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Biological Molecules
Macromolecule 1,
Most common elements in living or...,
Carbon can form 3
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Enzyme Inhibitors
Competitive inhibitor is 1,
Competitive inhibitor competes for 2,
Non competitive inhibitor binds to 3
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Enzyme Affinities
Affinity is 1,
When v max enzyme is 2,
Michaelis menten constant 3
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Immobilising Enzymes
Enzymes are very 1,
Immobilising enzyme is a way how ...,
Alginate beads 3
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Structure Of Membranes
All living cells are surrounded 1,
Cell membrane function 2,
Phospholipids can form 3
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Blood Plasma And Tissue Fluid
Blood plasma is mainly 1,
Plasma also include protein molec...,
In capillaries some of the plasma 3
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Lymph
Around 10 of tissue fluid is coll...,
Lymph vessels are also called 2,
Lymphatics are tiny 3
11
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Water
Water 1,
Ice is less 2,
Water has quite high 3
19
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Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates contain 1,
General formula for carbs 2,
Carbs are divided into 3 groups 3
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Starch, glycogen and cellulose
Starch is made of 1,
Amylose is formed by 2,
Amylose has long 3
22
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Lipids
Lipids are a diverse 1,
Most common are 2,
Lipids contain elements 3
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Proteins
Proteins are made of elements 1,
Proteins are po 2,
There are millions of 3
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Hameoglobin and Collagen
Globular proteins 1,
Fibrous proteins 2,
Haemoglobin is 3
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Microscopy
Many of the cell contents are 1,
The deeply staining material in t...,
Chromatin collects together 3
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Nucleus, ER, Ribosomes and Golgi body
Ultrastructure 1,
A nucleus is the 2,
A nucleus is surrounded by 3
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Lysosomes, Mitochondria
Lysosomes are 1,
Lysosomes diameter 2,
Lysosomes contain 3
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Cell membrane, Microvilli, Centrioles
The cell membrane is extremely 1,
The cell membrane has 2,
Microvilli are 3
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Cell wall, Vacuoles and chloroplast
Which organelle is absent from pl...,
The cell wall is outside 2,
The cell wall is rigid thanks to 3
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Prokaryotic cells and viruses
Average of prokaryotic cells is 1,
Contains ribosomes 2,
It does not have 3
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Enzymes
Enzyme is 1,
An enzyme is a biological catalys...,
An enzyme is coiled into 3
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Factors affecting the enzyme activity
Enzyme activity can be affected by 1,
The more enzyme present 2,
As long as there is plenty of sub...
16
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Proteins in the cell membrane
Two groups of proteins 1,
Integral proteins can be found in 2,
Some of the integral proteins are 3
18
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Cell signaling
Importance of cell signalling 1,
Signal pathway 2,
Transduction is 3
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Diffusion, facilitated diffusion and osmosis
What is transported by a diffusion 1,
Factors affecting the rate of dif...,
Large molecules require 3
21
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Active transport and bulk transport
Active transport is achieved by 1,
Energy in active transport is 2,
Sodium potassium pump is found in 3
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Chromosomes
Chromosomes are made of two 1,
During interphase each 2,
Each chromatid contains 3
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The cell cycle
Mitosis is 1,
The cell cycle is 2,
The cell cycle has 3 phases 3
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Mitosis
Stages of mitosis 1,
Early prophase chromosomes conden...,
Early prophase kinetochores are 3
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Centromeres, centrioles and centrosomes
A centromere is needed for 1,
Each chromosome has two 2,
Kinetochores are made of 3
10
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Significance of mitosis
Growth 1,
Repair and replacement 2,
Mitosis is the base of 3
5
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The significance of telomeres
Telomeres are located 1,
Telomeres are made of 2,
In telomeres one strand of dna is 3
11
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Stem cells
A stem cell is 1,
Potency is the extent of power 2,
Totipotent stem cells can 3
7
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Controlled mitosis and cancer
Cancer is a result of 1,
Cancerous cells divide repeatedly 2,
Cancers start when changes 3
12
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DNA and RNA
Dna stands for 1,
Rna stands for 2,
Dna and rna are 3
25
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DNA replication
Replication is the process 1,
Helicase is 2,
The dna unzips as 3
18
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Genes and mutation
A gene is a part of 1,
One dna molecule contains many 2,
Mutation is a change in 3
12
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Protein synthesis
Transcription of gene in the nucl...,
How is the mrna molecule made 2,
When does the transcription of ge...
35
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The mammalian cardiovascular system
Animals particularly mammals are ...,
Animals rely on finding 2,
The greater the activity of organ...
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Blood vessels
Arteries carry blood 1,
Veins carry blood 2,
Capillaries link 3
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Transport needs of plants
To move substances from where the...,
To move substances to different p...,
Plants do not have a system for t...
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Structure of plants
Main organs involved in transport...,
Angiosperms are 2,
Angiosperms can be 3
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The transport of water
The transport of water is 1,
The process of transpiration star...,
Transpiration is the process of 3
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Xerophytes
Xerophytes are 1,
The leaves can roll up 2,
Cactus has flattened 3
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Xylem
The walls of the cells in xylem a...,
Xylem tissue 2 functions are 2,
Vessel elements and 3
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Translocation and phloem tissue
Translocation is 1,
Assimilates are 2,
Assimilates are transported in 3
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Blood
How many litres of blood do human...,
Red blood cells are also called 2,
The red blood cells in a fetus ar...
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Haemoglobin
Haemoglobin is 1,
The equation of oxyhaemoglobin 2,
Haemoglobin needs to be able to 3
35
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The heart
The heart is approximately a size...,
Cardiac muscle is 2,
Cardiac muscle is made of 3
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The cardiac cycle
The heart beats around 1,
The cardiac cycle the sequence of 2,
Atrial systole is a stage when 3
35
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Gas exchange
The gas exchange system clears and 1,
The gas exchange system maximises 2,
The gas exchange system minimises 3
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Smoking
Tobacco smoke contains 1,
Mainstream smoke is from 2,
Sidestream smoking from 3
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Immunity system
Immunity is protection 1,
External defence system 2,
Internal defence system consists ...
45
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Antibodies and T-lymphocytes
Antibodies are 1,
An immunoglobulin is a group of 2,
Each antibody is made of 3
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Active and Passive immunity
Active immunity is immunity gained 1,
Passive immunity is immunity gain...,
Artificial active immunity is kno...
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Vaccines
Vaccine contains 1,
Toxoid is 2,
Attenuated organism 3
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Autoimmune disease
Autoimmune disease is when 1,
Mg is 2,
Motor neuron releases 3
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Monoclonal antibodies
The antibodies have a high 1,
Monoclonal antibodies are 2,
B cells that divide by mitosis do...
12
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Respiration
Needs for energy 1,
The equation for respiration 2,
Respiratory quotient is the ratio 3
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