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1. What are eukaryotic cells?

2. What is a pathogen?

3. Define the term flagellum.

4. Explain why stem cells could repair a damaged heart.

5. Write a balanced chemical equation which represents the process of respiration in plants.

6. What kingdom do moss belong to?

7. Why would it not be possible to treat a genetic disorder in a child using his own umbilical cord stem cells?

8. What word is used to describe plant cells placed in: a hypertonic solution

9. What kingdom do Chlorella belong to?

10. What are the five kingdoms of organisms?

11. Give one feature of the cell wall which allows the cell to become turgid.

12. Explain how root hair cells are adapted for efficient absorption of water.

13. Why is cell specialisation (differentiation) important for the development and growth of a healthy baby from a fertilised egg?

14. Suggest how the fibres lhelp in blood clot formation.

15. What is the function of the vacuole in plant cells?

16. What kingdom do lactobacillus belong to?

17. How many pairs of chromosomes are there in a body cell of a human baby?

18. Name the gases involved in photosynthesis and which direction they go.

19. How cell C is adapted for producing this enzyme.

20. Give an example of a disease caused by bacteria.

21. Describe the process of active transport in the root hair cells of plants.

22. Describe the change which will occur if a piece of peeled potato is placed in a concentrated sugar solution and explain why this change occurs.

23. Why is sunlight necessary for photosynthesis?

24. When a plant cell is placed in distilled water it swells and becomes turgid. Explain why this occurs.

25. What is a hypertonic solution?