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2 Basic components of living systems
How is a dry mount prepared,
How is a wet mount prepared,
What is a squash slide
36
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3.2 Water
Functions of water,
What gives water a high specific ...,
What gives water a high latent he...
7
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3.3 Carbohydrates
What are carbohydrates,
What is glucose,
What are the two forms of glucose...
19
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3.5 Lipids
What are lipids,
How are triglycerides made,
What bonds do triglycerides contain
14
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3.6 Proteins
What are peptides,
What do proteins consist of,
What is the general structure of ...
28
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3.7 Biochemical tests for molecules
How do you test for reducing suga...,
How do you test for non reducing ...,
What do you use the test strips for
8
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3.8 Nucleic acids
What are nucleotides,
What are nucleic acids,
What is an individual nucleotide ...
19
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3.9 DNA replication
What is dna replication,
What is semi conservation replica...,
What enzymes are present in this ...
19
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4 Enzymes
What are enzymes,
What is anabolism,
What is catabolism
31
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5 Plasma membranes
What are membranes formed from,
Who proposed the fluid mosaic mod...,
Why is it called the fluid mosaic...
51
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6 Cell division
What are the main two phases in t...,
What is interphase,
What happens during interphase
61
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7 Exchange surfaces and breathing
What features do effective exchan...,
What structures are there in the ...,
What do goblet cells do
33
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8 Transport in animals
Why are specialised transport sys...,
What features do most circulatory...,
What are mass transport systems
62
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9 Transport system in plants
What is the xylem,
What is the phloem,
Where is the xylem found
31
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10 Classification
What is classification,
What are taxonomic groups,
What are the seven groups
61
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11 Biodiversity
Which three levels can biodiversi...,
What is habitat biodiversity,
What are the two types of species...
64
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12 Communicable diseases
What are communicable diseases,
What are pathogens,
What are vectors
98
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12.7 Antibiotics and Other Medicines
What are antibiotics,
How does antibiotic resistance co...,
What is the problems associated w...
11
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13.1-13.5 Neural Communication
What are the main three types of ...,
What do sensory neurones do,
What do motor neurones do
53
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13.6-13.8 and 14.5 -14.6
What are the main two structural ...,
What two functional systems does ...,
Which two systems is the autonomi...
37
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13.9-13.10 Muscles
What are the three types of muscl...,
Where is skeletal muscle found,
Where is cardiac muscle found
31
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14.1 Hormonal Communication
What is an endocrine gland,
What are hormones,
Which hormones does the pituitary...
28
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14.2-14.4 Regulating Blood Glucose Concentration
What are the main two functions o...,
What is the role of the pancreas ...,
What three types of digestive enz...
19
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15.1-15.3 Thermoregulation
What is homeostasis,
What is the negative feedback sys...,
Give examples of negative feedbac...
30
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15.4 Liver
What is excretion,
What is the role of the hepatic a...,
What is the role of the hepatic vein
19
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15.5 Structure & function of kidney
What are the two important homeos...,
What are the three main areas of ...,
What is the cortex
35
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15.6 Kidney & Osmoregulation
What cells control the water pote...,
Where is adh produced,
What releases anti diuretic hormo...
10
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15.7 Urine and Diagnosis
In which different ways does urin...,
What does hcg stand for,
What is hcg and where is it produced
10
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15.8 Kidney Failure
What are some causes for kidney f...,
How can kidney infections lead to...,
How can high blood pressure lead ...
21
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16 Plant responses
What does auxin do,
What does gibberellin growth horm...,
What does ethene do
46
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17.3 Light-dependent reaction
What is the equation for photosyn...,
What adaptations do chloroplasts ...,
What are thylakoids
32
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17.3 Light independent reaction
What is another name for the ligh...,
Where does the light independent ...,
Why is the calvin cycle also call...
15
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17.4 Limiting factors affecting photosynthesis
How does light intensity affect r...,
How does carbon dioxide concentra...,
How does temperature affect rate ...
6
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18 Respiration
What are the four stages in aerob...,
Where does glycolysis occur,
Why is glycolysis an anaerobic pr...
44
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19 Genetics of Living Systems
What is a mutation,
What a change in sequence be caus...,
What is substitution
57
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20 Patterns of Inheritance
What is the gene pool,
What is the allele frequency,
What does the hardy weinberg prin...
20
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21 Manipulating Genomes
What is a genome,
What are the techniques for study...,
What is pcr used for
49
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22 Cloning
What is cloning,
What is vegetative propagation,
What does natural plant cloning o...
18
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22 Biotechnology
What is biotechnology,
Why are microorganisms ideal for ...,
What microorganism is involved in...
31
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23 Ecosystems
What is an ecosystem,
Which two type of factors affect ...,
What are biotic factors
50
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24 Populations and Sustainability
What is a population,
What is population size,
What can limiting factors be divi...
53
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