The Time of the Biologist - Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe's deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars - among them, the Biologist. Rescuing Blara from a family Biololimas dinner, the Science Lord and his companion must learn what this enigmatic signal means for his own fate and that of the universe.
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Created by James Jolliffe
about 9 years ago
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What is osmosis?
What is active transport?
What features make exchanges surfaces efficient?
Where do villi line the walls of?
What do villi have (features)?
Where is the breathing system located?
Fill in the missing words:
The breathing system takes air into and out of your body so that _____________ from the air can diffuse into your blood and _______________ can diffuse from your blood into the air.
What does the trachea have rings of to prevent it from collapsing?
Fill in the missing words:
The trachea divides into two tubes (the _______).
The _______ divide to form ___________.
The ___________ divide until they end in air sacs called _______ (there are millions of these).
What is ventilation?
Fill in the missing words:
When you breathe in, your ribcage moves __ and ____ and your diaphragm ________.
When you breathe out, your ribcage moves __ and ____ and your diaphragm moves ____.
What are the tiny holes on the leaves of plants called?
What is transpiration?
What does your circulatory system consist of?
What does Oxygenated blood provide?
What does Deoxygenated Blood take away?
When does blood pass through the Heart?
(The TWO occasions)
What are the four chambers in your heart?
What makes sure that blood flows in the right direction?
Arteries
- What do they do?
- Features
Veins
- What do they do?
- Features
Capillaries
- What do they do?
- Features
Is Blood a tissue, organ or organ system?
What are the four components of Blood?
What is Plasma?
What are Red Blood Cells?
What are White Blood cells?
What are Platelets?
What does Xylem tissue do?
What does Phloem tissue do?
What does Homeostatis mean?
What should your body temperature be kept to?
What does the thermoregulatory centre in your brain do?
What does the thermoregulatory centre in your brain have?
What does the thermoregulatory centre in your brain receive?
What happens if your core body temperature is too high?
What happens if your core body temperature gets too low?
What do the kidneys maintain?
What three processes occur when blood vessels carry blood through the kidneys?
Explain what happens as blood flows through a dialysis machine
(The 3 steps)
What can you do to prevent the rejection of a transplanted kidney?
What does the Pancreas:
- Monitor and control?
- Excrete?
What does insulin convert glucose into?
What is used to convert PREVIOUS ANSWER back into glucose?
Explain what is meant by:
'Carbon dioxide can be sequestered in oceans, lakes and ponds'
What has been the effect of deforestation?
How is Biogas produced?
What does biogas largely consist of?
The distances that food travels from where it is grown to where it is bought are called...
What is Mycoprotein?
How does the fungus grow?
Fill in the missing words:
Urea is made in the _________, by the breakdown of ____________________. Urea is temporarily stored in the __________.
What may happen if the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin?
What is this condition called?
Where is glycogen stored?
Where is glucagon made?
Describe what there is (and what happens in) an industrial fermenter (which is used to produce mycoprotein)...
List four reasons why there is less land available for plants and animals...
