Biology Unit 3

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Why are cells, tissues and organs adapted?
To take up and get rid of dissolved substances, conditions can affect the rate of transfer, which sometimes needs energy.
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What do dissolved substances move by?
Diffusion and active transport.
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What is Osmosis
the diffusion of water from a dilute to more concentrated solution, through a partially permeable membrane.
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What contains sugar, water and ions.
Sports drinks
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When the ion and water balance is disturbed what happens?
cells do not work as efficiently.
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What does Active Transport do?
enables cells to absorb ions from very dilute solutions
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How is and exchange surface made to be more efficient?
A large surface area, being thin for a short diffusion path, an efficient blood supply and being ventilated.
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What increases the difficulty of exchanging materials?
size and complexity
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In the lungs, surface area is increased by?
Alveoli.
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In the small intestine, surface area is increased by?
Villi, with an extensive network of capillaries to absorb through diffusion and active transport
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What are the lungs protected and separated by?
The ribcage and the diaphragm.
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What happens to make air move in and out of the lungs?
the ribcage moves up and out and the diaphragm flattens. The changes then reverse to breathe out.
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How does carbon dioxide enter leaves?
diffusion.
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How is the surface ares of roots and leaves increased?
Root hairs, and for leaves, flattened shape and internal air spaces.
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Why do plants have stomata?
to obtain carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and remove oxygen in photosynthesis
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In what conditions is evaporation increased?
Windy, hot and dry.
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What helps to cool the body?
sweating.
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What is body temperature controlled by?
Thermoregulatory centre, which has receptors sensitive to blood temperature.
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What happens if core body temperature us too high?
Blood vessels supplying skin capillaries dilate, so more blood flows through and heat is lost through radiation.
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What happens when core body temperature is too low?
Blood vessels supplying skin capillaries constrict to reduce flow.
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What is Osmosis

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What contains sugar, water and ions.

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When the ion and water balance is disturbed what happens?

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