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B6.3 Monitoring & Maintaining Health 2
How do scabs form,
How does the skin prevent microor...,
How does acid in stomach prevent ...
44  cards
B6.3 Monitoring & Maintaining Health 1
Disease,
Communicable disease,
Pathogens
42  cards
B6.2 Feeding the Human Race 2
Genetic engineering,
How have scientists genetically e...,
How have scientists genetically e...
22  cards
B6.2 Feeding the Human Race 1
What is food security,
Some factors that threaten food s...,
How does changing diets affect fo...
26  cards
B4.1.4 Pyramids of Biomass
Pros cons of food chains,
Organisation of pyramid of biomass,
What usually happens as you move ...
6  cards
B6.1.6 Monitoring Biodiversity
How to monitor pollution,
How to monitor air pollution sulf...,
How to monitor water pollution
3  cards
B6.1.5 Maintaining Biodiversity
Conservation agreements,
Iucn,
Rio summit 1992
5  cards
B6.1.4 Increasing Biodiversity
Conservation,
Controlled grazing,
Restricting human access
9  cards
B6.1.3 Loss of Biodiversity
Importance of biodiversity,
How is biodiversity lost,
Deforestation
9  cards
B5.2.3 Theory of Evolution
Charles lyell,
What did people believe before da...,
Darwin travels
5  cards
B5.2.2 Evidence for Evolution
Fossils,
Fossil record,
Rapid changes in species
5  cards
B5.2.1 Natural Selection
Evolution,
Natural selection,
Survival of the fittest
8  cards
B5.1.8 History of Genetics
What did mendel do,
1869 nuclein discovery,
1944 genes transferred from one g...
9  cards
B5.1.4 Dominant & Recessive Alleles
Alleles,
Gene,
Dominant alleles
7  cards
B5.1.3 Meiosis
Diploid cells,
Haploid cells,
Zygote
9  cards
B5.1.2 (A)Sexual Reproduction
Asexual reproduction,
Sexual reproduction,
Gametes
10  cards
B5.1.1 Variation
Phenotype,
Variation,
Genetic variation
7  cards
B4.1.8 Decomposers
Decomposers,
Saprophytes,
Detritivores
9  cards
B4.1.7 Carbon Cycle
How is carbon removed from the at...,
What is glucose,
What happens when animals eat plants
5  cards
B4.1.6 Nutrient Cycling
What is nutrient cycling,
How does carbon cycle,
Nitrogen s uses
5  cards
B4.1.5 Efficiency of Biomass Transfer
How much chemical energy do consu...,
When is biomass lost,
Egestion
6  cards
B4.1.3 Competition & Interdependence
What do plants need to survive,
What do animals need to survive,
Interdependence
8  cards
B4.1.2 Abiotic & Biotic Factors
Biotic factors,
Abiotic factors,
How does light intensity affect a...
7  cards
B4.1.1 Ecosystems
Ecosystem,
Community,
Habitat
14  cards
B3.3.5 Osmotic Challenges
Symptoms of dehydration,
What triggers thirst response,
What is the thirst response
7  cards
B3.1.5 Nervous System Damage
Pns,
What does damage to nervous syste...,
Effects of damage to pns
10  cards
B3.1.4 The Brain
Structure of brain,
Five main areas of brain,
Cerebellum
13  cards
B3.1.3 The Eye
Cornea,
Pupil,
Iris
15  cards
B3.1.2 Reflexes
What are reflex actions,
Reflex arc and flow diagram
2  cards
B3.1.1 Nervous System
How does the nervous system work,
Main stages to nervous response,
Where are receptor cells found
10  cards
B2.2.6 Transpiration Factors
List factors affecting transpiration,
How does light intensity affect t...,
How does temperature affect rate ...
6  cards
B6.1.1 & 6.1.2 Sampling
Sampling,
Pooter,
Sweep nets
15  cards
5.2.4 Classification
Artificial classification,
Natural classification,
Binomial
11  cards
5.1.7 Mutations
Mutation,
What does mutation cause,
How does mutation cause this
11  cards
B3.3.4 Kidney
How is concentration of urine con...,
What does the brain do,
What does adh do
8  cards
3.3.3 Maintaining Water Balance
Why must water levels in blood pl...,
When do water and salts enter body,
When are water salts lost from body
11  cards
B3.3.2 Controlling Blood Sugar
What is glucose,
What happens to glucose,
What happens after eating
13  cards
3.3.1 Controlling Body Temp
Body temperature,
Temp under 35,
What happens 40 42 c
6  cards
B3.2.7 Uses Of Plant Hormones
Auxin function,
Ethene function,
Gibberellins function
12  cards
B3.2.6 Plant Hormones
What is a tropism,
What is a phototropism,
What is a gravitropism
8  cards
B3.2.5 Using Hormones to Treat Infertility
Some reasons for infertility,
What is fertility treatment,
Fsh for fertility
8  cards
B3.2.4 Contolling Reproduction
2 types of contraception,
Non hormonal contraception,
Hormonal contraception
10  cards
B3.2.3 The Menstrual Cycle
What is the menstrual cycle,
What happens during menstrual cycle,
4 hormones that control mistrial ...
7  cards
B3.2.2 Negative Feedback
What does thyroxine do,
What does thyroid gland do,
What do adrenal glands do
7  cards
B3.2.1 Hormones
What are hormones,
Where are hormones made,
How do hormones get around the body
21  cards
2.2.5 Transpiration Stream
Transpiration,
Water loss,
Transpiration stream
5  cards
B2.2.4 plant Transport Systems
Xylem,
Phloem,
Together
8  cards
2.2.3 Heart & Blood
Heart made of,
What is heartbeat,
Pulmonary artery
13  cards
2.2.2 Circulatory System
Circulatory system,
What does blood do,
Heart does
8  cards
2.2.1 Exchange and Transport
Sa v,
Organisms sa v,
Tapeworm
7  cards
2.1.6 Stem Cells
What are stem cells,
What are stem cells used for by t...,
What are 2 types of stem cells in...
6  cards
2.1.5 Cell Differentiation
What is cell differentiation,
How is a sperm cell adapted to tr...,
How is a fat cell specialised to ...
6  cards
2.1.4 Mitosis
Mitosis,
Why body cells divide,
Cell cycle
3  cards
2.1.3 Active Transport
Active transport,
Energy,
Rate of active transport
4  cards
2.1.2 Osmosis
Osmosis,
Selectively permeable membrane,
Water potential
9  cards
2.1.1 Diffusion
Diffusion,
What do particles do,
Energy
6  cards
General Rule
Mrsgren,
I um,
Magnification
6  cards
B1.1.3 light microscopes
What does the symbol m mean,
What are the seven life processes,
What are examples of prokaryotes
11  cards
B1.4 Photosynthesis
What is photosynthesis,
How do plants take in carbon dioxide,
How do plants take in water
26  cards

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