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Core Biology

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Decks in this class (28)

Diet And Metabolic Rate
7 components of a healthy diet,
What is the purpose of carbohydrates,
What is the purpose of fats
13  cards
Factors Affecting Health
Your health is affected by having an,
People who s diet are badly out o...,
Malnourishment is a
16  cards
Evaluating Food, Lifestyle And Diet
Energy from food can be measured in,
Calcium is a,
If a food contains sodium it can ...
8  cards
Fighting Diseases
Microorganisms that enter the bod...,
What are the two main types of pa...,
Bacteria are
18  cards
Fighting Diseases - Vaccination
Vaccination protects from,
Vaccinations involve injecting,
The dead or inactive microorganis...
7  cards
Fighting Diseases - Drugs
Some drugs are_______ whilst othe...,
Are drugs like painkillers for ex...,
Do cold remedies cure the disease
23  cards
Fighting Diseases - Past And Future
How did semmelweis cut deaths,
Ignaz semmelwies saw that women w...,
How did semmelweis believe that d...
11  cards
The Nervous System
What are the 5 sense organs and t...,
What are eyes sensitive too,
What are ears sensitive too
17  cards
Synapses And Reflexes
What is the job of the synapse,
How is the nerve signal transferred,
What do the chemicals do in a syn...
10  cards
Hormones
What are hormones,
What are the two ways to send inf...,
Where are hormones realised direc...
15  cards
The Menstrual Cycle
What is the menstrual cycle,
What are the 4 steps of the menst...,
Describe stage 1 of the menstrual...
11  cards
Controlling Fertility
How can hormones be used to affec...,
What can oestrogen be used to pre...,
How does oestrogen need to be tak...
20  cards
Plant Hormones
What is an auxin,
Where abouts are auxins in plants,
In response to what does the auxi...
17  cards
Homeostasis
What things need to be kept at th...,
Where is the ion content regulate...,
What will happen if the body take...
10  cards
Drugs
What do drugs change,
What are the three types of drugs,
What to impacts do performance en...
8  cards
Recreational drugs
Recreational drugs can be_______ ...,
How are illegal drugs divided int...,
What reasons do people use recrea...
9  cards
Testing Medicinal Drugs
What are the 3 main stages of dru...,
What certain drugs can you not us...,
Why do you test on live animals
15  cards
Adaptations
Desert animals have adapted to,
What 4 ways have desert animals a...,
Arctic animals have adapted to
9  cards
Competiton And Enviromental Change
Organisms compete for,
What occurs if organisms compete ...,
Environmental changes are called ...
9  cards
Measuring Enviromental Change
Environmental changes can be meas...,
What are some organisms very sens...,
How is air pollution monitored
10  cards
Pyramids Of Biomass
What is there less of as you move...,
What does biomass mean,
How do the pyramids of biomass st...
3  cards
The carbon cycle
Carbon cycle in emojis,
What is the full carbon cycle pow...,
How is c02 removed from the atmos...
4  cards
Energy Transfer And Decay
What is a source of energy to nea...,
How do green plants and algae mak...,
What supplies energy for all life...
12  cards
Variation
Organisms or he same species have,
What are the two types of variation,
What causes genetic variation
7  cards
Genes, Chromosomes And DNA
What is the nucleus,
What is chromosomes,
What is the chromosomes for men
10  cards
Reproduction
What are the two types of reprodu...,
Sexual reproduction produces,
What is asexual reproduction
4  cards
Cloning
What are the 4 types of cloning,
How does plant cutting cloning work,
What is tissue culture cloning
6  cards
Genetic Engineering
What is genetic engineering,
How does genetic engineering work,
How can genetic engineering be tr...
5  cards

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