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Cards (25)

  • During what phase of the cell cycle does the cell make extra sub-cellular structures and DNA replication occurs?
    Interphase
  • What are the 5 stages of Mitosis? (In the correct order)
    Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokinesis
  • During which phase of mitosis does the nucleus break down and spindles start to appear?
    Prophase
  • During which phase of mitosis are the chromosomes copies are separated and moved to the opposite poles of the cell?
    Anaphase
  • Which type of cell undergoes uncontrollable cell division (mitosis) and forms tumours?
    Cancer/ cancerous
  • What is defined as an increase in size and number of cells?
    Growth
  • Which process changes unspecialised cells into specialised cells?
    Differentiation
  • What type of cells is found at the top of a shoot and the bottom of a root?
    Meristem
  • Which two processes causes new plant cells to grow and become specialised cells?
    Elongation and differentiation
  • Which cells increase the surface area to allow for osmosis and active transport?
    Root hair cells
  • What are stem cells?
    undifferentiated cells
  • Name two types of animal stem cells.
    Adult and embryonic
  • Where are stem cells found in plants?
    Meristems
  • What is the Central Nervous System (CNS) is made up of?
    brain and spinal cord
  • Your body communicates using electrical signals called what?
    (Electrical) impulses
  • Name the 3 types of neurone.
    Sensory, relay and motor
  • Name the two types of effectors.
    Muscles and glands
  • Name a type of neuron that doesn't have a dendron.
    Relay or motor
  • What are the tiny gaps where one neurone meets another called?
    Synapses
  • A reflex uses a neurone pathway called the reflex arc, why is this pathway faster?
    Shorter as it bypasses the brain
  • Which part of the brain controls balance and posture, as well as timing and fine control of muscle activity?
    Cerebellum
  • Which part of the brain controls heart rate, breathing rate and reflexes?
    Medulla oblongata
  • Brain tumours are a lump of what type of cells?
    Cancerous
  • Name the eye defect with the following features
    •eyeball too long
    •light is focused in front of retina
    •distant objects are blurred
    •corrected with diverging lens
    Short sight
  • Name the eye defect with the following features
    •eyeball too short
    •light is focused behind retina
    •near objects are blurred
    •corrected with converging lens
    Long sight