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Cells
What are all living things made of 1,
What are the two types of cells 2,
What are eukaryotic cells 3
31
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Cell differentiation and specialisation
What is differentiation 1,
What happens to cells during diff...,
When does most differentiation oc...
17
cards
Mitosis
What does the nucleus contain 1,
What are chromosomes 2,
What do chromosomes carry 3
18
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Enzymes
What is an enzyme 1,
What is a catalyst 2,
What are enzymes made up of 3
9
cards
Digestion
What do digestive enzymes break d...,
Examples of big molecules 2,
What do enzymes do in the digesti...
30
cards
Food tests
What does benedict s test for 1,
What does iodine test for 2,
What does biuret test for 3
9
cards
Disease
What are pathogens 1,
What are bacteria 2,
What are viruses are not reproduc...
20
cards
Plant cell organisation
Types of plant tissue 1,
What are the epidermal tissues co...,
What does the upper epidermis do 3
24
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The lungs
Where are the lungs 1,
What is the thorax 2,
What separates the top half of yo...
15
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Health and disease
What are the 2 categories of dise...,
What are communicable diseases 2,
What are non communicable diseases 3
8
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The heart
What is the circulatory system ma...,
Do humans have a double or single...,
What happens in each of the circu...
15
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Blood vessels and the blood
What are the 3 types of blood ves...,
Artery structure the walls are s ...,
Capillary structure branch into c...
15
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Fighting disease
Body features that prevent pathog...,
How does your body attack pathoge...,
What is the most important part o...
24
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Cancer
What is cancer 1,
What are the 2 types of tumours 2,
What is benign where grow until t...
7
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Cardiovascular disease
What is cardiovascular disease 1,
What is coronary heart disease 2,
What are stents that are inside t...
13
cards
Monoclonal antibodies
What are antibodies produced by 1,
What are b lymphocytes 2,
What are monoclonal antibodies pr...
14
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Plant diseases and defences
What happens if plants don t get ...,
What are nitrates needed for in p...,
What ions are needed for making c...
9
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Photosynthesis
Word equation for photosynthesis 1,
Symbol equation for photosynthesis 2,
What 5 main ways do plants use gl...
10
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Respiration and metabolism
Respiration 1,
Is respiration exothermic or endo...,
How do organisms use energy trans...
24
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The nervous system⭐️
What is the nervous system 1,
What are the different parts of t...,
What are receptors 3
18
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Homeostasis
Why do conditions inside your bod...,
What is homeostasis the r of c in...,
What are your automatic control s...
6
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The brain
What systems is the brain apart of 1,
What is the brain made of 2,
What is the brain in charge of 3
13
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The eye
What are the main parts of the eye 1,
What s does the sclera do 2,
What does the cornea do 3
27
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Controlling body temperature
The body has to the amount of e g...,
Where in the brain are there rece...,
Where does the thermoregulatory c...
10
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The endocrine system
What is one way info is sent arou...,
What are hormones c molecules rel...,
Where are hormones produced 3
20
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Controlling blood glucose
What controls blood glucose levels 1,
What increase and decreases blood...,
What type of feedback is used to ...
11
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The kidneys
How do the kidneys make urine 1,
How is urea produced 1 proteins a...,
How are ions removed from the body 3
16
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Puberty and the menstrual cycle
What does your body start releasi...,
What do sex hormones trigger 2,
What is the main reproductive hor...
14
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Controlling fertility
What can be uses to reduce fertil...,
Use of oestrogen in preventing pr...,
Use of progesterone in stopping p...
14
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Adrenaline and thyroxine
What is adrenaline 1,
How is adrenaline produced 2,
What does adrenaline do 3
7
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Plant hormones
What is auxin 1,
What does auxin do 2,
Where is auxin produced 3
21
cards
DNA
What does dna stand for 1,
Where is dna found 2,
What is the shape of dna 3
26
cards
Reproduction
What is sexual reproduction 1,
What do mothers and father produce 2,
How many chromosomes do gametes c...
15
cards
Meiosis
How are gametes made 1,
Where does meiosis only happen in...,
Process of meiosis 1 it d its gen...
5
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X and Y chromosomes
How many pairs of chromosomes are...,
What does the 23rd chromosome con...,
What chromosome is male and female 3
22
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Mendel
What did mendel do he researched ...,
Mendels conclusions c in plants a...,
How did mendels work develop into...
3
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Variation
Why do organisms of the same spec...,
What are an organisms characteris...,
What does the combining of genes ...
6
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Evolution
What is the theory of evolution 1,
Who came up with the theory of ev...,
How does charles darwin s theory ...
8
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Selective breeding and genetic engineering
What is selective breeding 1,
How does selective breeding work 2,
What are the disadvantages of sel...
8
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Cloning
What ways can plants be cloned 1,
What is tissue culture 2,
What is cuttings gardeners take c...
6
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Fossils
What are fossils 1,
What theory do fossils prove 2,
How are fossils made 1 b are buri...
4
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Speciation
What is a species 1,
What is speciation 2,
When does speciation occur 3
5
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Antibiotic resistance
Example of an antibiotic 1,
How can bacteria evolve to become...,
What is an example of a superbug ...
7
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Classification
What is classification 1,
What is the order of classificati...,
Who proposed the three domain sys...
5
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Competition
What is a habitat 1,
What is a population 2,
What is a community 3
8
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Adaptations
What are the 3 types of adaptatio...,
What are structural adaptations 2,
What are behavioural adaptations 3
5
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Food chains
What do food chains always start ...,
How do producers eat 2,
What are producers usually 3
6
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Environmental change and cycles
What can environmental changes ca...,
Examples of changes to the enviro...,
Water cycle e from the sun makes ...
3
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The carbon cycle
Why do materials decay 1,
What conditions increase the rate...,
The carbon cycle c is removed fro...
3
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Decay
What is compost 1,
What is the rate of decay affecte...,
What is biogas 3
10
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Land use and maintaining ecosystems
Negative effects of destroying pe...,
How are peat bogs formed 2,
Conflicting views an how biodiver...
3
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Tropic levels
What are tropic levels 1,
What are the different tropic lev...,
What type of animals are primary ...
7
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Pyramids of biomass and biomass transfer
What happens to energy and biomas...,
What does each bar on a pyramid o...,
What part of the food chain have ...
7
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Food security and farming
What is food security 1,
What things can threaten food sec...,
How are fish stocks maintained 3
4
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Biotechnology
How can microorganisms be used as...,
What is mycoprotein 2,
What is mycoprotein used to make 3
7
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