A-Level AQA Biology

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1.1 Introduction to Biological Molecules
What are the types of biological ...,
What are monomers,
What are the examples of monomers
7  cards
1.2 Carbohydrates — monosaccharides
What are monosaccharides,
What are the examples of monosacc...,
How do monosaccharides taste
10  cards
1.3 Carbohydrates — disaccharides and polysaccharides
What are disaccharides,
How are disaccharides formed,
What will be formed when condensa...
13  cards
1.4 Starch, glycogen and cellulose
How are glycogen and starch formed,
What are the function of glycogen...,
How are cellulose formed
17  cards
1.5 Lipids
What elements do lipids contain,
Are lipids soluble or insoluble i...,
What are the two groups of lipids
17  cards
1.6 Proteins
What is protein made of,
What does a protein,
How many different amino acids ar...
27  cards
1.7 Enzyme action
What are enzymes,
What are their functions,
How does
7  cards
1.8 Factors affecting enzyme actions
Which two factors can affect enzy...,
How do temperature and ph affect ...,
Which four factors affect enzyme ...
13  cards
1.9 Enzyme inhibition
What are enzyme inhibitors,
What are the 2 types of enzyme in...,
What are competitive inhibitors
9  cards
2.1 Structure of RNA and DNA
What are the 2 main types of nucl...,
Both dna and rna are the polymer ...,
In other words both dna and rna a...
27  cards
2.2 DNA replication
What are the two stages of cell d...,
What must be done before the nucl...,
What is the model called that sho...
4  cards
2.3 Energy and ATP
What is atp,
What is the full name of atp,
What are m
16  cards
2.4 Water and its functions
What are made up of a water molecule,
What is the overall charge of a w...,
How is water s polarity why
16  cards
(2.5 Inorganic ions)
What are inorganic ions,
What are the 2 types of ions,
What are cations
13  cards
3.1 Methods of studying cells
What is magnification,
What is resolution,
What is the formula for calculati...
22  cards
3.2 The electron microscope
What are the 2 types of electron ...,
What are the advantages of electr...,
How does a transmission electron ...
7  cards
3.3 Microscope measurements and calculations
What is used to measure the size ...,
W,
What is needed to calibrate the e...
3  cards
3.4 Eukaryotic cell structure
What organelles are in animal cells,
What organelles are in plant cells,
Both animal and plant cells are _...
51  cards
3.5 Cell specialisation and organisation
What is differentiation,
Eukaryotic cells become specialis...,
Specialised cells are organised i...
11  cards
3.6 Prokaryotic cells and viruses
What is the difference between pr...,
Prokaryotic cells are __cellular,
W
19  cards
3.7 Mitosis
What is mitosis,
What are the 5 stages of cell cycle,
What happens during interphase
17  cards
3.8 The cell cycle
What are the 3 stages of cell cycle,
Is mitosis controlled,
What can uncontrolled cell divisi...
6  cards
4.1 Structure of the cell-surface membrane
What is made up of a cell membrane,
How is the structure of a phospho...,
Does the hydrophilic phosphate he...
23  cards
4.2 Diffusion
What is diffusion,
How can diffusion occur,
What is facilitated diffusion
7  cards
4.3 Osmosis
What is osmosis,
What is a solute,
What is water potential
21  cards
4.4 Active transport
What is active transport,
In active transport what is atp u...,
How is active transport differ fr...
6  cards
4.5 Co-transport and absorption of glucose in the ileum
What is co transport,
How may cells be adapted for rapi...,
What are the adaptations of epith...
6  cards
5.1 Defence mechanisms
What is pathogen,
What is immunity,
Which 2 groups can defence mechan...
14  cards
5.2 Phagocytosis
What are the 2 types of white blo...,
What is phagocytosis,
What are the stages of phagocytosis
7  cards
5.3 T-lymphocytes and cell-mediated immunity
What is antigen,
What is lymphocyte,
What are the 2 types of lymphocytes
9  cards
5.4 B-lymphocytes and humoral immunity
What are the characteristics of b...
1  cards
5.5 Antibodies
0  cards
5.6 Vaccination
0  cards
5.7 The human immunideficiency virus (HIV)
1  cards
8.1 Gene and the genetic code
What is a gene,
What do genes do,
What position is gene located
16  cards
8.2 DNA and chromosomes
How are dna molecules in prokaryo...,
How are dna molecules in the nucl...,
Dna molecule and its associated p...
7  cards
8.3 Structures of ribonucleic acid
What is genome,
What is proteome,
What are made up of a nucleotide
13  cards
8.4 Polypeptide synthesis - transcription and splicing
What is transcription,
What is the function of rna polym...,
What are the stages of transcription
3  cards
8.5 Polypeptide synthesis - translation
0  cards

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