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Biology for Skint People

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B1.1.1 - Plant And Animal Cells
What are the structures inside a ...,
What are the 2 main types of cell...,
Which is bigger eukaryotic or pro...
26  cards
B3.3.5 - Responding To Osmotic Changes
On average how much water do you ...,
Why might you need to consume mor...,
What triggers the thirst response
18  cards
B3.3.4 - Inside The Kidney
How many observable sections does...,
What are the 3 observable section...,
What is the capsule
20  cards
B3.3.3 - Maintaining Water Balance
How do water and salts enter your...,
How are water and salts lost from...,
What is the removal of waste prod...
17  cards
B3.3.2 - Controlling Blood Sugar
How do blood sugar levels rise,
What are the effects of high bloo...,
What can you do to drop blood sug...
23  cards
B3.3.1 - Controlling Body Temperature
At what temperature does the body...,
Why is 37 degrees celsius the opt...,
What can exposure to extreme cold...
19  cards
B3.2.5 - Using Hormones To Treat Infertility
Who was the first baby to born us...,
What is fertility treatment,
Why can follicle stimulating horm...
6  cards
B3.2.6 - Plant Hormones
What is positive tropism,
What is negative tropism,
What does phototropism mean
14  cards
B3.2.7 - Uses Of Plant Hormones
What plant hormone does banana gi...,
How are plant hormones produced a...,
Describe the main functions of au...
20  cards
B3.2.4 - Controlling Reproduction
What is contraception,
What are non hormonal contracepti...,
What are hormonal contraceptive m...
17  cards
B3.2.3 - The Menstrual Cycle
What is the menstrual cycle,
How long does the menstrual cycle...,
How often does the uterus start t...
19  cards
B3.2.2 - Negative Feedback
What is thyroxine,
What does thyroxine do,
What is a metabolic rate
17  cards
B3.2.1 - Hormones
What are hormones,
Where are hormones made,
Where are hormones secreted into
23  cards
B3.1.5 - Nervous System Damage
What is the mammalian nervous sys...,
What is the cns,
What is the pns
18  cards
B3.1.4 - The Brain
What does your brain process,
What does your brain receive and ...,
What does your brain produce
12  cards
B3.1.3 - The Eye
What is the eye,
Name the main structures of the eye,
Describe the cornea and its function
25  cards
B3.1.2 - Reflexes
What is a voluntary responses occur,
What are reflex actions,
Approximately how long does a ref...
6  cards
B3.1.1 - Nervous System
How does your nervous system work,
What is the change of environment...,
What are the groups of cells that...
24  cards
B2.2.6 - Factors Affecting Transpiration
What can you use to measure the r...,
Describe the process of using a p...,
What is the equation you use for ...
10  cards
B2.2.5 - Transpiration Stream
What causes water to move through...,
What is transpiration,
What is a transpiration stream
16  cards
B2.2.4 - Plant Transport Systems
How many transport systems do pla...,
What are the transport systems in...,
What does the xylem tissue do
11  cards
B2.2.3 - Heart And Blood
What muscle is your heart made of,
How many times does a typical hea...,
Why are cardiac muscle cells strange
16  cards
B2.2.2 - Circulatory System
What is your circulatory system m...,
What is it known as if blood rema...,
What is blood good for
20  cards
B2.2.1 - Exchange And Transport
What is the surface area to volum...,
Why is surface area to volume rat...,
If an organism is large will the ...
16  cards
B2.1.6 - Stem Cells
Are stem cells differentiated,
What can stem cells divide by,
Why can stem cells develop into a...
15  cards
B2.1.5 - Cell Differentiation
What does it mean when a cell dif...,
What happens when a cell becomes ...,
Why are specialised cells more ef...
14  cards
B2.1.3 - Active Transport
What does active transport allow,
What must be transferred when the...,
What are the three key features o...
14  cards
B2.1.2 - Osmosis
What is osmosis,
What does osmosis explain,
What do water molecules do when a...
16  cards
B2.1.1 - Diffusion
Where and from are particles more...,
What is diffusion,
When does diffusion finish
14  cards
B1.4.4 - Interaction Of Limiting Factors
What is a way you can find out th...,
What we the three key factors whi...,
How can you change the amount of ...
10  cards
B1.4.3 - Factors Affecting Photosynthesis
What are the limiting factors tha...,
What are limiting factors,
How can you measure the rate of p...
17  cards
B1.4.2 - Photosynthesis Experiments
What can testing for starch prove,
What are the steps for testing fo...,
Why should you use forceps to pla...
16  cards
B1.4.1 - Photosynthesis
What do plants have to take in to...,
Where does carbon dioxide diffuse...,
How do plants obtain water
19  cards
B1.3.3 - Anaerobic Respiration
When would you need anaerobic res...,
Why does anaerobic respiration ne...,
What is the word equation for ana...
10  cards
B1.3.2 - Aerobic Respiration
What does energy do for you,
What is aerobic respiration,
Where do you get the oxygen in yo...
18  cards
B1.3.1 - Carbohydrates, Proteins And Lipids
What do foods rich in carbohydrat...,
What are protein rich foods good for,
Where from and where to do chemic...
16  cards
B1.2.4 - Enzyme Reactions
What are the conditions in which ...,
What are the factors that affect ...,
What happens to enzymes at higher...
16  cards
B1.2.3 - Enzymes
What is an enzyme made of,
What is an enzyme,
What does a biological catalyst do
11  cards
B1.2.2 - Transciption And Translation
Why can dna not leave the nucleus,
What is mrna,
What is the process of producing ...
14  cards
B1.2.1 - DNA
Where is dna located in prokaryot...,
What is a chromosome,
How many chromosomes are there in...
25  cards
B1.1.4 - Electron Microscopy
What is the smallest size you can...,
What is the resolution of an elec...,
What do electron microscopes use ...
10  cards
B1.1.3 - Light Microscopy
Who was the first scientist to se...,
When did robert hooke first see c...,
How does a light microscope work
18  cards
B1.1.2 - Bacterial Cells
What are the smallest living orga...,
What are unicellular organisms,
What are the seven life processes
16  cards

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