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1.1.1 - The Need For A Circulatory System
What do the cells of all living o...,
How do single celled organisms ga...,
How do larger organisms gain oxyg...
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1.1.2 - The Importance Of Water In Transport
Describe water 4 points,
What type of nature does water have,
What does dipole mean 4 points
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1.1.3 - Mammalian Heart: Structure & Function
What is the circulatory system,
Describe the closed circulatory s...,
Describe the open circulatory system
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1.1.4 - Blood Vessels: Structure & Function
What is the role of the arteries ...,
What is are the arterioles what i...,
What is the role of the veins
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1.1.5 - Cardiac Cycle
What is the cardiac cycle,
During contraction of the heart w...,
During relaxation of the heart wh...
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1.1.6 - Investigating Heart Rate
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1.1.7 - Atherosclerosis
What is atherosclerosis,
What type of disease is atheroscl...,
In a healthy artery describe the ...
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1.1.8 - Blood Clotting
What does blood clotting do,
Describe the steps that occur in ...,
What is a stroke
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1.2.1 - Cardiovascular Disease
What is cvd,
What are risk factors,
What are the lifestyle factors li...
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1.2.2 - Interpreting Data On Risk Factors
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1.2.3 - Treatment of CVD
What are the types of treatment f...,
What are antihypertensives,
What acts as antihypertensives 3 ...
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1.2.4 - Energy Budgets & Diet
What does food contain,
What does energy budget describe,
What is energy balance
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1.2.5 - Monosaccharides
What is a carbohydrate,
What does a carbohydrate consist of,
What can carbon atoms form 3 points
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1.2.6 - The Glycosidic Bond
How are monosaccharides made more...,
Why do polysaccharides have less ...,
How are disaccharides polysacchar...
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1.2.7 - Disaccharides
How is a disaccharide formed,
What is a condensation reaction,
What are examples of disaccharide...
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1.2.8 - Polysaccharides
What are examples of polysacchari...,
What are polysaccharides,
What can polysaccharides be 2 points
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1.2.9 - Lipids & Ester Bonds
What are lipids 4 points,
What are lipids 4 points,
What are triglycerides
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1.2.10 - Reducing Risk Factors Of CVD
What is a risk factor,
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2.1.1 - Properties Of Gas Exchange Surfaces
What is respiration,
How does the process of gas excha...,
What is diffusion 2 points
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2.1.2 - Ficks Law Of Diffusion
What is ficks law of diffusion us...,
What does ficks law of diffusion ...,
What is the formula for ficks law...
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2.1.3 - The Mammalian Lung
Where are the lungs located,
What do the lungs provide,
What is the role of the lungs
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2.1.4 - Cell Membranes
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2.1.6 - Diffusion & Facilitated Diffusion
Define diffusion,
Where can diffusion occur,
In diffusion where do the molecul...
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2.1.7 - Active Transport
Define active transport,
What does at require,
What type of process is at
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2.1.8 - Osmosis
What is osmosis,
In osmosis does water move down o...
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2.2.1 - Nucleotides & Phosphodiester Bonds
What are both rna dna polymers ma...,
What is the structure of a nucleo...,
What are the components of a dna ...
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2.2.2 - DNA: Structure
What are dna molecules made up of,
What is each dna polynucleotide s...,
What bonds hold the sugar phospha...
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2.2.3 - RNA: Structure
How many strands are rna molecule...,
What is each rna polynucleotide s...,
What are 2 examples of rna
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2.3.1 - Transcription
Where does transcription take place,
What does transcription produce,
Describe the process of transcrip...
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2.3.2 - Translation
Where does translation occur,
What occurs during translation,
Describe the process of translati...
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2.3.3 - Nature Of The Genetic Code
What is the sequence of dna nucle...,
Describe the triplet code,
The genetic code is non overlappi...
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2.3.4 - Amino Acids & Peptide Bonds
What are proteins made of,
What determines the shape functio...,
What are amino acids
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2.3.5 - Levels Of Protein Structure
Describe the primary structure of...,
What determines the primary struc...,
How does the dna of the cell dete...
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2.3.6 - Globular Proteins: Structure & Function
Describe the structure of globula...,
When do globular proteins form a ...,
Are globular protein soluble if s...
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2.3.7 - Fibrous Proteins: Structure & Function
Describe fibrous proteins structure,
Why are fibrous proteins insoluble,
What is the function of fibrous p...
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2.3.8 - The Role Of Enzymes
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2.3.9 - Mode Of Enzyme Action
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2.4.1 - DNA Replication
How is dna copied,
How is dna copied,
What happens before a cell divides
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2.4.2 - Mutations
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2.4.3 - Inheritance: Key Terms
What is a chromosome,
What is a gene,
What is a polypeptide
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2.4.4 - Pedigree Diagrams
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2.4.5 - Monohybrid Crosses
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2.4.6 - Chi-Squared Test
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2.4.7 - Genetic Screening
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3.1.1 - Cell Theory
What are the 3 main ideas of the ...,
What are the common features orga...,
What are structural differences b...
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3.1.2 - Eukaryotic Cells
What is the cytoplasm of eukaryot...,
What are 2 examples of eukaryotic...,
What do animal plant cells share ...
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3.1.3 - Prokaryotic Cells
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3.1.4 - Organisation Of Cells
How are cells organised 3 points,
What is a tissue,
What are organs
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3.1.5 - Microscopy
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3.1.6 - Magnification Calculations
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3.1.7 - Recognising Organelles
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3.2.1 - The Cell Cycle
What is the cell cycle,
What are the 3 phases of the cell...,
What does the length of the cell ...
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3.2.2 - Mitosis
Describe mitosis 3 points,
What is mitosis needed for 3 points,
What are the 4 stages of mitosis ...
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3.3.1 - Mammalian Gametes
What are gametes,
What are examples of gametes 2 po...,
How is a zygote formed
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3.3.2 - Fertilisation In Mammals
How does the sperm cell travel up...,
When does fertilisation occur,
What is fertilisation
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3.3.3 - Genes & Linkage
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3.3.4 - Meiosis: Source Of Genetic Variation
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3.4.1 - Stem Cells
What are stem cells,
How do stem cells divide,
What is differentiation
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3.4.2 - Stem Cells In Medicine
What are the 2 sources of human s...,
Describe embryonic stem cells as ...,
Describe adult stem cells as a so...
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3.4.3 - Cell Differentiation
How can stem cells become special...,
Describe the steps of differentia...,
What controls gene expression
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3.4.4 - Epigenetics
What is epigenetics 2 points,
How can chromatin be chemically m...,
Describe the process of dna methy...
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3.4.5 - Phenotypes & Variation
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4.1.1 - The Variety Of Life
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4.1.2 - Measuring Biodiversity Within A Habitat
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4.1.3 - Comparing Biodiversity Between Habitats
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4.1.4 - Ecological Niches & Adaptations
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4.1.5 - Natural Selection
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4.1.6 - Hardy-Weinburg Equation
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4.1.7 - Reproductive Isolation
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4.1.8 - Classification
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4.1.9 - Conservation Of Biodiversity
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4.2.1 - Plant Cell Structure
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4.2.2 - Plant Stems
What are the function of the xyle...,
What do the walls of the xylem ve...,
What does lignin enable
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4.2.3 - Importance Of Water & Inorganic Ions To Plants
How are water minerals taken into...,
What are the symptoms shown by th...,
Describe water
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4.2.4 - Starch & Cellulose: Structure & Function
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4.2.5 - Plant Fibres
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4.2.8 - Development Of Drug Testing
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4.2.9 - Antimicrobial Properties Of Plants
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4.2.10 - Sustainability & Plant Materials
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5.1.1 - Ecosystems : Key Terms
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5.1.2 - Biotic & Abiotic Factors
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5.1.3 - Niches, Distribution & Abundance
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5.1.5 - Stages Of Succession
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5.1.6 - Net Primary Productivity
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5.1.7 - Calculating The Efficiency Of Biomass & Energy Transfers
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5.2.1 - Photosynthesis
What is photosynthesis,
What is the light energy used for...,
What is oxygen released into the ...
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5.2.2 - ATP As A Supply Of Energy
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5.2.3 - Chloroplasts : Structure & Function
Where does photosynthesis occur,
What is each chloroplast surround...,
What is the cytoplasm like fluid ...
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5.2.4 - Light-dependant Reactions
What does the ldr rely on,
What does the lir rely on,
Where does the ldr take place wit...
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5.2.5 - Light-independent reactions
What can the lir be referred to as,
What complex organic molecules do...,
What does the lir require from th...
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5.2.6 - Products Of Photosynthesis
What is gp used to produce,
What is galp used to produce
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5.3.1 - Intro To Climate Change
What is climate change,
What is global warming
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5.3.2 - Evidence For The Causes Of Climate Change
What types of things can be used ...,
What have caused atmospheric carb...,
How do scientists know that atmos...
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5.3.3 - The Greenhouse Effect
What happens when radiation from ...,
What is a greenhouse gas,
What are 2 greenhouse gases
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5.3.4 - Models Of Future Climate Change
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5.3.5 - The Effects Of Climate Change
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5.3.6 - Temperature & Enzyme Activity
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5.3.8 - Climate Change & The Scientific Community
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5.3.9 - Carbon Dioxide & Reduction Of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
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5.3.10 - Reducing Climate Change
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5.4.1 - Evolution By Natural Selection
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5.4.2 - Speciation
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5.4.3 - Evidence Of Evolution & The Scientific Community
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6.1.1 - Determining The Time Of Death
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6.1.2 - Micro-Organisms : Decomposition & Nutrient Recycling
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6.1.3 - DNA Profiling
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6.2.1 - Structure Of Bacteria & Viruses
What type of cell is bacteria
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6.2.2 - Entry Routes Of Pathogens
What are the 4 main ways that pat...,
How can pathogens enter the body ...,
How can pathogens enter the body ...
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6.2.3 - Non-Specific Immune Responses
What are the 2 types of types of ...,
Describe the non specific immune ...,
Describe the specific immune resp...
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6.2.4 - Antigen & Antibodies
Describe antigens 3 points,
Describe self antigens 2 points,
Describe non self antigens 2 points
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6.2.5 - T Cell Response
What are t cells,
Where are t cells produced,
Where do t cells mature
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6.2.6 - B Cell Response
What are b cells,
Where do b cells mature,
What do b cells have
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6.2.7 - Post Transcriptional Modification
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6.2.8 - Types Of Immunity
How is the immune system activated,
Describe the primary response 4 p...,
Why would an infected person expe...
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6.2.9 - Evolutionary Race Between Pathogens & Hosts
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6.2.10 - Antibiotic Types
What are antibiotics,
What can antibiotics be 2 points,
What does bactericidal mean
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6.2.11 - Limiting Antibiotic Resistance
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7.1.1 - Movement Of The Skeleton
What are muscles described as,
What are muscles stimulated by,
What are tendons 3 points
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7.1.2 - Muscle Contraction
Describe thick filaments,
Describe thin filaments
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7.1.3 - Muscle Fibres
Describe a muscle fibre 5 points,
Describe the sarcolemma 3 points,
Describe the sarcoplasm
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