Cells
Which cell organelle is responsible for undergoing cellular respiration?
Mitochondria
Which tissue in plants is responsible for transporting sugars?
Phloem
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
Phosphate group, deoxyribose sugar, nitrogen-containing base
What is one mode of asexual reproduction?
binary fission, budding, fragmentation, vegetative propogation, sporogenesis or parthenogenesis
What are two types of errors?
TWO of: personal, systematic, random
During which stage of mitosis do the spindle fibers form?
Prophase
Will the stomata be open or closed to reduce the rate of transpiration?
Closed
What are the 3 characteristics of homologous chromosomes?
Same size/length, same centromere position, same gene loci
What is one advantage of asexual reproduction?
fast growth, no mate required, little parental investment or clones of advantageous phenotypes
This concept is a commitment to minimising harm.
Non-maleficence
What potency of stem cells can differentiate into any cell type?
Totipotent
What are the four steps of digestion?
Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Elimination
What process of meiosis is responsible for creating recombinant chromatids, and in what stage of meiosis does this process occur?
Crossing over - Prophase I
What is one disadvantage of sexual reproduction?
cost of male progeny, time/energy/resources used to find a mate, risk of transferring diseases, risk of losing offspring to outside influences (e.g. embryo damage)
This approach considers the rules and responsibilities that individuals must follow rather than the consequences that may result
Duty/rule based approach
Water moves from the cell into the extracellular environment, the extracellular environment must be........ to the cell?
Hypertonic
What is one effector of the stimulus-response model when aiming to reduce blood glucose levels?
Skeletal muscle cells, fat cells or liver cells
What mode of inheritance sees all sons of an affected mother affected?
X-linked recessive
Other than huddling, what is one behavioural adaptation of animals in the cold?
migration, seeking shelter, reducing exposed surface area
This concept is a commitment to being fair by fairly distributing resources and providing equal access to benefits
Justice
List the four main steps of binary fission?
D - DNA replication, E - elongation, S - septum formation, C - cell division
Other than sweating, what is one response of the body when aiming to cool the body down?
sweating, dilation of arterioles, change in behaviour, flattening of hair, decrease in metabolic rate
What is DNA methylation?
What is the name of a plant that requires fire as part of its life cycle?
Pyrophilic
What is one thing to remember when creating a research question?
It must be testable, achievable and specific