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1.2 Data & Disease
What are the two elements of risk,
What is risk,
What is the numerical value of no...
8
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2.1 Enzymes & Digestion
What does the oesophagus do,
What are the 7 main parts of the ...,
What does the oesophagus have to ...
27
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5.1 The Heart
What is the heart surrounded by,
Where is the heart found,
What protects it
21
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2.2 Carbohydrates - Monosaccharides
What is the basic monomer unit of...,
What is a single sugar called,
What is a pair of monosaccharides...
12
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2.3 Carbohydrates - Disaccharides & Polysaccharides
Glucose linked to glucose forms,
Glucose linked to fructose forms,
Glucose linked to galactose forms
17
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2.4 Carbohydrate Digestion
Where is amylase mainly produced,
Enzymes are,
What is the process of starch dig...
7
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2.5 Proteins
What is an amino group,
What are the four different chemi...,
What is the structure of an amino...
15
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2.6 Enzyme Action
What are enzymes,
What are catalysts,
Catalysts can be
17
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2.7 Factors Affecting Enzyme Action
What two things does an enzyme ne...,
What two events are most frequent...,
What s an example of the formatio...
12
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2.8 Enzyme Inhibition
What are enzyme inhibitors,
What are reversible inhibitors,
What are the two types of reversi...
8
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3.1 Investigating the Structure of Cells
What are microscopes,
How do you calculate magnification,
How do you calculate size of object
16
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3.2 The Electron Microscope
What are the two advantages of an...,
What are the two types of electro...,
What are the 3 main limitations o...
7
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3.3 Structure of an Epithelial Cell
What is the ultrastructure of a cell,
What type of cell is an epithelia...,
What do eukaryotic cells have tha...
33
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3.4 Lipids
What are the three main groups of...,
What are the four characteristics...,
Where is the main role of lipids
31
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3.7 Osmosis
Define osmosis,
How will the addition of a solute...,
What will the water potential of ...
5
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3.6 Diffusion
What is the first thing to unders...,
What is diffusion an example of,
What is the second thing to under...
10
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3.5 The Cell-Surface Membrane
What is the cell surface membrane,
What are plasma membranes,
What structure do phospholipids form
12
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3.8 Active Transport
Define active transport,
What are the four ways it differs...,
What are the two ways active tran...
3
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3.9 Absorption in the Small Intestine
What are villi,
What are the villi lined with,
What 4 properties of the villi he...
3
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3.10 Cholera
What are 3 differences between a ...,
What are the two main symptoms of...,
How are most vibrio cholerae bact...
6
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3.11 Oral Rehydration Therapy
Why is just drinking water ineffe...,
What five things does a rehydrati...,
What is the water used for
7
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4.1 Structure of the Human Gas-Exchange System
What are the two reasons for lung...,
What is the trachea,
What are the bronchi
5
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4.2 The Mechanism of Breathing
What are the two parts of ventila...,
What type of process is breathing in,
How does inspiration occur
7
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4.3 Exchange Of Gases In The Lungs
Why do they need a large surface ...,
What are the 5 essential features...,
Why do they need to be very thin
6
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4.4 Lung Disease - TB
What are the symptoms of tubercul...,
What bacteria causes tuberculosis,
How is tb spread
3
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4.5 Lung Disease - Fibrosis, Asthma, Emphysema
What are the symptoms of asthma,
What are the symptoms of fibrosis,
What are the symptoms of emphysema
3
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5.3 Heart Disease
What is an atheroma,
How does an atheroma begin,
What is atheromatous plaque made ...
25
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6.1 Defence Mechanisms
- What are the main defence mechanisms in the body?
- How does the body distinguish between its own cells and foreign cells?
6
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6.2 Phagocytosis
- What is the first line of defence against disease?
- What is phagocytosis?
- What is the role of lysosomes in phagocytosis?
14
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6.3 T Cells and Cell-Mediated Immunity
- What are antigens?
- What are the two maine types of lymphocyte?
- What is the role of T cells in cell-mediated immunity?
16
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6.4 B Cells & Humoral Immunity
- What is the role of B cells in humoral immunity?
- What are the roles of plasma cells and antibodies in the primary immune response?
- What is the role of memory cells in the secondary immune response?
- How does antigenic variation affect the body's response to infection?
11
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6.5 Antibodies
- What is the structure of an antibody?
- How do antibodies function?
- What is a monoclonal antibody?
- How are monoclonal antibodies used to target specific substances and cells?
6
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6.6 Vaccination
- What is a Vaccine?
- What are the features of an effective vaccination programme?
- Why does vaccination rarely eliminate a disease?
- What ethical issues are associated with vaccination programmes?
10
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