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 appropri
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• Nervous Control

  Nervous Control

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  what is the simplest type of nervous res,

  what are the two major divisions of the,

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

  Control Of Heart Rate

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  define autonomic,

  what does the autonomic nervous system c,

  what is the autonomic nervous system div
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• Coordination

  Coordination

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  what are the two main forms of coordinat,

  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 neurone c,

  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 impul,

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

  The Action Potential

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  what does the energy of a stimulus recei,

  what does the negative charge of around,

  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 regenerate,

  what is the movement of a action potenti
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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 refr,

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

  Structure Of Ribonucleic Acid

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  what sort of rna transfers the dna code,

  how comes mrna can leave the nucleus but,

  what is the genetic code
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• Polypeptide Synthesis Transcription And

  Polypeptide Synthesis - Transcription And Splicing

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  what is spliced to form mrna,

  what enzyme breaks the hydrogen bonds be,

  which enzyme moves along the template st
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• Polypeptide Synthesis Translation

  Polypeptide Synthesis - Translation

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  what attaches to the starting codon at o,

  what moves to the ribosome and pairs up,

  what pairs with the next codon on the mr
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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 Translat

  Regulation Of Transcription And Translation

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  what is a transcriptional factor,

  what is required before transcription ca,

  when a gene is not being expressed what
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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 from o,

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

  Transmission Across A Synapse

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  in what type of synapse is the neurotran,

  in what two ways can drugs act on synaps,

  what does the arrival of an action poten
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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 cor,

  when a muscle contracts what changes occ
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• Principles Of Homeostasis

  Principles Of Homeostasis

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  by maintaining a relatively constant int,

  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 body,

  what could be a consequence of the body,

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

  Hormones And The Regulation Of Blood Glucose

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  what is an example of how different horm,

  where are hormones produced,

  how are hormones transported and how do
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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 effe,

  what would happen if the information fro,

  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 two,

  what is an organism that contains recomb,

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

  In Vivo Cloning

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  once the dna fragments have been obtaine,

  what are the two methods of cloning dna,

  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 ta
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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 ov
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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 produce,

  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 orga,

  what are three main groups of substances,

  give 4 examples of genetically modified
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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 prob,

  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 probabi,

  what can potential parents who are at ri,

  what else can genetic screening detect
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• Genetic Fingerprinting

  Genetic Fingerprinting

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  what do introns contain repetitive seque,

  what is more similar in more closely rel,

  the making of a genetic fingerprint cons
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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 th,

  what are individual muscles made up of
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