Biology C4, C5, C6

OCR 21st Century Science (Includes Higher Tier)

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  • Created on: 06-04-10 23:39
When released into the blood, what does ADH cause to happen in the kidneys?
Causes them to reabsorb more water
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The majority of enzymes in the body have an optimal working temperature closest to...
37.4 degrees C
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What happens to enzymes in an extremely high temperature?
become denatured
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Why is it important that the body temperature must be maintained?
As enzymes do not work sufficiently quickly to support human life past or below their optimum temperature
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DNA consists of four different chemicals, or bases, that always pair up in the same way. T always pairs with..
A
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G always pairs with...
C
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Meristems (unspecialized plant cells) are found at the tip of a plant's shoot?
True
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In specialized cells, of mammals or plants, which genes are switched on?
a particular number of particular genes depending on the cell
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All cells in an embryo are identical only up to the 8-cell stage?
True
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What process is auxin involved with in plants?
phototrophism
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Sensory neurons carry impulses from receptors to the...
Central Nervous System
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Motor neurons carry impulses from the CNS to...
effectors
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Animals that mostly rely on simple relfex behaviour have difficulty...
with responding to unique situations
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A dog salavating when he hears the 'dinner bell' that his owners have accustomed it to, even though there may be no food present, is a conditioned reflex?
True
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A conditioned reflex is a learned reaction to a secondary stimulus linked to the primary stimulus?
True
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New experiences (learning) forms...
new neural pathways in the brain
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ADH is a...
Hormone
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The presence of ADH encourages a less dilute urine which means the blood plasma is...
more dilute
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ADH is used to control...
concentration of blood plasma
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Alcohol supresses ADH production?
True
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Alcohol causes...
more water to pass through the kidney into the bladder as urine.
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Ecstasy has which effect on ADH production?
more ADH production
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Alcohol makes it less likely for the consumer to become dehydrated?
False
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Aithne M

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This is great, thanks ^^

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