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Biological molecules - water
What is water s structure,
Which atom in water is slightly p...,
What are water s 6 main properties
7
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exchange surfaces
What sized animals have the best ...,
Why do multicellular organisms ne...,
What 4 things do specialised exch...
8
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Ventilation in mammals
Describe the process of inspirati...,
How does expiration occur in humans,
What is the vital capacity
7
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Ventilation in other organisms
What s the name given to the syst...,
Explain the counter current system,
How do fish get water to flow thr...
6
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Circulatory systems and blood vessels
What s the difference between sin...,
What s the name of the body cavit...,
What is insect blood called and w...
11
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Blood, Tissue Fluid And Lymph
What does plasma carry,
Blood transport functions,
At artery end where is highest pr...
6
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Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood
How are erythrocytes adapted to t...,
What happens when oxygen binds to...,
What does an oxygen dissociation ...
10
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Xylem and Phloem
Why do multicellular plants need ...,
What are the two types of tissue ...,
How are xylem adapted for their f...
6
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Water transport and Transpiration
How does water enter the plant,
Describe the symplast pathway,
Describe the apoplast pathway
13
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Translocation
What is translocation,
What is source to sink,
How does active loading occur
8
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Classification
What is a species,
Name the 3 domains,
Why do scientists classify organi...
8
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Variation
What are the two types of variation,
What are the two causes of variation,
Name 4 ways in which genetic vari...
6
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Adaptations
What is an adaptation,
What are the 3 types of adaptations,
Give an example of a behavioural ...
6
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The Theory of Evolution
Describe darwins theory
1
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Biodiversity and sampling
What are the 3 types of diversity,
What is species diversity,
What is habitat diversity
9
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Genetic biodiversity
What is genetic biodiversity,
Why is it good to have a high gen...,
Which two factors increase geneti...
10
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Importance of, factors affecting and conservation of biodiversity
What are the three factors affect...,
What does human population growth...,
What is monoculture
14
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Pathogens and communicable diseases
What is a pathogen,
What are the 4 types of pathogen,
What is a disease
11
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Defence against pathogens
What are the 6 primary defences o...,
How is inflammation a primary def...,
What are the two types of defence...
7
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The Immune System
What triggers an immune response,
What is an antigen,
Describe the first stage of the i...
12
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Immunity and Vacinations
What are the two types of immunity,
What is active natural and active...,
What is passive natural and passi...
7
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Antibiotics and other medicines
What are antibiotics,
How does antibiotic resistance occur,
How does antibiotic resistance sp...
7
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Ecosystems Key terms
What is an autotroph,
What is a hetertroph,
What is a producer
10
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The nitrogen cycle
What happens during nitrogen fixa...,
Which process are rhizobium and a...,
Which nitrogen fixing bacteria is...
13
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The endocrine system
What is an endocrine gland,
Where is the pituitary gland,
Which three hormones does the pit...
10
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hormonal communication
What are steroid hormones,
What are non steroid hormones,
Name some differences between hor...
7
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Structure and function of the pancreas
What are the two main bodily func...,
What does the exocrine glandular ...,
Which three enzymes does the panc...
7
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regulation of blood glucose concentration
What are the three ways to increa...,
Explain the process of glycogenol...,
What is gluconeogenesis
9
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Plant Hormones and Responses
Why do plants need hormones,
What effect do auxins have on a p...,
What is the role of gibberellins ...
10
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Communication and homeostasis
What is homeostasis,
What is the role of receptors,
What is an effector
6
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Receptors and Neurones
What are the three types of neurones,
What is the role of sensory neurones,
What is the role of motor neurones
10
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Sensory receptors
What are the two main features of...,
What are the four main types of s...,
What is the role of a receptor as...
6
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Action Potentials
What are the 5 stages of an actio...,
What is the resting potential dif...,
What happens when a stimulus occurs
9
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Synapses
What is a synapse,
What happens when action potentia...,
What happens to neurotransmitter ...
10
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plant cloning
What is vegetative propagation,
What are the names of the 4 metho...,
What is the process of taking a c...
10
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animal cloning
How do some invertebrates clone t...,
How can vertebrates naturally clone,
What are the two types of artific...
8
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Microorganisms, biotechnology and bioremediation
What is biotechnology,
Why use microorganisms,
What are two processes where yeas...
12
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The liver
How is oxygen supplied to the liver,
Which vessel carries blood loaded...,
What are liver cells called
21
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The nephron
Where does ultrafiltration occur,
How does the glomerulus create hi...,
What are the 3 filters in ultrafi...
25
cards
mutations and variation
What are the three types of mutation,
What does the insertion or deleti...,
How can a mutation have no effect
13
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control of gene expression
At what levels can genes be regul...,
What is heterochromatin,
What is euchromatin
25
cards
Body plans
What are homeobox genes,
What is a homeobox,
What is the name of the part of a...
10
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DNA profiling and techniques
What are the three techniques use...,
What does pcr do,
What is placed in the reaction mi...
25
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Genetic engineering
What is genetic engineering,
What is recombinant dna,
What is the role of restriction e...
13
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DNA sequencing and analysis
What is dna sequencing,
What is a terminator base,
What is in the mixture for dna se...
8
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Using DNA sequencing
What is bioinformatics,
What is computational biology,
Why analyse the genomes of pathogens
8
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GM organisms
Why genetically engineer prokaryotes,
How are some plants genetically e...,
What can genetic engineering do t...
19
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Culturing microorganisms
What are the two forms of nutrien...,
What is inoculation,
How is bacteria added to a broth
12
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Immobilised enzymes
What are the advantages of isolat...,
Why are most enzymes that are iso...,
Why would intracellular enzymes b...
8
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Succession
What is succession,
What are the two types of succession,
Where does primary succession occur
15
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Population and sustainability
What are the two types of limitin...,
What is the carrying capacity,
What is immigration
17
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Patterns of inheritance and Variation
What are the types of variation,
What are levels at which variatio...,
How is there variation at a genet...
29
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