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Head start to Alevel Biology

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Decks in this class (29)

Section 1 - Proteins
What are proteins composed of,
How many different amino acids ar...,
What elements do amino acids contain
10  cards
Section 1 - Carbohydrates
What three elements do carbohydra...,
What are the three types of carbo...,
What are sugars
21  cards
Section 1 - Lipids
What are lipids,
What group of lipids are plant oi...,
What does a triglyceride consist of
9  cards
Section 1 - Enzymes
In a living cell thousands of ___...,
What are enzymes,
What do enzymes do
18  cards
Section 2 - Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells
What are prokaryotic organisms,
What are eukaryotic organisms mad...,
What do both eukaryotic and proka...
17  cards
Section 2 - Microscopes
A light microscope can magnify ob...,
If cells have been stained what s...,
What is the other word for light ...
12  cards
Section 2 - Functions of the Nucleus, Mitochondria and Cell Wall
Function of the nucleus 3,
Where does aerobic respiration ta...,
Can mitochondria be seen with a l...
11  cards
Section 2 - Cell Membranes
What do electron micrographs show...,
What is another term for cell sur...,
What are the 4 different ways sub...
14  cards
Section 3 - DNA and protein synthesis
In dna what are the bases attache...,
What shape is dna,
What are each of the two dna stra...
12  cards
Section 3 - RNA and protein synthesis
Where does protein synthesis happen,
What is mrna,
Describe how the dna in the gene ...
5  cards
Section 3 - Mutations
How many bases in a row code for ...,
What is the definition of genetic...,
What is a triplet
9  cards
Section 3 - Chromosomes
Dna is found in the nucleus of __...,
In each human chromosome roughly ...,
How many pairs of chromosomes do ...
8  cards
Section 3 - Cell Division (Mitosis)
What 2 things is mitosis needed for,
How does mitosis deal with damage...,
How does mitosis deal with growth
10  cards
Section 3 - Cell Division (Meiosis)
In sexual reproduction are the of...,
Each parent produces sex cells __...,
What happens during fertilisation
13  cards
Section 4 - Size and Surface Area to Volume Ratio
Why is surface area important for...
1  cards
Section 4 - Structure of the Thorax
In the lungs where does gax excha...,
What 3 adaptions do alveoli have ...
2  cards
Section 4 - Breathing In and Breathing Out
Describe ventilation and its purpose,
What happens to the pressure if t...,
The lungs are suspended in the ai...
7  cards
Section 5 - Disease
What three things can disease be ...,
How can disease be caused by path...,
How can disease be caused by gene...
10  cards
Sections 5 - Immunity
If a pathogen gets into the body ...,
What are antigens,
Why don t phagocytes detect our o...
8  cards
Section 6 - The Circulatory System
Why do larger organisms need a ci...,
How many chambers does the heart ...,
What do the blood vessels do
10  cards
Section 6 - The Heart
Which side of the heart sends blo...,
Which side of the heart pumps blo...,
Blood always flows from a region ...
18  cards
Section 6 - Blood Vessels
Where do arteries cary blood,
What do arteries subdivide into,
What do arterioles subdivide into
17  cards
Section 6 - Blood
What is the blood s main function,
What does the blood contain that ...,
What is formed when oxygen and ha...
11  cards
Section 7 - Variation and Evolution
Why are organisms of the same spe...,
Why do organisms of the same spec...,
What is an adaptation
5  cards
Section 7 - Classification
What does classification mean,
What is the point of classification,
What are classification hierarchies
6  cards
Section 8 - Xylem and Phloem
By what process does water from t...,
What are the two ways by which wa...,
Describe the symplast system
12  cards
Section 9 - Planning an Experiment
What does repeatable mean,
What does reproducible mean,
What do valid results do
8  cards
Section 9 - Graphs
When would you use a scatter graph,
When using a scatter graph what a...,
When using a scatter graph what a...
6  cards
Section 9 - Correlation and Cause
What is a positive correlation,
What is a strong correlation,
What is a weak correlation
4  cards

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