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Topic 1 BIO MOLECULES- monomers and polymers
What is a polymer,
What is a monomer,
Monosaccharide monosaccharide
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Topic 1 BIO MOLECULES- carbohydrates
What is sugar,
What is a monosaccharide,
Glucose fructose
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TOPIC 1 BIO MOLECULES- Lipids
What are the two main types of li...,
What is a lipid,
What are triglycerides
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Topic 2- Eukaryotic cells and organelles+ specialised cells
Are eukaryotic or prokaryotic cel...,
Give some examples of eukaryotic ...,
What are the extra organelles in ...
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TOPIC 2-Prokaryotic cells and viruses
Are prokaryotes single celled or ...,
Give an example of a prokaryotic ...,
What is the main difference betwe...
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TOPIC 2-Methods of studying cells
What is the equation for magnific...,
What is the equation for image size,
What is the equation for size of ...
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TOPIC 1-DNA and RNA
What type of acids are dna and rna,
Where are they found,
What does dna stand for
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TOPIC 1-DNA replication
Why does dna replicate,
What is the method of dna replica...,
Why is it called this
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TOPIC 1-Inorganic ions
Does an atom have an overall charge,
When are atoms most stable how is...,
How are ions formed
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Topic 4- DNA and Protein synthesis
What is protein synthesis,
What are the two main stages of p...,
What is transcription
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TOPIC 1-Cell membranes
How do tempratures below 0 degree...,
How do temperatures between 0 45 ...,
How do tempratures above 45 degre...
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TOPIC 2-Diffusion
What are the two different types ...,
What is diffusion,
Which way will the net movement d...
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Topic 4-Meiosis
What is a diploid cell,
What is the diploid number,
What are alleles
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TOPIC 1- Proteins
What are the monomers of proteins,
What is a dipeptide,
A polypeptide
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TOPIC 1-ATP
What is the function of atp,
What processes use energy in plants,
Why do plants and animal cells ne...
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Topic 2- Active Transport
How do substances move,
Does active transport require energy,
How does a carrier protein work
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Topic 4-mutations
How do gene mutations occur,
What are the two types of errors ...,
How does a mutation affect the or...
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Topic 4- DNA, genes and chromosomes
How is dna stored in eukaryotic c...,
How is dna arranged in eukaryotic...,
Where are chromosomes found
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TOPIC 4 - Genetic diversity and adaption
Define genetic diversity,
Why is genetic diversity important,
Which factors increase genetic di...
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TOPIC 2- Antigens
What is an antigen,
Where are antigens usually found,
What are foreign antigens
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TOPIC 4- SPECIES AND TAXONOMY
1 domain 23 phylum 45 order 6 fam...,
Should the first letter of the ge...,
Should the species be in italics ...
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TOPIC 4- BIODIVERSITY
Define biodiversity,
What is a habitat,
Define a community
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TOPIC 4- Investigating diversity
How is gnetic diversity compared,
Defione variation,
Whatare some possible causes of v...
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Topic 3- Haemoglobin
What type of molecule is haemoglobin,
What structure does haemoglobin have,
What is haemoglobin called when o...
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Unit 3: Size and surface area
What does an animals sa v ratio a...,
Smaller organisms have a 1___ sa ...,
Sa of a cube
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Unit 3- Exchange organs and mass transport systems
Can substances in single celled o...,
Why is the diffusion rate quick i...,
Why is diffusion across the outer...
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Unit 3- Gas Exchange in fish, dicotyledonous plants and insects
Define a gas exchange surface,
Which two gases do organisms need...,
What are the two main factors whi...
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Unit 3- Gas exchange in humans
Why do we need a gas exchange system,
What are the two types of interco...,
What does ventillation consist of
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Genetic code and nucleic acids
What is the genetic code,
What is meant by the code is non ...,
What is meant by the code being d...
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Unit 1- Enzymes + factors effecting enzymes
What are enzymes,
How do enzymes speed up chemical ...,
What type of reactions do they ca...
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TOPIC 2- Osmosis
What is osmosis,
Define water potential,
Why can water molecules diffuse e...
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RP3- Investigating water potential
What is a serial dilution,
Why are serial dilutions useful,
Use a 1____ ____ to cut up 2_____...
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Brainscapes- The haert
Why do ventricles have thicker wa...,
What does the atrioventricular va...,
What does the semi lunar valve do...
29
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Topic 2-The immune response
What are the 4 stages of the immu...,
What is a phagocyte,
Where are
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Topic 2- immunity and vaccines
What is active immunity,
What are the two types of active ...,
What is passive immunity
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TOPIC 2- Antigenic variation
What is antigenic variation,
What is the result of antigenic v...,
What is the result of antigenic v...
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Topic 2- Antibodies in medicine
What are monoclonal antibodies,
Why are antibodies so specific,
Can you make monoclonal antibodie...
12
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TOPIC 2 HIV and aids
What does hiv affect,
What does hiv lead to,
What are the consequences of aids
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Topic 1- Carbohydrates
What elements do all carbohydrate...,
What ratio are hydrogen and oxyge...,
What are the 3 types of carbohydr...
37
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Topic 1- Bio molecules key terms
What are the key molecules that a...,
What are monomers,
Define polymer
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Topic 1- Reactions and bonds
What is a covalent bond,
What is a nonpolar covalent bond,
What is a polar covalent bond
11
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Topic 1- biochemical tests
What is the test for reducing sugars,
What is the method for benedicts,
What is the result if a reducing ...
12
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Topic 4- Protein synthesis
Define gene,
Define genome,
Define proteome
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Topic 3- Lung disease
Give 2 examples of diseases which...,
If mutations occur in oncogenes o...,
Why does the tumour become larger
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Topic 2- Cell recognition
What are the body s defence mecha...,
Why is it possible to recognise f...,
What biological molecules usually...
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Topic 2- Antigens
Every cell in the human body has ...,
True or false microorganisms both...,
What is the formal name for these...
13
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Topic 2- Phagocytosis
What are phagocytes,
Where are phogocytes continuously...,
What are the two types of phagocytes
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Topic 2 -T lymphocyte response
What are lymphocytes,
What response are they involved in,
Are they smaller or bigger than l...
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Topic 2- Antigen presenting cells
What is an antigen presenting cell,
Where do they present antigens from,
What is the function of antigen p...
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Topic 2- Role of T helper cells
What is the function of t helper ...,
What do they release,
What do cytokines stimulate
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Topic 2- B lymphocyte response
Where do b cells remain until the...,
Where do they spread until they a...,
Why are so many b cells produced
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Antibodies
Antibodies are 1____ glycoprotein...,
What is the structure of antibodies,
What two regions do polypeptides ...
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Topic 2- Antigen-antibody complex
Are the antibodies and antigens c...,
When an antibody collides randoml...,
Antibodies have at least two anti...
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Topic 2- Plasma and memory cells
What are the two types of immune ...,
The secondary immune response is ...,
When does the secondary immune re...
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Topic 2- Vaccines
Define vaccine,
What are the two types of vaccines,
How are vaccines administered
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Topic 2- active and passive immunity
How is active immunity acquired h...,
How long in active immunity does ...,
If the body is invaded by the sam...
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Topic 2-HIV
What is a retrovirus,
What does hiv stand for,
Is hiv transmitted by a vector li...
12
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Topic 2- AIDS
What role do helper t cells play,
When is somebody said to have sai...,
What does aids cause
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Topic 2- monoclonal antibodies
What are monoclonal antibodies us...
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Ethical issues with vaccines and monoclonal antibodies
Animals,
Human testing,
Monoclonal antibodies
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Topic 2 -Elisa tests
What are elisa tests used for,
What are monoclonal antibodies,
How does an elisa test work
5
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Topic 2- Cell cycle
What is the cell cycle,
What are the 3 stages of the cell...,
The length of the cell cycle is v...
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Topic 2- Mitosis
What is the product of mitosis,
What does this enable,
What are the two functions of mit...
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Topic 2- stages of mitosis
What happens to the chromosomes i...,
When are the chromosomes visible ...,
What do chromosomes consist of
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Topic 2- Recognising stages in mitosis
How can you recognise prophase,
How can you recognise metaphase,
How can you recognise anaphase
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Topic 2- Viral particle replication
Why do viruses not undergo cell d...,
What does parasitic mean,
How do viruses replicate
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Topic 2- Uncontrolled cell division and cancer
What is cancer caused by,
How are tumors an irregular mass ...,
What causes uncontrolled mitosis
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Topic 2- Binary fission
What is binary fission,
What structures do prokaryotic ce...,
How is dna stored in prokaryotic ...
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Topic 4- Genetic diversity
Organisms of the same species hav...,
Define genetic variation,
Is genetic variation transferred ...
12
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Topic 4- Natural selection
What can produce new alles,
Under certain environmental condi...,
What can natural selection do to ...
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Topic 4- stabilizing and directional selection
What is stabilising slection,
What does stabilising selection r...,
Give an example of stabilisng sel...
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Topic 4- Enviromental adaptation
What are selection pressures,
What are adaptations,
What do adaptations enable
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Topic 1- Water
Where do all metabolic reactions ...,
As 71 of the earth s surface is c...,
70 to 95 of the 1_____ of a cell ...
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Topic 3- Digestion and absorption
What is the function of digestion,
What are essential for the proces...,
What is the purpose of these smal...
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Topic 3- Enzymes in digestion
Enzymes are substrate specific wh...,
What are the 3 main types of dige...,
Digestive enzymes are 1_____ enzy...
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Topic 3- Absorption
What is the mechanism for the abs...,
Specific amino acid 1____ ____ __...,
What also has to be present for a...
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Topic 4- Courtship behaviour
Organisms from the same species c...,
What is courtship,
What does courtship behaviour inv...
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Topic 4-Phylogenetic Classification
What is taxonomy,
What does phylogenetic classifica...,
Is there an overlap between groups
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Topic 4- Hierarchy of the taxa
Give the order of the taxonomic rank,
What is a species,
Does the genus have to be capital...
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Topic 4- Evolutionary relationships
How did scientists use to determi...,
What are the three types of seque...,
What can sequencing technology de...
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Topic 3- Mammalian Circulation
What do cells of all living organ...,
How do single celled organisms ca...,
Larger organisms however are made...
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Topic 3- The human heart
What is the heart protected by,
What are the four chambers in the...,
The left and right sides of the h...
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Topic 3- Walls of the heart
The muscular walls of the 1_____ ...,
When the 1____ contract the thin ...,
Which ventricler has significantl...
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Topic 3- blood vessels
What is the function of aerteries,
What is the function of veins,
What is the function of arterioles
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Topic 3- Capillaries and tissue fluid
What is the structure of capillaries,
Why does plasma contain a lot of ...,
What is the difference between pl...
14
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