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Microscopy
What is a tem,
What is a sem,
What is resolution
13
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The Cell Cycle
What is the order of the cell cycle,
What happens in prophase,
What happens in metaphase
15
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Eukaryotic Cell Structure
What is the nucleus made up of,
Function of nucleus,
Parts and purpose of mitochondria
16
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Transport and Cell membranes
What are cell membranes made of,
What structure is the cell membrane,
What is the phospholipid function
7
cards
Biological molecules
Roles of lipids,
Characteristics of lipids,
Types of lipids
21
cards
The digestive system
What is secreted out of salivary ...,
What does the stomach acid do for...,
What does the pancreas do for carbs
10
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Gaseous exchange
Inspiration process,
Expiration process
2
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Meiosis
What is the formula for possible ...,
What is the process for meiosis,
What is an allele
10
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Gas Exchange in fish
Describe structure of gill,
Describe the flow of water throug...,
What is countercurrent flow in gills
4
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Gas exchange in plant or leaf
Explain why plants have a reduced...,
How do plants ensure a large surf...,
Describe 3 adaptations of a leaf ...
5
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Surface exchange + Sa:V
Describe the relationship between...,
Describe how larger organisms inc...,
Features of an exchange surface
3
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Osmosis
Define osmosis,
What is water potential,
How do the water molecules move r...
9
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Transport of oragnic substance in phloem
What are the phases or mass flow ...,
What is the general site where su...,
What is the general site where su...
8
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Inorganic ions and water
Use and location of fe ion,
Na ion use and location,
Po4 3 ion use and location
13
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Types of selection
Selection,
Types of selection,
What is directional selection
9
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Species and taxonomy (needs completing)
Species,
What are the 3 domains,
What is the binomial system
14
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Diversity and human activity
Biodiversity,
Species diversity,
Genetic diversity
10
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Transport in the Xylem (Needs root transport added)
What is transpiration,
What evidence is there for the co...,
How does water move in the xylem ...
8
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Blood vessels and tissue fluid
What is the general structure of ...,
Characteristics of artery,
Characteristics of vein
10
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Investigating transport in plants
What are tracer experiments,
What are ringing experiments,
Evidence for translocation in phloem
3
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Defence Mechanisms
Immunity,
What are the 2 defence mechanisms,
What is a specific response
12
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Phagocytosis
What is the process of phagocytosis
1
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T celks and cell mediated immunity
What are th cells,
What are tc cells,
Cell mediated immunity
6
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B cells and humoral immunity
Process of humoral immunity,
Where do b lymphocytes mature
2
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Antibodies (not finished, need Elisa test)
What protein structure is an anti...,
What is agglutination,
Why are antibodies only effective...
11
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Vaccination
2 types of immunity,
What is passive immunity,
What is active immunity
10
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Cardiac Cycle + Transport systems
Features of transport systems,
Which arteries and veins go to an...,
Which artery and veins goes to an...
9
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Haemoglobin
Structure of haemoglobin,
Haem,
Process of disassociation curve
6
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Bohr effect
Describe and explain bohr effect,
How are animals adapated to envir...
2
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Invesitigating Diversity
What are the methods of investiga...,
What is the observable characteri...,
What is dna base sequence method
5
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Protein synthesis
What is the 3 stages in proteinsy...,
Translation,
Transcription
4
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Mutations
What are the types of mutations,
Why can deletion cause issues,
Why can substitution cause issues
4
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Nitrogen and Phosphorus cycle + eutrophication
What is nitrogen fixation,
What are saprobiontic organisms,
What is ammonification
15
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Succession
What is succession,
What are the stages in succession,
What is barren land
12
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Conservation of Habitats
What does conservation mean,
Reasons for conservation,
Why is managing habitats necessary
5
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Competition
What are the 2 types of competition,
What is intraspecific competition,
What is interspecific competition
6
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Defence mechanisms
Immunity,
What are the 2 body responses to ...,
What is the non specific response
7
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Diffusion, Active and Co transport
2 types of diffusion,
What is simple diffusion,
What is facilitated diffusion use...
10
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Photosynthesis
Light dependant reaction process,
Light independant reaction proces...,
Where does light independant reac...
5
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Respiration
What is produced from glycolysis,
Glycolysis process,
Link reaction process
12
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HIV and Viruses(needsn finishing)
Structure of hiv,
Replication of hiv,
How does hiv cause aids
8
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Enzyme action
What is the lock and key theory,
Induced fit model
2
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Factors affecting Enzyme Action
How can you measure rate of chang...,
How does optimal temperature affe...,
How does moderately high temperat...
6
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Enzyme inhibition
What are competitive inhibitors,
What are non competitive inhibitors
2
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DNA Replication
Process of semi conservative repl...,
What are the 2 main stages of cel...
2
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Gaseous exchange in single celled organism and insects (edit)
Why do singles cell organisms not...,
What is the internal network in i...,
3 ways respiratory gases move in ...
5
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Limiting water loss
How is water loss limited in insects,
How is water loss limited in leaves,
What plants have adaptations to l...
3
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Diversity within a community
Species diversity,
Genetic diversity,
Ecosystem diversity
6
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Investigating diversity
4 methods of comparing diversity,
Why is comparison of observable c...,
How does comparison of dna base s...
5
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Genes and the genetic code
Gene,
Locus,
How many amino acids are regularl...
6
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DNA and Chromosones
Structure of chromosome,
How is dna structured in prokaryo...,
How is dna structured in eukaryot...
6
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Structures of ribonucleic acid
Codon,
Genome,
Proteome
9
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Protein Synthesis (Needs finishing)
Transcription process,
Splicing process,
Why does splicing occur
4
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Structure of DNA + RNA
Dna nucleotide components,
Rna nucleotide components,
How are the 2 strands of dna conn...
7
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Prokaryotic cell structure
What cell structures do eukaryoti...,
What additional structures do man...
2
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Producing gene fragments
What is recombiant dna,
What do we refer an organism who ...,
Why can dna from one organism be ...
15
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In vivo gene cloning
What is meant by in vivo gene clo...,
Why are restriction endonucleases...,
5 stages of gene transfer and clo...
16
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In vitro gene cloning
What does pcr stand for,
What does pcr require and why,
What are the 3 stages of the pcr ...
8
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Locating genes, genetic screening, and counselling
What is a dna probe,
2 types of probes,
How are radioactive probes used
11
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Genetic fingerprinting
What is genetic fingerprinting,
What are non coding dna bases kno...,
What is significant about vntrs
12
cards
Response to stimuli
What are the responses to stimuli,
What is a stimulus,
What detects stimuli
16
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Plant growth factors
What 3 things do plants respond to,
What are plant growth factors ess...,
What plant growth factor controls...
8
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Reflex arc
What are the 2 major divisions of...,
What is the cns made up of,
What is the pns made up of
14
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Receptors
What receptor do we look at detec...,
Features of the pacinian corpuscle,
What is a transducer
22
cards
Control of heart rate
What is the autonomic nervous system,
What can the autonomic nervous sy...,
What does the sympathetic nervous...
23
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Neurones and nervous coordination
What are the 2 main forms of coor...,
Characteristics of the hormonal s...,
Characteristics of nervous system
15
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The nerve impulse
What is the resting potential in ...,
At resting potential is the axon ...,
What factors maintain the resting...
10
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Passage of an action potential
Passage of action potential along...,
How is an action potential passed...,
Why is action potential conducted...
3
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Speed of the nerve impulse
Name explain the factors that eff...,
What is the all or nothing principle,
How can an organism perceive the ...
6
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Studying inheritance
What is the genotype,
What is the phenotype,
What is a gene
7
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Monohybrid inheritance + probability
What is the law of segregation,
If we want to produce an f1 gener...,
How is an f2 generation made
4
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Dihybrid inheritance
What is dihybrid inheritance,
Before making my pummet square wh...,
What is the law of independent as...
4
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Multiple alleles and codominance
What is codominance,
What is multiple alleles,
Whats the example we use for mult...
3
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Sex linkage
What is sex linkage,
Why may men be affected by certai...,
What chart can be used to track s...
3
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Autosomal linkage
What is autosomal linkage,
What is an autosome
2
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Epistasis
What is epistasis
1
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Chi squared
What is the formula for chi squared,
What does the chi squared test do,
What criterea is required for chi...
8
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Population genetics + variation
What is a gene pool,
What is allelic frequency,
What is the hardy weinberg principle
7
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Variation in phenotype
How can genetic variation arise,
What environmental factors may af...,
What may affects 2 organisms from...
3
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Natural selection
What are selection pressures,
What are the 3 primary selections...,
What factors aids the process of ...
8
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Principles of homeostasis
What is homeostasis,
What reasons is homeostasis impor...,
What are the stages of any self r...
4
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Feedback mechanisms
What is negative feedback,
What example do we look at is an ...,
What is negative feedback in the ...
6
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Synapses structure, function and transmission
What does the unidirectionality o...,
What is spatial summation,
What is temporal summation
9
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Food chains and energy transfer
What is biomass,
In terms of how organisms obtain ...,
What is a food chain
8
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Energy transfer and productivity
Why is most of the suns energy no...,
What is the definition of gross p...,
What is net primary productivity
8
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Use of natural and artificial fertiliser
What are the 2 types of fertiliser,
What
2
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Environmental issues concerning use of nitrogen containg fertilisers
What are some of the negative eff...,
How may nitrogen rich fertiliser ...,
What is leaching
4
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Variation in population size
What is the size of a population ...,
What are the abiotic factors that...
2
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Isolation and Speciation
What is speciation,
What is allelic frequency,
In terms of allelic frequency wha...
9
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Populations and ecosystems
What is carrying capacity,
What is a niche,
What is the competitive exclusion...
5
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Structure of skeletal muscle
What is the thin filament known as,
What is the thick filament known as,
What are myofibrils made up of
13
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Contraction of a skeletal muscle
If muscles cannot push how do the...,
What mechanism is used in the con...,
What is the evidence for the slid...
9
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Hormones and regulation of blood glucose
Where are hormones produced,
How are hormones transported,
What is the process for the secon...
18
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Diabetes and its control
What are the 2 types of diabetes,
What is diabetes,
What is type 1 diabetes
9
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Structure of the kidney and nephron
What is the name for the control ...,
In a kidney what is the medulla m...,
What are the different structures...
5
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Role of the nephron in osmoregulation
What are the 4 stages in the neph...,
How is glomerular filtrate formed,
What resists the movement of the ...
12
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Role of hormones in osmoregulation
Why may the water potential of th...,
Describe the process of the bodys...,
Describe the process of the bodys...
4
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Gene mutations
What are the types of gene mutation,
What is inversion of bases,
What is translocation of bases
10
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Stem Cells and Totipotency
True or false all cells contain t...,
True or false all cells express a...,
What are totipotent cells
13
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Regulation of Transcription and Translation
What is a transcription factor,
Describe the process in which oes...
2
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Epigenetic control of gene expression
Define epigenetics,
What does the epigenome determine,
What is the epigenome
9
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Gene expression and cancer
What are the characteristics of a...,
What are the characteristics of a...,
Describe how a secondary tumour c...
11
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Genome projects
What method is used to determine ...,
What is the benefits of determini...,
Define proteome
4
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