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Practical Terms
Define accuracy 1,
Define precision 2,
Define resolution 3
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Cell structure - Intro and Living Things
Name the characteristics of livin...,
Define reproduction 2,
Define sensitivity 3
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Cell structure - Microscopy
How does a light microscope work 1,
Describe how to use the microscope 2,
What are stains 3
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Cell structure - Organelles
Describe the structure of the nuc...,
Describe the function of the nucl...,
Describe the function of the nucl...
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Cell Structure - Prokaryotes
Which structures are always prese...,
Which structures are sometimes pr...,
What is the cell wall in prokaryo...
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Biological molecules - Intro and Inorganic ions
Name the biological molecules 1,
Name the elements making up each ...,
Define a polymer 3
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Biological molecules - Water
Define a hydrogen bond 1,
Define polarity 2,
Why are water molecules polar 3
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Biological molecules - Carbohydrates
What elements do carbohydrates co...,
What is the general formula for c...,
What are the functions of carbohy...
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Biological molecules - Tests for Carbohydrates
Describe the chemical test for st...,
What are reducing sugars giving e...,
Describe the test for reducing su...
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Biological Molecules - Lipids
What are lipids and what do they ...,
What are lipids soluble and insol...,
What are the three important grou...
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Biological molecules - Proteins
Giving examples where necessary w...,
What are the two types of proteins 2,
What percentage of the organic ma...
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Biological molecules - Thin Layer Chromatography
What is the aim of chromatography 1,
What is the stationary phase 2,
Describe the stationary phase 3
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Biological molecules - Nucleotides and Nucleic acids
Are nucleic acids polymers 1,
What are the monomer units in nuc...,
What are the subunits in nucleoti...
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Biological molecules - The Role Of Genes
Define a gene 1,
What is a sequence of 3 bases cal...,
What do triplets correspond to 3
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Biological membranes - Plasma membrane and membranes inside cells
What are the 5 roles of the cell ...,
Explain the selectively permeable...,
State the four roles of membranes...
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Biological membranes - Temperature and Solvents
What is the effect of an increase...,
Why do high temperatures cause th...,
What is the impact of very high t...
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Biological membranes - Diffusion
Define diffusion 1,
Why is diffusion passive 2,
Why do we say net movement 3
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Biological membranes - Osmosis
Define osmosis 1,
Define solute 2,
Define solvent 3
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Biological membranes - Active Transport
Define active transport 1,
How does active transport work 2,
Give six examples of active trans...
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Biological membranes - Bulk Transport
Define bulk transport 1,
Is bulk transport an active or pa...,
What is phagocytosis compared to ...
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Biological membranes - Cell Signalling
What is cell signalling 1,
Describe the process of cell sign...,
What does atp become when catalys...
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Cell Division, Diversity and Organisation - Chromosomes and Cell Cycle
How is each chromatid held togeth...,
Describe chromosomes during inter...,
What are homologous pairs 3
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Cell Division, Diversity and Organisation - Stem Cells
Define stem cells 1,
Define totipotent 2,
Define pluripotent 3
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Cell Division, Diversity and Organisation - Differentiation
Define differentiation 1,
What is the role of erythrocytes 2,
How can cells differentiate 3
22
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Cell Division, Diversity and Organisation - Levels of Organisation
Define cells 1,
Define tissues 2,
Define organs 3
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Cell Division, Diversity and Organisation - Meiosis
Define meiosis 1,
What are homologous chromosomes 2,
Describe interphase during meiosis 3
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Enzymes - Intro and Models
Define enzymes 1,
Define active site 2,
Define catalyst 3
37
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Enzymes - Rate of Reaction
What is the effect of increasing ...,
Explain collision theory 2,
What is the unit of rate of react...
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Enzymes - Cofactors and Coenzymes
What are cofactors 1,
What are the different types of c...,
What are inorganic cofactors 3
14
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Enzymes - Inhibition
What is an enzyme inhibitor 1,
What are reversible inhibitors 2,
What are irreversible inhibitors 3
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Enzymes - Interference and Metabolism
What makes many substances poison...,
What are metabolic poisons 2,
Give three examples of metabolic ...
22
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Exchange Surfaces - Intro and Lungs
Define diffusion 1,
What factors affect the rate of d...,
What do organisms need a supply of 3
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Exchange Surfaces - Lung structure and Breathing
Where is cartilage found in the l...,
What is the function of elastic f...,
What is the function of cartilage...
21
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Exchange Surfaces - Lung Volumes
Define tidal volume 1,
Define vital capacity 2,
Define inspiratory reserve volume 3
18
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Exchange Surfaces - Gas Exchange in Other Organisms
Why do bony fish have a lower met...,
Why do boney fish have gills 2,
Why do boney fish have a ventilat...
24
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Transport in Plants - Intro and Distribution of Vascular Tissues
Why do plants need a transport sy...,
What do plants need to transport 2,
What is the function of the xylem 3
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Transport in Plants - Xylem
What do the vascular bundles in t...,
What does the network of veins in...,
Where is the xylem in each vein 3
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Transport in Plants - Phloem
What does phloem tissue consist of 1,
What are the sieve tube elements 2,
What are companion cells 3
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Transport in Plants - Water Transport
Define water potential 1,
What is the function of root hairs 2,
How are mineral ions absorbed and...
25
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Transport In Plants - Transpiration
Define transpiration 1,
Define the transpiration stream 2,
What is evaporation limited by 3
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Transport In Plants - Translocation
Define translocation 1,
What is glucose converted to 2,
Where are substances moved to and...
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Transport in Plants - Xerophytes and Hydrophytes
Define xerophytes 1,
How does leaves reduced to spines...,
How do succulents reduce water lo...
19
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Transport in Animals - Intro and Types of System
What are the features of an effec...,
What will an efficient transport ...,
What has closed circulatory syste...
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Transport in Animals - Blood Vessels
How does blood flow through the b...,
What is the function of arteries 2,
Give adaptations of arteries 3
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Transport in Animals - The Heart
What is the function of the right...,
What is the function of the left ...,
Describe the heart 3
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Transport in Animals - Control of the Cardiac Cycle
Describe cardiac muscle grown in ...,
Why do contractions of the cardia...,
What is the sino atrial node 3
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Transport in Animals - The Cardiac Cycle
What are the three stages of the ...,
Describe what happens during atri...,
Why is the increase in pressure d...
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Transport in Animals - Pressure Changes in the Heart
On a pressure diagram at which po...,
Where on the diagram do the av va...,
Where on the diagram do the av va...
5
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Transport in Animals - Electrocardiogram Traces
What does an ecg measure 1,
What does the height of the wave ...,
What does the p wave represent 3
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Transport in Animals - Blood, Tissue Fluid and Lymph
What is blood 1,
What are the components of blood 2,
What does plasma contain 3
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Transport in Animals - Erythrocytes and Haemoglobin
What are the adaptations of eryth...,
How does being very small help er...,
How does a biconcave disc help er...
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Transport in Animals - Transport of Carbon Dioxide and Fetal Haemoglobin
How is around 5 of co2 transported 1,
How is 10 of co2 transported 2,
How is 85 of co2 transported 3
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Variation and Classification - Variation
Define interspecific variation 1,
Define intraspecific variation 2,
What are the two causes of variat...
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Variation and Classification - Phylogeny and Classification
What is a species 1,
What is phylogeny 2,
How can the relationships between...
20
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Variation and Classification - The 5 Kingdoms and The Three Domain System
What are the 5 kingdoms 1,
Describe the dna of prokaryotes 2,
Describe the ribosomes of prokary...
34
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Natural and Artificial Selection - Darwin's Deductions and Evidence for Evolution
What four observations did darwin...,
What three deductions did darwin ...,
What did wallace do 3
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Natural and Artificial Selection - Adaptation
What is an adaptation 1,
What should a well adapted organi...,
Define a behavioural adaptation 3
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Natural and Artificial Selection - Natural Selection
What are the key steps in natural...,
Describe genetic variation in nat...,
Define selection pressures 3
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Communicable Disease, Prevention and Immunity - Intro to Health
What is health 1,
What is a communicable disease 2,
What is a pathogen 3
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Communicable Disease, Prevention and Immunity - Types of Pathogens
What are the four types of pathog...,
How are bacteria classified 2,
How are bacteria classified by ce...
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Communicable Disease, Prevention and Immunity - Animal Diseases
What are the animal diseases you ...,
What animals does tuberculosis af...,
What type of microbe causes tb 3
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Communicable Disease, Prevention and Immunity - Plant Disease
What are the plant diseases you n...,
What plants does ring rot affect 2,
What type of microbe causes ring ...
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Communicable Disease, Prevention and Immunity - Transmission of Pathogens
How are pathogens transmitted bet...,
How can a disease be spread by in...,
How can a disease be spread by dr...
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Communicable Disease, Prevention and Immunity - Plant Defences
What are the two types of plant d...,
How does cellulose cell wall act ...,
How does lignin act as a physical...
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Communicable Disease, Prevention and Immunity - Primary Non-specific Defences In Animals
What are the primary non specific...,
What is skin 2,
How does skin act as a defence 3
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