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3.1.1 Monomers and polymers
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3.1.2 Carbohydrates
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3.1.3 Lipids
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3.1.4.1 General properties of proteins
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3.1.4.2 Many proteins are enzymes
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3.1.5.1 Structure of DNA and RNA
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3.1.5.2 DNA replication
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3.1.6 ATP
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3.1.7 Water
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3.1.8 Inorganic ions
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3.2.1.1 Structure of eukaryotic cells
What is the function of the cell ...,
What is the structure of the nucl...,
What is the function of the nucleus
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3.2.1.2 Structure of prokaryotic cells and of viruses
How does the cytoplasm of prokary...,
What size are the ribosomes in pr...,
What type of genetic material do ...
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3.2.1.3 Methods of studying cells
What are the principles of optica...,
What are the limitations of optic...,
What are the principles of transm...
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3.2.2 All cells arise from other cells
Within multicellular organisms do...,
What type of cells in multicellul...,
During which phase of the cell cy...
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3.2.3 Transport across cell membranes
What is the basic structure of al...,
How are phospholipids arranged in...,
What is the role of cholesterol i...
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3.2.4 Cell recognition and the immune system
What specific molecules on cell s...,
What are the four things the immu...,
What is the role of proteins on t...
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3.3.1 Surface area to volume ratio
What happens to the surface area ...,
Why do smaller organisms need a h...,
What is the significance of surfa...
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3.3.2 Gas exchange
What are the adaptations of gas e...,
Describe the tracheal system of a...,
What are the adaptations of fish ...
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3.3.3 Digestion and absorption
What is the role of amylase in di...,
What is the role of membrane boun...,
What is the role of lipase in dig...
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3.4.1 Mass transport in animals
What is the role of haemoglobin i...,
What is meant by the quaternary s...,
Explain the cooperative nature of...
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3.3.4.2 Mass transport in plants
What is the cohesion tension theory,
How does transpiration create ten...,
What is cohesion in the context o...
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3.6.1.1 Survival and response
What is the purpose of organisms ...,
What are specific growth factors ...,
Where are specific growth factors...
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3.6.1.2 Receptors
What is the key feature of recept...,
What happens when a receptor is s...,
Describe the basic structure of a...
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3.6.1.3 Control of heart rate
What initiates the myogenic stimu...,
Where is the sinoatrial node san ...,
What is the function of the san
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3.6.2.1 Nerve impulses
What are the key structural compo...,
How is a resting potential establ...,
What causes depolarisation of the...
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3.6.2.2 Synaptic transmission
Describe the structure of a synapse,
Describe the structure of a neuro...,
Explain the sequence of events in...
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3.6.3 Skeletal muscles are stimulated to contract by nerves and act as effectors
What does it mean for muscles to ...,
What does it mean for the skeleto...,
Describe the gross structure of s...
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3.6.4.1 Principles of homeostasis and negative feedback
What is homeostasis in mammals,
Why is it important to maintain a...,
Why is it important to maintain a...
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3.6.4.2 Control of blood glucose concentration
What factors influence blood gluc...,
What is glycogenesis and where do...,
What is glycogenolysis and where ...
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3.6.4.3 Control of blood water potential
What is osmoregulation,
Which part of the brain detects c...,
What is the role of osmoreceptors...
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3.7.1 Inheritance
What is the genotype,
What is the phenotype,
What is an allele
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3.7.2 Populations
Define a population,
What is a gene pool,
What is allele frequency
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3.8.1 Alteration of the sequence of bases in DNA can alter the structure of proteins
List the types of gene mutations,
When do gene mutations occur,
What increases the rate of gene m...
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3.8.2.1 Most of a cell’s DNA is not translated
What are totipotent cells,
When are totipotent cells present...,
How does cell specialisation occu...
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3.8.2.2 Regulation of transcription and translation
What is the role of specific tran...,
How does oestrogen initiate trans...,
What is epigenetics
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3.8.2.3 Gene expression and cancer
What is a benign tumour,
What is a malignant tumour,
What is the role of tumour suppre...
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3.8.3 Using genome projects
What is the genome,
What is the proteome,
Why is determining the genome of ...
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3.8.4.1 Recombinant DNA technology
What does recombinant dna technol...,
What are the three methods of pro...,
What enzyme converts mrna into cdna
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3.8.4.2 Differences in DNA between individuals of the same species can be exploited for identification and diagnosis of heritable conditions
What is a dna probe,
How is a dna probe labelled,
How do dna probes locate specific...
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3.8.4.3 Genetic fingerprinting
Explain the biological principles...,
Describe the process of genetic f...,
Explain why scientists might use ...
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