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Module 1 - Monomers and Polymers
How many bonds can carbon form,
4 examples of biological molcules,
Examples of monomers in each of t...
7
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Module 1 - Carbohydrates
What is a carbohydrate,
What is a monosaccharide,
What is a polysaccharide give 3 e...
31
cards
Module 1 - Lipids
What are lipids,
What are 3 things that lipids are...,
What is triglyceride
22
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Module 1 - Proteins
What is a protein,
They have a wide range of biologi...,
What is the r group
26
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Module 1 - Proteins Enzymes
What is an enzyme,
How do enzymes affect the activat...,
Describe the active site of an en...
23
cards
Module 1 - Nucleic acids
What are nucleic acids,
What are the 2 types of nucleic a...,
What specifically is dna importan...
29
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Module 1 - ATP
What is the purpose of atp,
Describe the structure of atp,
What are the 3 types of atp nucle...
19
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Module 2 - structure of eukaryotic cells and prokaryotes
What is the nucleus,
What are ribosomes,
What are mitochondria
17
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Module 2 - Methods of studying cells
How do optical light microscopes ...,
Limitations of optical light micr...,
What is resolution
21
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Module 2 - All cells arise from other cells
What is the cell cycle,
What is mitosis,
What is the longest stage of mito...
29
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Module 2 - cell membranes and transport
Describe the structure of a phosp...,
Why are membranes important and p...,
What is the difference between in...
34
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Module 2 - Cell recognition and the immune system
What are antigens,
What are the following things tha...,
What are the types of immune systems
40
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Module 3 - Surface Area
What products do organisms need t...,
What products do organisms need t...,
What is the rate of diffusion dif...
11
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Module 3 - Gas Exchange
What is something that most gas e...,
What are the small structures tha...,
What other adaptations do lamella...
27
cards
Module 3 - Absorption and digestion
Give examples of large molecules,
How are larger molecules broken i...,
What is the digestive enzyme that...
24
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Module 3 - Mass transport in animals
What is the meaning of partial pr...,
What are the conditions for oxyge...,
Describe the dissocation curve
36
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Module 3 - Mass transport in plants
What is the role of the xylem tissue,
What is a xylem vessel,
Explain the cohesion tension theo...
23
cards
Module 4 - DNA, genes and chromosomes
What is a gene,
What is an allele,
How is dna different in eukaryote...
13
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Module 4 - RNA and protein synthesis
What is mrna,
What is trna,
What is made during transcription
14
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Module 4 - Genetic diversity can arise as a result of mutation or during meiosis
Simply explain how dna is passed ...,
What is a homologous pair,
What happens before meiosis takes...
17
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Module 4 - Genetic diversity and adaptation
How is genetic diversity increase...,
What is a big aim for a population,
What is a genetic bottleneck and ...
12
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Module 4 - Species and taxonomy
What is meant by phylogeny,
How does a phylogenetic tree show...,
What is meant by taxonomy
15
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Module 4 - Biodiversity
What is the difference between bi...,
What is specie richness how is it...,
What is a other form of measuring...
12
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Module 4 - investigating diversity
What is variation,
What must be taken into account w...,
How to calculate the mean
6
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Module 5 - Photosynthesis
What is photophosphorylation,
What is photolysis,
What is photoionisation
25
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Module 5 - Respiration
What doe respiration produce,
Where does glycolysis occur and w...,
What is the first stage of glycol...
22
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Module 5 - Ecology and Ecosystems
What is an ecoystem,
What is a producer,
Where is energy and carbon dioxid...
29
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Module 5 - Nutrient cycles
What are saprobionts,
What are the 4 key stages in the ...,
Explain what nitrogen fixation is
22
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Module 6 - Stimuli, both internal and external, are detected and lead to a response
What is a stimulus,
What are receptors,
What are effectors
48
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Module 6 - Nervous coordination
What is meant by a cell membrane ...,
What is used to maintain the pote...,
How is a sodium ion electrochemic...
28
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Module 6 - Skeletal Muscles
What is an antagonist pair,
How does the skeleton facilitate ...,
What is the correct order from la...
17
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Module 6 - Homeostasis
What may happen to enzyme activit...,
What may happen to enzyme activit...,
What may happen to cells if the b...
27
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Module 6 - Control of blood water potential
What is the cortex of the kidneys,
What is ultrafiltration,
What is selective reabsorption
26
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Module 7 - Inheritance
What is a genotype,
What is a phenotype,
How many alleles will a diploid a...
29
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Module 7 - Populations
What is a population,
What is an allele frequency,
What is the hardy weinberg principle
11
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Module 7 - Evolution may lead to speciation
What is genetic variation,
What are the 3 main sources of ge...,
What is evolution
16
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Module 7 - Populations in ecosystems
What is a community,
What is an ecosystem,
What is the difference between ab...
31
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Module 8 - Alteration of the sequence of bases in DNA can alter the structure of proteins
What is a mutation,
What is substitution deletion,
What is deletion
13
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Module 8 - Cancer
What are mutations that occur aft...,
How does cancer occur,
What
18
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Module 8 - Gene expression is controlled by a number of features
What are stem cells,
Where are stem cells found,
What is a totipotent stem cell
39
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Module 8 - Using genome projects
What is a genome,
What has to be done if an entire ...,
What is a proteome
7
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Module 8 - Gene technologies
What is recombinant dna,
How can transferring fragment dna...,
What are the name of organisms th...
33
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Module 8 - Gene probes, genetic fingerprinting and medical diagnosis
What are dna probes used for,
What are dna probes,
How does hybridisation work
26
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RP 1-6
What is the aim of rp1,
What are the control variables in...,
In rp1 a student controlled the t...
39
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RP 7-12
What is the main aim of rp 8,
What are the control variables in...,
Explain the colour change from bl...
39
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Maths skills
What does chi squared determine,
How do you calculate degrees of f...,
What does the correlation coeffic...
24
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Paper 1 - Gaps in my knowledge
What is the function of starch ce...,
How does the structure of starch ...,
How does the structure of cellulo...
45
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Paper 2 - Gaps in my knowledge
Explain why the student added glu...,
Explain the lids were kept on the...,
Explain how inhibiting adenylate ...
58
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