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What does nitrate deficiency cause?

Stunted growth

What does magnesium deficiency cause?

Discolouration

Formula for size

Magnification=size of image/size of real object

What do plant cells have that animal cells don’t

A cellulose cell wall, chloroplasts and a permanent vacuole filled with sap

Small rings of dna are called

Plasmids

Animal and plant cells are called ...


Bacterial cells are called...

Eukaryotes


Prokaryotes

What is mitosis important for

Growth, repair and development of multicellular organisms

What is a tissue

A group of cells with similar structure and function

What is an organ

A collection of tissues performing specific functions

What is the livers function in the digestive system

Producing bile

What is the stomachs role in the digestive system

Breaking down large insoluble molecules into smaller soluble molecules

What is the small intestines role in the digestive system

Break down and absorbtion

What is the large intestines role in the digestive system

Absorbing water from undigested food

Test for sugars

Benedicts solution turns brick red on heating

Test for starch

Iodine turns blue-black

Test for protein

Biuret reagent turns purple

What is metabolism

The sum of all reactions in a cell or the body

What catalyses the break down of carbohydrates

Carbohydrases e.g. Amylase

What catalyses the break down of proteins

Proteases turn them into amino acids

What catalyses the break down of fats

Lipases turns them into fatty acids and glycerol

What does bile do

It emulsifies fats and gives optimum pHs to the enzymes

What is in blood

Plasma


Red blood cells


White blood cells


Platelets

What does the blood do

Transports proteins and chemicals around the body

What do red blood cells contain

Haemoglobin that binds to oxygen to transport it from the lungs to the tissues

What do platelets do

Cell fragments that start the clotting process at wound sites

Properties of an artery

Thick walls, small lumen, thick layer of muscle

Properties of veins

Thin walls, large lumen, have valves

Properties of a capillary

Single cell thick walls, tiny vessel

Humans have a what circulatory system

Double

Where is the muscle on the heart thickest

Left because it has to pump all around the body

What do statins do

Reduce cholesterol levels in the blood reducing the risk of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries

Where is the natural pacemaker

In the wall of the right atrium

What type of cell cover the surface of a plant and protect them

Epidermal

What type of plant cells contain lots of chloroplasts

Palisade mesophyll

What plant cell contains large air spaces and have a large surface area for diffusion of gases

Spongy mesophyll

Which plant cell carry water and dissolved mineral ions through the plant

Xylem

What type of plant cell transports dissolved food around the plant

Phloem

What other factors affect health

Diet, stress and life situation

How does a virus cause disease

They live and reproduce inside your cells causing cell damage

How do bacteria make you feel ill

They produce toxins that make you feel ill

Examples of viral diseases

Measles, HIV/AIDS, tobacco mosaic virus

Examples of Bacterial diseases

Salmonella, gonorrhoea and galls in plants

Examples of a fungal disease

Rose black spot

Example of a protist disease

Malaria

Examples of physical plant defences

Cellulose cell walls, tough waxy cuticles and layers of bark

Examples of Chemical plant defences

Antibacterial chemicals and poisons

Examples of mechanical adaptations

Thorns, hairs and mimicry to trick animals

Why is it difficult to produce cures for viral diseases

Because they live in a host cell it is hard for a drug to treat the viral cell without damaging healthy body cells

What is the first stage of drug trials

Tested on human tissues in the lab for toxicity and efficacy

What is the second stage of drug testing

Tested on animals for side effects and dosage

What happens in the third stage of drug trials

Tested on healthy volunteers to check for side effects

What happens in the 4th stage of drug trials

Tested on patients with the disease to find optimum dose

What is the fifth stage of drug trails

Peer review of the data then it is published and can be prescrib

What can monoclonal antibodies be used for

Diagnosis of pregnancy


To measure levels of chemicals in the blood and detecting pathogens for research


To identify or locate specific molecules in cells or tissue

What can monoclonal antibodies be used for

Diagnosis of pregnancy


To measure levels of chemicals in the blood and detecting pathogens for research


To identify or locate specific molecules in cells or tissue

How are monoclonal antibodies made

Stimulating mouse B lymphocytes to make a specific antibody and it is bonded to a tumour cell to form a hybridoma which means they are quickly cloned.

Risk factors for disease

Smoking, lack of exercise or overeating, ionising radiation or UV light

How are tumours made

Abnormal, uncontrolled cell division

How are tumours made

Abnormal, uncontrolled cell division

What type of tumours form in one place and not spread to other tissues

Benign

How are tumours made

Abnormal, uncontrolled cell division

What type of tumours form in one place and not spread to other tissues

Benign

What type of tumours invade neighbouring tissues and form secondary tumours

Malignant

How are tumours made

Abnormal, uncontrolled cell division

What type of tumours form in one place and not spread to other tissues

Benign

What type of tumours invade neighbouring tissues and form secondary tumours

Malignant

What can smoking cause

Cardiovascular disease including coronary heart disease, lung cancer, and lung diseases

Why does smoking affect pregnancy

The fetus is exposed to smoke and has restricted oxygen which can lead to premature birth, low birthweight and even stillbirth

What does diet affect

Developing high cholesterol which could lead to coronary heart disease

What can alcohol affect

It can damage the liver and cause liver cancer if taken in by pregnant women it can affect the development of the unborn baby

What type of reaction is photosynthesis

Endothermic

The products of photosynthesis are

Glucose and oxygen

The rate of photosynthesis is affected by

Light intensity/wavelength, temperature, level of CO2 and the amount of chlorophyll

What do plants use glucose for

Starch for storage, cellulose to strengthen cell walls and to produce amino acids used to make proteins

What do plants need nitrate ions for

To make amino acids used to make proteins

What type of reaction is respiration

Exothermic

What are the body’s responses to excercise

Any increase in heart rate, breathing rate and breath volume


Glycogen stores in the muscles are converted to glucose for cellular respiration

What is Anaerobic respiration

The incomplete breakdown of glucose to form lactic acid

Give 4 examples of metabolic reactions

The conversion of glucose to starch, glycogen, and cellulose


The formation of lipid molecules


The reactions of respiration


The reactions of photosynthesis