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Biological molecules
Most common elements in living or...,
Organic molecules,
Examples of organic compounds in ...
11
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Water
Water molecule structure,
What is the charges like on a wat...,
Polar molecule
22
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Carbohydrates
What 3 categories of carbohydrate...,
What elements do carbohydrates co...,
Monosaccharides
61
cards
Required practical: biological molecules
Reducing sugars meaning,
Test for reducing sugar specifically,
What happens depending on how muc...
13
cards
Lipids
Lipids,
Fats,
Oils
31
cards
Proteins
What are proteins made up of,
What is in all amino acids,
What is the r group in an amino acid
28
cards
Enzymes
What are enzymes,
Substrate,
Structure of an enzyme active site
49
cards
Nucleotides
Nucleic acids,
Nucleotides,
What elements are in a nucleotide
36
cards
DNA replication
Step 1 of dna replication,
Step 2 of dna replication,
Step 3 of dna replication
23
cards
ATP
Structure of atp,
Full name of atp,
What is the function of atp
21
cards
Studying cells
Methods of studying cells,
What is cell fractionation,
Step 1 of cell fractionation
54
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Eukaryote cells working together
Chromosomes structure,
What makes up the nucleus in a cell,
Chromosomes function
41
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Prokaryote cells working together
What are prokaryotes,
Features of a prokaryote cell in ...,
Additional features of prokaryote...
13
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Viruses
Common structure of virus,
What can the genetic material in ...,
Attachment proteins
12
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Cell cycle
Cell cycle stages,
What happens in interphase,
Dna replication at end of interphase
20
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Cell membrane
Cell surface membranes,
Organelles membranes,
What model describes the structur...
21
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Transport across cell membrane
5 types of transport over cell me...,
Which transport processes are pas...,
What of the transport methods are...
34
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Co-transport
What is cotransport,
Step 1 of cotransport,
Step 2 of cotransport
6
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The immune response
Antigen,
What type of foreign antigens cau...,
2 types of immune response
23
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HIV
What is hiv,
When is aids developed,
Stages of hiv infection aids
16
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Immunity and vaccines
Active immunity,
How can active immunity occur,
Passive immunity
12
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Antibodies in medicine + ELISA tests
Monoclonal antibodies,
Monoclonal antibodies use in medi...,
Monoclonal antibodies use in medi...
25
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Aseptic techniques
Why open the petri dish as little...,
Why use a sterile pipette,
Why use a bunsen burner to flame ...
6
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Gas exchange in fish
Source of oxygen for fish,
How does oxygen dissolved in wate...,
What structure does water pass ov...
10
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Gas exchange in insects
Where does air enter insects,
How does oxygen move in the trachea,
How does oxygen diffuse into body...
7
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Gas exchange in plants
Layers of a leaf fell from top to...,
Main gas exchange site in plants,
Gas exchange in a plant cell
16
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Ventilation + gas exchange in the lungs
Inspiration,
What is ventilation,
Expiration
32
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Lung disease
Risk factor,
Tidal volume,
Ventilation rate
8
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Digestion + absorption
What does digestion require,
What happens in digestion,
What enzyme catalyses the breakdo...
33
cards
Haemoglobin
What is haemoglobin,
Structure of haemoglobin,
Where does oxygen bind to in haem...
30
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Cardiac cycle
3 stages of cardiac cycle,
What happens during diastole in t...,
What happens during diastole in t...
13
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Blood Vessels And The Heart
Right side of the heart,
Right side of the heart blood ves...,
Left side of the heart
30
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Cardiovascular Disease
Risk factors for cardiovascular d...,
How age acts as risk factor,
Smoking risk factor for heart dis...
7
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Tissue fluid
What is tissue fluid,
What is tissue fluid,
What is the function of tissue fluid
11
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Cohesion-tension
What vessel transports water in a...,
How is water moved up a plant aga...,
Xylem structure summary
22
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Translocation
What vessel transports organic su...,
Structure of the phloem vessel,
Process of transporting organic s...
18
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Potometer
What is a potometer,
Does the potometer actually measu...,
Why do we cut the stem of the pla...
9
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DNA, genes, alleles and RNA
How is dna stored in eukaryotic c...,
Where else in a eukaryotic cell i...,
Features of eukaryotic nucleic dna
21
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Transcription
Transcription,
What enzyme is used in transcription,
How is dna prepared to be transcr...
17
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Translation
What is translation,
Where does translation take place in,
How does translation start
15
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Meiosis
What is meiosis,
What cell begins meiosis,
What are homologous chromosomes
18
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The Genetic Code And Mutations
3 features of the genetic code,
The genetic code,
Non overlapping
16
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Genetic Diversity
What is genetic diversity,
A large number of different allel...,
Why is genetic diversity important
17
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Natural Selection
Natural selection,
How are advantageous alleles created,
What is good about the advantageo...
13
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Classification
Phylogeny,
Phylogenetic trees,
Each branch point on the phylogen...
19
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity,
Population,
Community
13
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Agriculture Impact On Biodiversity
What do farmers aim to do,
How farmers reduce biodiversity,
Removing hedgerows
7
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Photosynthesis Introduction
What is photosynthesis,
Where does photosynthesis take place,
Equation for photosynthesis
19
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Light Dependent Reaction
What is the light dependent reaction,
Where does the light dependent re...,
First step of ldr name
25
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Light Independent Reaction
Where does the light independent ...,
What molecules from ldr is used f...,
How does the lir start
11
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Factors Affecting Rate Of Photosynthesis
What are limiting factors,
3 factors that could be limiting,
Why is water loss not normally a ...
11
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Glycolysis For Aerobic And Anaerobic Respiration
First stage of anaerobic respiration,
Where does anaerobic respiration ...,
First step of glycolysis
16
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Link Reaction
When does this occur,
Where does this reaction occur,
Where does the pyruvate at the be...
10
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Krebs Cycle
When does this take place,
Where does this take place,
What does this reaction use
12
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Oxidative Phosphorylation
When does this take place,
Where does this take place,
What does this reaction mainly re...
12
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Ecology Intro
Population,
Community,
Ecosystem
26
cards
Nutrient cycles
Nutrient,
Saprobionts,
Saprobiotic nutrition
26
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Survival And Response Intro
Stimulus,
Internal environment,
External environment
14
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Movement
How can organisms increase chance...,
2 types of simple movement respon...,
Taxes
8
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The Nervous System
Nerves,
Peripheral nervous system,
Central nervous system
23
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Receptors
Receptors,
Relationship of receptors to a st...,
What does receptors being specifi...
20
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Plant hormones
0
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The eye
3 aspects of vision controlled by...,
Photoreceptors,
What are the 2 photoreceptors in ...
29
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Control Of Heart Rate
0
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Structure Of Neurones
What are the signals passed along...,
What structure of a neurone do we...,
Cell body of a neuron components
14
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Resting potential
What does it mean if a neurone is...,
What happens if a neurone is at rest,
What 3 factors cause an establish...
20
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Action potential
What exactly is an impulse,
What is the action potential,
What do generator potentials depe...
22
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Nerve Impulses: Movement Of Action Potential
Nerve impulse,
In a non myelinated neurone what ...,
Local current
10
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Muscle Structure
0
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Movement Of Bands
List of bands to be learnt,
List of lines to learn,
List of zones to remember
13
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