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Site of photosynthesis in a cell
Chloroplasts, which contain chlorophyll.
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Site of aerobic respiration in a cell
Mitochondria.
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Word equation for aerobic respiration
Glucose + oxygen gives carbon dioxide + water + energy.
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Enzyme that digests starch in the mouth
Salivary amylase.
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Function of bile
Emulsifies fats, giving lipase a larger surface to act on.
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Deficiency disease: vitamin C
Scurvy.
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Deficiency disease: vitamin D
Rickets.
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Deficiency disease: protein
Kwashiorkor.
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Blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood to the body
The aorta.
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Test for starch
Add iodine solution: it turns blue-black.
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Test for reducing sugar
Heat with Benedict's solution: a brick-red precipitate forms.
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Test for carbon dioxide
It turns limewater milky.
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Number of protons plus neutrons
The mass number of an atom.
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Group 1 metals
The alkali metals: lithium, sodium, potassium. They get more reactive down the group.
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Group 17 elements
The halogens: fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine. They get less reactive down the group.
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Molar volume of a gas at room temperature and pressure
24 dm3 per mole.
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Moles
Mass in grams divided by molar mass.
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Acid + metal gives
A salt and hydrogen.
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Acid + carbonate gives
A salt, water and carbon dioxide.
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Anode in electrolysis
The positive electrode, where oxidation takes place.
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Newton's second law
Force = mass x acceleration.
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Formula for kinetic energy
1/2 x m x v^2.
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Formula for power
Work done divided by time taken.
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Ohm's law
V = IR.
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Total resistance of resistors in series
R = R1 + R2 + R3.
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Total resistance of resistors in parallel
1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3.
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Wave equation
Speed = frequency x wavelength.
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Most penetrating type of radiation
Gamma rays.
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Half-life
The time taken for half of the radioactive nuclei in a sample to decay.
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Refractive index
Speed of light in air divided by the speed of light in the medium.

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