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EN: Photosynthesis, Respiration and ATP
Give examples of things plants ne...,
Give examples of things animals n...,
What is the overall equation for ...
50
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EN: Photosynthesis
Where does photosynthesis take place,
Chloroplasts,
Thylakoids
48
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EN: Limiting Factors in Photosynthesis
For plants in the uk climates lik...,
What wavelengths of light can pho...,
In photosynthesis why is it optim...
11
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EN: Photosynthesis Experiments
How can you investigate the pigme...,
In addition to the photosynthetis...,
Tlc
10
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EN: Respiration and Anaerobic Respiration
What is the difference between ae...,
Briefly describe the process of g...,
Where does glycolysis occur
22
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EN: Aerobic Respiration
Link reaction,
Stage after glycolysis which conv...,
Where does the link reaction occur
32
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EN: Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
Producers,
Consumers,
Primary producer
46
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EN: Farming Practices and Production
Foodchains,
Trophic level,
Food webs
13
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EN: Nutrient Cycles
Natural ecosystem,
Extracellular digestion,
Saprobiotic nutrition
24
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EN: Fertilisers and Eutrophication
What happens to nutrients when cr...,
What happens to nutrients when an...,
What does the addition of a ferti...
12
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I/E: Nervous Communication
Stimulus,
Receptors,
Effectors
20
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I/E: Responses in Plants/Animals
Tropism,
Positive tropism,
Negative tropism
23
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I/E: Receptors
How is the strength of the stimul...,
Mechanoreceptors,
Pacinian corpuscles
19
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I/E: Control of Heart Rate
Cardia muscle is myogenic what do...,
Sinoatrial nerve,
How does the
18
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I/E: Neurones
Describe the resting state of a n...,
What is the resting potential of ...,
What is the resting potential of ...
28
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I/E: Synaptic Transmission
How do synapses ensure that impul...,
How do nerve impulses transmit ac...,
What are the different types of n...
14
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I/E: Muscle Contraction
Skeletal muscles,
Ligaments,
What type of muscles are skeletal...
54
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I/E: Homeostasis
Homeostasis,
Why is homeostasis important,
What happens to enzymes if temper...
15
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I/E: Control of Blood Glucose Concentration
What is blood glucose monitored by,
What is the normal concentration ...,
What happens to blood glucose aft...
38
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I/E: The Kidneys
What are the main functions of th...,
Ultrafiltration,
Selective reabsorption
30
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I/E: Blood Water Potential
Osmoregulation,
What happens if the water potenti...,
What happens if the water potenti...
22
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G&E: Inheritance
Gene,
Allele,
Genotype
23
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G&E: Linkage and Epistasis
Sex linked characteristics,
Why are males more likely to show...,
Give an example of a sex linked d...
8
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G&E: Chi-squared test
What is the null hypothesis,
Chi squared test,
What do you compare the x2 value to
6
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G&E: Hardy-Weinberg Principle
Species,
Population,
Allele frequency
19
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G&E: Variation and Selection
What is the main source of geneti...,
Evolution
10
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G&E: Speciation & Genetic Drift
Speciation,
When does speciation occur,
Reproductively isolated
14
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G&E: Ecosystems
Habitat,
Population,
Community
19
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G&E: Variation in Population Size
How can abiotic conditions affect...,
What are the two type,
Interspecific competition
9
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G&E: Investigating Populations
What can be used to investigate n...,
Species frequency,
Describe how mark release recaptu...
5
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G&E: Succession
Succession,
Primary succession,
Secondary succession
14
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G&E: Conservation
Conservation,
Sustainable,
What is there often conflict between
5
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CGE: Mutations
Mutations,
How can the rate of mutations be ...,
Substitution
27
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CGE: Cancer
Acquired mutations,
What happens if mutations occur i...,
Tumour
22
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CGE: Interpreting Data on Cancer
Risk factors,
Genetic factors,
Environmental factors
9
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CGE: Stem Cells
Totipotent stem cells,
All specialised cells come from what,
Where can stem cells be found
40
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CGE: Regulation of Transcription and Translation
Transription,
Rna polymerase,
When a gene is copied from dna in...
20
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CGE: Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression
What can epigenetic control deter...,
How does epigenetic control work,
What do epigenetic marks do
17
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CGE: Evaluating Data on Phenotypes
What is the phenotype influenced by,
What type of studies can help to ...,
How do twin studies help us deter...
4
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CGE: Genome Projects and Making DNA Fragment
Genome,
What was the human genome project,
Improvements in technology have a...
30
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CGE: Amplifying DNA Fragments
What must happen after the dna fr...,
In vivo amplification,
What are the three steps of in vi...
26
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CGE: Using Recombinant DNA Technology
Genetic engineering,
Transformed organisms,
Transformed organisms can be made...
30
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CGE: Gene Probes and Medical Diagnosis
What can dna probes be used for,
Dna probes,
Describe how a single dna probe c...
13
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CGE: Genetic Fingerprinting
Variable number tandem repeats,
Genetic fingerprinting,
Why is the probability of two ind...
9
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Statistical tests
When is chi squared used,
When would the t test be used,
Spearman s rank
4
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