AQA A Level Biology

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Plant Survival & Response
What is a tropism 1,
What is indoleacetic acid iaa 2,
What are plant growth factors 3
17  cards
Anaerobic Respiration
Where does it occur 1,
When does anaerobic respiration s...,
What is the product in microbes a...
12  cards
Aerobic Respiration
What is endosymbiotic theory 1,
Evidence for endosymbiotic theory 2,
Where does glycolysis take place 3
28  cards
Photosynthesis
What is an autotroph 1,
What is a heterotroph 2,
What is a chemoautotroph 3
43  cards
Photosynthesis QP
Heat stress reduces the rate of t...,
Why does a decrease in rubisco ac...,
Why would a plant with an abnorma...
6  cards
Energy & Ecosystems
What is biomass 1,
What can biomass be measured in 2,
How can biomass be estimated meth...
24  cards
Nitrogen & Phosphorus Cycle
4 key processes in the nitrogen c...,
What organism completes ammonific...,
What organism completes nitrifica...
16  cards
Receptors
Pressure & visual
39  cards
Nervous Coordination
What is a synapse 1,
Function of a synapse 2,
Steps of a synapse functioning 3
15  cards
Control of blood water potential
Where does osmoregulation occur 1,
What are nephrons 2,
Nephron structure 3
29  cards
Principle of Homeostasis
What is homeostasis 1,
What is a gland 2,
What is negative feedback 3
9  cards
Blood Glucose & Secondary Messangers
Factors affecting blood glucose a...,
What is glycogenesis and the horm...,
What is glycogenolysis and the ho...
17  cards
Diabetes
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8  cards
Muscle Structure
Function and structure of smooth ...,
Function and structure of skeleta...,
Function and structure of cardiac...
20  cards
Contraction of skeletal muscle
How does calcium ions result in m...,
Describe the roles of the calcium...,
Roles of atp in muscle contraction 3
8  cards
Control of heart rate
Describe how the heart controls a...,
What controls the rate of impulses 2,
What does the parasympathetic ner...
17  cards
Mutations & Stem Cells
What is a mutagenic agent 1,
What is a substitution mutation a...,
What is an inversion mutation and...
7  cards
Inheritance & Populations
What is a genotype 1,
What is a phenotype 2,
What are the 3 version of alleles 3
14  cards
Populations in Ecosystems
Population definition 1,
Niche definition 2,
Carrying capacity definition 3
22  cards
Respiration QP
Describe the process of glycolysi...,
Why does inhibiting the krebs cyc...,
Why should appararus be left for ...
5  cards
Control of heart rate: double speed
Describe how the heart controls a...,
What would happen if increased pr...
2  cards
3.8.2.1 Stem Cells
What is potency 1,
Totipotent 2,
Pluripotent 3
12  cards
3.8.2.2 Regulating transcrition & translation
What is epigenetics 1,
What is epigenetic modification 2,
Why do modifications in epigeneti...
19  cards
3.8.2.3 Gene expression & Cancer
Characteristics of malignant tumo...,
Characteristics of benign tumours 2,
Features of cancer cells 3
10  cards
3.8.4.1 Recombinant Technology
What does recombinant dna technol...,
What is genetically modified orga...,
How to make dna fragments 3
29  cards
3.8.4.2
What are dna probes 1,
What are all probes labelled with 2,
Uses of dna probes 3
6  cards
3.8.4.3 Genetic Fingerprinting
Function of gel electrophoresis 1,
Features of gel electrophoresis 2,
What direction does dna move in t...
11  cards
Evolution & Speciation
Why may individuals within a popu...,
3 types of adaptations 2,
Properties of directional selecti...
11  cards

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