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plasma membranes
Define compartmentalisation 1,
Why is compartmentalisation impor...,
Describe the structure of the pho...
32
cards
proteins
What elements do proteins contain 1,
What makes amino acids different ...,
How many different amino acids 3
40
cards
lipids
What elements do lipids contain 1,
What are lipids 2,
Lipids polarity 3
16
cards
carbohydrates
What elements do carbohydrates co...,
What is the general formula for c...,
Monosaccharide examples 3
27
cards
water
What are polar molecules 1,
Polarity of oh bonds 2,
Hydrogen bonds 3
11
cards
cell structure eukaryotic
Plasma cell surface membrane 1,
Cell wall 2,
What is the nucleus made up of an...
22
cards
microscopes
What type of microscopes were fir...,
How does a light microscope work 2,
Sample preparation in light micro...
22
cards
cell structure prokaryotic
Dna 1,
Ribosomes 2,
Cell wall 3
4
cards
nucleic acids
What elements do nucleic acids co...,
Monomers of nucleic acids 2,
What is a nucleotide made up of 3
17
cards
DNA replication
Why do cells divide 1,
What is dna replication 2,
Semi conservative replication 3
16
cards
protein synthesis
Where is dna contained in a cell 1,
What is transcription 2,
How is dna unzipped for transcrip...
10
cards
enzymes
What are enzymes 1,
What are anabolic reactions 2,
What are catabolic reactions 3
49
cards
cell cycle
What is the cell cycle 1,
Interphase 2,
Interphase g1 3
11
cards
mitosis
When is mitosis necessary 1,
What happens before mitosis in in...,
Prophase 3
8
cards
meiosis
How many chromosomes do normal ce...,
Term for a fertilised egg 2,
How many chromosomes do gametes c...
18
cards
stem cells
What is differentiation 1,
What are stem cells 2,
What happens to stem cells once t...
16
cards
types of pathogen
How do viruses attack organisms 1,
How do protoctista attack organis...,
How do fungi attack organisms 3
4
cards
disease and transmission
Ring rot 1,
Tmv 2,
Late blight 3
13
cards
defence against pathogens
Plant defenses acting as barriers 1,
What do plants do with diseased t...,
How do plants recognise an attack 3
17
cards
specific immune system
What are antibodies 1,
What are antibodies made up of 2,
What is the binding site of an an...
15
cards
types of immunity
Natural active immunity 1,
Natural passive immunity 2,
Artificial passive immunity 3
7
cards
transport in plants
What are the 3 main reasons why p...,
What is a dicotyledonous plant 2,
What is the vascular bundle in he...
25
cards
specialised exchange surfaces
Why can diffusion alone supply si...,
Why cant diffusion supply multi c...,
Features of specialised exchange ...
12
cards
ventilation
What is ventilation 1,
Inspiration 2,
Expiration 3
13
cards
gas exchange in fish and insects
What are spiracles 1,
What are tracheae 2,
What are tracheoles 3
10
cards
circulatory systems
Single circulatory system 1,
Double circulatory system 2,
Closed circulatory system 3
22
cards
heart
Where is the atrio ventricular va...,
Where is the semi lunar valve 2,
What is the first lub sound of th...
17
cards
O2 and CO2 in blood
Erythrocytes adaptations 1,
How does o2 bind to haemoglobin 2,
Affinity of haemoglobin 3
12
cards
classification
Classification definition 1,
What is taxonomy 2,
What are the taxonomic groups 3
21
cards
evolution/evidence for classification
What were original classification...,
What evidence do scientists look ...,
When and who proposed the 3 domai...
15
cards
variation
Variation definition 1,
Interspecific variation 2,
Intraspecific variation 3
15
cards
adaptations
Adaptation definition 1,
3 types of adaptations 2,
Anatomical adaptations examples 3
11
cards
biodiversity
Importance of biodiversity 1,
Different levels of biodiversity 2,
Habitat biodiversity 3
25
cards
transcriptional control- operons
At what levels can gene expressio...,
How can expression be controlled ...,
What are transcription factors 3
14
cards
transcriptional control- chromatin remodelling and histone modification
Heterochromatin 1,
Euchromatin 2,
Why does chromatin remodelling ha...
7
cards
post-transcriptional, translational control
The two types of post transcripti...,
What is rna processing 2,
Introns 3
7
cards
mutations
What is a mutation 1,
What are the 3 types of mutations 2,
What is a frameshift mutation 3
14
cards
homeobox genes
What is morphogenesis 1,
What is homeobox 2,
What type of genes are homeobox g...
11
cards
inheritance and variation
2 main causes of variation 1,
Genetic causes of phenotypic vari...,
Discontinuous variation 3
13
cards
monogenic/dihybrid inheritance and linkage
Steps to performing a genetic cro...,
What is monogenic inheritance 2,
How many alleles of the same gene...
15
cards
chi-squared, epistasis, Hardy-Weinberg
What is chi squared used for 1,
Criteria for chi squared 2,
How to calculate the chi squared ...
15
cards
patterns of inheritance- evolution
Gene pool 1,
Allele frequency 2,
Factors affecting evolution 3
24
cards
ecosystems and efficiency
Ecosystem definition 1,
Biotic factors 2,
Abiotic factors 3
24
cards
nitrogen and carbon cycle
Decomposition 1,
Decomposers 2,
Saprobiotic nutrition 3
30
cards
succession
What is succession 1,
Primary succession 2,
Secondary succession 3
17
cards
populations and sustainability
Population 1,
Conservation 2,
Preservation 3
24
cards
neurones and sensory receptors
Neurones role 1,
Cell body 2,
Dendrons 3
20
cards
nervous transmission
What is a resting potential 1,
What results in the creation of a...,
What is an action potential 3
14
cards
synaptic transmission
Synapse 1,
Synaptic cleft 2,
Presynaptic neurone 3
19
cards
nervous system organisation and reflex arc
Structural organisation of nervou...,
What does the cns consist of 2,
What does the pns consist of 3
17
cards
brain gross structure
What is the advantage of having a...,
Meninges 2,
Cerebrum 3
14
cards
muscles
Types of muscle 1,
Skeletal muscle 2,
Cardiac muscle 3
28
cards
glycolysis and mitochondria
Stages of respiration 1,
Overview of glycolysis 2,
Order of steps in glycolysis 3
16
cards
Link, Krebs, OP
Link reaction overview 1,
How does pyruvate get to link rea...,
Link reaction 3
13
cards
anaerobic respiration and respiratory substrates
When does anaerobic respiration o...,
Obligate anaerobes 2,
Facultative anaerobes 3
20
cards
photosynthesis
Autotrophs 1,
Heterotrophic 2,
Photosynthesis equation 3
27
cards
liver
Excretion 1,
What are the main metabolic waste...,
Liver description 3
13
cards
kidneys
Kidneys description 1,
Kidney anatomy 2,
Kidney cortex 3
15
cards
reabsorption kidneys
Why is reabsorption needed 1,
Proximal convoluted tubule 2,
Proximal convoluted tube adaptati...
16
cards
urine and diagnosis
What does presence of glucose in ...,
What does presence of creatinine ...,
What hormone is found in urine an...
17
cards
hormones- adrenal gland and fight or flight
Endocrine glands 1,
How may a gland be stimulated to ...,
Where do hormones go 3
18
cards
pancreas and regulating blood glucose
Glycogenolysis 1,
Gluconeogensis 2,
Ways blood glucose concentration ...
20
cards
diabetes
Type 1 diabetes 1,
Type 2 diabetes 2,
How is type 1 diabetes controlled 3
11
cards
controlling heart rate
What is the average resting heart...,
What is heart rate controlled by 2,
Blank 3
7
cards
homeostasis
Homeostasis 1,
Negative feedback systems 2,
Positive feedback systems 3
16
cards
plant responses
Auxins iaa 1,
Ethene 2,
Aba abscisic acid 3
29
cards
DNA profilling
Genome 1,
Exons 2,
Introns 3
20
cards
PCR
What does pcr stand for 1,
What is pcr 2,
What is a pcr machine calle 3
11
cards
DNA sequencing
What is dna sequencing 1,
How did sanger develop dna sequen...,
How has sanger sequencing develop...
22
cards
genetic engineering
Genetic engineering definition 1,
Stages of genetic engineering 2,
Techniques of isolating the desir...
21
cards
gene technology and ethics
Uses of gm microorganisms 1,
Ethical concerns for gm microorga...,
Insect resistance in gm soya beans 3
21
cards
plant cloning
Cloning 1,
Vegetative propagation 2,
Perennating organs 3
21
cards
animal cloning
What are the forms of animal clon...,
What types of animals is natural ...,
Natural cloning in invertebrates 3
23
cards
biotechnology and microorganisms
Biotechnology 1,
Most commonly used organisms in b...,
Why are microorganisms ideal for ...
15
cards
culturing microorganisms
Why are safety precautions needed...,
Nutrient medium 2,
Sterile 3
41
cards
immobilised enzymes
Why is using isolated enzymes rat...,
What type of isolated enzyme is u...,
Why are extracellular isolated en...
15
cards
calculations
What is the absolute uncertainty 1,
How to calculate percentage uncer...,
Formula for magnification 3
14
cards
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