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Year 9 Revision

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    Year end revision for Year 9
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  • This refers to maintaining a steady state of internal conditions such as temperature and pH in living things.
    homeostasis
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  • Protein molecules that catalyse biological reactions
    enzymes
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  • the variable that is changed in a valid experiment, to test the effect it has on another variable
    Independent variable
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  • refers to how close a measurement is to the true value.
    bull's eye!
    validity
    precision
    accuracy
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  • Part of the scientific report that describes the step by step instructions to conduct the experiment
    method
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  • part of the scientific report that describes the purpose of the experiment.
    aim
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  • the variable that is measured as the effect in a valid experiment.
    Dependent variable
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  • the variables that are kept the same in a valid experiment.
    Control variable
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  • The brain and spinal cord are a part of the
    Central Nervous System
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  • The nerves that connect the CNS to the rest of the body are part of the
    Peripheral Nervous System
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  • Nerve cells are called
    neurons
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  • Chemical messengers that travel in the blood
    hormones
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  • When blood vessels contract or get smaller, this is called
    vasoconstriction
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  • When blood vessels expand or get larger, this is called
    vasodilation
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  • Flushing of the face when one is hot is due to ____________ of the surface blood vessels
    vasodilation
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  • The body does this to cool down by evaporation of moisture from the skin to remove heat.
    sweating
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