AQA bio (Alevel)

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Decks in this class (50)

Lesson 2 - Inorganic Ions
What are the different types of o...,
Covalent bonding 2,
Ionic bonding 3
10  cards
Lesson 3 - Water
Which part of water molecule is n...,
What is electronegativity 2,
Main properties of water and thei...
23  cards
Lesson 4 - Intro to monomers & polymers - carbohydrates (monosaccharides)
What are the 4 main examples of b...,
Polymerisation definition 2,
Polymer definition 3
21  cards
Lesson 5 - Glycosidic bond formation and hydrolysis (disaccharides & intro to polysaccharides)
How many bonds can carbon make 1,
What type of reaction is it when ...,
Disaccharide definition 3
9  cards
Lesson 6 - Reducing and non-reducing sugar tests
Name 3 common monosaccharides 1,
Monosaccharides are the monomers ...,
What bond does a condensation rea...
15  cards
Lesson 7 - Polysaccharides (carbohydrates)
What are polysaccharides 1,
Key info about starch 2,
What are the 2 types of starch 3
12  cards
Lesson 8/9 - Lipids - Triglycerides/phospholipids
Lipids all share these characteri...,
What are the 2 main groups of lip...,
How are triglycerides formed 3
25  cards
Lesson 10 - Protein - amino acid structure & peptide bond formation
What are some examples of differe...,
What are the monomers from which ...,
What s the general structure of a...
9  cards
Lesson 12 - Levels of protein structure
The hierarchical nature of protei...,
Primary structure 2,
Type of bonding in primary protei...
9  cards
Lesson 13/14 - enzymes
What are enzymes 1,
What does the term metabolism ref...,
What are the 2 types of metabolis...
33  cards
Lesson 15 - Product time graphs continued & factors affecting enzyme controlled reactions
For an enzyme to catalyse a react...,
What is activation energy 2,
What determines the shape of an e...
13  cards
Lesson 16 - Inhibitors
What is a buffer 1,
Name 5 factors that affect the ra...,
What are enzyme inhibitors 3
14  cards
Lesson 20 - Nucleic acids - RNA and DNA structure
What do dna and rna stand for 1,
Blank 2,
Blank 3
20  cards
Lesson 21 - DNA replication
Describe the process of semi cons...,
What are the 2 main stages of cel...,
What needs to happen before a 3
5  cards
Lesson 22 - Meselson & Stahl experiment
What are the 3 models for how dna...,
What 3 facts did meselson stahl b...,
What are the 3 isotopes of nitrog...
7  cards
Lesson 23 - ATP
Brief overview of how atp is crea...,
What does atp consist of 2,
What does atp stand for 3
13  cards
Lesson 24 - Cells - Microscopes
Name some parts of an optical lig...,
What is the formula for magnifica...,
What is the epiece graticule on a...
18  cards
Lesson 25 - Microscope calibration and calculations
Describe how you could make a tem...,
What are the parts of a microscope 2,
What is an eyepiece graticule use...
7  cards
Lesson 26 - IAM calculations
Two objects are 03 m apart will a...,
Two objects are 01 m apart will a...,
What is the difference between ma...
6  cards
Lesson 27 - Cell fractionation
What is cell fractionation 1,
What must happen before cell frac...,
What are the 3 conditions the sol...
8  cards
Lesson 28 - Organelles and their functions
What are the main parts of a euka...,
What is the function of the nucle...,
What is the function of the mitoc...
23  cards
Lesson 29 - Prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells
What are the 3 domains of life 1,
Which 2 domains are prokaryotes 2,
Which domain is eukaryotic 3
13  cards
Lesson 30 - Endomembrane system/organelles working together
What is the endomembrane system 1,
What are vesicles 2,
Describe the ways in which organe...
22  cards
Lesson 31 - Cell specialisation & organisation. Viruses.
What is the structure of eukaryot...,
What is the structure of red bloo...,
What are the specialised cells th...
8  cards
Lesson 32 - The cell cycle and mitosis
What are the stages of cell divis...,
What are the 3 stages of interpha...,
What are the 4 stages of mitosis 3
15  cards
Lesson 34 - Cancer
What 2 genes is mitosis controlle...,
What needs to happen to oncogenes...,
What are carcinogenic mutagenic f...
6  cards
Lesson 35 - Binary fission and logs
How to calculate the mitotic index 1,
What is the difference between mi...,
How does binary fission in binary...
9  cards
Lesson 36 - Cell membrane structure
Describe the structure of a phosp...,
Define hydrophobic and hydrophilic 2,
What are plasma membranes primari...
24  cards
Lesson 37 - Transport across membranes
Explain the basis of diffusion 1,
What affects the rate of diffusion 2,
What are the 2 tyupes of transpor...
12  cards
Lesson 40 - Co-transport
How does the sodium potassium pum...,
How are sodium and glucose amino ...,
Cells lining the ileum of mammals...
10  cards
Lesson 41- Osmosis
Osmosis definition 1,
How much water potential in pure ...,
4 cells have the following water ...
7  cards
Lesson 45 - Phagocytosis
Name some physical defenses of th...,
Name some chemical defenses of th...,
What is an antigen 3
10  cards
Lesson 46 - Antibodies
Antibody definition 1,
Describe the structure of an anti...,
Explain why an antibody binds to ...
5  cards
Lesson 47 - The specific immune response
What is the difference between a ...,
How are lymphocytes made 2,
What is the role of t cells in th...
8  cards
Lesson 48 - Monoclonal antibodies and ELISA tests
What are 3 industrial medical use...,
Describe the use of monoclonal an...,
How are monoclonal antibodies use...
8  cards
Lesson 49 - Vaccines and active/passive immunity
What are vaccinations 1,
Describe how giving a hpv vaccine...,
What is herd immunity 3
9  cards
Lesson 50 - HIV and AIDS
When might vaccines not work 1,
Describe the structure of hiv 2,
How is hiv replicated 5 marks 3
7  cards
Lesson 51 - Exchange and SA:V
What are the essential features o...,
What is surface area to volume ra...,
What are the formulas for surface...
8  cards
Lesson 52-53 - Gas exchange in insects and plants
Why are specialised exchange surf...,
Why do insects not have a surface...,
Describe the process of gas excha...
17  cards
Lesson 54 - Gas exchange in fish
What are the 2 types of fish and ...,
What is the gill structure 2,
Why do fish need a specialised ga...
6  cards
Lesson 57 - Human gas exchange system (mammalian)
Name the structures of the lungs 1,
What happens during inspiration 2,
What happens during exhalation 3
11  cards
Lesson 58 - Lung disease and correlations
What are some risk factors that i...,
If data shows a correlation betwe...,
What would we need to do to show ...
8  cards
Lesson 59 - Digestive system
What are the stages of digestion 1,
What is the difference between ph...,
How are starch molecules broken d...
19  cards
Lesson 61/62 - Heart structure and cardiac cycle
What are the coronary arteries for 1,
What are parts of the heart 2,
What do the blue and red colours ...
19  cards
Lesson 63/64 - Circulatory systems/blood vessel & tissue fluids
What are the features of mass tra...,
What is the difference between a ...,
What is the difference between a ...
26  cards
Lesson 65 - Haemoglobin & dissociation curves
Affinity definition 1,
What is meant with haemoglobin ha...,
What is the equation for formatio...
14  cards
Lesson 65 continued - Haemoglobins in different species and the Bohr effect
What are 3 things that cause the ...,
What are the different conditions...,
Why do we have high co2 and low p...
6  cards
Lesson 66 - Cardiovascular diseases and data analysis
What is atherosclerosis and how i...,
Risk factors associated with card...,
What is standard deviation 3
8  cards
Lesson 67 - Mass transport in plants - Xylem
What are the 2 parts of a plant i...,
What is the structure of the xylem 2,
How is water moved up a plant 3
12  cards
Lesson 69 - Translocation in the phloem
What is translocation 1,
What is the structure and functio...,
What are the 3 stages of mass flo...
10  cards

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