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MONOMERS AND POLYMERS
What are the three biomechanical ...,
What are monomers 2,
What are polymers 3
10  cards
POLYSACCHARIDES
What are three disaccharides 1,
Which two monosaccharides form ma...,
Which two monosaccharides form su...
11  cards
LIPIDS
Lipid properties 1,
Example of triglyceride 2,
Example of phospholipid 3
10  cards
PROTEINS
What are proteins 1,
What are amino acids 2,
Role of proteins 3
10  cards
ENZYMES
What are enzymes 1,
What is a catalyst 2,
Intracellular enzymes 3
23  cards
DIGESTION OF CARBOHYDRATES
Function of the mouth 1,
Function of salivary glands 1,
Function of the epiglottis 1
21  cards
DIGESTION OF PROTEINS
Why are many enzymes needed to hy...,
What are endopeptidases 2,
What are exopeptidases 3
4  cards
DIGESTION OF LIPIDS
Why are some enzymes membrane bou...,
What is lipid digestion hydrolyse...,
What is the problem with lipid di...
11  cards
STRUCTURE OF DNA AND RNA
What is the function of dna 1,
What is the function of nucleic a...,
Function of rna 3
15  cards
DNA REPLICATION
What needs ti happen before cell ...,
Describe semi conservative replic...,
Which end bears a phosphate 3
13  cards
ATP
Tell me about energy 1,
Releasing energy from atp 2,
What is the hydrolysis reaction c...
9  cards
WATER
What is cohesion 1,
What is surface tension 2,
What are hydrogen bonds 3
15  cards
INORGANIC IONS
How are ions formed 1,
Ionic bonding 2,
Electrode interaction 3
11  cards
MITOSIS AND CELL CYCLE
Role of mitosis 1,
Role of meiosis 2,
What is the cell cycle 3
25  cards
GENES AND GENETIC CODE
What is a chromosome 1,
What is a homologous chromosome 2,
What is a gene 3
13  cards
EUKARYOTIC CELLS
Function of the nucleus 1,
Function of the mitochondria 2,
Function of the rer 3
11  cards
PROKARYOTES AND VIRUSES
Differences between prokaryotes a...,
What is peptidoglycan 2,
Plasmid 3
19  cards
FLUID MOSAIC MODEL
Tell me about the cell membrane 1,
Tell me about the bilayer 2,
What does fluid mosaic model mean 3
11  cards
OPTICAL MICROSCOPES
How to prepare a temporary mount 1,
About light microscopes 2,
Advantages of light microscopes 3
6  cards
ELECTRON MICROSCOPES
About electron microscopes 1,
Why do electron microscopes have ...,
Tem 3
7  cards
ULTRACENTRIFUGATION
What is cell fractionation 1,
What are the 2 stages of cell fra...,
Why a cold buffered isotonic solu...
9  cards
DIFFUSION
Definition of diffusion 1,
What factors affect diffusion 2,
How does conc gradient affect dif...
10  cards
OSMOSIS
Definition of osmosis 1,
What is water potential measured ...,
What happens to water potential w...
7  cards
ACTIVE TRANSPORT
Definition of active transport 1,
Describe the process of active tr...,
What is atp hydrolase 3
5  cards
GAS EXCHANGE IN INSECTS
What does the exoskeleton do 1,
What are spiracles 2,
Trachea in insects 3
11  cards
GAS EXCHANGE IN FISH
What do bony fish have 1,
Describe gills in fish 2,
Describe the adaptations for gas ...
5  cards
GAS EXCHANGE AND VENTILATION IN LUNGS
What is ventilation 1,
What is inhalation inspiration 2,
What is exhalation expiration 3
18  cards
MASS TRANSPORT
Why is the muscle of the left ven...,
Pulmonary vein 2,
Aorta 3
15  cards
CARDIAC CYCLE
What is the cardiac cycle 1,
What is systole 2,
What is diastole 3
15  cards
BLOOD AND BLOOD VESSELS
What do arteries do 1,
What do arterioles do 2,
What do capillaries do 3
10  cards
TISSUE FLUID
What is tissue fluid 1,
What is hydrostatic pressure 2,
What is osmotic pressure 3
11  cards
OXYHAEMOGLOBIN CURVE
Describe the quaternary structure...,
What is affinity for oxygen 2,
What is saturation of haemoglobin 3
11  cards
GAS EXCHANGE AND XEROPHYTES
Adaptations for gas exchange in l...,
What is the gas exchange surfaces...,
Stomata 3
10  cards
XYLEM AND TRANSPIRATION
Describe the movement of water in...,
Adaptations of the xylem 2,
What is cohesion 3
6  cards
TRANSLOCATION
Describe phloem 1,
What is translocation 2,
Describe the mass flow theory 3
4  cards
DEFENCE MECHANISMS
What is a pathogen 1,
What is an infection 2,
What is disease 3
11  cards
CELL MEDIATED RESPONSES
What are the two types of wbcs 1,
Where do t lymphocytes mature 2,
What are the subgroups of t cells 3
6  cards
HUMORAL RESPONSE
Where do b lymphocytes mature 1,
What are memory cells 2,
Describe the b cell response 3
7  cards
ANTIBODIES
What are antibodies 1,
Structure of antibodies 2,
What 2 things do antibodies do 3
5  cards
MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES
What are monoclonal antibodies 1,
Uses of mabs 2,
Ethics of monoclonal antibodies 3
7  cards
MEISOSIS
What is an allele 1,
What is a gene 2,
What is a homologous chromosome 3
19  cards
MEIOSIS NON DISJUNCTION
What happens when there is a fail...,
What are the three ways in which ...,
What is it called when there is o...
11  cards
TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION
What is transcription 1,
Mrna 2,
Describe the process of transcrip...
6  cards
VACCINATION
What are vaccines 1,
What do vaccines contain 2,
A successful vaccine should 3
6  cards
MUTATIONS
What is a mutation 1,
What are gene mutations 2,
What are chromosome mutations 3
16  cards
HIV
Reverse transcriptase 1,
Hiv 2,
Which cells does hiv target 3
9  cards
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE IMMUNITY
What os active immunity 1,
Example of natural active immunity 2,
Example of artificial active immu...
10  cards

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