Biology

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Decks in this class (31)

Plasma membranes
Define compartmentalisation 1,
Why is compartmentalisation impor...,
Describe the structure of the pho...
30  cards
proteins
What elements do proteins contain 1,
What makes amino acids different ...,
How many different amino acids 3
33  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
26  cards
water
What are polar molecules 1,
Polarity of oh bonds 2,
Hydrogen bonds 3
10  cards
cell structure eukaryotic
Plasma cell surface membrane 1,
Cell wall 2,
What is the nucleus made up of an...
22  cards
microscopy
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
16  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
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
diseases and transmission
Ring rot 1,
Tmv 2,
Late blight 3
13  cards
defences 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...
23  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
8  cards

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