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Biology

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PHOTOSYNTHESIS (1)
What is light energy converted into,
What is the work equation for pho...,
Where does the carbon dioxide nee...
12  cards
PHOTOSYNTHESIS (2):Adaptations
Name the 9 adaptations of a leaf ...,
How is the palisade layer adapted...,
How is the spongy mesophyll layer...
8  cards
PHOTOSYNTHESIS:(3)MINERALS
What are minerals needed for,
Where do plants get minerals from,
What two minerals are needed by p...
9  cards
PHOTOSYNTHESIS(4): Practical
What plant do you use when invest...,
As photosynthesis occurs what gas...,
How can you see the oxygen produc...
5  cards
PHOTOSYNTHESIS (5):LIMITING FACTORS
Name 3 factors which can limit th...,
How is temperature a limiting fac...,
Why is low temperatures a limitin...
7  cards
PHOTOSYNTHESIS(6):TESTING FOR STARCH IN A LEAF
During photosynthesis how is ligh...,
What does the absorption of light...,
What are the different uses of th...
10  cards
BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES (Carbohydrates)
What chemical elements does carbo...,
What chemical elements does lipid...,
What chemical elements does prote...
14  cards
BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES (LIPIDS)
What is the basic unit of lipids,
What are lipids are divided into,
What percent of the bodys mass ar...
7  cards
BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES (PROTEINS)
What are the basic unit of all pr...,
How many different types of amino...,
Why is the order of amino acids i...
9  cards
BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES:VITAMINS
What is calcium for,
Where can you get calcium from,
Why is iron needed
11  cards
effects of smoking
0  cards
TYPES OF CELLS
What does eukaryotic mean,
What does prokaryotic mean,
Name some characteristics of a eu...
10  cards
FEATURES OF A PLANT CELL
Rigid cell wall,
Large vacuole,
Chloroplasts
4  cards
FEATURES OF AN ANIMAL CELL
Nucleus,
Cytoplasm,
Cell membrane
5  cards
GAS EXCHANGE IN PLANTS
What gas do plants require for ph...,
What gas do plants require respir...,
What is diffusion
14  cards
FEATURES OF A BACTERIAL CELL
Chromosomal dna,
Plasmids dna,
Flagellum flagella
7  cards
PATHOGENS
What are pathagons,
What is communicable diseases,
Do all microorganisms cause disease
36  cards
SPECIALISED CELLS
What do multi cellular organisms ...,
What are specialised cells,
What happens in sexual reproduction
19  cards
TRANSPORTATION IN PLANTS
What is water potential,
What is the water potential for a...,
Define osmosis
6  cards
TRANSPIRATION
Explain the process of transpiration,
Where is the site of photosynthesis,
Brief summary of the transpiratio...
9  cards
XYLEM AND PHLOEM
What does the xylem transport,
What does the phloem transport,
Why do plants need sucrose and am...
28  cards
XYLEM AND PHLOEM IN ROOT EXT
What vascular bundles,
How are the xylem and phloem arra...,
Why are the xylem and phloem arra...
5  cards
*GAS EXCHANGE IN PLANTS (2)
How are the air spaces in the spo...,
How is the guard cells around the...,
How does the leaf having a flat s...
5  cards
GAS EXCHANGE IN PLANTS (3) STOMATA(GUARD CELLS)
Where is the stomata located,
What are they surrounded by what ...,
What happens to the guard cells w...
8  cards
THE COMPOSITION OF BLOOD
What is the blood in the simplest...,
Name all the components of the blood,
What is the plasma
20  cards
THE COMPOSITION OF BLOOD (2) VACCINATION AND IMMUNITY
What are memory cells,
What are memory cells usefull for,
What is this response called
9  cards
THE COMPOSITION OF BLOOD;VACCINES(3)
What are vaccines,
How do vaccinations work,
Give 1 example of a type of vacci...
5  cards
THE COMPOSITION OF BLOOD;DEFICIENCIES/ADVANTAGES
Why would an a person living at h...,
What effects does living at high ...,
Would an athlete who has used the...
12  cards
THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM:(MOUTH AND OESOPHAGUS)
How is food digested in the mouth...,
What enzymes are released in the ...,
What is amylase
13  cards
THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM:STOMACH
Name 2 types of digestion that oc...,
Describe mechanical digestion in ...,
What are gastric juices
15  cards
TRANSPORTATION IN PLANTS/ANIMALS
0  cards
GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS
0  cards
DIGESTION (1)
0  cards
Respiration in animals and plants
0  cards
OSMOSIS
0  cards
THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM:THE SMALL INTESTINE
Name the 1 part of the small inte...,
Name the 2nd part of the small in...,
What happens when partially diges...
26  cards
CIRCULATION OF MAMMALS
Why do large and multicellular an...,
How is the blood pumped around th...,
What does the blood do most simply
32  cards
THE MAMMALIAN HEART
How much chambers does the heart ...,
Name all the chambers of the heart,
What does the right side of the h...
25  cards
THE ADAPTATIONS OF THE MAMMALIAN HEART
What is 1 adaption of the heart e...,
What are the walls of the heart m...,
Explain another adaptation of the...
15  cards
THE MAMMALIAN HEART;CARDIAC CYCLE;
The 1st step of the movement of b...,
The 2nd step of the movement of b...,
The 3rd step of the movement of b...
10  cards
ARTERIES, CAPILLARIES, VEINS
What are the three blood vessels ...,
What do the capillaries do,
What do the arteries do
13  cards
THE MAMMALIAN HEART (EXERCISE)
What happens during exercise,
What do the body do to respond to...,
What else does the body do to res...
8  cards
CIRCULATION:LIVER/KIDNEYS(RENAL VEINS)
What does renal relate to,
What does the renal artery do,
What does the renal vein do
8  cards
THE MAMMALIAN RATE
What hormone is produced when we ...,
Where is adrenaline produced,
What is the flight or fight response
13  cards
THE MAMMALIAN HEART;CORONARY HEART DISEASE
What do the coronary arteries do,
What is coronary heart disease,
Name some risk factors of chd
11  cards

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