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Chapter 2- 2.1- Microscopy
Explain how a sample is prepared ...,
Explain how a sample is prepared ...,
Explain how a sample is prepared ...
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Definitions
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Abiotic factors,
Abscission
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Chapter 2- 2.3- More microscopy
In light microscopes what is the ...,
Why can we see more detail with e...,
What are the disadvantages of usi...
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Chapter 2- 2.4- Eukaryotic cell structure
What is the cytoskeleton,
What are the 3 components of the ...,
What is the interrelationship bet...
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Chapter 2- 2.5- The ultrastructure of plant cells
Explain the cellulose cell wall,
What are the structures unique to...,
Explain the vacuole
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Chapter 2- 2.6- Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
What is the similarity or differe...,
What is the similarity or differe...,
What is the similarity or differe...
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Chapter 3- 3.1- Biological elements
What are elements,
What is bonding,
What are the simple rules that bo...
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Chapter 3- 3.2- Water
What is meant by the term polar a...,
What are two examples of elements...,
How do polar molecules interact w...
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Chapter 3- 3.3- Carbohydrates
What is a single sugar known as,
What is glucose an example of,
What is the chemical formula for ...
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Chapter 3- 3.4- Testing for carbohydrates
What is the test for reducing sugars,
How is the benedicts test carried...,
Explain how to use benedicts test...
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Chapter 3- 3.5- Lipids
Are lipids polar molecules charged,
What type of molecule is a lipid,
What is a triglyceride made of
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Chapter 3- 3.6- The structure of proteins
What are polymers,
Proteins consist of one or more p...,
What are amino acids
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Chapter 3- 3.7- Types of protein
What are the two main groups of p...,
What are globular proteins,
What is insulin
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Chapter 3- 3.8- Nucleic acids
What are nucleic acids,
What elements do nucleic acids co...,
What are the three components an ...
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Chapter 3- 3.9- DNA replication and the genetic code
Are daughter cells identical to t...,
What is dna replication,
What is semi conservative replica...
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Chapter 3- 3.10- Protein synthesis
The amino acid sequence of a prot...,
A section of dna that contains th...,
In a eukaryotic cell dna is conta...
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Chapter 3- 3.11- ATP
What are the three main types of ...,
What does atp stand for,
What is an atp molecule composed of
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Chapter 4- 4.1- Enzyme action
Why are enzymes important,
How many reactions does each enzy...,
What is meant by the term activat...
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Chapter 4- 4.2- Factors effecting enzyme activity
By increasing the temperature of ...,
What is meant by the term tempera...,
Explain what happens when an enzy...
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Chapter 4- 4.3- Enzyme inhibitors
Why is it important that cellular...,
How can enzymes be activated,
What are inhibitors
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Chapter 4- 4.4- Cofactors, coenzymes, and prosthetic groups
What is the difference between co...,
How are inorganic cofactors obtained,
Where are many enzymes derived fr...
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Chapter 5- 5.1- The structure and fuction of membranes
What are membranes,
What is the formation of separate...,
What is the membrane structure
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Chapter 5-5.2- Factos affecting membrane structure
What do membranes control,
How does temperature affect membr...,
How do solvents affect membrane s...
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Chapter 5-5.3- Diffusion
Des all movement require energy,
What is diffusion,
What are the factors affecting ra...
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Chapter 5-5.4- Active transport
What is active transport,
What is bulk transport,
What is endocytosis
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Chapter 5-5.5- Osmosis
What is osmosis,
What is water potential
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Chapter 6- 6.1- Cell cycle
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Chapter 6- 6.2- Mitosis
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Chapter 6- 6.3- Meiosis
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Chapter 6- 6.4- The organisation and speciation of cells
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Chapter 6- 6.5- Stem cells
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Chapter 7-7.1- Specialised exchanged surfaces
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Chapter 7-7.2- Mammalian gaseous exchange system
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Chapter 7-7.3- Measuring the process
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Chapter 7-7.4- Ventilation and gas exchange in other organisms
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Chapter 8-8.1- Transport systems in multicellular animals
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Chapter 8-8.2- The blood vessels
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Chapter 8-8.3- Blood, tissue fluid, and lymph
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Chapter 8-8.4- Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood
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Chapter 8-8.5- The heart
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Chapter 9-9.1- Transport systems in dicotyledonous plants
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Chapter 9-9.2- Water transport in multicelluar plants
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Chapter 9-9.3- Transpiration
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Chapter 9-9.4- Translocation
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Chapter 9-9.5- Plant adaptations to water availability
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Chapter 10-10.1- Classification
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Chapter 10-10.2- The five kingdoms
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Chapter 10-10.3- Phylogeny
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Chapter 10-10.4- Evidence for evolution
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Chapter 10-10.5- Types of variation
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Chapter 10-10.6- Representing variation graphically
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Chapter 10-10.7- Adaptations
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Chapter 11- 11.1- Biodiversity
What does biodiversity mean,
What is the importance of biodive...,
How can we measure biodiversity
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Chapter 10- 10.8- Changing population characteristics
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Chapter 11-11.2- Types of Sampling
True or false it is often impossi...,
What is sampling,
What is random sampling
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Chapter 11-11.3- Sampling techniques
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Chapter 11-11.4- Calculating biodiversity
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Chapter 11-11.5- Calculating genetic biodiversity
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Chapter 11-11.6- Factors affecting biodiversity
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Chapter 11-11.7- Reasons for maintaing biodiversity
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Chapter 11-11.8- Methods of maintaining biodiversity
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Chapter 12-12.1- Animal and plant pathogens
What are communicable diseases ca...,
What is the difference in how com...,
What are two common vectors
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Chapter 12-12.2- Animal and plant disease
Why does plant disease threaten p...,
Explain about the threat to the e...,
Plant diseases are caused by a ra...
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Chapter 12-12.3- The transmission of communicable diseases
What are the 2 main types of tran...,
Explain the ways direct transmiss...,
Explain the way indirect transmis...
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Chapter 12-12.4- Plant defences against pathogens
What are some of the ways plants ...,
How do plants recognise an attack,
What are the physical defences of...
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Chapter 12-12.5- Non-specific animal defences against pathogens
What are the 2 lines of defence a...,
What are the non specific defence...,
What happens during blood clottin...
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Chapter 12-12.6- The specific immune system
What do antigens do,
What are antibodies,
How do antibodies defend the body
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Chapter 12-12.7- Preventing and treating disease
What are non communicable diseases,
What is natural immunity,
What is artificial immunity
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Chapter 2-2.2- Magnification and calibration
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