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Coordination
Why is coordination necessary,
What is homeostasis,
How does cell signalling occur
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Neurones
What is the role of neurones,
What is the cell body of a neurone,
What are dendrons
13
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Sensory receptors
What is the function of sensory r...,
How do snesory receptors work,
What is the function of the brain
9
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Resting potential
When does resting potential occur,
Why does resting potential occur,
What are the condition for restin...
8
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Action potential
What happens when a stimulus is d...,
What happens as the impulse passes,
When does an action potential occur
10
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Propagation of action potentials
What is a nerve impulse,
How is a action potential propagated,
What happens as sodium ions are i...
7
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Saltatory conduction and the all-or-nothing principle
Why do myelinated axons transfer ...,
How does the action potential jump,
How is saltatory conduiction more...
7
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Synapses
How does a action potential reach...,
How are impulses transmitted acro...,
What is the synaptic cleft
9
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Transmission across synapses
How do neurotransmitters reach th...,
How is an action potential trigge...,
How is the neurotransmitter remov...
9
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Role of synapses, and summation and control
How do synapses affect the direct...,
What else is useful about synapses,
What is spatial summation
4
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Organisation of the nervous system
What is the mammalian nervous sys...,
What are the two functional organ...,
What is the somatic nervous system
6
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Hormonal communication
What system do hormones belong to,
What is the system made up of,
How are hormones transported thro...
6
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Adrenal glands
Where are adrenal glands located ...,
How is the production of hormones...,
What are the three main types of ...
9
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Strucure and function of the pancreas
Where is the pancreas located,
What is the main roles of the pan...,
What are the 2 main function of t...
11
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Regulation of blood glucose concentration
Why does blood glucose concentrat...,
How can blood glucose conc increase,
How is blood glucose concentratio...
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Regulation of blood glucose conc. part 2
Where is glucagon produced,
How is glucagon secreted and rece...,
How does glucagon raise blood glu...
6
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Diabetes
What is the effect of diabetes,
What is the effect of hyperglycaemia,
What is type 1 diabetes
10
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Diabetes treatment
How is type 1 diabetes treated,
How do people with type 1 diabete...,
What happens if the person is inj...
12
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Coordinated response
What is the fight or flight response,
How is the response triggered,
What is the role of the sympathet...
10
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Controlling heart rate
Why is it important hear rate cha...,
How is heart rate formed,
What are the two centres within t...
11
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Principles of homeostasis
Why does the body need a extretio...,
What is homeostasis,
How are conditions monitored
8
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Endotherms and ecotherms
Why does temperature need to be c...,
What is thermoregulation,
What physical proccesses effect a...
8
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Temperature regulation in ecotherms
What are the limitations of ecoth...,
How do ecotherms need to change t...,
How do ecotherms increase radiati...
7
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Thermoregulation in endotherms
How are temperature changes detects,
How do endotherms warm up passively,
What is aestivation
7
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Cooling down and warming up
What is vasodilation,
How does vasodilation cool down t...,
How does sweatt cause cooling down
8
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Liver
What are the main metabolic waste...,
What is the appearance of the liver,
How is the liver supplied with blood
11
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Functions of the liver
How does the liver control carboh...,
What do hepatocytes synthesise,
What is transamination
17
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Kidney
What,
What are the 2 homestatic roles d...,
How are kidneys supplied with blood
10
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Nephrons
What happens in the nephrons,
Describe the basic structure of t...,
What are the main structures in t...
10
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Labelling the kidney
What kidneys are used,
What needs to be done to the kidn...,
How shoulod the kidney be cut open
6
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Ultrafiltration
What is ultrafilteration,
Why is the glomerulus shaped like...,
Where does the fluid pass after p...
8
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Proximal convoluted tube
Why does their need to be reaborb...,
What is reabsorbed in the proxima...,
How does the proximal convoluted ...
5
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Loop of Henle
What is the function of the loop ...,
How is the loop of henle a counte...,
What do the changes that take pla...
13
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Distal convoluted tubule and the collecting duct
What is the purpose of these areas,
What are the adaptations of the c...,
What happens in the distal convol...
10
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Osmoregulation
What is the other role of the kid...,
Why is osmoregulation important,
What is ad
5
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Mechanism of ADH
Where is adh carried to,
What does adh trigger,
What does camp do
8
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Urine and diagnosis
What else is present in urine,
What is prescence of glucose in u...,
What happens six days after conce...
10
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Urine and drug testing
What are anabolic steroids,
What happens to anabolic steroids,
How is urine tested
7
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Kidney failure
What genetic conditions affect th...,
What happens if the kidneys are i...,
What happens if the kidneys are i...
9
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Treating kidney failure
How is haemodialysis done,
How does haemodialysis work,
What is in the dialysis fluid
19
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Mutations
What is a mutation,
What is disrupted by mutations,
What are the types of mutation
9
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Effects and causes of mutations
When do mutations have no effect,
When are mutations damaging,
Whne are mutations beneficial
11
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Types of mutation
What are nonsense mutations,
What are missense mutations,
What is a conservative mutations
5
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Control of gene expression
What are housekeeper genes,
What are tissue specific genes,
What is the problem with the geno...
6
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Transcriptional control
What is chromatin,
What is heterochromatin,
What is euchromatin
6
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Histone modification
Why does dna coil around histones,
How can histones be modified,
How is the charge of histones red...
6
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Lac operon
What is an operon,
Where are operons more common,
Why are operons useful
12
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RNA Processing and editing
What is the product of transcription,
How is pre mrna modificed,
What is a cap
9
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Translational control
How does degradation of mrna regu...,
How do inhibitory proteins regula...,
How does the activation of initia...
9
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Body plans, homeobox genes
What is morphogenis,
How were the genes discovered,
Why are fruit flies used
7
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Hox genes
What are hox genes,
Where are hox genes found,
Why is the order of hox genes sig...
8
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Mitosis and apoptosis, and factors affecting the expression of regulatory genes
What is apotosis and mitosis,
What is the role of mitosis and a...,
What is the role of mitosis
10
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Patterns of inheritance
What is variation,
What is chlorosis,
What causes chlorosis
8
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Creating genetic variation and continuous/discontinuous variation
How is genetic vairation created ...,
How does inheritance lead to gene...,
What genes are inherited
11
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Monogenic inheritance
How are the inheritence of genes ...,
What are the steps in performing ...,
What is the name given to the off...
7
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Monogenic inheritance part 2
How is sex determined in humans,
What are the differences between ...,
What are sex linked genes
8
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Dihybrid inheritance
What are dihybrid crosses used to...,
How is a dihybrid cross,
Why may the actual ratio of offsp...
4
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Phenotypic ratio
Why does the ratio observed in ma...,
What is an autosomal linkage,
How are linked genes inherited
10
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Chi-squared test
What is the chi squared test,
Why is the chi squared test impor...,
What is the chi squared test used...
10
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Epistasis
What is epistasis,
What is gene regulation,
Where does gene interaction also ...
11
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Evolution
What is evolution,
What is population genetics,
What is the gene pool
9
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Factors affecting evolution
What needs to occur for the exist...,
How does sexual selection lead to...,
What is gene flow
5
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The impact of small populations
What does the gene pool of larger...,
What does genetic diversity lead to,
What are some selection pressures
12
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Evolutionary forces
What is normal distribution,
Why does the bell shape form,
What is stabalising selection
8
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Speciation
What is speciation,
Wha is a new species,
How does isolation lead to specia...
4
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Allopatric speciation
What is allopatric speciation,
What is allopatric speciation,
What is an example of allopatric ...
8
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Artificial selecton
What does it mean that population...,
What is the wild type allele,
What are mutants
10
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Structure and function of the brain
What is the brain responsible for,
What is the advantage of having a...,
What is the brain surrounded by
10
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Cerebrum
How does the cerebrum work,
What is the cerebrum responsible for,
What is the structure of the cere...
11
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Cerebellum
What is the function of the cereb...,
What is the effect of a damaged c...,
Where does the cerebellum receive...
4
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Other parts of the brain
What is the function of the medul...,
What is the function of the medul...,
What is the hypothalmus and what ...
7
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Reflexes
What is a relex action when does ...,
Why do we have reflexes,
What is the reflex arc
5
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Reflexes pt 2
What is the knee jerk reflex,
How does the knee jerk reflex work,
What do unusual knee jerk respons...
9
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reflexes part 3
How is reaction time measured,
What is the method for measuirng ...,
Why are reflexes important
6
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Types of muscles
What are the three types of muscl...,
What is the general responsibilit...,
What is cardiac muscle
12
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Structure of skeletal muscle
What are sacrolemma,
How do muscles fibres compare to ...,
How are muscle fibres formed
8
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Myofibrils
What are myofibrils,
What are myofibrils,
Why do fibres contain many myofib...
11
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Histology of skeletal muscles
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Sliding filament model
What is the sliding filament model,
What happens during contraction,
What happens to the light band da...
6
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Structure of myosin and actin
How is myosin able to move back a...,
What is on the globular heads,
What are tails of the globular head
9
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Neuromuscular junction
How is a muscle contraction trigg...,
What is a neuromuscular junction,
How does the muscle contract simu...
11
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Sacroplasm
What does the depolarisation of t...,
What does the sacroplasmic reticu...,
What happens when the action pote...
9
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Energy supply during muscle contraction
When is aerobic respiration used ...,
What is the function of the tropo...,
Why are calcium ions released fro...
10
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Plant responseszs
What a tropisms,
What are the limitations of plant...,
What are the roles of auxins
8
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Seed germination
What happens when the seed absorb...,
How does the embryo produce energy,
What other role do gibberellins h...
5
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Auxins
Where are auxins produced,
What does the effect of auxins su...,
What do auxins control the growth of
12
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Gibberellins, & Synergism & Antagonism
What do gibberellins affect,
How were gibberellins discovered,
What is the differenece
5
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Abcission
What are abiotic factors,
Why does abcission occur in decid...,
How are plants sensitive to day l...
9
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Preventing freezing
What happens when cells freeze,
How is the freezing point of the ...,
How are responses to freezing ini...
7
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Plant responses to herbivory
What physical defences against he...,
What are tannins chemical responses,
How are tannins effective against...
6
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Pheremones and folding
What is a pheremone,
How are pheremones used in plants,
What are volatile organic compoun...
8
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Tropisms in plants
What is a tropism,
What are the types of tropisms,
What do tropisms involve
5
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Phototropism
What are phototropisms the result of,
What happens if plants are grown ...,
What is unilateral light
7
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Effect of unilateral light, growing in the dark, & geotropisms
Why is there more auxin on the sh...,
How does the auxin cause the plan...,
What happens once the shoot is gr...
8
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Control of ripening
What hormones is involved in the ...,
What are climacteric fruits,
What is the effect of ethen on cl...
6
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Rooting powder and weedkillers
What are hormone rooting powders,
What is a cutting,
Why are hormone rooting powder co...
8
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Other uses of plant hormones
How else are auxins used,
How else is ethene used,
How are cytokinins used
4
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Energy
What is photosynthesis what is it...,
What is photosynthesis,
What is repsiration
8
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ATP synthesis
Why is atp described as the unive...,
How is atp formed in photosynthes...,
What happens in respiration gener...
12
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Photosynthesis
What is an autotrophic organism,
Why do chloroplasts contain a net...,
What are thylakoids
16
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Light-dependant stage
What is the light dependant stage,
What is the difference between cy...,
What happens as light is aborbed ...
12
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Light-independant stage
What is the light independant rea...,
Where does the light independant ...,
What is the raw material
6
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Calvin cycle
How does carbon dioxide enter the...,
What does carbon dioxide combine ...,
What does it mean that the carbon...
12
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Factors affecting photosymnthesis
Why is water never considered a l...,
How can limiting factors be inves...,
What is the effect of reducing li...
9
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Respiration
How is energy supplied for respir...,
What is the differnece between re...,
What are the different stages in ...
4
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Glycolysis
Where does glycolysis occur,
What occurs in glycolysis,
What are the 4 main steps in glyc...
11
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Mitochondria
Where do the remaining aeobic rea...,
What is function and structure of...,
What is the structure and functio...
6
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The link reaction
What is the link reaction,
Where does pyruvate enter in euka...,
What is oxidative carboxylation
9
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The Krebs cycle
Where does the krebs cycle take p...,
What does each turn of the cycle ...,
What happens to the acetyl coa in...
8
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Oxidative phosphorylation
Where are the hydrogen atoms coll...,
What happens to the hydrogen atoms,
What happens to the electrons
7
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Anaerobic respiration
What is anaerobic respiration in ...,
What are the different categories,
Why is less atp produced
17
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Respiratory substrates
What is a respiratory substrate,
How does glycerol act,
How do fatty acids in a triglycer...
11
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Natural cloning in plants
What is asexual reproduction,
What is vegatative propagation,
Where is the plant propagated from
9
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Artificial cloning in plants
How can scientists make huge numb...,
What is micropropagation,
When may micropropagation be used
7
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Cloning in animals
How does cloning occur in vertebr...,
How are totipotent cells formed,
What is the significance of totip...
9
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Animal cloning 2
What is somatic cell nuclear tran...,
How is the combined cell triggere...,
Where is
7
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Microorgansims and biotechnology
What is biotechnology,
What is the advantage of using mi...,
What are the disadvantages of usi...
12
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Microorganisms, medicines, and bioremediation
What is penicillin made from,
How is p chryosgenum produced,
What must be present for effectiv...
7
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CUlturing microorganisms
Why when culturing microorganisms...,
What must be controlled when cult...,
What is the differnece between br...
12
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Culturing microorganisms on an industrial scale
What is important in any bioprocess,
What are primary and secondary me...,
What are the two ways of growing ...
11
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Using immobilised enzymes
What are the advantages of using ...,
Why are extracellular enzymes use...,
Why are intracellular enzymes sti...
11
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DNA profiling
What is the genome of an organism,
What are exons and introns,
What is dna profilings
12
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DNA profiling 2
How does electrophoresis occur,
How does electrophoresis occur,
What happens to the gel after the...
13
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DNA sequencing and analysis
What is dna sequencing,
Who produiced the t,
What is the human genome project
12
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Using DNA sequencing
What is the difference between bi...,
What is genomics,
How can computer be used to fight...
15
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Genetic engineering
What is genetic engineering,
What are the basic principles of ...,
What is a transgenic organism
12
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Genetic engineering part 2
What is transformation,
What is the calcium method of tra...,
What is electroporation
12
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Gene technology
Why are ethical considerations im...,
Why m,
What elese are gm microorganisms ...
16
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Technology and ethics - GM animals
How are genes carried into animal...,
What is gene manipulation done in...,
What are two examples of gm animals
10
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Ecosystems
What is ecology,
What is an ecosystem,
How are the boundaries of an ecos...
9
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Biomass transfer through an ecosystem
What is the source of energy for ...,
What is a trophic level,
What are the different types of o...
17
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Recycling within ecosystems
What type of recycling is necessary,
What is a decomposer,
How do decomposers consume food
17
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Succession
What are the two types of success...,
When does prumary succession occur,
What are seral stages
16
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Measuring the distribution and abundance of organisms
How does distribution of organism...,
How is distribution measured,
What is the advantage of this sys...
9
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Population size
What is a limiting factor in term...,
What are the 3 main phases of a p...,
How are limiting factors divided
6
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Competition
What do organisms compete for,
What are the types of competitipn,
When does interspecific competion...
9
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Predator-prey relationships
What is predation what effect doe...,
How is their competition between ...,
How are population of predator an...
6
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COnservation and preservation
What is conservation,
What does conservation consist of...,
What is the forest stewardship co...
12
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Sustainability
How does depletion of resources o...,
What is a sustainable resource,
What are the aims of sustainability
17
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Masai Mara
What country is the masai mara na...,
How does the ecosystem throughout...,
What is the region famous for
20
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Terai region of Nepal
Where is the terai region what is...,
What is the problem witht,
What are the abiotic conditions l...
12
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Peat bogzs
What is a peat bog,
How is undisturbed peatland a car...,
What are thee used of dried peat
14
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Enviromentally sensitive ecosystems introduction and galapgos and antarctica
What are environmentally sensitiv...,
What are some of the management t...,
What is significant about the gal...
14
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Snowdonia National Park and the Lake District
Where is the snowdonia national park,
What animals are present in snp,
What plants are present in snp
10
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Inheritance, linkages, and epistatis simple
What are the ratios expected in t...,
Why would you not get the expecte...,
When is a gene said to be sex linked
10
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PCR made simple
What does pcr stand for,
Polymerase chain reaction,
What are the stages of pcr
6
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Electrophoresis made simple
Electrophoresis,
What are the 3 main stages of ele...,
Add a gel tray to the gel box
7
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Restriction enzymes made simple
Palindromic sequence,
Restriction enzymwe,
Why do different restriction enzy...
5
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DNA profling made simple
Electrophoresis and dna profiling,
Forensics,
Medical diagnoss
3
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Gneetic engineering made simple
Transformed organism,
Genetic engineering,
Recombinant dna
12
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DNA sequencign MS
Chain termination method what is ...,
Fluorescently labelled modified n...,
Pcr
7
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conservation of ecoystems made simple
What is the terai arc,
What is the conflict is the terai...,
What is the masai mara
13
cards
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