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Biology A2 (148 decks)

Module 5: Communication, Homeostasis and Energy

Chapter 13: Neural Communication

13.1 Coordination

13.3 Sensory receptors

13.4 Nervous Transmission

13.5 Effects of Drugs on Synapses

13.6 Organisation of the nervous system

13.7 Structure and function of the brain

13.9 Voluntary and involuntary muscles

13.10 Sliding filament model

Chapter 14: Hormonal Communication

14.1 Hormonal Communication

14.2 Structure and function of the pancreas

14.3 Regulation of blood glucose concentration

14.4 Diabetes and its control

14.5 Coordinated responses

14.6 Controlling heart rate

Chapter 15: Homeostasis

15.1 Principles of homeostasis

15.2 Thermoregulation in ectotherms

15.3 Thermoregulation in endotherms

15.4 Excretion, homeostasis and the liver

15.5 Structure and function of the mammalian kidney

15.6 The kidney and osmoregulation

15.7 Urine and diagnosis

15.8 Kidney failure

Chapter 16: Plant responses

16.1 Plant hormones and growth in plants

16.2 Plant responses to abiotic stress

16.3 Plant response to herbivory

16.4 Tropisms in plants

16.5 The commercial use of plant hormones

Chapter 17: Energy for biological processes

17.1 Energy cycles

17.2 ATP synthesis

17.3 Photosynthesis

17.4 Factors affecting photosynthesis

Chapter 18: Respiration

18.1 Glycolysis

18.2 The link reaction

18.3 Krebs cycle

18.4 Oxidative phosphorylation

18.5 Anaerobic Respiration

18.5 Small-Scale and Large-Scale adaptations to Low Oxygen Environments

18.6 Respiratory Substrates

Module 6: Genetics, evolution and ecosystems

Chapter 19: Genetics of living systems

19.1 Mutation and variation

19.2 Control of gene expression

19.3 Body plans

Chapter 20: Patterns of inheritance and variation

20.1 Variation and inheritence

20.2 Monogenetic inheritance

20.3 Dihybrid inheritance

20.4 Phenotypic ratios

20.6 Speciation and artificial selection

Chapter 21: Manipulating genomes

21.1 DNA profiling

21.2 DNA sequencing and analysis

21.3 Using DNA sequencing

21.4 Genetic engineering

21.5 Gene technology and ethics

Chapter 22: Cloning and biotechnology

22.1 Natural cloning in plants

22.2 Artificial cloning in plants

22.3 Cloning in animals

22.4 Microorganisms, medicines and bioremediation

22.6 Culturing microorganisms in the laboratory

22.7 Culturing microorganisms on an industrial scale

22.8 Using immobilised enzymes

Chapter 23: Ecosystems

23.1 Ecosystems

23.2 Biomass transfer through an ecosystem

23.3 Recycling within ecosystems

23.4 Succession

23.5 Measuring distribution and abundance of organisms

Chapter 24: Populations and sustainability

24.1 Population size

24.2 Competition

24.3 Predator-Prey Relationships

24.4 Conservation and Preservation

24.5 Sustainability

24.6 Ecosystem Management - Masai Mara

24.7 Ecosystem Management - Terai Region of Nepal

24.8 Ecosystem Management - Peat Bogs

24.9 Environmentally Sensitive Ecosystems

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