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4.1 Bacteria
Aseptic technique,
What is the cell wall made up of,
What is the function of the cell ...
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1.3 Vitamins & Minerals
What are vitamins,
Two vitamins that we can obtain f...,
Some mineral salts are needed in ...
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1.2 Glycaemic Index & Glycaemic Load
What is glyaemic index used for,
How do you find glycaemic index,
Release of insulin causes
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1.1 Balanced Diet
Most of our energy is obtained from,
If you don t eat enough to supply...,
Three types of sugars
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1.4 Bacteia In The Gut
What is healthy gut flora,
Why is vitamin k essential,
Where is vitamin k1 found
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1.5 Water
How much of our body mass is water,
Where is water found in the body,
Low water levels lead to
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1.6 Diet & Disease
Recommended healthy diet,
Fibre consists of,
Processed foods means
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1.7 Carbohydrates
What are carbohydrates composed of,
What are the simplest kind of car...,
When monosaccharides join togethe...
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1.8 Proteins
Proteins contain the elements,
Proteins are composed of,
All amino acids have a
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1.9 Lipids
Lipids contain,
Lipids group includes,
Scientific name for fats and oils...
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1.10 Polymers & Digestion
A polymer is a,
The stomach has an,
The small intestine is
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1.11 Chromatography
What is chromatography,
Stages of paper chromatography are,
How to identify the mixture
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4.2 Salmonella Food Poisoning
What is salmonella food poisoning...,
How is salmonella spread,
How is the bacteria killed
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4.3 Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is cause by the bact...,
Tb is spread by,
Where is the disease most likely ...
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4.4 Antibiotics
Antibiotics are substances produc...,
Antibiotics first developed in,
Antibiotics are found in
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4.5 Antibiotic Resistance
How does antibiotic resistance de...,
Mrsa stands for,
About
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4.6 Viruses
Viruses do not have,
Viruses can only reproduce when,
They have a core containing
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6.3 Blood Vessels
From the heart oxygenated blood i...,
Arterioles travel to,
Inside organs blood flows through
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5.1 Antigens & Phagocytosis
What is a pathogen,
An invading bacteria is recognise...,
Antigens are
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5.2 B Cells
B cells develop in the,
As b cells develop they produce,
Each kind of b cell has a
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6.4 Atheroma
Atheroma is,
Atheroma is more likely to develop,
Macrophages engulf cholesterol dr...
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5.3 T Cells
T lymphocytes are developed in the,
Each t cell has a different,
Macrophages display what kind of ...
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5.4 Antibodies & Vaccination
There is a small time delay betwe...,
Time delay is because,
Primary response is
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5.5 Monoclonal Antibodies
Plasma cells that produce a speci...,
Monoclonal antibodies are,
Drugs that kill cancer cells are ...
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6.1 The Heart
The heart is,
Divided into,
Right side of the heart
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6.6 Treating CHD
A number of different kinds of me...,
Angina can be treated using,
Doctors first need to find out
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6.5 Factors Affecting CHD
Chd is a collective term for dise...,
Factors that we aren t able to co...,
Factors that we can control
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6.2 How The Heart Beats
The heart is made of cardiac musc...,
Myogenic means that it does not,
A group of cells in the wall of t...
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6.7 Deep Vein Thrombosis
A dvt is a,
Dvt usually occurs when,
Large clots can block the
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6.8 Capillaries & Exchange
Capillaries are adapted for effic...,
Capillaries exchange substances w...,
Tissue fluid is a watery fluid fo...
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2.1 Enzymes And How They Work
Enzymes are,
Enzymes have a structure that is,
Enzymes act as
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2.2 Factors Affecting Enzymes
Enzymes are made inside living ce...,
Environmental conditions can chan...,
Temperature affects the enzymes a...
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3.1 Lungs & Ventilation
Air enters and leaves the lungs t...,
The trachea is support by,
Lungs are situated inside the che...
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3.2 Gas Exchange
Has exchange occurs in the,
Alveoli are a good exchange surfa...,
The pulmonary artery brings deoxy...
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3.3 Plasma Membranes
Plasma membranes are found on the,
The basic structure of the membra...,
A phospholipid is a
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3.4 Diffusion
Diffusion is the net movement of ...,
No additional energy is need for ...,
Diffusion is fastest when there is
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3.5 Active Transport
Additional energy is needed to tr...,
The energy needed comes from,
Carrier proteins are needed for a...
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3.6 Osmosis
Osmosis only involves water molec...,
Water potential measures the,
Water molecules move by osmosis f...
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3.7/8 Cystic Fibrosis/Cell Structure
Cystic fibrosis is a condition that,
Cftr cystic fibrosis transmembran...,
Cftr transports chloride cl ions ...
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3.9 Living With Cystic Fibrosis
Regular chest physiotherapy is ve...,
Children with cf are encouraged to,
Most children with cf take
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2.3 Medical Uses Of Enzymes
Cf repeated lung infections damag...,
Alpha 1 antitrypsin is an enzyme ...,
Diagnostic enzymes are enzymes th...
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2.4 Problems With Enzymes
Lactose intolerance is the inabil...,
Lactose intolerant means you don ...,
Undigested lactose causes bacteri...
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7.3 RNA
Rna stands for,
3 types of rna,
Comparison of dna to rna
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7.4 Genes & Proteins
Alleles are,
Human dna is arranged in the form of,
We receive one set of chromosomes...
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7.5 DNA Replication
In semi conservative replication ...,
Semi conservative 1 the dna molec...,
Semi conservative 2 an enzyme called
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7.1 The Structure Of DNA
The importance of dna,
Dna stands for,
Dna is a
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Fred Griffiths' Experiment
What they worked with,
Injected virulent s strain,
Injected non virulent s strain
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Hershey & Chase
What did the experiment show,
What did they work with,
What does a phage contain
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Hammerling's Experiment
What type of cell did they use,
What they did in the experiment,
Concluded
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Avery, Mcleod & McCarty
What did they do,
The digested dna would not,
What did they use
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Erwin Chargaff
Enzymes digested many dnas and su...,
Analyses the composition of,
Isolated dna from many sources an...
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8.1 Mitosis & Cell Division
Nucleosome,
Nucleic acid,
Cells need to divide for
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8.1 Cell Cycle
Cells do not divide all the time ...,
The time when cells are not divid...,
During interphase
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Prophase
Prophase is,
1 chromosomes begin to become vis...,
2 can see that each chromosome co...
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Metaphase
Metaphase is,
1 the centromeres of the chromoso...,
2 chromosomes line up at
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Anaphase
Anaphase is,
1 the spindle fibres attached to ...,
2 the daughter chromosomes are
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Telophase
Telophase is,
1 once daughter chromosomes have ...,
2 eventually they
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Cytoplasmic Division (cytokinesis)
Cytoplasmic division is,
Animal cell,
Plant cell
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8.3 Cancer
Cancer occurs when there is a,
A tumour is
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Type Of Tumour
2 types of tumour,
Benign tumours do not actually de...,
Malignant tumours invade
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Gene Regulation
Our cells contain genes that regu...,
Regulation genes are called,
Sometimes proto oncogenes can mut...
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Tumour Suppresor Genes
Cells also contain,
Tumour suppressor genes inhibit c...,
If a tumour suppressor gene mutat...
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Causes Of Cancer
Cancer often only appears after a...,
Genetic factors,
Age older you are more likely you...
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8.4 Process of Meiosis
Gametes are made by the process of,
Before meiosis starts,
Meiosis is a
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Mistakes In Meiosis
A gamete may end up with one extr...,
One kind of non disjunction involves,
Chromosome 21 is a very small chr...
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9.1 Concept Of A Species
Biological classification,
Species,
Binomial system
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Classifying Organisms
Classification systems were origi...,
Now use,
Hierarchy means
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9.2 Evidence Use In Classification
Anatomical,
Biochemical,
Embryological
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