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Basic components of living systems (microscopy, cell structure)
How does a compound light microsc...,
What ways can you prepare a sampl...,
What is the cytosol of a cell and...
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Biological Molecules (biological molecules, protein structure/types, nucleic acids, DNA replication, protein synthesis, ATP)
What are elements,
What elements are most abundant i...,
Which other elements have importa...
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Biological Molecules
Elements most common in biologica...,
Elements in carbohydrates,
Elements in lipids
51
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Enzymes (enzyme action, factors affecting activity, inhibitors, cofactors/coenzymes/prosthetic groups)
What are enzymes important,
What structure do enzymes have,
The chemical reactions required f...
23
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Enzymes
Importance of enzymes,
Example of an anabolic reaction,
Example of a catabolic process
25
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Plasma Membranes (structure, function, factors affecting structure, diffusion, active transport, osmosis)
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Membranes
Roles of membranes,
Membrane structure,
What is a glycoprotein
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Cell Division (cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis, organisation/specialisation of cells, stem cells)
Phases of the cell cycle in eukar...,
What phase does a cell spend the ...,
What happens during interphase
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Cell Division, Cell Diversity and Cellular Organisation
Cell cycle,
Which part of the cell cycle does...,
What percentage of the cell cycle...
47
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Nucleic acids
Nucleotide structure,
Polynucleotides,
Dna
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Module 3 - Exchange and Transport
Features of the gas exchange surface,
Features of the human gaseous exc...,
Nasal cavity role in gas exchange...
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Communicable diseases (animal/plant pathogens and diseases, transmission, plant defences, specific/non-specific, preventing and treating)
What are bacteria,
What are viruses,
What are protoctista
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Classification and Evolution
Classification,
Species,
Taxonomic groups 8
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Biodiversity
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Communicable Diseases (watered down)
Bacteria,
Fungi,
Protoctista
59
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Basic Components of Living Systems
How does a light microscope work,
What is magnification,
What is resolution
28
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Hormonal Communication (chapter 1 of hormonal communication)
What system does the endocrine sy...,
What is the endocrine system made...,
What is an endocrine gland examples
27
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Structure and Function of the Pancreas (chapter 2 of hormonal communication)
2 main functions of the pancreas ...,
Role as an exocrine gland,
Role of endocrine glands
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Regulation of Blood Glucose Concentration (chapter 3 of hormonal communication)
What two hormones act to keep blo...,
Increasing blood glucose concentr...,
How does glycogenolysis increase ...
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Diabetes and its Control (chapter 4 of hormonal communication)
Type 1 diabetes,
Type 2 diabetes,
Type 1 diabetes treatment
5
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Coordinated Response (chapter 5 of hormonal communication)
Fight or flight response,
Fight or flight physical responses,
Action of adrenaline
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Controlling Heart Rate (chapter 6 of hormonal communication)
How many times does the human hea...,
What area of the brain is respons...,
Baroreceptors pressure receptors
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The Principles of Homeostasis (chapter 1 of homeostasis)
Homeostasis,
What maintain homeostasis,
What is done with the information...
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Thermoregulation in Ectotherms (chapter 2 of homeostasis)
Thermoregulation,
Organisms are constantly heating ...,
Ectotherms
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Thermoregulation in Endotherms (homeostasis chapter 3)
Detecting temperature changes,
Principles of thermoregulation in...,
Vasodilation
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Excretion, Homeostasis, and the Liver (homeostasis chapter 4)
Main metabolic waste products in ...,
Excretion,
The liver
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The Structure and Function of the Mammalian Kidney (chapter 5 of homeostasis)
Anatomy,
Kidney structure,
Nephron structure bowman s capsule
14
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The Kidney and Osmoregulation (homeostasis chapter 6)
Osmoregulation,
Where is adh created and secreted,
What is the effect of adh on the ...
4
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Urine and Diagnosis (homeostasis chapter 7)
What substances does urine contain,
What does the presence of glucose...,
What does the presence of creatin...
6
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Kidney Failure (homeostasis chapter 8)
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Practical Terminology
15% of the marks on the written examinations will still test practical skills as outlined in Module 1.1 of the specification, including apparatus and techniques covered through the course of the Practical Endorsement
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Paper 1
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