GCSE BIO

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Decks in this class (58)

B1: PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS
What is a eukaryotic cell 1,
What is a prokaryotic cell 2,
What is the function of the nucle...
16  cards
B1: MICROSCOPY + MAGNIFICATION
Magnification equation 1,
How do you convert mm to micromet...,
Define magnification 3
8  cards
B1: DIFFERENTIATION AND SPECIALISATION
Sperm cells animal plant function...,
Root hair cells animal plant func...,
Nerve cells animal plant function...
6  cards
B1: STEM CELLS
What is a stem cell 1,
What are the 3 types of stem cell...,
What are the uses of adult and em...
6  cards
B1: CELL DIVISION
What is the name of the process w...,
What are the stages of cell divis...,
What happens during interphase 3
8  cards
B1: CULTURING MICROORGANISMS
Aseptic techniques 1,
Rp microbiology 2,
Rp microbiology what are the vari...
4  cards
B1: EXCHANGING SUBSTANCES
What is diffusion 1,
What is osmosis 2,
What is active transport 3
10  cards
B2: CELL ORGANISATION
What is a tissue 1,
Examples of tissues 2,
What is an organ 3
6  cards
B2: ENZYMES
What is an enzyme 1,
What is lock and key theory 2,
How does temp affect enzymes 3
14  cards
B2: THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Salivary glands 1,
Oesophagus 2,
Liver 3
8  cards
B2: FOOD TESTS
What is the test for starch 1,
What is the result when iodine is...,
What is the test for sugars 3
11  cards
B2: BLOOD + THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
What are the 4 components of blood 1,
Red blood cells 2,
White blood cells 3
12  cards
B2: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
What is coronary heart disease 1,
What are stents 2,
Advs and disadvs of stents 3
5  cards
B2: THE LUNGS
What are the functions of the lun...,
What happens when you breathe in ...,
What happens when you breathe out...
5  cards
B2: NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
What is a non communicable disease 1,
Risk factors that can affect heal...,
What is cancer 3
6  cards
B2: STRUCTURE OF A LEAF
What is the function of the waxy ...,
What is the function of the upper...,
What is the function of the palis...
6  cards
B2: TRANSLOCATION + TRANSPIRATION
What is translocation 1,
What is transpiration 2,
Factors affecting rate of transpi...
11  cards
B3: COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
What are the 4 types of pathogen 1,
How can bacteria make you feel ill 2,
How can viruses make you feel ill 3
12  cards
B3: IMMUNE AND DEFENCE SYSTEMS
What are the non specific human d...,
How does the skin help to protect...,
How does stomach acid help to pro...
11  cards
B3: DRUGS AND TREATMENT
How do vaccines work 1,
Pros of vaccines 2,
Cons of vaccines 3
19  cards
B3: MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES
What are monoclonal antibodies 1,
How are monoclonal antibodies pro...,
How are monoclonal antibodies use...
6  cards
B3: PLANT DISEASES AND DEFENCES
What are plant diseases caused by 1,
How does nitrate deficiency affec...,
How does magnesium deficiency aff...
12  cards
B4: RESPIRATION + EXERCISE
What is respiration 1,
What is aerobic respiration 2,
What is the word equation for aer...
14  cards
B4: PHOTOSYNTHESIS
What is photosynthesis 1,
Why is photosynthesis an endother...,
What is the word equation for pho...
9  cards
B4: METABOLISM
What is metabolism 1,
What is metabolic rate 2,
What are 2 types of metabolic rea...
5  cards
B5: HOMEOSTASIS + THE REFLEX ARC
What is homeostasis 1,
What are 3 conditions controlled ...,
What organ systems are involved i...
12  cards
B5: REACTION TIME
What is reaction time 1,
What factors affect reaction time 2,
Rp investigating rate of reaction...
5  cards
B5: THERMOREGULATION
What part of the brain controls b...,
What happens if body temp is too ...,
What happens if body temp is too ...
3  cards
B5: THE BRAIN
What are the 3 regions of the bra...,
What does the cerebral cortex con...,
What does the cerebellum control 3
7  cards
B5: THE EYE
What is the sclera 1,
What is the cornea 2,
What is the iris 3
17  cards
B5: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
What is the endocrine system 1,
The pituitary gland 2,
Thyroid gland 3
8  cards
B5: BLOOD GLUCOSE CONC + DIABETES
What happens when blood glucose l...,
What happens when blood glucose l...,
How does insulin bring bgc back t...
10  cards
B5: THE KIDNEYS + WATER AND NITROGEN BALANCE
What is deamination 1,
Where does deamination occur 2,
Why does deamination occur 3
18  cards
B5: HORMONES IN HUMAN REPRODUCTION
What are the hormones in human re...,
What are the female secondary sex...,
What are the male secondary sexua...
8  cards
B5: CONTRACEPTION + INFERTILITY
How do hormonal contraceptives wo...,
How do barrier contraceptives work 2,
How do iuds work 3
15  cards
B5: THYROXINE AND ADRENALINE
What does thyroxine do 1,
What stimulates the thyroid gland...,
What happens if thyroxine levels ...
5  cards
B5: PLANT HORMONES
What does auxin do 1,
How does auxin cause plants to gr...,
What is phototropism 3
17  cards
B6: SEXUAL AND ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
How many parents are involved in ...,
Does sexual reproduction involve ...,
Does sexual reproduction produce ...
19  cards
B6: MEIOSIS + GAMETES
What is a gamete 1,
How many chromosomes do gametes h...,
What is the name of the process w...
5  cards
B6: DNA + PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
What is a gene 1,
What do genes do 2,
What are the base pairings 3
12  cards
B6: INHERITANCE
What is an allele 1,
What is genotype 2,
What is phenotype 3
14  cards
B6: GENETIC SCREENING + GENE THERAPY
What is genetic testing 1,
What 2 methods are used to carry ...,
Antenatal testing 3
8  cards
B6: MUTATION + VARIATION
What is a mutation 1,
How can the chance of mutation be...,
How can mutations affect the prot...
10  cards
B6: EVOLUTION + NATURAL SELECTION + SPECIATION
What is the theory of evolution 1,
Who proposed the theory of evolut...,
What was the name of the book in ...
7  cards
B6: SELECTIVE BREEDING + GENETIC ENGINEERING
What is selective breeding 1,
Why would someone want to selecti...,
What is the process of selective ...
12  cards
B6: CLONING
What is cloning 1,
What are the 2 different ways tha...,
What are some reasons to clone pl...
12  cards
B6: HISTORY OF GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
What was lamarck s theory 1,
Why was lamarck s theory rejected 2,
What did theory wallace independe...
7  cards
B6: EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION (FOSSILS + ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA)
What is some evidence for evoluti...,
What are fossils 2,
How do fossils provide evidence f...
14  cards
B6: EXTINCTION + CLASSIFICATION
What is extinction 1,
Why do species become extinct 2,
What is classification of living ...
12  cards
B7: ECOSYSTEM + BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS
What is an ecosystem 1,
What are some abiotic factors 2,
Explain the effect on population ...
13  cards
B7: RP - SAMPLING
What are some environmental facto...,
What are 2 ways of studying distr...,
What are the 2 equations you can ...
9  cards
B7: ADAPTATIONS
Adaptations of polar bears arctic...,
Adaptations of camels animals liv...,
Adaptations of cacti plants livin...
6  cards
B7: FEEDING RELATIONSHIPS
What is a producer 1,
What do primary consumers feed on 2,
What do secondary consumers feed ...
19  cards
B7: RECYCLING MATERIALS
How are elements and mineral ions...,
What are some examples of plant w...,
What are some examples of animal ...
5  cards
B7: ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
What are the 3 factors that can r...,
What are some examples of seasona...,
What are some examples of human i...
6  cards
B7: DECAY
What organisms are responsible fo...,
How do decomposers decompose dead...,
What 4 factors affect rate of dec...
13  cards
B7: BIODIVERSITY + HUMAN IMPACT
What is biodiversity 1,
How does having a high biodiversi...,
What are some examples of human a...
32  cards
B7: FOOD SECURITY
What are the factors which threat...,
Modern intensive farming 2,
Advs of modern intensive farming 3
8  cards

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