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CIE IGCSE Biology

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Decks in this class (21)

Chapter 1 - Characteristics and classification of living organisms
What is movement,
What is respiration,
What is sensitivity
35  cards
Chapter 2 - Organisation of the organism
What do animal cells contain,
What do plant cells contain,
What is the function of the nucleus
28  cards
Chapter 3 - Movement into and out of cells
What is diffusion,
Where does the energy from diffus...,
What stops some substances from d...
21  cards
Chapter 4 - Biological molecules
What chemical elements are carboh...,
What chemical elements are carboh...,
What chemical elements are lipids...
12  cards
Chapter 5 - Enzymes
What are catalysts,
What are enzymes,
How do enzymes act as catalysts d...
7  cards
Chapter 6 - Plant nutrition
What is photosynthesis,
What is the word equation for pho...,
What is the balanced chemical equ...
29  cards
Chapter 7 - Plant nutrition
What is a balanced diet,
What is the function of carbohydr...,
What are some sources of carbohyd...
66  cards
Chapter 8 - Transport in plants
What are xylem vessels,
What are phloem vessels,
Where is the xylem and phloem ves...
13  cards
Chapter 9 - Transport in animals
What is the circulatory system,
What type of circulation do fish ...,
What type of circulation do mamma...
35  cards
Chapter 10 - Diseases and immunity
What is a pathogen,
What is a transmissible disease,
How can pathogens be transmitted
27  cards
Chapter 11 - Gas exchange in humans
How are alveoli adapted for gas e...,
What are the ribs,
What are the intercostal muscles
22  cards
Chapter 12 - Respiration
What is respiration,
Why is respiration needed,
How can respiration be tested in ...
7  cards
Chapter 13 - Excretion in humans
What gas do the lungs excrete and...,
What do the kidneys excrete and why,
What is excretion
16  cards
Chapter 14 - Coordination and response
How are electrical impulses sent,
What nervous systems are in the h...,
What do nerves allow humans to do
57  cards
Chapter 15 - Drugs
What is a drug,
What are antibiotics,
How does someone gain resistance ...
4  cards
Chapter 16 - Reproduction
What is asexual reproduction,
Does bacteria use asexual reprodu...,
Can plants reproduce asexually
80  cards
Chapter 17 - Inheritance
What is inheritance,
What are chromosomes,
What is a gene
33  cards
Chapter 18 - Variation and selection
What is variation,
What is continuous variation,
What is discontinuous variation
16  cards
Chapter 19 - Organisms and their environment
What is the principle energy sour...,
What is a food chain,
What is a food web
27  cards
Chapter 20 - Human influences on ecosystems
Why has agricultural machinery re...,
Why are chemical fertilisers used...,
Why are insecticides and herbicid...
43  cards
Chapter 21 - Biotechnology and genetic modification
Why is bacteria useful in biotech...,
How is ethanol produced and what ...,
How is carbon dioxide produced an...
21  cards

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