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What is the role of the Red Blood Cell?
Carry oxygen around the body
What is the function of the heart
Pump blood around the body
What is a tissue?
Group of cells with similar characteristics
Name an organ
heart, lungs, liver etc
EQ for aerobic respiration
Glucose + Oxygen --> Carbon Dioxide + Water
Which type of respiration releases the most energy?
aerobic
EQ anaerobic respiration in animals
Glucose --> Lactic Acid
EQ anaerobic respiration in yeast/plants
Glucose --> Carbon Dioxide + Ethanol
Name 4 parts of the lungs
Trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
What is a pathogen?
Microorganism which causes disease
4 types of pathogen
Bacteria virus protist fungi
How do bacteria cause disease
reproduce and release toxins
How do viruses cause disease
invade a host, duplicate, burst
How do we treat bacterial infection
antibiotics
How can we prevent viruses
vaccination
what do painkillers do?
treat symptoms/kill pain
