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Biology

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Decks in this class (30)

The World of the Microscope
1 kilometre km,
1 metre m,
1 centimetre cm
13  cards
Animal and Plant Cells
What is the nucleus,
What is the cytoplasm,
What is the cell membrane
9  cards
Cells
What are eukaryotic cells,
What are prokaryotes,
What are specialised cells
7  cards
Cell transport
What is diffusion,
How do you calculate the movement...,
What are partially permeable memb...
9  cards
Cell Division
How is information stored in cells,
What is the first stage of the ce...,
What is the second stage of the c...
10  cards
Catalysts and Enzymes
What are catalysts,
What are enzymes,
How do enzymes work
8  cards
Blood
What are the components of the blood,
What is plasma,
What are red blood cells
9  cards
The Heart
What are the coronary arteries,
How does deoxygenated blood flow ...,
How does oxygenated blood
3  cards
Health and Disease
What are communicable diseases,
What are non communicable diseases,
What are pathogens
7  cards
Pathogens and Disease
How are communicable diseases caused,
Why are bacteria important,
Name three common disease symptoms
7  cards
Growing bacteria in the lab
What is binary fusion,
What is a culture medium,
Why is it important to have uncon...
8  cards
Preventing bacterial growth
What factors effect bacterial growth,
How do you calculate the number o...,
What is the equation to calculate...
7  cards
Preventing Infections
What did ignaz semmelweis discover,
What did louis pasteur discover,
What did joseph lister discover
8  cards
Viral Diseases
What are viral diseases and why a...,
What are measles,
What is hiv aids
4  cards
Bacterial Diseases
What are bacterial diseases,
What is salmonella,
What is gonorrhoea
4  cards
Diseases caused by fungi and protists
What are fungal diseases,
What is rose black spot,
What are diseases caused by protists
5  cards
Human Defence Responses
How can pathogens enter your body,
What are the defences of the skin,
What are the defences of your nose
7  cards
Plant Diseases
Why are plants so vulnerable to p...,
What are aphids,
How can pests be destroyed
5  cards
Plant Defence Responses
What physical barriers to plants ...,
What chemical barriers do plants use,
What defences against herbivores ...
3  cards
Vaccination
What are antigens,
How do white blood cells target s...,
How does your body better resist ...
6  cards
Antibiotics and Painkillers
What do painkillers do,
What are antibiotics,
How do antibiotics work
4  cards
Discovering Drugs
How are plants used in the discov...,
How was penicillin discovered,
How are most drugs found today
3  cards
Developing drugs
What makes medicine good,
What us preclinical testing,
What are clinical trials
5  cards
Making monoclonal antibodies
What are monoclonal antibodies,
What are lymphocytes,
What are tumour cells
10  cards
Uses of monoclonal antibodies
What was the magic bullet,
What are the three ways of using ...,
What are the advantages of monocl...
4  cards
Non-Communicable Diseases
What is a non communicable disease,
What are some risk factors for no...,
What is a correlation
4  cards
Cancer
What is a tumour,
Is cancer strictly non communicable,
What are the two kinds of tumour
7  cards
Smoking and the Risk of Disease
When tobacco leaves are smoked ho...,
What is nicotine,
What is carbon monoxide
7  cards
Diet, Exercise & Disease
What happens when you eat more fo...,
What health issues may be caused ...,
What are the results of exercise
5  cards
Alcohol and other Carcinogens
What is alcohol,
What are the results of alcohol,
What can addiction do to the brai...
7  cards

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