Biology - Paper 2

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Photosynthesis
What are the two stages of photos...,
What is the equation for photosyn...,
Where does photosynthesis take pl...
25  cards
Respiration
What are the two types of respira...,
What is the importance of respira...,
What are the key stages of aerobi...
11  cards
Energy and Ecosystems
How are organic compounds synthes...,
What are the sugars synthesised b...,
What is biomass 3
14  cards
Nutrient Cycles
What are saprobionts 1,
How do nutrient cycles rely on sa...,
How do saprobionts feed 3
27  cards
Survival and response
How do organisms increase their c...,
What are the 3 different key resp...,
What are tropisms 3
17  cards
Receptors
What are receptors 1,
An example of a receptor is the p...,
How does the pacinian corpsucle w...
16  cards
Control of Heart Rate
What is meant by the heart being ...,
How are the heart s contractions ...,
What is the process of a contract...
11  cards
Nerve impulses
What is the structure of a myelin...,
How is a resting potential establ...,
Describe depolarisation in how an...
13  cards
Synaptic Transmission
What is a synapse 1,
What is the process of transmissi...,
What is meant by the unidirection...
8  cards
Skeletal muscles
Blank 1,
How do skeletal muscles work 2,
What are muscles made of 3
10  cards
Principles of Homeostasis & Negative Feedback
What is homeostatis 1,
What are examples of things we co...,
Why do we control temperature 3
8  cards
Control of Blood Glucose concentration
What are factors that affect bloo...,
What are the 3 key processes invo...,
What is the role of the pancreas ...
15  cards
Control of Blood Water Potential
What is osmoregulation 1,
What are the key processes in con...,
What is the process of ultrafiltr...
6  cards
Inheritance
What is a genotype 1,
What is a phenotype 2,
What are alleles 3
15  cards
Populations
What is a population 1,
What is a gene pool 2,
What is allele frequency 3
7  cards
Evolution may lead to speciation
What is disruptive selection 1,
What is meant by selection pressu...,
What is evolution 3
9  cards
Populations in ecosystems
What is a community 1,
What is an ecosystem 2,
What is a niche 3
12  cards
Altering sequence of bases in DNA
What is a mutation 1,
Where can mutations occur 2,
What is a substitution mutation 3
14  cards
Most of cell's DNA isn't translated
What are the key properties of st...,
What is meant by totipotent 2,
What is meant by pluriopotent 3
8  cards
Regulating transcription and translation
What is the importance of transcr...,
Blank 2,
What is the role of oestrogen in ...
8  cards
Using genome projects
What is a genome 1,
What can genome projects be used ...,
Describe sequencing the genomes o...
5  cards
Recombinant DNA technology
What is recombinant dna technology 1,
What are the 3 key ways of produc...,
How can dna fragments be produced...
11  cards
Differences in DNA between individuals of the same species
What are dna probes 1,
Why do we use gene probes 2,
How do dna probes work 3
4  cards
Genetic fingerprinting
What are variable number tandem r...,
Why do different individuals have...,
How does genetic fingerprinting w...
7  cards

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