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Carbohydrates
What is a monosaccharide 1,
What are three examples of monosa...,
Draw the structures of alpha and ...
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Lipids and Proteins
Draw describe the basic structure...,
Describe how the structure of a p...,
Give 5 functions of lipids phosph...
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Enzymes
Explain how a competitive inhibit...,
What is an enzyme 2,
How will an enzyme reduce the act...
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RNA and DNA
What makes up an rna nucleotide 1,
What makes up an dna nucleotide 2,
Give 4 differences between rna an...
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Energy and ATP
What are 4 uses of atp 1,
What does atp stand for 2,
Draw the structure of atp 3
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Water and Inorganic Ions
How is water used in organisms 1,
Why is a high specific heat capac...,
Why is cohesion a useful feature ...
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Methods of studying cells
What conditions are required when...,
What is done after homogenisation...,
What is the supernatant 2
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Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cell structure
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What are the differences between ...,
What is the function of the nucle...
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Mitosis and the Cell Cycle
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What are the 4 stages of mitosis 2,
What 5 things happen in prophase 3
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Cell surface membrane
Describe cholesterol and its role...,
What are 2 types of proteins foun...,
What are 6 functions of proteins ...
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Diffusion and Osmosis
What are factors that affect the ...,
What is diffusion 2,
What is facilitated diffusion 3
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Active transport and cotransport
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What is active transport 2,
What is the role of atp in active...
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Defense mechanisms and phagocytosis
What is a phagocyte 1,
Why is phagocytosis a non specifi...,
Outline the process of phagocytos...
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Lymphocytes
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What are the 2 types of t lymphoc...,
What type of immunity are t cells...
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Antibodies
How many proteins make up an anti...,
What is the variable region on an...,
What is the constant region of an...
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Vaccinations
What is meant by the term passive...,
Why is passive immunity not long ...,
What is meant by the term active ...
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HIV
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What is a retrovirus 2,
After infection what is the first...
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Energy and Ecosystems
How is the organic matter produce...,
What is biomass 2,
What are the biological molecules...
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Microorganisms
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What are soprabionts 2,
What is extracellular digestion a...
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Nitrogen Cycle
What process converts n2 into nh4 1,
What are 2 examples of anaerobic ...,
Draw the nitrogen cycle 3
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Phosphorus Cycle
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What process es dissolve rocks co...,
How are phosphate ions used by or...
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Farming and Fertilisers
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How does farming impact natural c...,
Why are fertilisers needed 3
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LDR
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What does the ldr produce 2,
What is h2o split into in photoly...
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LIR/ Calvin Cycle
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When in the stroma what do the h ...,
What protein do h ions diffuse th...
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Glycolysis
Where does glycolysis occur 1,
What is glycolysis involved in 2,
What is the 1st stage of glycolys...
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Link Reaction and Krebs Cycle
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What reaction makes acetate 2,
Where does the link reaction occur 3
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Oxidative Phosphorylation
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What is the first thing that happ...,
What happens to the electrons tha...
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Anaerobic Respiration
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Where does anaerobic respiration ...,
What does anaerobic respiration p...
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Isolation of Genes
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What are the three ways genes can...,
What is the 1st step in gene isol...
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In vivo gene cloning
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What are the 2 antibiotic resista...,
Where does the restriction endonu...
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In vitro gene cloning
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What does pcr stand for 2,
What happens at 95c in pcr 3
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Evaluation
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What are 3 advantages of in vitro...,
Why is in vitro gene cloning used...
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DNA probes
What is a dna probe 1,
What reaction is used to make dna...,
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Genetic Fingerprinting
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What is gel electrophoresis used ...,
What feature of dna allows gel el...
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Genes, Chromosomes DNA
Explain how a gene codes for a pr...,
Describe the structure of dna 2,
What does it mean if 2 genes are ...
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Structure of RNA
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Why does dna need to be converted...,
What is a codon 3
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Transcription and Splicing
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Describe how mrna is produced fro...,
How is the structure of pre mrna ...
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Translation
What is translation 1,
Which organelles are involved in ...,
What is the role of trna in trans...
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Classification
What is the basic definition of a...,
What are 3 features of the binomi...,
Which of the words is written wit...
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Biodiversity
What is meant by the term species...,
What is meant by the term genetic...,
What is meant by the term ecosyst...
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Meiosis
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What 2 ways does meiosis lead to ...,
What is the first stage of crossi...
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Genetic Diversity and Adaptation
What is genetic diversity 1,
What advantage does high genetic ...,
Explain how natural selection res...
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Populations and Environment
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What is an ecosystem 2,
What is meant by the term abiotic...
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Sampling
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Why might scientists use random s...,
Describe how the population of no...
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Conservation and Sucession
What is succession 1,
What is primary succession 2,
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Inheritance- key words
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What is meant by the term homozyg...,
What is meant by the term heteroz...
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Chi squared
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When do you use chi squared 2,
What can chi squared used to dete...
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Linkage and epistasis
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What is epistasis 2,
What is the genotype of the offsp...
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Hardy-Weinberg
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What is meant by the term gene po...,
What is meant by the term populat...
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Speciation and Genetic Drift
What can cause genetic variation 1,
What is the effect of differentia...,
What is disruptive selection 3
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Gas exchange in humans
Explain the functions of the huma...,
Explain why mammals have to absor...,
Describe the trachea 3
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Gas exchange in fish and insects
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Do small organisms have a small o...,
How does an increased sa needed f...
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Gas exchange in plants and limiting water loss
Explain why plants have a reduced...,
Describe gas exchange in a plant ...,
Describe gas exchange in a plant ...
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Enzymes and digestion
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How is the ileum adapted to carry...,
How are the villi adapted for eff...
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Haemoglobin
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What shape is the oxygen dissocia...,
Why is it hard for the first o2 t...
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Circulatory system in mammals
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Describe the pathway of blood thr...,
Name the valves in the heart and ...
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Transport in plants (xylem and phloem)
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What is transpiration 2,
Describe how water moves out of a...
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Taxes and Kinesis
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What is a stimulus 2,
What are the cells that detect sp...
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Plant growth factors
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What is tropism 2,
What are tropisms controlled by 3
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Pressure receptors
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Draw the flow chart stimulated wh...,
What 2 sections make up the nervo...
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Photoreceptors
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Where are the rods and cones found 2,
What are rods 3
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Resting potential
Draw and label the structure of a...,
Where are neurotransmitter chemic...,
What is the role of dentrites 3
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Action potential
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What is an action potential 2,
What is depolarisation and why do...
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Speed of conductance
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What three factors affect the spe...,
What is an axon 3
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Synapses
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What is a synapse 2,
How is the action potential trans...
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Inhibitory Synapses and Neuromuscular Junctions
What do inhibitory synapses do 1,
What does the movement of cl and ...,
Why are inhibitory synapses impor...
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Summation and Unidirectionality
Why is summation needed 1,
What are the 2 types of summation 2,
What is summation 3
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Muscle Structure
What is a myofibril 1,
What are the myofibrils made up of 2,
What are muscle fibres made up of 3
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Muscle Contraction
What does tropomyosin cover when ...,
Where are ca2 ions released from 2,
What do the ca2 ions cause 3
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Survival and Response
What is a stimulus 1,
What are the cells that detect sp...,
Why is it important for organisms...
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Control of the Heart Rate
What does myogenic means 1,
What is the san 2,
What is the avn where is it locat...
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Control of Blood Glucose
What is negative feedback 1,
What impacts blood glucose 2,
What cells release insulin and gl...
21
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Nephron structure
What arteriole enters the nephron 1,
What is the glomerulus 2,
Where is the glomerulus found 3
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Osmoregulation
What is negative feedback 1,
Why is osmoregulation important 2,
What is hypertonic 3
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Homeostasis
What is negative feedback 1,
What is homeostasis 2,
What is positive feedback 3
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Diabetes
What is type 1 diabetes 1,
Give two reasons why pancreas tra...,
Why is glucose found in the urine...
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Stem Cells
What are the 4 types of stem cell 1,
What is differentiation 2,
What are stem cells 3
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Epigenetics
What is epigenetics 1,
What is meant by the term epigeno...,
Why is dna not transcribed when m...
13
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Cancer
What are tumour suppressor genes 1,
What happens if a mutation occurs...,
What is hypermethylation 3
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Transcription Factors
What can stimulate or inhibit the...,
What enables a cell to be special...,
What type of molecule are transcr...
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siRNA
What does rnai stand for 1,
What does rnai interfere with 2,
What is used to destroy the mrna ...
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Genome projects
What is the genome 1,
What is the proteome 2,
Why might the proteome not always...
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Extra content for essays - Photosystem
What is a photosystem 1,
Where are photosystems located 2,
What are the accessory pigments 3
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Extra content for essays - Botulism
What do they do 1,
How many serotypes does cbotulinu...,
What are the 2 chains called 3
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Mutations
What are the types of frameshift ...,
What is a translocation mutation 2,
What are the types of mutation 3
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Selection
What causes selection to occur 1,
What are selection pressures 2,
What are 3 examples of selection ...
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