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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