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A Level Bio Edexcel

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Decks in this class (51)

Unit 10- Ecology (definitions and fieldwork)
What is a biosphere,
What is an ecosystem,
What is a biome
22  cards
Unit 2- Stains
Stain used for starch,
Stain for dna,
Stain for nuclei or chromosomes
5  cards
Unit 10- Human Factors On The Ecosystem
What international agreement has ...,
What is the purpose of cites and ...,
What is extinction
19  cards
Unit 10- Productivity And Populations
How is the productivity of an eco...,
How is gpp calculated,
What does the npp tell us about a...
14  cards
Unit 10- Pyramids and nitrogen cycle
In what form is energy lost each ...,
How is mass lost each tropic level,
There are 7 stages in the nitroge...
9  cards
Unit 7- Knockout Mice And GM Plants
How can we discover the function ...,
How is a knockout mouse made,
Give an example of what a knock o...
14  cards
Unit 7- Using DNA
What is a vector,
Why can t we just insert a strand...,
How big is a vector
24  cards
Unit 7- Manipulating DNA
Where do restriction endonuclease...,
How are blunt end and sticky ends...,
What are sticky ends
10  cards
Unit 7- Analysing DNA
What is the purpose of pcr,
In pcr why do we use primers,
Why isn t dna polymerase denature...
23  cards
Unit 7- Stem Cells
What is the potency and source of...,
What is the potency and source of...,
What is the potency and source of...
15  cards
Unit 7- Transcription Factors and splicing
What is a transcription factor,
What ways are there to alter the ...,
What are epigenetic changes
23  cards
Unit 6: Diseases
How is influenza transmitted,
How does influenza infect the body,
Symptoms of influenza
23  cards
Unit 10- Ecosystems, Food Chains and carbon cycle
Ecosystem definition,
Habitat definition,
Population definition
21  cards
Unit 9- Endocrine System/thermoregulation
What 2 kinds of glands are there,
What do exocrine glands do with a...,
What are endocrine glands
34  cards
Unit 3- Conservation
What ethical reasons are there fo...,
What economic reasons are there f...,
What is in situ conservation
22  cards
Unit 4- Cardiovascular Diseases
What is an atheroma,
What is atherosclerosis,
What factors affect increase the ...
15  cards
Topic 4- Blood Vessels And Lymph
Structure of arteries,
Structure of arterioles,
How do arterioles control blood f...
21  cards
Plant Responses
What are the differences between ...,
A single plant hormone can have m...,
What is a positive growth response
31  cards
Unit 6- Antibiotics
What types of antibiotics are there,
How do bactericidal antibiotics work,
Give an example of a bactericidal...
23  cards
Unit 6- Microbial Techniques
What are the different types of m...,
What is the agar plate,
What is a a selective media
22  cards
Unit 3- Speciation
What is needed in order to form a...,
Reproductive isolation is grouped...,
Why do 2 species not form if a sp...
31  cards
Unit 3- Natural Selection and speciation
What are the 3 types of evidence ...,
Summaries natural selection,
What is adaption
12  cards
Human Heart
How does the wall off the atria c...,
What is the purpose of valves,
What type of valves are the bicus...
21  cards
Unit 9- Heart And Kidney
What factors are controlled by ho...,
What is the artery and vein calle...,
What 5 sections make up the nephron
32  cards
Unit 9- The Eye
What is the structure of the retinae,
What is retinal convergence,
What colour are neurones
14  cards
Unit 9- nervous system
What does the autonomic nervous s...,
Describe the branches of the huma...,
Describe the structure of a senso...
16  cards
Mendelian Genetics
What did mendel investigate that ...,
Why did mendel choose to investig...,
What theories did mendel disprove
13  cards
Unit 1- Water
What is an organic compound,
What is an inorganic compound,
What are the 4 main types of orga...
15  cards
Unit 9- Synapse
What is the purpose of neurotrans...,
How do synapses work,
How are the neurotransmitters rem...
22  cards
Unit 9- Nerve Transmissions
Wha 2 control systems do humans have,
What 3 steps make up the nervous ...,
What is a stimuli
32  cards
Unit 2- Mitosis Basics
What is a karyotype,
What are the several features of ...,
What is another name for non sex ...
16  cards
Unit 1- Carbohydrates
What elements make up carbs,
Give 3 examples of hexose sugars,
Give 3 examples of pentose sugars
18  cards
Unit 9- Heart
What initiates the heart beat,
What is cardiac output,
How can the cns regulate cardiac ...
16  cards
Unit 2- Viruses
What 3 components make up a virus,
Do viruses have rna or dna,
Describe the structure of a prote...
17  cards
Unit 3- Classification
What is taxonomy,
What is the order of hierarchy bi...,
What did carolus linnaeus devise
17  cards
Unit 2- Cell Structure
What does cell theory state 3,
How do unicellular and multicellu...,
Difference between prokaryotic an...
41  cards
Unit 4- Gas Exchage In Humans
What 3 features do organisms larg...,
What is ficks law,
What does ficks law tell us about...
24  cards
Unit 4 - Gas Exchange In insect, fish, plants and blood vessels
How do insects reduce water loss ...,
Describe the ventilation structur...,
What makes up the walls of the tr...
17  cards
Ecology Statistics
What does the null hypothesis alw...,
P values are always between 0 1 w...,
What does a high p vale of 098 mean
9  cards
Unit 10- Succession
What is succession,
What is a stable community called,
What are the stages of succession...
12  cards
Unit 4- Transport Of Gasses In Blood
Describe the structure of a haemo...,
What is the equation for associat...,
How is the oxygen binding site in...
19  cards
Unit 4- Plant Transport
What makes up the vascular bundle...,
What is the function of the pith ...,
How do the epidermis differ in ro...
26  cards
Respiration
4 stages of respiration,
Equation for respiration,
Structure of atp
46  cards
Unit 6- Response To Infection
What cells are responsible for ph...,
How have phagocytes adapted,
Describe phagocytosis
41  cards
Unit 1- DNA And Protein Synthesis
Is dna and rna a weak acid,
What elements are in nucleotides,
What components make up dna
34  cards
Unit 1- Transcription And Translation
Where does translation occur,
Where does translation occur,
How many trna can diffuse into th...
25  cards
Unit 2- Microscopy
What is resolution,
What are the 3 kinds of microscopes,
What causes the resolution limit ...
19  cards
Unit 5-Photosynthesis
Equation for photosynthesis,
What happens in the light depende...,
Where does the light dependent st...
35  cards
Unit 3- Eukaryotic Cell Division
What is chromatin,
How is chromatin different to dna,
Where are chromatids joined
41  cards
Unit 2- Sexual Reproduction In Mammals
Features of a male gametes,
Features of female gametes,
What is a hermaphrodite
23  cards
Unit 2- Sexual Reproduction In Plants
What is a microspore and where is...,
What is a mega spore,
What is microsporogenesis
16  cards

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