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🌱🧬Biology-Emma🧬🌱

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Equations
Magnification equation
1  cards
Definitions
Covalent bonds,
Ionic bonds,
Cation
39  cards
Microscopy 2.1
Dry mount,
Wet mount,
Squash mount
13  cards
Eukaryotic Cell Structure 2.4
Nucleus,
Nuclear envelope,
Nuclear pores
18  cards
Plant Cells 2.5
Cell wall,
Vacuoles,
Chloroplasts
7  cards
Properties of Water Chapter 3.2
It is polar,
It forms hydrogen bonds,
Water has an unusually high boili...
10  cards
Carbohydrates Chapter 3.3
General formula,
Monosaccharides,
Disaccharides
22  cards
Lipids Chapter 3.5
Lipids,
Triglycerides,
Lipids are non polar
20  cards
Structure of Proteins 3.6
Polypeptides,
Peptide bonds,
Protein synthesis
14  cards
Types of Proteins 3.7
Globular proteins,
Insulin,
Conjugated proteins
9  cards
Nucleic Acids 3.8
Nucleotides,
Nucleic acids,
Polynucleotide formation
13  cards
DNA Replication 3.9
Dna replication,
Semi conservative dna,
Dna helicase
10  cards
Protein Synthesis 3.10
Dna size,
Transcription,
Sense strand
12  cards
ATP 3.11
Reasons why cells require energy,
Atp,
Universal energy currency
9  cards
Enzyme Action 4.1
What are enzymes,
What type of protein is an enzyme,
What type of reactions do enzymes...
16  cards
Factors Affecting Enzymes 4.2
Temperature,
Q10,
Optimum temperature
19  cards
Enzyme Inhibitors 4.3
Reaction pathways,
Inhibitor,
Competitive inhibition
12  cards
Cofactors and Coenzymes 4.4
Cofactors,
Coenzymes,
Where are cofactors found
10  cards
Cell Membranes 5.1
Why do we have membranes,
What is the plasma membrane,
What is the structure of membranes
12  cards
Factors Affecting Membranes
Temperature,
Solvents,
How do people get drunk
4  cards
Diffusion 5.3
Passive movement,
Active movement,
Diffusion
14  cards
Active Transport 5.4
Active transport,
What is needed in active transport,
Describe the process of active tr...
7  cards
Osmosis 5.5
Water potential,
Solute,
Concentration
13  cards
Cell Cycle 6.1
What is the cell cycle,
What are the main phases of the c...,
Interphase
15  cards
Mitosis 6.2
Mitosis,
Why do you need mitosis,
Chromatid
19  cards
Meiosis 6.3
How many copies of each chromosom...,
Sex cells,
Meiosis
24  cards
Specialised Cells 6.4
Specialised cells,
Organisation in organisms,
Give examples of specialised cell...
23  cards
Stem Cells 6.5
Differentiation,
Stem cells,
What happens to cells when they b...
14  cards
Exchange Surfaces 7.1
Why is diffusion alone enough to ...,
Why cant animals only use diffusi...,
The volume of a sphere
6  cards
The Mammalian Gaseous Exchange System 7.2
What gases are exchanged in human...,
Name all the parts of the gaseous...,
Nasal cavity
18  cards
Measuring the process 7.3
How to measure the volume of air ...,
Peak flow meter,
Vitalograph
13  cards
Gas Exhange In Other Organisms 7.4
Why do insects need gas exchange,
How does gas enter an insect,
Trachea
12  cards
Transport systems in animals 8.1
Types of transport in smaller org...,
Why do animals need a transport s...,
What do circulatory systems have ...
7  cards
Blood Vessels 8.2
Structural components of blood ve...,
Arteries,
Arterioles
9  cards
Blood and Transport Fluids 8.3
What does blood consist of,
Functions of the blood,
Oncotic pressure
10  cards
Transport of oxygen and CO2 in the blood 8.4
How are erythrocytes specialised,
How do erythrocytes bind to oxygen,
Haemoglobin oxygen
14  cards
The Heart 8.5
How the heart works,
What is the heart made of,
Explain how blood is pumped in th...
22  cards
Transport systems in plants 9.1
Why do plants need transport systems,
Metabolic demands,
Size
16  cards
Water Transport 9.2
Why do plants need water,
Root hair cells,
Adaptations of root hair cells
13  cards
Transpiration 9.3
Why do we need transpiration,
The exchanges that take place dur...,
What is transpiration
19  cards
Translocation 9.4
How is glucose transported,
Where does glucose get transporte...,
What are assimilates
12  cards
Plant Adaptations 9.5
Why do plants have to adapt,
Xerophytes,
Some examples of xerophyes
26  cards
Pathogens 12.1
Communicable disease,
Pathogen types,
Vectors
13  cards
Diseases 12.2
Plant diseases,
Some examples of plant diseases,
Ring rot
15  cards
Transmission of Diseases 12.3
Direct transmission,
Examples of direct transmission,
Direct contact
17  cards
Plant Defences 12.4
What do plants do with diseases t...,
How do plants recognise an attack,
Physical defenses
4  cards
Non-Specific Animal Defences 12.5
Different animal defences,
How are pathogens kept out of the...,
Wound repair
13  cards
Specific Immune System 12.6
Antigens,
Specific immune system,
What are antibodies
28  cards
Preventing and Treating Disease 12.7
Non communicable disease,
Immunity,
Natural active immunity
13  cards
Coordination 13.1
Internal environment,
External environment,
How does the body respond to chan...
7  cards
Neurones 13.2
Why do we have a nervous system,
Neurones,
Structures within a neurone
15  cards
Sensory Receptors 13.3
How does the body detect changes ...,
How do sensory receptors work,
What are the features of a sensor...
12  cards
Nervous Transmission 13.4
Potential difference,
Resting potential,
Resting potential difference
18  cards
Synapses 13.5
Synapse,
Key features of synapses,
Synaptic cleft
20  cards
Principles of Homeostasis 15.1
What kind of conditions are regul...,
Can organisms maintain a complete...,
What is homeostasis
8  cards
Thermoregulation 15.2+3
What is thermoregulation,
What can cause organisms to heat up,
What can cause organisms to cool ...
32  cards
Excretion 15.4
What is excretion,
What are the main waste products ...,
What is the largest internal orga...
18  cards
The Kidney and Osmoregulation 15.5+6
What roles do the kidneys play in...,
What artery supplies the kidneys ...,
What vein removes the blood from ...
48  cards
Urine diagnosis 15.7
Why is urine so important in diag...,
Give two examples of diseases or ...,
What do pregnancy tests detect in...
8  cards
Respiration Information
What is atp required for,
What is the structure of atp,
How does atp release energy
12  cards
Glycolysis 17.1
Where does glycolysis take place,
Is it anaerobic or aerobic,
List the 4 steps of glycolysis
9  cards
Link Reaction 18.2
Name the main parts of the mitoch...,
Outer mitochondrial membrane,
Intermembrane space
11  cards
Krebs Cycle 18.3
Where does the krebs cycle take p...,
What happens to start the krebs c...,
Describe the rest of the krebs cycle
10  cards
Oxidative Phosphorylation 18.4
Explain what happens during oxida...,
Why does the electron transport c...,
Why can t the hydrogens released ...
6  cards
Anaerobic Respiration 18.5
How do we know that anaerobic res...,
Why is anaerobic respiration used,
Obligate anaerobes
21  cards
Respiratory Substrates 18.6
How are triglycerides used as res...,
How many atp molecules can a trig...,
Why is a protein not normally use...
7  cards
Mutations and Variation 19.1
What is a gene,
What is a gene mutation,
What process is disrupted by muta...
20  cards
Control of Gene Expression 19.2
Types of genes,
Structural genes,
Regulatory genes
34  cards
Body Plans 19.3
Why are fruit flies investigated ...,
Homeobox genes,
Why are homeobox genes similar
16  cards
Variation and Inheritance 20.1
Why does variation occur,
What is chlorosis,
What causes chlorosis
17  cards
Monogenetic + Dihybrid Inheritance 20.2/3
How do you show how genes are pas...,
Monogenetic inheritance,
How do you perform a genetic cros...
22  cards
Phenotypic Ratios 20.4
Sex linkage,
Autosomal linkage,
Why are linked genes inherited to...
22  cards
Ecosystems 23.1
What is an ecosystem,
Who defines the boundaries of an ...,
Why are ecosystems described as d...
13  cards
Biomass transfer 23.2
What is the main source of energy...,
What is biomass,
What do food chains and webs show
26  cards
Recycling within ecosystems 23.3
What is decomposition,
What are decomposers,
What are saprotrophs
36  cards
Succession 23.4
What is succession,
Give an example of succession,
Name the types of succession
19  cards
Measuring distribution and abundance 23.5
Why would you need to measure the...,
What is distribution,
Why is distribution uneven
21  cards
Population Size 24.1
Why can the population not grow i...,
If you put the population growth ...,
What are the 3 phases of the popu...
15  cards
Competition and Predator-Prey Relationships 24.2+3
What types of competition are there,
What is interspecific competition,
What disadvantage can interspecif...
15  cards
Conservation, Preservation and sustainability 24.4+5
What is conservation,
What are some examples of conserv...,
What is sustainable development
20  cards
Ecosystem Management 24.6,7,8
Masai mara national reserve,
Masai mara ecosystem info,
How do they strike a balancer in ...
8  cards
Environmentally sensitive ecosystems 24.9
What are environmentally sensitiv...,
What management techniques are us...,
What are the galapagos islands
9  cards
Conservation 11.6-11.8
What are human influences on biod...,
What does deforestation do to bio...,
What does agriculture do to biodi...
27  cards

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