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WHAT IS BIOLOGY THE STUDY OF?
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BIOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF LIVING ORGANISMS
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WHAT DOES BIO MEAN?
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BIO MEANS LIFE
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WHAT DO YOU CALL A PERSON THAT STUDIES BIOLOGY?
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A BIOLOGIST
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WHAT DOES ORGANISM MEANS?
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ORGANISM MEANS AN ANIMAL, PLANT, OR OTHER LIVING THINGS
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WHAT DOES ENVIRONMENT MEAN?
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ENVIRONMENT MEANS AN ORGANISM'S SURROUNDINGS
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WHAT IS A CELL?
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LIVING THINGS ARE MADE UP FROM CELLS. CELLS ARE BASIC UNITS OF LIFE
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HOW DO YOU REMEMBER THE 7 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS?
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YOU REMEMBER 'MRS GREN' OR 'MRS NERG'
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NAME THE 7 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS
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MOVEMENT
REPRODUCTION SENSITIVITY GROWTH RESPIRATION EXCRETION NUTRITION |
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WHAT DOES MOVEMENT MEAN?
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A CHANGE IN POSITION OF ALL OR PART OF THE ORGANISM
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WHAT DOES REPRODUCTION MEAN?
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THE PRODUCTION OF OFFSPRING
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WHAT DOES SENSITIVITY MEAN?
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THE ABILITY TO REACT TO CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT
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WHAT DOES GROWTH MEAN?
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AN INCREASE IN SIZE
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WHAT DOES RESPIRATION MEAN?
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THE RELEASE OF ENERGY FROM FOOD
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WHAT DOES EXCRETION MEAN?
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THE RELEASE OF WASTE PRODUCTS
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WHAT DOES NUTRITION MEAN?
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PLANTS US ENERGY FROM LIGHT TO MAKE FOOD, ANIMALS OBTAIN FOOD BY CONSUMING PLANTS OR OTHER ANIMALS
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WHEN LOOKING DOWN A MICROSCOPE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MOVE A SLIDE THAT IS UNDERNEATH THE OBJECTIVE LENS?
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THE SLIDE APPEARS TO BE MOVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION EG - IF YOU MOVE THE SLIDE LEFT IT MOVES RIGHT
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ON A MICROSCOPE WHAT DO YOU CALL THE TURNER WHICH FOCUS' IT?
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THE FOCUSING KNOB
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ON A MICROSCOPE WHAT DO YOU CALL THE PART WHERE YOU LOOK DOWN?
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THE EYEPIECE LENS
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WHAT DO YOU CALL THE PART WHERE YOU PICK THE MICROSCOPE UP?
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THE HANDLE
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WHAT DO YOU CALL THE PART UNDERNEATH THE EYEPIECE LENS ON A MICROSCOPE?
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THE TUBE
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ON A MICROSCOPE, YOU LOOK THROUGH THE EYEPIECE LENS, BUT WHAT IS THE PART CALLED WHER THE MAGIFYIG PART IS?
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THE OBJECTIVE LENS
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WHAT DO YOU CALL THE PART ON A MICROSCOPE WHERE THE SLIDE GOES?
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THE STAGE
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ON A MICROSCOPE, WHAT IS THE PART CALLED THAT HOLDS THE SLIDE DOWN?
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THE CLIP
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WHAT PART OF THE MICROSCOPE IS UNDER THE STAGE?
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THE MIRROR
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BEFORE YOU USE THE LENS, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO CHECK?
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YOU HAVE TO CHECK THAT THE LOW POWER LENS IS IN PLACE
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WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO PUT NEXT TO THE MICROSCOPE BEFORE YOU AJUST THE MIRROR?
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A LAMP THAT IS POINTING AROUND THE STAGE AND UP THE BARREL OF THE MICROSCOPE. WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN THE MICROSCOPE, YOU SHOULD SEE A CIRCLE OF LIGHT
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WHERE DO YOU HAVE TO PUT THE SPECIMEN UNDERNEATH THE LENS?
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DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE OBJECTIVE LENS
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WHAT SHOULD YOU NEVER DO WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING DOWN THE EYEPIECE OF A MICROSCOPE?
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FOCUS DOWNWARDS BECAUSE YOU MIGHT CRASH INTO THE SLIDE
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HOW DO YOU WORK OUT THE TOTAL MAGNIFICATION UNDER A MICROSCOP?
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TIMES THE EYEPIECE MAGNIFICATION BY THE OBJECTIVE LENS MAGNIFICATION EG- EYEPIECE = X2 OBJECTIVE LENS = X10 TOTAL MAGNIFICATION = X20
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WHAT DOES THE NUCLEUS LOOK LIKE IN A TYPICAL ANIMAL CELL?
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A LARGE BLOB
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IN A TYPICAL ANIMAL CELL WHAT DOES THE CYTOPLASM LOOK LIKE?
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A WHITE PART SURROUNDING THE NUCLEAS
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IN A TYPICAL ANIMAL CELL, WHAT IS THE CELL MEMBRANE?
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THE WALL OF THE ANIMAL CELL
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WHAT SHAPE IS A TYPICAL ANIMAL CELL?
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AN OVAL
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IN A TYPICAL PLANT CELL, WHAT DO YOU CALL THE PART IN THE MIDDLE?
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THE VACUOLE CONTAINING A LIQUID CALLED CELL SAP
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WHAT ARE THE SMALL GREEN SPOTS IN A TYPICAL PLANT CELL CALLED?
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CHLOROPLASTS
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WHAT DO YOU CALL THE PART SURROUNDING THE VACUOLE IN A TYPICAL PLANT CELL?
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CYTOPLASM
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WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE CELL MEMBRANE IN A TYPICAL PLANT CELL?
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JUST IN FROM THE CELL WALL
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WHERE IS THE NUCLEUS IN A TYPICAL PLANT CELL?
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OUTSIDE THE VACUOLE, IN THE CYTOPLASM NEXT TO THE CELL MEMBRANE
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WHAT SHAPE IS A TYPICAL PLANT CELL?
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AN IRREGULAR PENTAGON
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WHERE IS THE CELL WALL ON A TYPICAL PLANT CELL?
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ON THE OUTER EDGE
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WHAT WOULD A DIAGRAM OF AN ONION LOOK LIKE UNDER LOW POWER?
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A BRICK WALL WITH UNEVEN BRICKS. ALL OF THE BRICKS HAVE A DOT IN THE MIDDLE
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WHAT ARE SPECIALISED CELLS?
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THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF CELL IN A LIVING ORGANISM. THE SHAPE OF A CELL HELPS IT TO CARRY ITS FUNCTION (JOB)
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WHERE IS THE CILIATED EPITHELIAL CELL IN THE HUMAN BODY?
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IT LINES THE WINDPIPE
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WHAT DOES THE CILIATED EPITHELIAL CELL DO?
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THEY MOVE MUCUS UP THE WINDPIPE TO THE NOSE AND THROAT THE CILIA CAN MOVE AND THEY BEAT THE MUCUS UP THE WINDPIPE TO THE BACK OF THE THROAT
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WHAT DOES THE EGG CELL CONTAIN IN THE HUMAN BODY?
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THE EGG CONTAINS THE GENES FROM THE FEMALE PARENT. EGGS CONTIAN ALOT OF CYTOPLASM WHICH CONTAINS FOOD FOR THE DEVELOPING EMBRYO
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WHAT IS BIOLOGY THE STUDY OF?
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BIOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF LIVING ORGANISMS
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WHAT DOES BIO MEAN?
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BIO MEANS LIFE
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WHAT DO YOU CALL A PERSON THAT STUDIES BIOLOGY?
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A BIOLOGIST
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WHAT DOES ORGANISM MEANS?
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ORGANISM MEANS AN ANIMAL, PLANT, OR OTHER LIVING THINGS
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WHAT DOES ENVIRONMENT MEAN?
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ENVIRONMENT MEANS AN ORGANISM'S SURROUNDINGS
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WHAT IS A CELL?
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LIVING THINGS ARE MADE UP FROM CELLS. CELLS ARE BASIC UNITS OF LIFE
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HOW DO YOU REMEMBER THE 7 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS?
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YOU REMEMBER 'MRS GREN' OR 'MRS NERG'
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NAME THE 7 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS
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MOVEMENT
REPRODUCTION SENSITIVITY GROWTH RESPIRATION EXCRETION NUTRITION |
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WHAT DOES MOVEMENT MEAN?
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A CHANGE IN POSITION OF ALL OR PART OF THE ORGANISM
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WHAT DOES REPRODUCTION MEAN?
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THE PRODUCTION OF OFFSPRING
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WHAT DOES SENSITIVITY MEAN?
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THE ABILITY TO REACT TO CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT
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WHAT DOES GROWTH MEAN?
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AN INCREASE IN SIZE
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WHAT DOES RESPIRATION MEAN?
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THE RELEASE OF ENERGY FROM FOOD
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WHAT DOES EXCRETION MEAN?
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THE RELEASE OF WASTE PRODUCTS
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WHAT DOES NUTRITION MEAN?
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PLANTS US ENERGY FROM LIGHT TO MAKE FOOD, ANIMALS OBTAIN FOOD BY CONSUMING PLANTS OR OTHER ANIMALS
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WHAT DOES THE SPERM CELL CONTAIN?
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SPERM CONTAINS GENES FROM THE MALE PARENT. THE SPERM HAS A TAIL WHICH ENABLES IT TO SWIM TO THE EGG
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WHAT MEASUREMENT DO SCIENTISTS USE?
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METRES - M
MILLIMETRES - MM MICROMETRES - AN EXTENDED U THEN AN M = UM |
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1 M = HOW MANY UM
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1MM = 1000MM
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1 MM = HOW MANY UM
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1MM = 1000UM
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1M = HOW MANY UM
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1M = 1000000UM
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HOW DO YOU MEASURE A CELL?
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MEASURE FIELD OF VIEW OF MICROSCOPE USING A CLEAR PLASTIC RULER
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IF THE FIELD OF VIEW MEASURES 2000 UM AND THERE IS 6 CELLS STRETCHED ACROSS IT. WHAT DOES 1 CELL MEASURE
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ABOUT 333UM
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