Biology: 1. Living Things Please remember to photocopy 4 pages onto one sheet by going A3→A4 and using back to back on the photocopier Syllabus OB38 Understand how to use a simple key to identify plants and animals‚ including vertebrates and invertebrates OB39 Investigate the variety of living things by direct observation of animals and plants in their environment; classify living organisms as plants or animals‚ and animals as vertebrates or invertebrates OB40 Identify the basic life
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NOTES FROM MR.ANDERSON’S WATER POTENTIAL VIDEO (SAVES TIME AND EFFORT!) Water potential is the potential energy of water per unit area compared to pure water. Which allows you to figure out where water’s going to flow due to osmosis‚ gravity‚ pressure and even surface tension. It also allows you to figure out if water will flow in the first place and if it will flow into the cell or not. Water Potential (symbol psi) = Solute Potential (symbol psi s) + Pressure Potential (symbol psi p) Solute
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Living Things Living things are made up of cells. A cell is the smallest unit of an organism that can be considered alive. Characteristics of Living Things Living things reproduce. In sexual reproduction‚ cells from two different parents unite to form the first cell of the new organism. In asexual reproduction‚ a single parent produces offspring that are identical to itself. Characteristics of Living Things Living things grow and develop. During an organism’s development‚ cells differentiate
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Chapter 39 Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals No groups of plants is more important to human survival than seed plants plants are key sources of food fuel wood products and medicine our reliance of plants Products from Seed Plants Most of our food comes from angiosperms Six crops yield 80% of the calories consumed by humans Wheat Rice Maize Potatoes Cassava sweet potatoes Other Products from Seed Plants Secondary compounds of seed plants are used in medicines
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Experiments investigating the effect of a particular factor on an enzyme-catalysed reaction are commonly used as assessed practicals in Biology. The reason for this is there are a number of factors that can be investigated‚ and therefore‚ a number of factors that can also be controlled. From our lecture‚ we are aware that the following can affect the rate of reaction: 1) Temperature: a. Independent variable: A range of temperatures should be investigated‚ with particular attention
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and closed circulatory systems. Compare the cardiovascular systems of a fish‚ an amphibian‚ a reptile‚ a bird‚ and a mammal. The Human Cardiovascular System and Heart 23.3 Describe the pathway of blood through the mammalian cardiovascular system. Note the names of all blood vessels and heart chambers identified in Figure 23.3A‚ B. Distinguish between diastole and systole. Explain why blood moves in one direction through the heart. Explain how heartbeats are controlled. Define a heart attack and
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Biology Notes: Threats to biodiversity in MA 1. Climate change: temp‚ sea levels‚ precipitation 2. Non climate threats such as habitat loss‚ habitat fragmentation‚ and invasive species and air and water pollution Fragmentation: often due to man (dams‚ roads‚ and general development) Elements of biodiversity: Species‚ ecosystems & landscapes Mammals from bats to bears Bats got the white nose fungus which caused the bats to die and the insect population flourished because the bats main job
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Lesson 7.01: Nervous and Endocrine Systems Explain how the two parts of the nervous system work together Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System The PNS carries impulses in and out of the CNS Identify the major parts of the brain Cerebrum(remembering‚ thinking‚ feeling)‚ Cerebellum(coordination‚ balance)‚ brain stem(breathing‚ digestion‚ heart rate) Describe the structure and function of the central and peripheral nervous systems CNS: made up of the brain and spinal cord
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Biology – HSC Online Extract from Biology Stage 6 Syllabus (Amended October 2002) © Board of Studies‚ NSW 9.2 Maintaining a balance: 1. Temperature range Background: All organisms are adapted to a particular environment with its characteristic temperature range. The temperature range allows the organism’s enzymes to control its metabolism by operating at their optimum efficiency within this range. Some organisms are adapted to live at high temperatures (80 - 100oC) and these are called thermophiles
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Morphology Anatomy Histology Cytology Embryology Ontogeny Genetics Physiology Protozoology Entomology Malacology Ichthyology e) f) g) h) i) j) Herpetology Ornithology Helminthology Mammalogy Conchology Anthropology 2. Developmental Zoology a) b) c) 5. Distributional Zoology a) b) Zoogeography Ecology Paleontology Phylogeny Evolution Parasitology Pathology 3. 4. Functional Zoology a) a) b) c) d) 6. Historical Zoology a) b) c) Systematic Zoology 7. Medical Zoology a) b)
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