Biology 1A

Gcse Biology 1A

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  • Created on: 26-06-11 17:51
what are the 3 neurones?
sensory, relay, motor
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whats the difference betweeen a sense organ and a receptor?
sense organ is for example eye and a receptor is what it picks up such as light
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what does CNS stand for ?
Central nervous system
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what is the correct path for a bee stinging you foot in a reflex action ?
stimulus, receptor, sensory neurone, relay neurone, motor, effector and response
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what four places are hormones produced from?
ovaries, testes, pancreas and pitutary gland
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what is the hormone used in the contraceptive pill ?
Oestrogen
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what are two advantages and 1 disadvantage of the pill ?
two advantages: 99% effective and reduces the risk of some cancer 1 disadvatage: not 100% can still get pregnant
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what four things does our body need to keep constant ?
ion content, water content, temperature and sugar content
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what can obesity cause?
athritis, high blood pressure and diabetes
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what is it better to have :
higher HDL to LDL
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what are the four stages of medical drug testing ?
computer models, human tissues, animals and volunteers
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what was the name of the drug that was taken for morning sickness?
thalidomide
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what can smoking in pregnancy cause?
baby to be underweight and early
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what are the two main types of pathogens ?
bacteria and virus
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what are two facts about bacteria ?
make you feel ill by damaging cells and producing toxins
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what is the name of the scientist that saved lives just by using antiseptic?
ignaz semmelweiss
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Camille

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this is really useful! thank you :)

Angel

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this is good !! :))

Lulu

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This is really good!! ** Thanks for the quiz!

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