Csec Flashcards

(43 cards)

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State two reasons why mitosis is important to living things

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it ensures that each daughter cell contains an identical combination of genes, and it also ensure that all daughter cells contain the diploid number of chromosomes

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This two ways in which genetic variation occurs in living organisms

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Mutation and sexual reproduction

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Two substances stored in plants And where they are stored

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Water in stem and calcium oxalate in leaves

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Name, one part of the body in which meiosis occurs

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The testes in males or the ovaries in females

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The two reasons why storingfood is important to live in organisms

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Three reasons why story food is important in living organism is to provide energy when Food is not available to support growth and repair in the body and maintain life processes like respiration through periods of fasting or resting

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Name the structure within a nucleus, which contains the genetic material

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The chromatin threads

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Name the two gametes produced via meiosis in flowering plants

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Sperm and egg cell

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Stay two reasons why meiosis is important to living things

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Meiosis is important because it produces gaits with half the number of chromosomes and ensure the chromosomes is restored due in fertilization, and it also increases genetic variation, which helps populations, adapt, and survive changes in the environment

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What does the term conservation mean in biology

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Conservation in biology refers to the careful use of natural resources to prevent their overuse or destruction, and to ensure they are availability for future generations

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There is three materials that can be transported in multicellular organisms

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Oxygen nutrients and carbon dioxide

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Define the term breathing

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Breathing is the process of inhaling air into the lungs and exhaling it back into the atmosphere

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Define the term diffusion

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Diffusion is the movement of molecules for my region of higher Concentration to Region of lower concentration until even spread

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Define the term respiration

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Respiration is a chemical process which occurs in the cells where glucose reacts with oxygen to create energy

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Name the three muscles in the rib cage, which I responsible for breathing in human

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The intracoastal muscles, the diaphragm muscles, and the abdominal muscles

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Define the term egestion

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Egyptian is the removal of undigested food particles from the body as feces

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What is excretion?

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Exclusion is a removal of ways products made by cells during metabolic activities. Example CO2 O2 and excess water.

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The two organs of excretion and the substance Excreted

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The lungs excrete carbon dioxide, and the kidney excrete urea

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Autotrophic nutrition

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Autotrophic nutrition occurs in green plants and some bacteria. It is the use of simple inorganic compound such as carbon dioxide and water to create complex organic compound, such as protein

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Heterotrophic nutrition

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Heterotrophic nutrition occurs in animals, fungi, and most bacteria. It is obtaining ready-made food sources to obtain nutrition.

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Function of the red blood cell

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Carries oxygen from the lungs to the body cells using haemoglobin.

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Function of the white blood cell

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Fights infections by destroying germs and producing antibodies.

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Function of platelets

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Helps the blood to clot and stop bleeding when there is a cut.

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Three substances that can be found in the blood

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Carbon dioxide glucose and hormones

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what is an effector?

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The Part of the organism that responds to the stimulus

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what is a receptor?
the part of the organism that detects the stimulus
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Name ONE type of light sensitive cell found in the retina.
One type of light-sensitive cell found in the retina is a rod cell.
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what are guard cells?
Guard cell are B-shaped cells that are surround the stoma. They regulate its open and closing . When turgid, opens up the stoma, when flacid closes it.
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why do the stoma open in the day and closes at night?
to reduce water loss.
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what is etiolation
is when a plant that is not in the presence of sunlight undergoes a period of rapid towards an area with sunlight using its stored food reserves so it can photosynthesize normally.
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what is a diet?
A diet is the quality and quantity of food eaten each day.
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what is a balances diet
A nutrients balance diet contains the correct amount of that support good health.
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what are enzymes
enzymes are organic food substances that speed up the rate of chemical reactions in the body.
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what is gaseous exchange
the process involved in the exchanged of oxygen from the air with the carbon dioxide from the body.
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what are three properties of enzymes
they are all proteins, they are denatured or destroyed in high temperatures and they work best at a particular temperature and PH
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What does bile do
it emulsifies fats, increasing surface area for lipase to act on.
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Recommend ONE suitable birth control method which be could used to prevent pregnancy.
Hormonal IUD-It is effective for several years, reversible, and allows her to become pregnant again in the future once it is removed but it can cause irregular bleeding or spots
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Outline the effects of THREE named components of cigarette smoke, other than nicotine, on the human body.
Tar – Tar coats the lungs and can cause lung diseases like cancer and bronchitis. Carbon monoxide – Carbon monoxide reduces the amount of oxygen carried by the blood, making the heart work harder. Hydrogen cyanide – Hydrogen cyanide damages the lining of the lungs and reduces their ability to clean themselves.
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3 ways to reduce pollution
purify all effluent from factories,compost all waste ble of plant origin, and collect and recycle or reuse all recycled waste
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define habitat
the area in which an organism lives
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define population
all members of a particular species living together in a particular area
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define community
all the populations different species living together in a particular habitat
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define ecosystem
a community of living organism interacting with each other and their environment.
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define environment
the combination of factors that surround and act upon an organism