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Unit 10- Ecology (definitions and fieldwork)
What is a biosphere,
What is an ecosystem,
What is a biome
22
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Unit 2- Stains
Stain used for starch,
Stain for dna,
Stain for nuclei or chromosomes
5
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Unit 10- Human Factors On The Ecosystem
What international agreement has ...,
What is the purpose of cites and ...,
What is extinction
19
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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
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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
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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
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Unit 7- Using DNA
What is a vector,
Why can t we just insert a strand...,
How big is a vector
24
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Unit 7- Manipulating DNA
Where do restriction endonuclease...,
How are blunt end and sticky ends...,
What are sticky ends
10
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Unit 7- Analysing DNA
What is the purpose of pcr,
In pcr why do we use primers,
Why isn t dna polymerase denature...
23
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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
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Unit 7- Transcription Factors and splicing
What is a transcription factor,
What ways are there to alter the ...,
What are epigenetic changes
23
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Unit 6: Diseases
How is influenza transmitted,
How does influenza infect the body,
Symptoms of influenza
23
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Unit 10- Ecosystems, Food Chains and carbon cycle
Ecosystem definition,
Habitat definition,
Population definition
21
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Unit 9- Endocrine System/thermoregulation
What 2 kinds of glands are there,
What do exocrine glands do with a...,
What are endocrine glands
34
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Unit 3- Conservation
What ethical reasons are there fo...,
What economic reasons are there f...,
What is in situ conservation
22
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Unit 4- Cardiovascular Diseases
What is an atheroma,
What is atherosclerosis,
What factors affect increase the ...
15
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Topic 4- Blood Vessels And Lymph
Structure of arteries,
Structure of arterioles,
How do arterioles control blood f...
21
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Plant Responses
What are the differences between ...,
A single plant hormone can have m...,
What is a positive growth response
31
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Unit 6- Antibiotics
What types of antibiotics are there,
How do bactericidal antibiotics work,
Give an example of a bactericidal...
23
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Unit 6- Microbial Techniques
What are the different types of m...,
What is the agar plate,
What is a a selective media
22
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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
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Unit 3- Natural Selection and speciation
What are the 3 types of evidence ...,
Summaries natural selection,
What is adaption
12
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Human Heart
How does the wall off the atria c...,
What is the purpose of valves,
What type of valves are the bicus...
21
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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
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Unit 9- The Eye
What is the structure of the retinae,
What is retinal convergence,
What colour are neurones
14
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Unit 9- nervous system
What does the autonomic nervous s...,
Describe the branches of the huma...,
Describe the structure of a senso...
16
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Mendelian Genetics
What did mendel investigate that ...,
Why did mendel choose to investig...,
What theories did mendel disprove
13
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Unit 1- Water
What is an organic compound,
What is an inorganic compound,
What are the 4 main types of orga...
15
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Unit 9- Synapse
What is the purpose of neurotrans...,
How do synapses work,
How are the neurotransmitters rem...
22
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Unit 9- Nerve Transmissions
Wha 2 control systems do humans have,
What 3 steps make up the nervous ...,
What is a stimuli
32
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Unit 2- Mitosis Basics
What is a karyotype,
What are the several features of ...,
What is another name for non sex ...
16
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Unit 1- Carbohydrates
What elements make up carbs,
Give 3 examples of hexose sugars,
Give 3 examples of pentose sugars
18
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Unit 9- Heart
What initiates the heart beat,
What is cardiac output,
How can the cns regulate cardiac ...
16
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Unit 2- Viruses
What 3 components make up a virus,
Do viruses have rna or dna,
Describe the structure of a prote...
17
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Unit 3- Classification
What is taxonomy,
What is the order of hierarchy bi...,
What did carolus linnaeus devise
17
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Unit 2- Cell Structure
What does cell theory state 3,
How do unicellular and multicellu...,
Difference between prokaryotic an...
41
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Unit 4- Gas Exchage In Humans
What 3 features do organisms larg...,
What is ficks law,
What does ficks law tell us about...
24
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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
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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
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Unit 10- Succession
What is succession,
What is a stable community called,
What are the stages of succession...
12
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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
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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
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Respiration
4 stages of respiration,
Equation for respiration,
Structure of atp
46
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Unit 6- Response To Infection
What cells are responsible for ph...,
How have phagocytes adapted,
Describe phagocytosis
41
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Unit 1- DNA And Protein Synthesis
Is dna and rna a weak acid,
What elements are in nucleotides,
What components make up dna
34
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Unit 1- Transcription And Translation
Where does translation occur,
Where does translation occur,
How many trna can diffuse into th...
25
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Unit 2- Microscopy
What is resolution,
What are the 3 kinds of microscopes,
What causes the resolution limit ...
19
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Unit 5-Photosynthesis
Equation for photosynthesis,
What happens in the light depende...,
Where does the light dependent st...
35
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Unit 3- Eukaryotic Cell Division
What is chromatin,
How is chromatin different to dna,
Where are chromatids joined
41
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Unit 2- Sexual Reproduction In Mammals
Features of a male gametes,
Features of female gametes,
What is a hermaphrodite
23
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Unit 2- Sexual Reproduction In Plants
What is a microspore and where is...,
What is a mega spore,
What is microsporogenesis
16
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