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Module 5: Communication, Homeostasis and Energy
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Chapter 13: Neural Communication
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13.1 Coordination
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How do animals respond to changes...
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13.2 Neurones
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What is the nervous system made u...,
What is the role of neurones
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13.3 Sensory receptors
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13.4 Nervous Transmission
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13.5 Synapses
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13.5 Effects of Drugs on Synapses
Drugs cause their effects by acti...,
What do stimulatory drugs do,
How do stimulatory drugs work
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13.6 Organisation of the nervous system
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What is the central nervous syste...,
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13.7 Structure and function of the brain
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13.8 Reflexes
Why do we have reflexes,
Define reflex action,
What is the reflex arc
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13.9 Voluntary and involuntary muscles
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13.10 Sliding filament model
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Chapter 14: Hormonal Communication
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14.1 Hormonal Communication
The nervous system coordinates re...
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14.2 Structure and function of the pancreas
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14.3 Regulation of blood glucose concentration
What 2 hormones ensure blood gluc...,
Where is glucose carried why is this,
What is the normal level of blood...
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14.4 Diabetes and its control
What are the 2 ways in which a di...,
What is hyperglycaemia,
What is the problem in type 1 dia...
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14.5 Coordinated responses
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14.6 Controlling heart rate
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Chapter 15: Homeostasis
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15.1 Principles of homeostasis
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15.2 Thermoregulation in ectotherms
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15.3 Thermoregulation in endotherms
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15.4 Excretion, homeostasis and the liver
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15.5 Structure and function of the mammalian kidney
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15.6 The kidney and osmoregulation
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15.7 Urine and diagnosis
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15.8 Kidney failure
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Chapter 16: Plant responses
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16.1 Plant hormones and growth in plants
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16.2 Plant responses to abiotic stress
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16.3 Plant response to herbivory
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16.4 Tropisms in plants
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16.5 The commercial use of plant hormones
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Chapter 17: Energy for biological processes
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17.1 Energy cycles
Through what process is atp produ...,
Define chemiosmosis,
How does the movement of protons ...
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17.2 ATP synthesis
Through what process is atp produ...,
Define chemiosmosis,
How does the movement of protons ...
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17.3 Photosynthesis
Define an autotroph,
What do you call organisms that c...,
Give examples of autotrophic orga...
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17.4 Factors affecting photosynthesis
What happens to calvin cycle if l...,
What happpens to calvin cycle at ...
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Define an autotroph,
Why are plants photoautotrophs,
What are chemoautotrophs
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Chapter 18: Respiration
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18.1 Glycolysis
Where is energy held in glucose i...,
What is the equation for photosyn...,
What is the equation for respiration
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18.2 The link reaction
In eukaryotic cells where do aero...,
What is the function of the outer...,
What does the matrix contain
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18.3 Krebs cycle
Where does the krebs cycle occur,
Similarly to the previous stages ...,
What happens to the h atoms relea...
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18.4 Oxidative phosphorylation
What happens to the h picked up b...,
What happens during oxidative pho...,
What the is the final electron ac...
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18.5 Anaerobic Respiration
When is anaerobic respiration used,
When theres lack of oxygen what d...,
What are the 3 categories of orga...
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18.5 Small-Scale and Large-Scale adaptations to Low Oxygen Environments
How have some bacteria evolved to...,
Where are methanogens found what ...,
What do methanogens do
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18.6 Respiratory Substrates
What are respiratory substrates,
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What can happen to glycerol in re...
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Module 6: Genetics, evolution and ecosystems
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Chapter 19: Genetics of living systems
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19.1 Mutation and variation
Define mutation,
What are the 3 types of mutation,
What causes the change in dna bas...
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19.2 Control of gene expression
What are the 4 ways in which gene...
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19.3 Body plans
Define morphogenesis,
Define homeobox genes hox genes,
What do all homeobox genes contain
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Chapter 20: Patterns of inheritance and variation
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20.1 Variation and inheritence
What is variation the result of,
What is mutation
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20.2 Monogenetic inheritance
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20.3 Dihybrid inheritance
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20.4 Phenotypic ratios
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20.5 Evolution
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20.6 Speciation and artificial selection
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Chapter 21: Manipulating genomes
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21.1 DNA profiling
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21.2 DNA sequencing and analysis
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21.3 Using DNA sequencing
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21.4 Genetic engineering
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21.5 Gene technology and ethics
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Chapter 22: Cloning and biotechnology
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22.1 Natural cloning in plants
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22.2 Artificial cloning in plants
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22.3 Cloning in animals
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22.4 Microorganisms, medicines and bioremediation
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22.6 Culturing microorganisms in the laboratory
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22.7 Culturing microorganisms on an industrial scale
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22.8 Using immobilised enzymes
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Chapter 23: Ecosystems
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23.1 Ecosystems
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23.2 Biomass transfer through an ecosystem
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23.3 Recycling within ecosystems
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23.4 Succession
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23.5 Measuring distribution and abundance of organisms
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Chapter 24: Populations and sustainability
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24.1 Population size
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24.2 Competition
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24.3 Predator-Prey Relationships
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24.4 Conservation and Preservation
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24.5 Sustainability
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24.6 Ecosystem Management - Masai Mara
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24.7 Ecosystem Management - Terai Region of Nepal
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24.8 Ecosystem Management - Peat Bogs
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24.9 Environmentally Sensitive Ecosystems
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