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2.1 microscopes
Magnification of optical microsco...,
Resolution of optical microscope 2,
Advantages of optical microscope 3
30  cards
2.1 cell biology
What is a eukaryotic cell 1,
What is a prokaryotic cell 2,
What is membrane bound organelles 3
38  cards
2.2 carbohydrates
What is a monomer 1,
What is a polymer 2,
Properties of water 3
39  cards
2.2 lipids
Properties of lipids 1,
What is glycerol 2,
What is a triglyceride 3
32  cards
2.2 proteins
What is a peptide bond 1,
What is a dipeptide 2,
Properties of an amino acid 3
37  cards
2.2 biological molecule testing
What agent do u use to test for s...,
What agent do u use to test for a...,
What is a reducing sugar include 3
13  cards
2.2 inorganic ions
What does calcium do in the body 1,
What does sodium do in the body 2,
What does potassium do in the body 3
10  cards
2.3 nucleic acids
What does a nucleotide contain 1,
What s the pentose sugar in rna 2,
What s the pentose sugar in dna 3
21  cards
2.3 DNA replication
What is dna polymerase 1,
What is helicase 2,
What is semi conservative rep 3
9  cards
2.3 protein synthesis
What does a gene contain 1,
When will a gene fold 2,
Where does transcription happen 3
7  cards
2.4 enzymes
What is the lock and key hypothes...,
What is the induced fit hypothesis 2,
Induced fit simple terms equation 3
38  cards
2.5 biological membranes
What is the fluid mosaic model 1,
What is a glycolipid 2,
What are cell membranes 3
18  cards
2.6 meiosis
What is meiosis 1,
What happens in prophase 1 2,
What happens during metaphase 1 3
19  cards
2.6 mitosis
What happens in mitosis 1,
What happens during interphase in...,
What happens during prophase 3
14  cards
2.6 specialised cells
What is a specialised cell 1,
Define differentiation 1,
Function of erythrocytes rbc 2
24  cards
2.6 stem cells
What is a stem cell 1,
What is totipotent cell 2,
What is a multipotent cell 3
9  cards
3.1 exchange surfaces
Why do multicellular organisms re...,
Equation for sa vol ratio 2,
Why do single celles organisms ha...
11  cards
3.1 mammalian gas exchange
Why do single celles organisms ha...,
What happens to surface area and ...,
What do larger organisms have 3
17  cards
3.1 gas exchange in fish
How does ventilation occur in fish 1,
What are gills made up of 2,
How do fish maximise gas exchange 3
13  cards
3.1 gas exchange in insects
How do insects maximise gas excha...,
How do insects do ventilation 2,
Which part of the gas exchange sy...
9  cards
3.2 transport in animals
What is a single circulatory syst...,
What s a double circulatory system 2,
What are features of a good trans...
58  cards
3.2 the heart
What are coronary arteries 1,
What does the septum do 2,
Why does the left ventricle have ...
39  cards
3.2 transport of O2 and CO2
What are the properties of haemog...,
What to haemoglobin happens at lo...,
What to haemoglobin happens as ox...
20  cards
3.3 transport in plants
Why do plants need a transport sy...,
Plants need a transport system to...,
What travels in the xylem 3
67  cards
3.3 xerophytes and hydrophytes
What are hydrophytes 1,
What are mesophytes 2,
What are xerophytes 3
10  cards
4.1 infection and diseases
What is a pathogen 1,
What are barriers to pathogens 2,
What is hyphae 3
33  cards
4.1 key names of diseases
What is tuberculosis 1,
What kind of diasese is tuberculo...,
What organism causes tuberculosis 3
30  cards
4.1 plant defences against pathogens
What is callose 1,
Examples of passive defences 2,
Examples physical defences 3
21  cards
4.1 primary and secondary defences
What is a primary defence 1,
What does the skin do as a primar...,
How does blood clotting and skin ...
21  cards
4.1 specific immune response
What is clonal selection 1,
What is clonal expansion 2,
What are antibodies 3
16  cards
4.1 antibodies
What are opsonins 1,
What are agglutinins 2,
What are anti toxins 3
13  cards
4.1 development of drugs
Blank 1
1  cards
4.1 vaccinations
What is active immunity 1,
What is artificial immunity 2,
What is epidemic 3
5  cards
4.2 biodiversity
Definition of diversity 1,
Definition of species 2,
Definition of habitat 3
52  cards
4.3 classification and evolution
Define classification 1,
Name eight groups in the classifi...,
Advantages to binomial naming sys...
39  cards
5.1.1 homeostasis
What conditions are needed inside...,
How do organisms react to externa...,
Why do multicellular organisms ne...
30  cards
5.1.2 excretion (the kidney)
What is the kidney responsible for 1,
What is osmoregulation 2,
What does the renal artery do 3
36  cards
5.1.2 excretion (the liver)
Three blood supplies to the liver 1,
Role of hepatic vein 2,
Role of hepatic artery 3
16  cards
5.1.3 neural control
Function of myelin sheath 1,
What is saltatory conduction 2,
What cells form the myelin sheath 3
66  cards
5.1.4 hormonal communication
What is the endocrine system made...,
What do endocrine glands do 2,
How are hormones transported 3
59  cards
5.1.5 plant responses
Examples of abiotic stress for pl...,
How do plants respond to drought 2,
How do plants respond to freezing...
24  cards
5.1.5 animal responses
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5.2.1 photosynthesis
Equation for photosynthesis 1,
What is a photon 2,
What is an autotroph 3
59  cards
5.2.2 respiration
Examples in the body that require...,
Structure of the outer membrane o...,
Structure of the inner membrane o...
35  cards
6.1.1 cellular controll
What stage do mutations and error...,
What causes mutations 2,
What is the effect of mutations t...
45  cards
6.1.2 patterns of inheritance
What is a loci 1,
What is a gene 2,
What is codominance 3
8  cards
6.1.3 DNA sequencing
What is dna sequencin 1,
What does dna sequencing give ins...,
What is a primer 3
23  cards
6.1.3 DNA profiling
What is dna profiling 1,
Process of dna profiling 2,
What is an str and what do they do 3
6  cards
6.1.3 PCR
What is pcr 1,
What are the stages of pcr 2,
What happens during denaturation 3
13  cards
6.1.3 electrophoresis
What is electrophoresis 1,
What is the gel made of in gel el...,
What moves further through the ge...
8  cards
genetic engineering
How is the required gene obtained...,
How is the gene placed in a vector 2,
Ways of getting the vetcor into t...
8  cards
6.2.1 cloning and biotechnology
0  cards
6.3.1 ecosystems
Define ecosystem 1,
Biotic factors 2,
Abiotic features 3
34  cards
6.3.1 sampling ecosystems
What is sampling 1
1  cards
6.3.2 populations and sustainability
Primary resource examples 1,
Secondary resource examples 2,
Aims of sustainability 3
52  cards
5.1.4 hormonal communication
What is the endocrine system 1,
What is an exocrine system 2,
Two types of hormones 3
8  cards

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