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Biological Molecules- Carbohydrates
What are polymers,
What are monomers,
What are examples of monomers
25
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Biological Molecules- Lipids
What is the structure of triglyce...,
How do you describe fatty acid mo...,
What is the basic structure of a ...
15
cards
Biological Molecules- Proteins
What are the monomers of proteins,
What is formed when two amino aci...,
What is formed when more than two...
17
cards
Biological Molecules- Enzyme Action
What are enzymes,
What do enzymes do,
Where can enzyme action happen
12
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Biological Molecules- Factors Affecting Enzyme Action
How does increasing temperature a...,
How does changing ph affect enzym...,
How does enzyme concentration aff...
6
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Biological Molecules- Enzyme-Controlled Reactions
What are the two ways that you ca...,
How do you measure how fast the p...,
What variables must you keep cons...
3
cards
Nucleic Acids- DNA and RNA
What is the function of dna,
What is the function of rna,
What does a nucleotide contain
19
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Nucleic Acids- DNA Replication
How is dna replicated,
Why is it called semi conservativ...,
What does dna helicase do
11
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Nucleic Acids- Water
How is water a metabolite,
What does it mean that water is a...,
How does water help with temperat...
11
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Nucleic Acids- ATP
What is atp made from,
What is atp known as and why,
When is atp made
11
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Nucleic Acids- Inorganic Ions
What is an ion,
What is a cation,
What is an anion
17
cards
Cell Structure and Division- Eukaryotic Cells and Organelles
How do eukaryotic cells compare t...,
How are eukaryotic cells the same...,
What are organelles
37
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Cell Structure and Division- Prokaryotic Cells and Viruses
How are prokaryotic cells differe...,
What is the cytoplasm of a prokar...,
What is the plasma membrane in a ...
27
cards
Cell Structure and Division- Analysis of Cell Components
What is magnification,
How is magnification calculated,
What is resolution
31
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Cell Structure and Division- Mitosis
What are the two types of cell di...,
What happens in mitosis,
What is mitosis needed for
22
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Cell Structure and Division- Investigating Mitosis
How do you observe mitosis in a r...,
How do you use an optical microsc...,
How do you calculate mitotic index
11
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Cell Membranes- Cell Membrane Structure
What is the function of cell memb...,
What does it mean that cell membr...,
How can substances move across th...
24
cards
Cell Membranes- Diffusion
What is diffusion,
What way will molecules move,
What is the concentration gradient
24
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Cell Membranes- Osmosis
What is osmosis,
What is water potential,
What has the highest water potential
11
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Cell Membranes- Active Transport
How is active transport similar t...,
What are the main differences bet...,
What are co transporters
8
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Cell Recognition and the Immune System- The Immune System
What are antigens,
Where are antigens found,
How are antigens used by the immu...
27
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Cell Recognition and the Immune System- Vaccines
What do vaccines help to avoid,
What do vaccines contain,
What is herd immunity
19
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Cell Recognition and the Immune System- Antibodies
What are monoclonal antibodies,
Why are antibodies very specific,
How are antibodies used in target...
12
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Cell Recognition and the Immune System- HIV and Viruses
What can hiv cause,
What is hiv,
What is aids acquired immune defi...
17
cards
Exchange- Size and Surface Area
What do cells need to take in,
What do cells need to excrete,
Why do most organisms need to sta...
23
cards
Exchange- Gas Exchange
How is being thin beneficial in g...,
What increases the rate of diffusion,
What do most gas exchange surface...
36
cards
Exchange- Gas Exchange in Humans
Why is breathing ventilation impo...,
What is the role of the trachea,
What are the bronchi
28
cards
Exchange- Dissecting Gas Exchange Systems
What safety precautions should be...,
How should lungs be laid out read...,
How can you see the lungs inflate
14
cards
Exchange- Digestion and Absorption
Why do large biological molecules...,
What happens during digestion,
How are large biological molecule...
31
cards
Mass Transport- Haemoglobin
What contains haemoglobin,
What is haemoglobin,
What does each polypeptide chain ...
20
cards
Mass Transport- Circulatory System
What do multicellular organisms need,
What is the circulatory system ma...,
What does the heart do
39
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Mass Transport- The Heart
Which side of the heart pumps deo...,
Which side of the heart pumps oxy...,
What are the valves between the a...
17
cards
Mass Transport- Xylem
What doe the xylem tissue transport,
What are xylem vessels,
Where does water evaporate from
12
cards
Mass Transport- Phloem
What does phloem tissue transport,
What are sieve tube elements,
What is the role of companion cells
13
cards
DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis- DNA, Genes and Chromosomes
What kind of dna do eukaryotic ce...,
How does eukaryotic dna fit into ...,
What are the proteins called that...
21
cards
DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis- RNA and Protein Synthesis
How is rna different to dna,
What does uracil pair with,
What are the 2 main types of rna
39
cards
DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis- The Genetic Code and Nucleic Acids
What is the genetic code,
How is each base triplet read in ...,
What does it mean that the code i...
7
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Diversity, Classification and Variation- Meiosis and Genetic Variation
What are gametes,
When do the sperm and egg cells j...,
What is formed at fertilisation
25
cards
Diversity, Classification and Variation- Mutations
What do gene mutations involve,
What is a substitution mutation,
What is a deletion mutation
8
cards
Diversity, Classification and Variation- Genetic Diversity and Natural Selection
What are alleles,
What is genetic diversity,
How is genetic diversity within a...
16
cards
Diversity, Classification and Variation- Investigating Selection
What are the two types of natural...,
What is directional selection,
What is an example of directional...
11
cards
Diversity, Classification and Variation- Classification of Organisms
What is phylogeny,
What does a phylogenetic tree show,
What does the first branch point ...
20
cards
Diversity, Classification and Variation- DNA Technology, Classification and Diversity
What have new and improved techno...,
What have advances in genome sequ...,
How does genome sequencing help t...
9
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Diversity, Classification and Variation- Investigating Variation
What is variation,
Where can variation be seen,
What can variation be caused by
15
cards
Diversity, Classification and Variation- Biodiversity
What is biodiversity,
What is a habitat,
What is a community
15
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Gene Technology- Genome Projects and Making DNA Fragments
What is a genome,
What have improvements in technol...,
What do gene sequencing methods o...
36
cards
Gene Technology- Amplifying DNA Fragments
What is a way of amplifying your ...,
What is a vector,
How is the vector dna cut open
31
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Gene Technology- Using Recombinant DNA Technology
What is genetic engineering,
How can transformed plants be pro...,
What does gene therapy involve
5
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Gene Technology- Gene Probes and Medical Diagnosis
What can dna probes be used for,
What are dna probes,
What is attached to a dna probe
13
cards
Gene Technology- Genetic Fingerprinting
What are variable number tandem r...,
What is genetic fingerprinting,
Why is the probability of two ind...
8
cards
Populations in Ecosystems- Ecosystems
What is a habitat,
What is a population,
What is a community
13
cards
Populations in Ecosystems- Variation in Population Size
What is population size,
What is carrying capacity,
What happens when abiotic conditi...
16
cards
Populations in Ecosystems- Investigating Populations
Why should samples be random,
How do you take a random sample,
Why do we repeat the process
11
cards
Populations in Ecosystems- Succession
What does it mean that ecosystems...,
What is succession,
What is primary succession
19
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Populations in Ecosystems- Conservation
What is conservation,
What does sustainable mean,
What are some methods of conserva...
3
cards
Photosynthesis and Respiration- Photosynthesis, Respiration and ATP
What do plants need energy for,
What do animals need energy for,
What is photosynthesis
38
cards
Photosynthesis and Respiration- Photosynthesis
What are chloroplasts,
What are thylakoids,
What are grana
38
cards
Photosynthesis and Respiration- Respiration
What are the two types of respira...,
What is the main difference betwe...,
What are similarities between aer...
15
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Photosynthesis and Respiration- Aerobic Respiration
What is the process of the link r...,
How many times does the link reac...,
Where does the krebs cycle take p...
20
cards
Genetics- Inheritance
What is a gene,
What is an allele,
How is an allele represented
19
cards
Genetics- Linkage and Epistasis
What are the sex chromosomes in f...,
What are the sex chromosomes in m...,
When is a characteristic said to ...
10
cards
Populations and Evolution- The Hardy-Weinberg Principle
What is a species,
What is a population,
What is the gene pool
7
cards
Populations and Evolution- Variation and Selection
What is variation,
What does variation within a spec...,
What causes genetic variation wit...
24
cards
Populations and Evolution- Speciation and Genetic Drift
What is speciation,
When does speciation occur,
What causes changes in phenotype
17
cards
Stimuli and Responses- Nervous Communication
How do animals increase their cha...,
Why do animals also respond to ch...,
What is a stimulus
24
cards
Stimuli and Responses- Responses in Plants and Animals
What do plants do once they sense...,
What do plants do once they sense...,
Why do climbing plants have a sen...
23
cards
Stimuli and Responses- Receptors
What does it mean that receptors ...,
What is a receptor like in restin...,
What is potential difference
37
cards
Stimuli and Responses- Control of Heart Rate
Where does the process of control...,
How is the san a pacemaker,
What is caused by the san acting ...
27
cards
Homeostasis- Basics
What is homeostasis,
What can changes in the external ...,
What does homeostasis involve
18
cards
Homeostasis- Control of Blood Glucose Concentration
Why must blood glucose concentrat...,
How is blood glucose concentratio...,
When does blood glucose concentra...
38
cards
Homeostasis- The Kidneys
What is one of the main functions...,
What do the kidneys regulate,
What is ultrafiltration
27
cards
Homeostasis- Controlling Blood Water Potential
Why does the amount of water in t...,
How is water lost in mammals,
What is osmoregulation
29
cards
Gene Expression- Mutations
What is a mutation,
How can mutations be caused,
How can the rate of mutation be i...
20
cards
Gene Expression- Cancer
What are acquired mutations,
How can uncontrolled cell divisio...,
What is a tumour
25
cards
Gene Expression- Stem Cells
Where do all specialised cell typ...,
What are stem cells,
What do stem cells divide to do
39
cards
Gene Expression- Regulation of Transcription and Translation
What is transcription,
What is rna polymerase,
How are all cells similar and how...
22
cards
Gene Expression- Epigenetics
What can epigenetic control deter...,
How does epigenetic control work,
Do epigenetic marks alter the bas...
17
cards
Nervous Coordination- Neurones
What is the neurone like in terms...,
Why is the neurones charge more p...,
What does the membrane being pola...
37
cards
Nervous Coordination- Synaptic Transmission
What is a synapse,
What is the synaptic cleft,
What is the synaptic knob
20
cards
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