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OCR A Level Biology

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2.1 Cell Structure
Describe how a light microscope w...,
Describe how a transmission elect...,
Describe how a scanning electron ...
33  cards
2.2 Biological Molecules
How do hydrogen bonds form betwee...,
State 7 biologically important pr...,
Why is the incompressible propert...
40  cards
2.3 Nucleotides
Describe the properties of dna s ...,
What are the 4 bases in dna,
What are the 4 bases in dna
23  cards
2.4 Enzymes
What are enzymes,
What properties do enzymes have,
Give an example of an enzyme that...
20  cards
2.5 Biological Membranes
What are the roles of a cell memb...,
What does the term partially perm...,
What are the roles of phospholipi...
16  cards
2.6 Cell division, cell diversity and cellular organisation
State what the cell cycle is and ...,
Outline what happens during inter...,
What is the purpose of mitosis
18  cards
3.1 Exchange Surfaces
Why do multicellular organisms re...,
How is surface area to volume rat...,
Name three features of an effecti...
18  cards
3.2 Transport in Animals
Why do multicellular organisms re...,
Summarise the different types of ...,
Relate the structure of the arter...
28  cards
3.3 Transport in Plants
Why do plants require a transport...,
Relate the structure of the xylem...,
Relate the structure of phloem to...
15  cards
4.1 Disease And The Immune System
Name 4 groups of pathogen that ca...,
List three bacterial diseases and...,
List three viral infections and t...
46  cards
4.2 Biodiversity
What is a population of a species,
What is a species,
What is a habitat
26  cards
4.3 Classification + Evolution
Define classification,
What are the 8 groups of classifi...,
What are the two components in a ...
19  cards
5.1.1 Communication And Homeostasis
Why do multicellular organisms re...,
What is cell signalling,
What is homeostasis
10  cards
5.1.2 Excretion and Homeostatic Control
What is excretion,
Describe the gross structure of t...,
Outline the functions of the mamm...
24  cards
5.1.3 Neuronal communication
What are some features of all sen...,
Describe the basic structure of a...,
What stimulus does a pacinian cor...
29  cards
5.2.1 Photosynthesis
How are photosynthesis and respir...,
Describe the structure of a chlor...,
Where do the light dependant and ...
22  cards
5.1.4 Hormonal Communication
What is endocrine communication,
What hormones do the adrenal cort...,
Why is it important that blood gl...
15  cards
5.1.5 Plant and Animal Responses
What is abiotic stress,
How do plants respond to abiotic ...,
What is a plant tropism
19  cards
5.2.2 Respiration
Why do organisms need to respire,
Describe the structure of a mitoc...,
Name the four main stages in aero...
22  cards
6.1.1 Cellular Control
What is a mutation,
What are addition and deletion mu...,
What is a substitution mutation
11  cards
6.1.2 Patterns of Inheritance
Define phenotype,
How can meiosis bring genetic var...,
How does random fertilisation bri...
29  cards
6.2.1 Cloning and Biotechnology
How can we produce natural clones...,
How should a plant cutting be tak...,
How can we produce artificial clo...
24  cards
6.3.1 / 6.3.2 Ecosystems, Populations and Sustainibilty
Define ecosystem,
Describe biotic and abiotic facto...,
What is biomass and how is it tra...
23  cards
6.1.3 Manipulating Genomes
What is dna sequencing,
How have dna sequencing methods c...,
Give some comparisons for genome ...
17  cards

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