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B10.1 Principles of homeostasis
What is homeostasis,
What are some examples of interna...,
What are receptors
6
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B10.2 The structure and function of the nervous system
What neurones,
What are nerves,
Where does the impulse travel
11
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B10.3 Reflex actions
What are reflexes,
What are reflexes for,
Are reflexes automatic
13
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B10.4 The brain
What is the protective membrane t...,
What is the brain made up of,
What is the purpose of the cerebr...
11
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B10.5 The eye
What is the retina,
What is the sclera,
What is the cornea
19
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B10.6 Common problems of the eye
What is accommodation,
What happens in order to focus on...,
What happens in order to focus on...
17
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B11.1 Principles of hormonal control
What is the endocrine system,
What is a hormone,
How does the endocrine system work
18
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B11.2 The control of blood glucose levels
Why is it important to have a con...,
What does the pancreas do,
What happens after you eat a meal
14
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B11.3 Treating diabetes
How can you treat type 1 diabetes,
Why do you need to be careful abo...,
What are the problems of injectin...
9
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B11.4 The role of negative feedback
What is the negative feedback system,
What happens if an initial change...,
What is the purpose of the thyroi...
10
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B11.5 Human reproduction
What are the primary sexual chara...,
What does the scrotum do,
What does the reproductive organs do
17
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B11.6 Hormones and the menstrual cycle
How long is the menstrual cycle,
What happens if the egg is fertil...,
What happens if the egg is not fe...
8
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B11.7 The artificial control of fertility
What is contraception,
How does the contraceptive pill work,
What are the issues with a contra...
13
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B11.8 Infertility treatments
What is lack of ovulation,
How can lack of ovulation be over...,
What is ivf
6
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B11.9 Plant hormones and the responses
What are plant roots sensitive to,
What is tropisms tropic responses,
What is phototropism
11
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B11.10 Using plant hormones
What is gibbereliins,
What is ethene,
How can you use auxins to make mo...
8
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B12.1 Controlling body temperatures
What is the optimum temperature f...,
What can affect your internal bod...,
What does the control of your cor...
13
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B12.2 Removing waste products
What are the 2 main poisonous was...,
Why does carbon dioxide get produ...,
How does the body get rid of carb...
13
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B12.3 The human kidney
Where is the urine stored,
What does the kidney filter,
What is the purpose of the renal ...
15
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B12.4 Dialysis - an artificial kidney
What are the 2 methods of treatin...,
What is dialysis,
What happens in a dialysis machine
15
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B12.5 Kidney transplants
What is the problem of transplant...,
What are the ways to reduce the r...,
What are immunosuppressant drugs
11
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B13.1 Types of reproduction
What are the different types of r...,
How many parents do asexual repro...,
Why is there no variation in the ...
12
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B13.2 Cell division in sexual reproduction
What does meiosis result in,
What is the step by step process ...,
What is a haploid
16
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B13.3 The best of both worlds
How many parents are need in asex...,
When is asexual reproduction disa...,
How many parents are need for sex...
20
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B13.4 DNA and the genome
What are your chromosomes made up of,
What is dna,
What are genes
11
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B13.5 DNA structure and protein synthesis
What is your dna made up of,
What are attached to each sugar,
What is a nucleotide
15
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B13.6 Gene expression and mutation
What does it mean when a gene is ...,
What does the non coding part of ...,
What are mutations
9
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B13.7 Inheritance in action
What is an allele,
What is homozygote and heterozygote,
What is a genotype
7
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B13.8 More about genetics
What are the sex chromosomes in f...,
What are the sex chromosomes of m...,
What are the chances of having a ...
4
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B13.9 Inherited disorders
What is polydactyl,
What is cystic fibrosis,
What are the problems with cystic...
7
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B13.10 Screening for genetic disorders
What is the purpose of ivf,
What is amniocentesis,
What is chorionic villus sampling
6
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B14.1 Variation
What affects variation,
What is your height and weight af...,
What are the only genetically ide...
4
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B14.2 Evolution by natural selection
What is natural selection,
What is variation mainly caused by,
What is a mutation
9
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B14.3 Selective breeding
What is selective breeding,
What are some examples of desirab...,
How can wolves be selective bred
7
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B14.4 Genetic engineering
What is genetic engineering,
How does genetic engineering happen,
What are gm crops
8
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B14.5 Cloning
What is a clone,
What is the 1st step in tissue cu...,
What is the 2nd step in tissue cu...
12
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B14.6 Adult cell cloning
What are the main steps involved ...,
What was the 1st mammal to be cloned,
What are the benefits of adult ce...
5
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B14.7 Ethics of genetic technologies
What are advantages of genetic en...,
What does golden rice offer,
Why is gm rice not being developed
5
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B15.1 The history of genetics
Who discovered that characteristi...,
What led to mendel s discovery,
What did mendel discover
14
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B15.2 Theories of evolution
What is darwin s theory called,
What did lamarck propose,
What are the problems of lamarck ...
7
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B15.3 Accepting Darwin's ideas
How did darwin build up the evidence,
Why was darwin s theory rejected
2
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B15.4 Evolution and speciation
What are the key elements of spec...,
What is speciation,
How do populations become isolated
6
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B15.5 Evidence for evolution
What are fossils,
How does lack of decay occur and ...,
How does mineralization occur
6
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B15.6 Fossils and extinction
What does the fossil record show,
What is extinction,
What are the reasons for mass ext...
7
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B15.7 More about extinction
Why did dinosaurs die,
What is mass extinction,
What are the main reasons for the...
5
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B15.8 Antibiotic resistant bacteria
How do some bacteria develop resi...,
How does a bacteria become resist...,
How can we prevent more resistant...
6
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B15.9 Classification
What is classification,
What is the main reason for devel...,
What are the several stages of th...
8
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15.10 New systems of classification
Who discovered the domains,
What are the 3 domains,
What are evolutionary trees
7
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B16.1 The importance of communities
What is a community,
What is a population,
What is an ecosystem
7
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B16.2 Organisms in their environment
What are some examples of abiotic...,
How does light intensity affect t...,
How does temperature affect the e...
7
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B16.3 Distribution and abundance
What is the is the simplest way t...,
What do quadrats mainly use,
What is quantitative sampling
7
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B16.4 Competition in animals
What do animals compete for,
How can animals compete for mates,
Why do animals that rely on singl...
3
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B16.5 Competition in plants
What do plants compete for,
Why do plants compete,
How are plant roots adapted
6
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B16.6 Adapt and survive
What are some plant adaptions,
How are epiphytes adapted,
How are animals adapted
8
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B16.7 Adaptions in animals
What are the most common adaption...,
What are some adaptions of animal...,
How can camouflage be useful
4
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B16.8 Adaptions in plants
What is the role of the stomata,
How are plants adapted by changin...,
How are cacti adapted
7
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B17.1 Feeding relationships
What are primary consumers,
What are the secondary consumers,
What are tertiary consumers
7
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B17.2 Materials cycling
What are decomposers,
What are the full steps of the de...,
What are the main stages of the w...
5
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B17.3 The carbon cycle
What are carbon sinks,
What is the importance of photosy...,
How is carbon dioxide returned to...
7
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B17.4 Rates of decomposition
What affects the conditions for d...,
How does moisture affect decay,
How does oxygen affect decay
7
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B18.1 The human population explosion
What is the definition of biodive...,
What effects had humans had on ou...,
What does a high biodiversity mean
4
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B18.2 Land and water pollution
What does an increase in fertilis...,
What are the effects of the high ...,
What are the problems if there is...
7
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B18.3 Air pollution
How is sulfur dioxide frequently ...,
What are the problems of sulfur d...,
What is the ph of acid rain
10
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B18.4 Deforestation and peat destruction
What are the 3 main reasons for d...,
How does deforestation lead to mo...,
What is a peat
4
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B18.5 Global warming
What is the greenhouse effect,
Is the greenhouse good or bad,
What are the problems of climate ...
3
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B18.6 The impact of change
What factors are closely linked t...,
What are some examples of seasona...,
What are geographical changes
5
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B18.7 Maintaining biodiversity
How can breeding program maintain...,
What can protection do to maintai...,
How can field margins and hedgero...
5
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B18.8 Trophic levels and biomass
What is a trophic level,
What is in trophic level 1,
What is in trophic level 2
12
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B18.9 Biomass transfers
How is biomass lose in waste,
How can movement reduce biomass u,
How can temperature affect biomass
4
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B18.10 Factors affecting food security
What is food security,
How does birth rate affect food s...,
How does changing diets affect fo...
9
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B18.11 Making food production efficient
Why are shorter food chains more ...,
What are the ways farmers can inc...,
What are the positives and negati...
3
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B18.12 Sustainable food production
How can you tackle the problem of...,
What is mycoprotein,
How is the production of mycoprot...
4
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