A-Level AQA Biology

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1.1 Introduction to Biological Molecules
What are the types of biological ...,
What are monomers 2,
What are the examples of monomers 3
7  cards
1.2 Carbohydrates — monosaccharides
What are monosaccharides 1,
What are the examples of monosacc...,
How do monosaccharides taste 3
10  cards
1.3 Carbohydrates — disaccharides and polysaccharides
What are disaccharides 1,
How are disaccharides formed 2,
What will be formed when condensa...
13  cards
1.4 Starch, glycogen and cellulose
How are glycogen and starch formed 1,
What are the function of glycogen...,
How are cellulose formed 3
17  cards
1.5 Lipids
What elements do lipids contain 1,
Are lipids soluble or insoluble 2,
What are the two groups of lipids 3
17  cards
1.6 Proteins
How is protein made 1,
What elements does a protein cont...,
How many different amino acids ar...
27  cards
1.7 Enzyme action
What are enzymes 1,
What are their functions 2,
How do enzymes speed up rate of r...
7  cards
1.8 Factors affecting enzyme actions
Which two factors affect enzymes 1,
How do temperature and ph affect ...,
Which 5 factors affect enzyme rea...
13  cards
1.9 Enzyme inhibition
What are enzyme inhibitors 1,
What are the 2 types of enzyme in...,
What are competitive inhibitors 3
9  cards
2.1 Structure of RNA and DNA
What are the 2 main types of nucl...,
Both dna and rna are the polymer ...,
In other words both dna and rna a...
27  cards
2.2 DNA replication
What are the two stages of cell d...,
What must be done before the nucl...,
What is the model called that sho...
8  cards
2.3 Energy and ATP
What is atp 1,
What is the full name of atp 2,
What are made up of an atp 3
16  cards
2.4 Water and its functions
What are made up of a water molec...,
What is the overall charge of a w...,
How is water s polarity why 3
16  cards
(2.5 Inorganic ions)
What are inorganic ions 1,
What are the 2 types of ions 2,
What are cations 3
13  cards
3.1 Methods of studying cells
What is magnification 1,
What is resolution 2,
What is the formula for calculati...
22  cards
3.2 The electron microscope
What are the 2 types of electron ...,
What are the advantages of electr...,
How does a tem work 3
7  cards
3.3 Microscope measurements and calculations
What is used to measure the size ...,
What is an eyepiece graticule 2,
What is needed to calibrate the e...
3  cards
3.4 Eukaryotic cell structure
What does an animal cell contain 1,
What does a plant cell contain 2,
Both animal and plant cells are _...
51  cards
3.5 Cell specialisation and organisation
What is differentiation 1,
Why do eukaryotic cells become sp...,
What are specialised cells organi...
11  cards
3.6 Prokaryotic cells and viruses
What is the difference between pr...,
Prokaryotic cells are __cellular 2,
What does a prokaryotic cell cont...
19  cards
3.7 Mitosis
What is mitosis 1,
What are the 4 stages of mitosis 2,
What happens during interphase 3
17  cards
3.8 The cell cycle
What are the 3 stages of cell cyc...,
Is mitosis controlled 2,
What can uncontrolled cell divisi...
6  cards
4.1 Structure of the cell-surface membrane
What is made up of a cell membrane 1,
How is the structure of a phospho...,
Does the hydrophilic phosphate he...
23  cards
4.2 Diffusion
What is diffusion 1,
How can diffusion occur 2,
What is facilitated diffusion 3
7  cards
4.3 Osmosis
What is osmosis 1,
What is a solute 2,
What is water potential 3
21  cards
4.4 Active transport
What is active transport 1,
In active transport what is atp u...,
How is active transport differ fr...
6  cards
4.5 Co-transport and absorption of glucose in the ileum
What is co transport 1,
How may cells be adapted for rapi...,
What are the examples of adaptati...
6  cards
5.1 Defence mechanisms
What is pathogen 1,
What is immunity 2,
Which 2 groups can defence mechan...
14  cards
5.2 Phagocytosis
What are the 2 types of white blo...,
What is phagocytosis 2,
What are the stages of phagocytos...
7  cards
5.3 T lymphocytes and cell-mediated immunity
What is antigen 1,
What are lymphocytes 2,
What are the 2 types of lymphocyt...
9  cards
5.4 B lymphocytes and humoral immunity
What are the characteristics of b...,
Why is it called humoral immunity 2,
How will b lymphocytes respond to...
9  cards
5.5 Antibodies
What are antibodies 1,
What are antibodies made up of 2,
What are made up of an antibody 3
13  cards
5.6 Vaccination
What is the purpose of vaccination 1,
What are the two types of immunity 2,
What is passive immunity 3
6  cards
5.7 The human immunideficiency virus (HIV)
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1  cards
8.1 Gene and the genetic code
What is a gene 1,
What is the function of genes why 2,
Which fixed position is gene occu...
16  cards
8.2 DNA and chromosomes
How are dna molecules in prokaryo...,
How are dna molecules in the nucl...,
What is the protein called that d...
7  cards
8.3 Structures of ribonucleic acid
What is genome 1,
What is proteome 2,
What are made up of a nucleotide ...
13  cards
8.4 Polypeptide synthesis - transcription and splicing
What is transcription 1,
What is the strand that is used f...,
What is the strand that is not us...
14  cards
8.5 Polypeptide synthesis - translation
What is translation 1,
What are the stages of translation 2,
What are the roles of atp in tran...
3  cards
9.1 Gene mutation
What is mutation 1,
What is gene mutation 2,
What does gene mutation involve 3
14  cards
9.2 Meiosis and genetic variation
0  cards
9.3 Genetic diversity and adaptation
0  cards
9.4 Types of selection
0  cards

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