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Decks in this class (70)

Biological molecules
Most common elements in living or...,
Organic molecules,
Examples of organic compounds in ...
11  cards
Water
Water molecule structure,
What is the charges like on a wat...,
Polar molecule
22  cards
Carbohydrates
What 3 categories of carbohydrate...,
What elements do carbohydrates co...,
Monosaccharides
61  cards
Required practical: biological molecules
Reducing sugars meaning,
Test for reducing sugar specifically,
What happens depending on how muc...
13  cards
Lipids
Lipids,
Fats,
Oils
31  cards
Proteins
What are proteins made up of,
What is in all amino acids,
What is the r group in an amino acid
28  cards
Enzymes
What are enzymes,
Substrate,
Structure of an enzyme active site
49  cards
Nucleotides
Nucleic acids,
Nucleotides,
What elements are in a nucleotide
36  cards
DNA replication
Step 1 of dna replication,
Step 2 of dna replication,
Step 3 of dna replication
23  cards
ATP
Structure of atp,
Full name of atp,
What is the function of atp
21  cards
Studying cells
Methods of studying cells,
What is cell fractionation,
Step 1 of cell fractionation
54  cards
Eukaryote cells working together
Chromosomes structure,
What makes up the nucleus in a cell,
Chromosomes function
41  cards
Prokaryote cells working together
What are prokaryotes,
Features of a prokaryote cell in ...,
Additional features of prokaryote...
13  cards
Viruses
Common structure of virus,
What can the genetic material in ...,
Attachment proteins
12  cards
Cell cycle
Cell cycle stages,
What happens in interphase,
Dna replication at end of interphase
20  cards
Cell membrane
Cell surface membranes,
Organelles membranes,
What model describes the structur...
21  cards
Transport across cell membrane
5 types of transport over cell me...,
Which transport processes are pas...,
What of the transport methods are...
34  cards
Co-transport
What is cotransport,
Step 1 of cotransport,
Step 2 of cotransport
6  cards
The immune response
Antigen,
What type of foreign antigens cau...,
2 types of immune response
23  cards
HIV
What is hiv,
When is aids developed,
Stages of hiv infection aids
16  cards
Immunity and vaccines
Active immunity,
How can active immunity occur,
Passive immunity
12  cards
Antibodies in medicine + ELISA tests
Monoclonal antibodies,
Monoclonal antibodies use in medi...,
Monoclonal antibodies use in medi...
25  cards
Aseptic techniques
Why open the petri dish as little...,
Why use a sterile pipette,
Why use a bunsen burner to flame ...
6  cards
Gas exchange in fish
Source of oxygen for fish,
How does oxygen dissolved in wate...,
What structure does water pass ov...
10  cards
Gas exchange in insects
Where does air enter insects,
How does oxygen move in the trachea,
How does oxygen diffuse into body...
7  cards
Gas exchange in plants
Layers of a leaf fell from top to...,
Main gas exchange site in plants,
Gas exchange in a plant cell
16  cards
Ventilation + gas exchange in the lungs
Inspiration,
What is ventilation,
Expiration
32  cards
Lung disease
Risk factor,
Tidal volume,
Ventilation rate
8  cards
Digestion + absorption
What does digestion require,
What happens in digestion,
What enzyme catalyses the breakdo...
33  cards
Haemoglobin
What is haemoglobin,
Structure of haemoglobin,
Where does oxygen bind to in haem...
30  cards
Cardiac cycle
3 stages of cardiac cycle,
What happens during diastole in t...,
What happens during diastole in t...
13  cards
Blood Vessels And The Heart
Right side of the heart,
Right side of the heart blood ves...,
Left side of the heart
30  cards
Cardiovascular Disease
Risk factors for cardiovascular d...,
How age acts as risk factor,
Smoking risk factor for heart dis...
7  cards
Tissue fluid
What is tissue fluid,
What is tissue fluid,
What is the function of tissue fluid
11  cards
Cohesion-tension
What vessel transports water in a...,
How is water moved up a plant aga...,
Xylem structure summary
22  cards
Translocation
What vessel transports organic su...,
Structure of the phloem vessel,
Process of transporting organic s...
18  cards
Potometer
What is a potometer,
Does the potometer actually measu...,
Why do we cut the stem of the pla...
9  cards
DNA, genes, alleles and RNA
How is dna stored in eukaryotic c...,
Where else in a eukaryotic cell i...,
Features of eukaryotic nucleic dna
21  cards
Transcription
Transcription,
What enzyme is used in transcription,
How is dna prepared to be transcr...
17  cards
Translation
What is translation,
Where does translation take place in,
How does translation start
15  cards
Meiosis
What is meiosis,
What cell begins meiosis,
What are homologous chromosomes
18  cards
The Genetic Code And Mutations
3 features of the genetic code,
The genetic code,
Non overlapping
16  cards
Genetic Diversity
What is genetic diversity,
A large number of different allel...,
Why is genetic diversity important
17  cards
Natural Selection
Natural selection,
How are advantageous alleles created,
What is good about the advantageo...
13  cards
Classification
Phylogeny,
Phylogenetic trees,
Each branch point on the phylogen...
19  cards
Biodiversity
Biodiversity,
Population,
Community
13  cards
Agriculture Impact On Biodiversity
What do farmers aim to do,
How farmers reduce biodiversity,
Removing hedgerows
7  cards
Photosynthesis Introduction
What is photosynthesis,
Where does photosynthesis take place,
Equation for photosynthesis
19  cards
Light Dependent Reaction
What is the light dependent reaction,
Where does the light dependent re...,
First step of ldr name
25  cards
Light Independent Reaction
Where does the light independent ...,
What molecules from ldr is used f...,
How does the lir start
11  cards
Factors Affecting Rate Of Photosynthesis
What are limiting factors,
3 factors that could be limiting,
Why is water loss not normally a ...
11  cards
Glycolysis For Aerobic And Anaerobic Respiration
First stage of anaerobic respiration,
Where does anaerobic respiration ...,
First step of glycolysis
16  cards
Link Reaction
When does this occur,
Where does this reaction occur,
Where does the pyruvate at the be...
10  cards
Krebs Cycle
When does this take place,
Where does this take place,
What does this reaction use
12  cards
Oxidative Phosphorylation
When does this take place,
Where does this take place,
What does this reaction mainly re...
12  cards
Ecology Intro
Population,
Community,
Ecosystem
26  cards
Nutrient cycles
Nutrient,
Saprobionts,
Saprobiotic nutrition
26  cards
Survival And Response Intro
Stimulus,
Internal environment,
External environment
14  cards
Movement
How can organisms increase chance...,
2 types of simple movement respon...,
Taxes
8  cards
The Nervous System
Nerves,
Peripheral nervous system,
Central nervous system
23  cards
Receptors
Receptors,
Relationship of receptors to a st...,
What does receptors being specifi...
20  cards
Plant hormones
0  cards
The eye
3 aspects of vision controlled by...,
Photoreceptors,
What are the 2 photoreceptors in ...
29  cards
Control Of Heart Rate
What is the autonomic nervous system,
What is the autonomic nervous sys...,
Parasympathetic nervous system
28  cards
Structure Of Neurones
What are the signals passed along...,
What structure of a neurone do we...,
Cell body of a neuron components
14  cards
Resting potential
What does it mean if a neurone is...,
What happens if a neurone is at rest,
What 3 factors cause an establish...
20  cards
Action potential
What exactly is an impulse,
What is the action potential,
What do generator potentials depe...
22  cards
Nerve Impulses: Movement Of Action Potential
Nerve impulse,
In a non myelinated neurone what ...,
Local current
10  cards
Muscle Structure
0  cards
Movement Of Bands
List of bands to be learnt,
List of lines to learn,
List of zones to remember
13  cards

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