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Biology end of year

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Eukaryotic cells
What cells are eukaryotic cells,
Describe the roll of the cell sur...,
Describe the roll of the nucleus
15  cards
Methods of Studying Cells
Name the 3 types of microscope,
Define magnification,
Magnification formula
9  cards
Water
List 9 properties of water,
Why is liquid medium a useful pro...,
Why is important metabolite a use...
10  cards
Monomers & Polymers
Define monomers,
Define polymers,
What are condensation reactions
4  cards
Lipids
What are fatty acids,
Saturated fatty acids,
Unsaturated fatty acids
7  cards
Inorganic Ions
Define inorganic ions,
What are cations,
What are anions
11  cards
Carbohydrates
What are monosaccharides,
Example monosaccharides,
What are ribose sugars
14  cards
Biochemical Tests
Test for reducing sugars,
What are reducing sugars,
Test for non reducing sugars
8  cards
Proteins
What monomer units make proteins,
How many naturally occurring amin...,
How do naturally occurring amino ...
17  cards
Globular proteins
Globular proteins shape,
Globular proteins solubility,
Typical roles of globular proteins
6  cards
Fibrous proteins
Fibrous proteins structure,
Fibrous proteins solubility,
Collagen
8  cards
DNA and RNA
Dna and rna are both,
The basic structure of a nucleoti...,
Number of strands dna vs rna
7  cards
ATP
The structure of atp,
Reaction atp to adp,
Reaction adp to atp
6  cards
DNA Double Helix & Replication
What are polynucleotides,
Dna structure,
How many bonds between the bases
6  cards
Enzymes
What are enzymes,
How do enzymes increase the rate ...,
What is the lock and key model
16  cards
Genetic Information
Dna in prokaryotic cells,
Dna in eukaryotic cells,
What is the genome
9  cards
Protein synthesis
Trna structure,
What does transcription do,
Describe transcription
6  cards
Cell membranes
Cell membrane job,
What is the cell membrane compris...,
Glycolipids and glycoproteins job...
7  cards
Passive transport
Describe passive transport,
Describe diffusion,
Describe facilitated diffusion
7  cards
Active transport
Define active transport,
What is bulk transport,
What is endocytosis
4  cards
Mitosis
Products of mitosis,
Mitosis is used for,
Mitosis cell cycle
20  cards
Meiosis
Products of meiosis,
Meiosis 1 diagram,
Meiosis 2 diagram
14  cards
Cell-mediated Immunity
Describe the process of cell medi...,
What is cell mediated immunity
2  cards
Primary & Secondary Response
What is the primary immune response,
What is the secondary immune resp...,
See a diagram showing immune resp...
3  cards
Components of the immune systems
What are antigens,
What type of cell are macrophages...,
Function of phagocytes
13  cards
Defences
Examples of human primary defence...,
Examples of plant passive defence...,
Examples of plant active defences...
7  cards
Humoral immunity
What is the humoral response,
Describe the process of humoral i...,
Describe the process of humoral i...
3  cards
Vaccination and medicines
Define a vaccine,
How do vaccines work,
What is herd immunity
14  cards
Classification
What is the biological species co...,
What is the classification,
Classifi cation hierarchy compris...
15  cards
Variation
What is interspecific variation,
What is intraspecific variation,
What are polygenic characteristics
10  cards
Kidney failure
How is kidney failure diagnised,
Treatments of kidney failure,
2 types of renal dialysis
8  cards
Homeostasis
Define homeostasis,
Describe a negative feedback system,
Describe a positive feedback system
7  cards
Communication Systems
Name the 2 types of communication...,
Describe the neuronal system,
Describe the effects of the neuro...
10  cards
Control of Temperature
Why control internal temperature,
What are ectotherms,
When cold ectotherms
10  cards
The role of the kidneys in osmoregulation
What is osmoregulation,
The kidneys are made of which,
1 ultrafiltration
8  cards
The role of the hypothalamus in osmoregulation
How does the hypothalamus detect ...,
A fall in water potential leads to,
A fall in water potential leads t...
4  cards
Excretion and the liver
0  cards
The endocrine system
0  cards
Diabetes
What is diabetes,
What are the outcomes of diabetes,
What is hyperglycaemia
7  cards
Neuromuscular Junction
What happens when an action poten...,
What happens when an action poten...,
What happens when an action poten...
9  cards
Muscles
Features of cardiac muscle cells,
Why do cardiac muscle cells form ...,
Features of smooth muscle contrac...
6  cards
Muscle Contraction
What theory explains how muscle c...,
Muscle contraction step 1,
Muscle contraction step 2
9  cards
Genes and alleles
What is an organisms genotype,
What is an organisms phenotype,
What impacts an organisms phenotype
11  cards
Monohybrid inheritance
What is monohybrid inheritance
1  cards
Dihybrid inheritance
What is dihybrid inheritance,
F1 generation dihybrid cross invo...,
After the f1 generation dihybrid ...
3  cards
Linkage
When does autosomal linkage occur,
Why are linked genes more likely ...,
What does sex linkage occur
4  cards
Epistasis
What is epistasis,
Epiststic genes can work ________...,
What is an epistatic gene
7  cards
Chi-squared test
What is the purpose of the chi sq...,
What does the o represent in the ...,
What does the e represent in the ...
7  cards
Populations
Define a species,
Define a population,
Define a gene pool
5  cards
Cloning Plants
Define vegetative propagation,
Parts of a plant used in vegetati...,
Define micropropagation
5  cards
Microorganisms
Describe a closed culture,
Describe the phases shown in a ba...,
How are primary metabolites made
10  cards
Immobilised Enzymes
What are immobilised enzymes,
How can enzymes be immobilised,
Advantages of immobilised enzymes
7  cards
Prokaryotic Cells
0  cards
Control of Blood Glucose Concentration
0  cards

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