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  • Created on: 04-01-11 08:39
What do we call the process that results in some cells being 'specialised'?
differentiation
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What is diffusion?
the movement of random molecules from an area of high concentration to that of a lower concentration?
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How is osmosis like diffusion?
random requires no energy from
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What is the function of the ribosomes?
to make proteins
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what substance, necessary for photosynthesis, does chloroplasts contain?
chlorophyll
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where does the enerygy for photosynthesis come from?
the sun
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what is the product of photosynthesis?
glucose
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what are the two substances needed to make the answer to question 9?
water and carbon dioxide
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why is the waste product of photosynthesis so important?
it is needed for respiration in plants and animals
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why does photosynthesis slow down on a cold day?
the enzymes do not work effectively
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the does the word biomass mean?
the mass of living material
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what is a detritus feeder?
a organism that feeds on waste
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why do enzymes stop working if it becomes to hot?
they become denature
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what type of molecules are enzymes?
proteins
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what is the function of bile?
emulsify fat and neutralise stomach acid
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what is the active site of an enzyme?
the area where the reacting substances fit in
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where is bile made and stored?
mad in the liver, stored in the gall bladder
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where is urea produced?
liver
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where is sweat produced?
in the sweat glands
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why are stme cells important?
the can differentiate and grow into specialised cells
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what is a gene?
a short length of DNA that controls one characteristic
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how many cells are produced from a parent cell in meiosis?
four
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Where does aerobic respiration take place?
mitochondria
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whaa does DNA stand for?
deoxyribonucleic acid
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what system does huntingtons disease affect?
nervous
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