Exchange With the Envoronment

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What type of exchange system is found in fish?
A counter-current exchange system
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What does a counter-current exchange system maintain?
The concentration gradient.
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What are the gills in fish formed of?
Gill filaments and lamella
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What are the three factors in Fick's Law?
Surface area, Diffusion distance and concentration gradient
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What is the name of the organ which monitors gas and water exchange in insects?
Spiracle
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An example of a Xerophyte is...?
A cactus
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What is the name of the cell which monitors gas and water exchange in plants?
Stomata
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What is the name of the cell which opens and closes the stomata?
Guard Cell
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Through which vessel does water move up a plant?
Xylem
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Why do water molecules stick together?
Cohesion Tension
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What three adaptations in xerophytes maintain humid air around the stomata?
Sunken stomata, stomatal hairs and rolled leaves
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What two adaptations in plants prevent/reduce water loss?
Stomata and the waxy cuticle
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What two adaptations in insects prevent/reduce water loss?
Waterproof coating and spiracles
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What is the equation for calculating the rate of diffusion?
surface area X concentration gradient / diffusion distance
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What are the two types of digestion?
Mechanical and Chemical digestion
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By which process is food moved down the oesophagus?
Peristalsis
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Where does mechanical digestion occur?
In the mouth
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What do the chemicals in the stomach do?
Kill any bacteria
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What enzymes does the pancreas secrete?
Amylase, Maltase and Lipase
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What does Amylase break down?
Starch
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What does Maltase break down?
Maltose
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What does Lipase break down?
Lipids
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How many haem groups does haemoglobin contain?
Four
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What inorganic ion gives haemoglobin its oxygen carrying properties?
Iron
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What type of protein is haemoglobin?
A globular protein
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What do oxygen dissociation graphs show?
The saturation of haemoglobin
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What is the equation to calculate cardiac output?
Stroke Volume X Heart Rate
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Which blood vessels carries the highest pressure of blood?
The Arteries
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Which blood vessels are only one cell thick?
The capillaries
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What are the other names for tissue fluid?
Blood plasma and Lymph
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What does a counter-current exchange system maintain?

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The concentration gradient.

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What are the gills in fish formed of?

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What are the three factors in Fick's Law?

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What is the name of the organ which monitors gas and water exchange in insects?

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