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"The science exam tomorow..."

Hey Ho, tomorow the bulk of the GCSE exams sets in, so as a confidence booster (or a last minute revision aid) i am making this thread, post your science question's and we can answer eachothers, testing how ready we are. I'll start the questions...

CHEMISTRY

1) Name the three parts of an atom

2) What is a compound?

3)What properties (name at least 2) do Ionic compounds have?

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BIOLOGY

1) What are the four components that make up blood?

2) Explain Gene therapy

3) What are the products of photosynthisis?

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PHYSICS

1) What are the two types of waves? (in earth quakes)

2) What was Gallelao's (sp?) therory?

3) What is static electricity caused by?

It may well be, who knows!

platelets, not water.

Whitestripes DX wrote:
> buhhh
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> Platlets, not water.
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> Had a brain lapse there.

Be careful, I hear they're deadly if you have too many, so you should maybe be EXTRA careful.

Isn't it something in the kidney?

It's one of the small somethngs within the bowman's loop.

What the heck is the Bowmans Capsule?

Shocktrooper wrote:
> LoL
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> So am I, my dear Leprachaun...

Ah well, its only biology...

Yup, Haemoglobin combines irreversably with Carbon Monoxide. Nice.

Mess wrote:
> Q - What is the scientific term for eating your own poo?

A - Coprophagy. Rabbits practise this fine art as they eat alot of plant material which of course contains indigestible cellulose. The bacteria in the rabbits' caesum and appendix need more time to digest it so it goes round twice.

Whitestripes DX wrote:
> Not haemaglobin as that is in the red blood cells.

I remembered that after I posted it.

Haemaglobin likes carbon monoxide. More than oxygen.

Interesting fact.

buhhh

Platlets, not water.


Had a brain lapse there.