  how can the genetic modification of o...,

  what are three main groups of substances,

  give 4 examples of genetically modifi...
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• Gene Therapy

  Gene Therapy

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  what is the cause of cystic fibrosis,

  what is the name of the faulty gene that,

  what is the role of cftr
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• Locating And Sequencing Genes

  Locating And Sequencing Genes

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  what are the two most commonly used p...,

  what is a dna probe,

  what are radioactively labelled probes
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• Screening For Clinically Important Genes

  Screening For Clinically Important Genes

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  what can screening determine the prob...,

  what can potential parents who are at...,

  what else can genetic screening detect
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• Genetic Fingerprinting

  Genetic Fingerprinting

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  what do introns contain repetitive se...,

  what is more similar in more closely ...,

  the making of a genetic fingerprint c...
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• Structure Of Skeletal Muscles

  Structure of skeletal muscles

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  what are muscles,

  what are the three types of muscle in...,

  what are individual muscles made up of
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