biology

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Decks in this class (22)

Proteins/Protein synthesis
What are amino acids 1,
How many different amino acids ar...,
What are amino acids solubility 3
26  cards
Carbohydrates
What are carbohydrates 1,
What are the key isomers of gluco...,
How is a disaccharide made 3
25  cards
Enzymes
What is an enzyme 1,
Description of enzymes 2,
What is an intracellular enzyme 3
24  cards
Lipids
How are triglycerides formed 1,
What is saturated 2,
What is unsaturated 3
13  cards
Eukaryotic cells
What are stem cells 1,
How are specialised cells organis...,
What is the difference between pr...
34  cards
Microscopes
Why do we use microscopes 1,
What is magnification 2,
What is resolution 3
28  cards
ATP
What is atp 1,
How is atp used to make energy 2,
What does atp synthase do 3
4  cards
Water
What are the biological propertie...,
What does metabolite mean 2,
What does solvent mean 3
11  cards
Nucleic acids
What is the structure of dna 1,
How does dna being a stable molec...,
How do strands being held togethe...
19  cards
DNA Replication
What is the role of dna helicase 1,
What is the role of free dna nucl...,
What is the role of dna polymerase 3
8  cards
Mutation
What is a mutation 1,
When does a point mutation happen 2,
What increases the chances of poi...
13  cards
Mitosis
What are the stages of mitosis 1,
What is interphase 2,
What happens during prophase 3
19  cards
Meiosis
What are the comparisons with mit...,
What is a karyotype 2,
What happens in prophase i 3
11  cards
Prokaryotes + Viruses
Describe bacteria division 1,
Compare binary fission to mitosis 2,
How does bacterial population grow 3
8  cards
Osmosis
What is osmosis 1,
What is water potential 2,
Why does adding solutes decrease ...
18  cards
Cell Membranes
What is the function of membranes 1,
What is the membrane made up of 2,
How is the membrane arranged 3
11  cards
Movement across membranes
What is the definition for simple...,
What are the key requirements for...,
Why do oxygen and carbon dioxide ...
13  cards
Digestion
What is physical digestion 1,
What is chemical digestion 2,
What is digestion 3
22  cards
Absorption
What monomers are absorbed in the...,
How is sodium maintained as a lwo...,
How are glucose amino acids trans...
13  cards
Heart
Why is the left ventricle wall th...,
What is the function of the coron...,
What is the function of the papil...
13  cards
Circulation
How is the structure of an artery...,
What are the adaptations of red b...,
Why is a mass transport system ne...
27  cards
Genetic diversity
What is genetic diversity 1,
How does mutation contribute to g...,
How does meiosis cause genetic di...
32  cards

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