Year 8 Science

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What is a capillary
the fine branching blood vessels that move oxygen during gas exhange
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What does oxygenated blood look like?
bright red
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What is the purpose of the Stomata?
To allow the flow of oxygen, carbon and water vapour
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What is the purpose of the circulatory system?
to control bloody flow around the body
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A disadvantage of Asexual reproduction is..
If an environment changes in some way – all population vulnerable
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Which sex is born with all their gametes?
Female
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How does the blood travel through the heart?
right atrium - right ventricle - lungs- left atrium - left ventricle
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Is mitosis used by multi-cellular or unicellular organisms?
Unicellular
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What is asexual reproduction
A new individual growing from part of one of its parent's body with no joining of gametes
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What is the Oesophagus?
s a muscular tube connecting the throat (pharynx) with the stomach
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What is the function of the digestive system
To digest and absorb nutrients
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Why are the walls of the alveoli sac so thin>
The walls are so thin that the oxygen, brought in during inhalation, can diffuse through them to enter your blood
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Why are the walls of the ventricles of the heart so thick?
Because blood is pumped out of the heart at greater pressure from these chambers compared to the atrium
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What makes plant cells green?
Chloroplast
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What does a plant cell have that an animal doesn't?
Cell Wall
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What is the function of the Mitochondria
to produce the energy currency of the cell, ATP, through respiration, and to regulate cellular metabolism.
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What is the function of the Chloroplasts?
Chloroplasts work to convert light energy of the sun into sugars that can be used by cells.
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What are the male parts of a flower?
Anther and Filament
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What are the female parts of a flower?
style, ovary and stigma
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