What temperature do enzymes work best at?

If the body's temperature is too high:
a) How does the body lower the temperature?
b) What are the dangers?

If the body's temperature is too low:
a) How does the body raise the temperature?
b) What are the dangers?

What are shivers, and why do we get them?

What are the differences between the two types of diabetes?

What is insulin?

What are hormones?

How does the heart pump blood around your body?

Name a purpose of the circulatory system, other than pumping blood.

What is the definition of 'health'?

What is the definition of 'fitness'?

How is cardiovascular efficiency measured?

What are the aspects of fitness that can be measured?

How is blood pressure measured?

What is blood pressure?

What does homeostasis try to keep balanced?

What is the definition of 'homeostasis'?

What is the purpose of homeostasis?

Name the three drug classes, from most dangerous to least, and give an example for each.

Other than drug classes, how else can you classify drugs?

What are the 4 categories of drugs, and how do they work?

What is the definition of a drug?

What is the definition of an addiction?

Name the 4 main withdrawal symptoms.

What is the definition of rehabilitation? (in the context of addictions)

What are the short-term effects of drinking alcohol?

What are the long-term effects of drinking alcohol?

What do cigarettes contain?

What can smoking lead to?

What are most inherited diseases caused by?

Give an example of an inherited disease.

What is our gender determined by?

Which chromosomes do the gametes carry?

What does gender depend on?

What is variation?

Why do genetic variations occur?

What can variations be caused by?

What are alleles?

What is a gene?

What are the scientific names for dominant and recessive alleles?

What do plant hormones control?

How do auxins move through a plant?

Where are auxins made?

How is the auxins distribution throughout the plant determined?

Auxins affect the plant growth by responding to... (2 things)

Roots grow with... (2 things)

Shoots grow with... (2 things)

Name 2 commercial uses of plant hormones, and how they work.

What does food give us?

Why must a balanced diet contain meats?

What are fats made of?

Why must a balanced diet contain protein?

What are proteins made of?

Why must a balanced diet contain carbohydrates?

What are carbohydrates made of?

Where are carbohydrates stored?

What do you need to keep the body healthy?

What does protein deficiency lead to?

When might you need more protein than normal?

What is the difference between essential and non-essential animo acids?

Describe 1st and 2nd class proteins.

Describe EAR.

What does the amount of energy you need depend on?

To retain a healthy body mass, what do you need to do?

Describe BMI.

What can obesity lead to?

What are the consequences of eating disorders?

What can cause eating disorders?

Name an eating disorder.

What are the 2 nervous systems?

What is the point of the nervous system?

What are receptors, and where do we have them?

What are neurones?

What are the 3 types of neurones, and their purposes?

What are nerve impulses?

What are synapses?

How do nerve impulses cross synapses?

What is the difference between voluntary and reflex actions?

What is the purpose of reflex actions?

Give an example of a reflex action.

What are the parts of the eye?

Name 2 eye defects and their causes.

How do we see?

What are the two types of vision?

Give an advantage for each type of vision.

Give a disadvantage for each type of vision.

How are disease symptoms caused by pathogens attacking the body?

Which 4 microorganisms are infectious diseases caused by? Give an example for each.

How are non-infectious diseases different to infectious ones?

What causes non-infectious diseases?

What are tumours?

What is the difference between benign and malignant tumours?

How can you reduce the risk of cancer?

Which pathogen is malaria caused by?

How is malaria spread?

How does the skin stop pathogens?

How does the stomach stop pathogens?

How does the respiratory system stop pathogens?

How does blood stop pathogens?

How do the two types of white blood cells deal with pathogens?

What is passive immunity?

When is passive immunity needed?

What is a disadvantage of passive immunity?

How do you get natural immunity?

What is an advantage of natural immunity?

What does vaccination do?

What are the benefits of vaccination?

What are the risks of vaccinations?

Which pathogens can be killed by antibiotics?

How do you kill viruses?

What happens if antibiotics are over-subscribed?

Why do we have to test new drugs?

What is the advantage of using a blind trial when testing new drugs?

What is a double blind trial?

How can drugs be tested?