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D4.3 - climate change (1a)
Anthropogenic 1,
Climate change 2,
What correlation is associated wi...
14
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D4.3 - positive feedback cycles in global warming (1b)
Positive feedback 1,
How can the release of carbon dio...,
How can an increase in the absorp...
26
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D4.3 - carbon equestrian (1c)
Carbon sequestration 1,
Forest renegaration 2,
How does forest regeneration lead...
9
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C4.1 - population and growth (1d)
Carrying capacity 1,
What are examples of limiting fac...,
When is carrying capacity exceeded 3
20
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C4.1 - estimating population sizes (1e)
Why is sampling necessary 1,
How can we estimate population si...,
Why is random sampling necessary 3
12
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C4.1 - community relationships (1f)
Community 1,
What are examples of interactions...,
What are the 6 types of interspec...
31
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C4.1 - tests for interspecific competition (1g)
What are 3 methods to test for in...,
How can laboratory tests be used ...,
How can field observations be use...
11
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D4.2 - ecosystem stability (1h)
What is the stability of natural ...,
What is a stable ecosystem 2,
What are the 4 requirements for a...
22
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D4.2 - sustainability of ecosystems (1i)
What are resources 1,
What makes a resource renewable 2,
What is sustainable agriculture 3
19
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D4.2 - pollution (1j)
What is biomagnification 1,
What is the process of biomagnifi...,
How can we distinguish between bi...
16
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A4.2 - biodiversity (1k)
What is biodiversity 1,
What are the 3 types of biodivers...,
What is species richness and spec...
21
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A4.2 - conservation of biodiversity (1l)
What are the 2 categories of cons...,
What are the pros and cons of in ...,
What are the pros and cons of ex ...
12
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A1.1 - water (2a)
Why is water known as the medium ...,
What processes does water remains...,
Why are the bonds in water polar 3
29
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A1.2 - nucleic acids (2b)
What is a dna nucleotide 1,
What are the 4 different bases 2,
What are the 2 types of genetic m...
20
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B1.1 - carbon, condensation and carbohydrates (2c)
What is an organic molecule 1,
Why is carbon the basis for life 2,
Why is there great diversity of o...
15
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B1.1 - polysaccharides and glycoproteins (2d)
What is the role and structure of...,
What is the structure of amylose 2,
What is the structure of amylopec...
16
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B1.1 - lipids (2e)
What are the hydrophobic properti...,
What molecules do lipids include 2,
How can lipids be identified 3
26
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B1.2 - proteins (2f)
What are proteins 1,
Where are proteins made 2,
What determines a proteins functi...
24
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D1.2 - protein synthesis processes (2g)
When are proteins made 1,
What is the central process for p...,
What does it mean when a gene is ...
21
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D1.2 - the genetic code (2h)
What are the 3 features of the ge...,
How is the triplet code a feature...,
What is the genetic code 3
12
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C1.1 - metabolism and enzyme action (2i)
What is metabolism 1,
What are the 2 categories of meta...,
What is the role of enzymes in me...
18
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C1.1 - factors affecting enzyme activity (2j)
What is collision theory in refer...,
What is denaturation 2,
What are the causes of denaturati...
6
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C1.1 - determining reaction rates on an enzyme catalysed reaction (2k)
What are 3 ways enzyme reaction r...,
How can you use time taken for su...,
How can you use time amount of pr...
4
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A2.2 - eukaryotic cell structure (3a)
What are cells 1,
What are the processes of life in...,
What are the functions of the cyt...
29
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A2.2 - cell structure and micrographs (3b)
What are prokaryotic cells 1,
What are the components of all pr...,
What are extra 3 components proka...
26
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A2.2 - microscopy theory (3c)
How do you calculate magnification 1,
How do you calculate image size 2,
How do you measure sizes using an...
23
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A2.2 - microscopy practical activity (3d)
How are temporary mounts of cells...,
How are light microscopes used to...
2
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B2.3 - cell specialisation (3e)
What is the process for the devel...,
How can there be many different c...,
Which method provides biochemical...
13
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B2.3 - cell size (3f)
What happens to surface area and ...,
What are models 2,
How can models be used for surfac...
10
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B2.1 - membrane structure (3g)
What is the basis of cell membran...,
How do lipid bilayers act as barr...,
What do lipid bilayers act as a b...
17
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B2.1 - membrane transport (3h)
What is simple diffusion 1,
What molecules are transported in...,
What is osmosis 3
15
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D2.3 - osmosis (3i)
What occurs in the solvation of i...,
What is the direction of movement...,
What does cell osmolarity depend ...
18
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D2.3 - measuring the impact of osmosis (3j)
How can you investigate changes d...,
How can you analyse the data to d...,
How can percentage mass be used t...
3
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D1.1 - DNA replication (3k)
What is dna replication 1,
What are the 3 main roles of dna ...,
What is the process of dna replic...
10
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D2.1 - mitosis (3l)
How are new cells generated using...,
What is cytokinesis 2,
How does cytokinesis occur in ani...
26
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C1.2 - respiration and ATP (3n)
What are the features of aerobic ...,
What are the features of anaerobi...,
What is cell respiration 3
14
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C1.2 - measuring respiration rate (3o)
What are the 4 factors that affec...,
How does oxygen concentration aff...,
How does cell type affect cell re...
16
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C3.2 - primary defences and innate immunity (3p)
What are pathogens 1,
What are the range of pathogens 2,
How does the skin act as a primar...
14
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C3.2 - adaptive immunity (3q)
What are lymphocytes 1,
What is the role of lymphocytes i...,
What is the role of antigens 3
15
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C3.2 - vaccination (3r)
What is vaccination used for 1,
What would be found in a vaccine 2,
What could be the impacts of publ...
13
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C3.2 - medical defences against diseases (3s)
What is stimulated by antigens on...,
What occurs when an incompatible ...,
What determines our blood groups 3
26
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D1.1 - DNA profiling (3t)
What is the process of dna profil...,
What is a marker 2,
What are the uses of dna profiling 3
17
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C1.3 - photosynthesis process (4a)
What is photosythesis 1,
What is the equation for photosyn...,
What is the photosynthesis process 3
21
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C1.3 - separating photosynthetic pigments (4b)
What happens during tlc if pigmen...,
What are characteristics of pigme...,
What does the unique combination ...
4
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C1.3 - limiting factors of photosynthesis (4c)
What are the 3 limiting factors o...,
What is a limiting factor 2,
How is temperature a limiting fac...
15
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B4.2 - ecological niches (4d)
What is an ecological niche 1,
What does obligate mean 2,
What does facultative mean 3
17
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B4.2 - adaptations (4e)
What is a fundamental niche 1,
What is a realised niche 2,
What are similarities and differe...
25
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C4.2 - energy flow in ecosystems (4f)
Are ecosystems open or closed sys...,
What is the the principal source ...,
What are laws 3
26
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C4.2 - nutrient cycling in ecosystems (4g)
What is the recycling of chemical...,
What are carbon sources 2,
What are carbon sinks 3
25
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A3.1 - diversity within organisms (5a)
Why is variation considered a def...,
What is the biological species co...,
What are the 5 limitations of the...
14
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A3.1 - diversity between organisms (5b)
What are the observations linking...,
In what ways do the genomes from ...,
What are the chromosomes values f...
15
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D1.3 - mutations (5c)
What is a gene mutation 1,
What are the 3 types of gene muta...,
Which type of mutation forms a snp 3
11
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D1.3 - mutations 2 (5d)
What are the 2 outcomes of insert...,
What is an evaluation of using co...,
In what circumstances would an in...
13
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D2.1 - meiosis (5e)
What is the role of meiosis in eu...,
What does meiosis do to the chrom...,
What is meiosis a part of 3
13
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D2.1 - meiosis as a source of genetic variation (5f)
What are 2 ways genetic variation...,
What is random orientation 2,
What is the impact of random orie...
8
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D3.1 - human reproduction (5g)
What is the role of meiosis in th...,
What is the role of fertilisation...,
What are the characteristics of s...
22
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D3.1 - menstrual cycle (5h)
What 2 cycles makes up the menstr...,
What are the events in the ovaria...,
What are events in the uterine cy...
5
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D3.1 - plant reproduction (5i)
What are the elements of a flower...,
What is the role of the anther 2,
What is the role of the filament 3
26
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D3.2 - genetics: definitions and variation (5j)
What is the pattern of inheritanc...,
What is a gene 2,
What is a gene pool 3
24
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D3.2 - monohybrid inheritance (5k-m)
Why are flowering plants such as ...,
How are flowering techniques used...,
Why are flowering plants well sui...
32
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B4.1 - abiotic variables and adaptations (5n)
What is a habitat 1,
What is a geographical location 2,
What is a physical location 3
19
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B4.1 - biomes and adaptations (5o)
What is coral 1,
What is the distribution of coral...,
What are the conditions required ...
18
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D4.1 - natural selection process (5p)
What is the mechanism for driving...,
What was the paradigm shift of na...,
What is a paradigm shift 3
22
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D4.1 - natural selection and sexual selection (5q)
What is an example of experimenta...,
What was endler s hypothesis and ...,
How did endler investigate his hy...
16
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A4.1 - evidence for evolution (5r)
What is evolution 1,
How does the definition of evolut...,
What 4 things can be used as evid...
23
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A4.1 - speciation (5s)
What is speciation 1,
What are the feat 2,
Blank 3
21
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B2.2 - organelles and compartmentalisation
What are organelles 1,
What are examples of organelles 2,
What are non examples of organell...
9
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C3.1 - integration of body systems (6a)
Why is system integration a neces...,
What is the hierarchy of subsyste...,
Why is the integration of these d...
35
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C2.2 - transmission of nerve impulses (6b)
What is a neuron 1,
What is the structure of a motor ...,
What is the function of the nerve...
28
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C2.2 - nervous transmissions (6c)
What is myelination 1,
Why does myelination impact nervo...,
What is the relationship between ...
7
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B3.2 - transport in mammals (6d)
What is the role of capillaries 1,
How is the structure of the capil...,
What are the features of veins on...
20
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B3.1 - gas exchange in animals (6e)
What is gas exchange 1,
Why do the challenges of gas exch...,
What are the 4 properties of gas ...
20
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B3.1 - ventilation (6f)
What is ventilation 1,
What are the components of the re...,
What is the process of inspiration 3
12
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B3.1 - gas exchange in plants (6g)
What are the 2 ways we can measur...,
How do we obtain the image for ca...,
How do we determine stomatal dens...
24
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B3.2 - transport in plants (6h)
What is the success criteria for ...,
What are the components of a root 2,
What are the components of a stem 3
16
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D3.3 - homeostasis: blood glucose concentration (6i)
What is homeostasis 1,
What are examples of homeostatic ...,
How is homeostasis maintained 3
21
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D3.3 - thermoregulation
What are endotherms 1,
How does thermoregulation occur i...,
What are 2 examples of events tha...
25
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C3.1 - feedback control and peristalsis
Where does sensory input for feed...,
What is an example of causes of p...,
What determines heart rate at rest 3
23
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C3.1 - action of hormones
When is epinephrine secreted 1,
How can epinephrine affect the bo...,
What are examples of how epinephr...
10
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