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Carbohydrates
What is a monosaccharide,
What are three examples of monosa...,
Draw the structures of alpha and ...
19
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Lipids and Proteins
Draw describe the basic structure...,
Describe how the structure of a p...,
Give 5 functions of lipids phosph...
13
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Enzymes
Explain how a competitive inhibit...,
What is an enzyme,
How will an enzyme reduce the act...
12
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RNA and DNA
What makes up an rna nucleotide,
What makes up an dna nucleotide,
Give 4 differences between rna an...
16
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Energy and ATP
What are 4 uses of atp,
What does atp stand for,
Draw the structure of atp
12
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Water and Inorganic Ions
How is water used in organisms,
Why is a high specific heat capac...,
Why is cohesion a useful feature ...
12
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Methods of studying cells
What conditions are required when...,
What is done after homogenisation...,
What is the supernatant
18
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Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cell structure
What are the differences between ...,
What is the function of the nucle...
22
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Mitosis and the Cell Cycle
What are the 4 stages of mitosis,
What 5 things happen in prophase
22
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Cell surface membrane
Describe cholesterol and its role,
What are 2 types of proteins foun...,
What are 5 functions of membranes...
14
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Diffusion and Osmosis
State three factors that affect t...,
What is diffusion,
What is facilitated diffusion
17
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Active transport and cotransport
What is active transport,
What is the role of atp in active...
11
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Defense mechanisms and phagocytosis
What is a phagocyte,
Why is phagocytosis a non specifi...,
Outline the process of phagocytosis
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Lymphocytes
What are the 2 types of t lymphocyte,
What type of immunity are t cells...
17
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Antibodies
How many proteins make up an anti...,
What is the variable region on an...,
What is the constant region of an...
12
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Vaccinations
What is meant by the term passive...,
Why is passive immunity not long ...,
What is meant by the term active ...
16
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HIV
What is a retrovirus,
After infection what is the first...
8
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Energy and Ecosystems
How is the organic matter produce...,
What is biomass,
What are the biological molecules...
21
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Microorganisms
What are soprabionts,
What is extracellular digestion a...
12
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Nitrogen Cycle
What process converts n2 into nh4,
What are 2 examples of anaerobic ...,
Draw the nitrogen cycle
20
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Phosphorus Cycle
What process es dissolve rocks co...,
How are phosphate ions used by or...
10
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Farming and Fertilisers
How does farming impact natural c...,
Why are fertilisers needed
14
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LDR
What does the ldr produce,
What is h2o split into in photolysis
22
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LIR/ Calvin Cycle
When in the stroma what do the h ...,
What protein do h ions diffuse th...
22
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Glycolysis
Where does glycolysis occur,
What is glycolysis involved in,
What is the 1st stage of glycolysis
14
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Link Reaction and Krebs Cycle
What reaction makes acetate,
Where does the link reaction occur
16
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Oxidative Phosphorylation
What is the first thing that happ...,
What happens to the electrons tha...
11
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Anaerobic Respiration
Where does anaerobic respiration ...,
What does anaerobic respiration p...
6
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Isolation of Genes
What are the three ways genes can...,
What is the 1st step in gene isol...
22
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In vivo gene cloning
What are the 2 antibiotic resista...,
Where does the restriction endonu...
17
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In vitro gene cloning
What does pcr stand for,
What happens at 95c in pcr
14
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Evaluation
What are 3 examples of in vitro g...,
Why is in vivo gene cloning used ...
5
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DNA probes
What is a dna probe,
What reaction is used to make dna...,
15
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Genetic Fingerprinting
What is gel electrophoresis used for,
What feature of dna allows gel el...
7
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Genes, Chromosomes DNA
Explain how a gene codes for a pr...,
Describe the structure of dna,
What does it mean if 2 genes are ...
3
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Structure of RNA
Why does dna need to be converted...,
What is a codon
13
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Transcription and Splicing
Describe how mrna is produced fro...,
How is the structure of pre mrna ...
11
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Translation
What is translation,
Which organelle is involved in tr...,
What is the role of trna in trans...
7
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Classification
What is the basic definition of a...,
What are 3 features of the binomi...,
Which of the words is written wit...
16
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Biodiversity
What is meant by the term species...,
What is meant by the term genetic...,
What is meant by the term ecosyst...
18
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Meiosis
What 2 ways does meiosis lead to ...,
What is the first stage of crossi...
16
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Genetic Diversity and Adaptation
What is genetic diversity,
What advantage does high genetic ...,
Explain how natural selection res...
12
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Populations and Environment
What is an ecosystem,
What is meant by the term abiotic...
24
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Sampling
Why might scientists use random s...,
Describe how non motile organisms...
18
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Conservation and Sucession
What is succession,
What is primary succession,
25
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Inheritance- key words
What is meant by the term homozygous,
What is meant by the term heteroz...
19
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Chi squared
When do you use chi squared,
What can chi squared used to dete...
9
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Linkage and epistasis
What is epistasis,
What is the genotype of the offsp...
13
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Hardy-Weinberg
What is meant by the term gene pool,
What is meant by the term population
10
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Speciation and Genetic Drift
What can cause genetic variation,
What is the effect of differentia...,
What is disruptive selection
17
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Gas exchange in humans
Explain the functions of the huma...,
Explain why mammals have to absor...,
Describe the trachea
25
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Gas exchange in fish and insects
Do small organisms have a small o...,
How does an increased sa needed f...
13
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Gas exchange in plants and limiting water loss
Explain why plants have a reduced...,
Describe gas exchange in a plant ...,
Describe gas exchange in a plant ...
17
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Enzymes and digestion
How is the ileum adapted to carry...,
How are the villi adapted for eff...
28
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Haemoglobin
What shape is the oxygen dissocia...,
Why is it hard for the first o2 t...
25
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Circulatory system in mammals
Describe the pathway of blood thr...,
Name the valves in the heart and ...
28
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Transport in plants (xylem and phloem)
What is transpiration,
What is transpiration
23
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Taxes and Kinesis
What is a stimulus,
What are the cells that detect st...
15
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Plant growth factors
What is tropism,
What are tropisms controlled by
21
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Pressure receptors
Draw the flow chart stimulated wh...,
What 2 sections make up the nervo...
13
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Photoreceptors
Where are the rods and cones found,
What are rods
20
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Resting potential
Draw and label the structure of a...,
Where are neurotransmitter chemic...
16
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Action potential
What is an action potential,
What is depolarisation and why do...
21
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Speed of conductance
What three factors affect the spe...,
What is an axon
11
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Synapses
What is a synapse,
How is the action potential trans...
14
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Inhibitory Synapses and Neuromuscular Junctions
What do inhibitory synapses do,
What does the movement of cl and ...,
Why are inhibitory synapses impor...
9
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Summation and Unidirectionality
Why is summation needed,
What are the 2 types of summation,
What is summation
8
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Muscle Structure
What is a myofibril,
What do the myofibril branch into,
What are muscle fibres made up of
16
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Muscle Contraction
What does tropomyosin cover when ...,
Where are ca2 ions released from,
What do the ca2 ions cause
18
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Survival and Response
What is a stimulus,
What are the cells that detect st...,
Why is it important for organisms...
19
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Control of the Heart Rate
What does myogenic means,
What is the san,
What is the avn where is it located
22
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Control of Blood Glucose
What is negative feedback,
What impacts blood glucose,
What cells release insulin and gl...
21
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Nephron structure
What arteriole enters the nephron,
What is the glomellerus,
Where is the glomerulus found
23
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Osmoregulation
What is negative feedback,
Why is osmoregulation important,
What is hypertonic
19
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Homeostasis
What is negative feedback,
What is homeostasis,
What is positive feedback
5
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Diabetes
What is type 1 diabetes,
Give two reasons why pancreas tra...,
Why is glucose found in the urine...
3
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Stem Cells
What are the 4 types of stem cell,
What is differentiation,
What are stem cells
22
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Epigenetics
What is epigenetics,
What is meant by the term epigenome,
Why is dna not transcribed in tig...
13
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Cancer
What are tumour suppressor genes,
What happens if a mutation occurs...,
What is hypermethylation
15
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Transcription Factors
What can stimulate or inhibit the...,
What enables a cell to be special...,
What type of molecule are transcr...
14
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siRNA
What does rnai stand for,
What does rnai interfere with,
What is used to destroy the mrna ...
9
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Genome projects
What is the genome,
What is the proteome,
Why might the proteome not be exp...
9
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Extra content for essays - Photosystem
What is a photosystem,
Where are photosystems located,
What
6
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Extra content for essays - Botulism
What do they do,
How many serotypes does cbotulinu...,
What are the 2 chains called
6
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Mutations
What are 3 types of frameshift mu...,
What is a translocation mutation,
What are the types of mutation
17
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Selection
What causes selection to occur,
What are selection pressures,
What are 3 examples of selection ...
17
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