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4.1 Cell biology
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4.1.1 Cell structure
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4.1.1.1 Eukaryotes and prokaryotes
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4.1.1.2 Animal and plant cells
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4.1.1.3 Cell specialisation
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4.1.1.4 Cell differentiation
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4.1.1.5 Microscopy
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4..1.1.6 Culturing microorganisms
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4.1.2 Cell division
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4.1.2.1 Chromosomes
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4.1.2.2 Mitosis and the cell cycle
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4.1.2.3 Stem cells
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4.1.3 Transport in cells
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4.1.3.1 Diffusion
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4.1.3.2 Osmosis
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4.1.3.3 Active transport
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4.2 Organisation
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4.2.1 Principles of organisation
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4.2.2 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems
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4.2.2.1 The human digestive system
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4.2.2.2 The heart and blood vessels
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4.2.2.3 Blood
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4.2.2.4 Coronary heart disease: a non-commutable disease
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4.2.2.5 Health issues
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4.2.2.6 The effect of life cycle on some non-communicable diseases
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4.2.2.7 Cancer
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4.2.3 Plant tissues, organs and systems
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4.2.3.1 Plant tissues
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4.2.3.2 Plant organ system
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4.3 Infection and response
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4.3.1 Communicable diseases
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4.3.1.1 Communicable (infectious) diseases
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4.3.1.2 Viral diseases
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4.3.1.3 Bacterial diseases
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4.3.1.4 Fungal diseases
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4.3.1.5 Protist diseases
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4.3.1.6 Human defence systems
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4.3.1.7 Vaccination
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4.3.1.8 Antibiotics and painkillers
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4.3.1.9 Discovery and development of drugs
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4.3.2 Monoclonal antibodies
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4.3.2.2 Uses of monoclonal antibodies
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4.3.3 Plant disease
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4.3.3.1 Detection and identification of plant diseases
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4.3.3.2 Plant defence responses
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4.4 Bioenergetics
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4.4.1 Photosynthesis
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4.4.1.1 Photosynthesis reaction
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4.4.1.2 Rate of photosynthesis
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4.4.1.3 Uses of glucose from photosynthesis
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4.4.2 Respiration
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4.4.2.1 Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
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4.4.2.2 Response to exercise
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4.4.2.3 Metabolism
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4.5 Homeostasis and response
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4.5.1 Homeostasis
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4.5.2 The human nervous system
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4.5.2.1 Structure and function
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4.5.2.2 The brain
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4.5.2.3 The eye
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4.5.2.4 Control of body temperature
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4.5.3 Hormonal coordination in humans
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4.5.3.1 Human endocrine system
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4.5.3.2 Control of blood glucose concentration
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4.5.3.3 Maintaining water and nitrogen balance in the body
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4.5.3.4 Hormones in human reproduction
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4.5.3.5 Contraception
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4.5.3.6 The use of hormones to treat fertility
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4.5.3.7 Negative feedback
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4.5.4 Plant hormones
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4.5.4.1 Control and coordination
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4.5.4.2 Use of plant hormones
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4.6 Inheritance variation and evolution
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4.6.1 Reproduction
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4.6.1.1 Sexual and asexual reproduction
What is the difference between me...,
What is sexual reproduction,
What are the gametes in animals
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4.6.1.2 Meiosis
Explain how meiosis halves the nu...,
Explain how fertilisation restore...,
What do cells in reproductive org...
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4.6.1.3 Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction
What are the advantages of sexual...,
What are the advantages of asexua...,
What are the disadvantages of ase...
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4.6.1.4 DNA and the genome
Describe the structure of dna,
Define a genome,
What is the genetic material in t...
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4.6.1.5 DNA structure
Describe dna,
What does each nucleotide consist of,
What four bases does dna contain
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4.6.1.6 Genetic inheritance
Explain the term gamete,
Explain the term chromosome,
Explain the term gene
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4.6.1.7 Inherited disorders
What are disorders caused by,
What is polydactyly,
What is cystic fibrosis
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4.6.1.8 Sex determination
How many pairs of chromosomes do ...,
How many pairs carry the genes th...,
What are the chromosomes in a female
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4.6.2 Variation and evolution
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4.6.2.1 Variation
Describe how the genome and its i...,
What are differences in character...,
Why is there so much genetic vari...
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4.6.2.2 Evolution
Describe evolution,
What does a theory of evolution b...,
Explain how evolution occurs
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4.6.2.3 Selective breeding
Explain the impact of selective b...,
What is selective breeding artifi...,
What does selective breeding involve
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4.6.2.4 Genetic engineering
What is genetic engineering,
What have plant crops been geneti...,
What have bacteria cells been gen...
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4.6.2.5 Cloning
What is tissue culture,
What are cuttings,
What are embryo transplants
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4.6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution
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4.6.3.1 Theory of evolution
What did charles darwin do as a r...,
Explain the theory of evolution,
When did darwin publish his ideas...
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4.6.3.2 Speciation
Describe the work of darwin and w...,
Explain the impact of these ideas...,
What did alfred russell wallace i...
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4.6.3.3 The understanding of genetics
Describe the development of our u...,
Why was the importance of mendel ...,
What did greg mendel do
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4.6.3.4 Evidence for evolution
Describe the evidence for evoluti...,
And antibiotic resistance in bact...,
What is now widely accepted
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4.6.3.5 Fossils
What are fossils,
How can fossils be formed,
Why is the fossil record incomplete
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4.6.3.6 Extinction
When does extinctions occur,
Describe factors which may contri...
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4.6.3.7 Resistant bacteria
How can bacteria evolve rapidly,
What do mutations of bacterial pa...,
What is mrsa
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4.6.4 Classification of living organisms
How have living things been class...,
What did linius classify living t...,
Describe the impact of developmen...
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4.7 Ecology
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4.7.1 Adaptation, interdependence and competition s
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4.7.1.1 Communities
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4.7.1.2 Abiotic factors
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4.7.1.3 Biotic factors
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4.7.1.4 Adaptations
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4.7.2 Organisation of an ecosystem
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4.7.2.1 Levels of organisation
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4.7.2.2 How materials are cycled
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4.7.2.3 Decomposition
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4.7.2.4 Impact of environmental change
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4.7.3 Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems
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4.7.3.1 Biodiversity
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4.7.3.2 Waste management
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4.7.3.3 Land use
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4.7.3.4 Deforestation
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4.7.3.5 Global warming
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4.7.3.6 Maintaining biodiversity
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4.7.4 Trophic levels in an ecosystem
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4.7.4.2 Pyramids of biomass
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4.7.4.3 Transfer of biomass
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4.7.5 Food production
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4.7.5.1 Factors affecting food security
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4.7.5.2 Farming techniques
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4.7.5.3 Sustainable fisheries
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4.7.5.4 Role of biotechnology
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4.8 Key ideas
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