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Biology - Unit 4

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Populations and Ecosystems
Define ecology,
What are abiotic factors,
What are biotic factors
11  cards
Glycolysis
What are the two types of respira...,
Glycolysis is the first stage in ...,
What does aerobic respiration pro...
18  cards
Link Reaction
How do pyruvate molecules enter t...,
Why can glucose not enter the mit...,
How is pyruvate oxidised
6  cards
Krebs Cycle
Where does the krebs cycle take p...,
What sort of reactions take place...,
What does the 2 carbon acetylcoen...
11  cards
Electron Transport Chain
Where is the electron transport c...,
What happens in the electron tran...,
What is attached to the cristae i...
14  cards
Anaerobic Respiration
In plants and micro organisms suc...,
When does anaerobic respiration o...,
In animals what is pyruvate conve...
10  cards
Food Chains And Food Webs
Organisms can be divided into 3 g...,
What is the ultimate source of en...,
What are producers
11  cards
Energy Transfer Between Trophic Levels
Define gross production,
Why is not all of the suns energy...,
Define net production
7  cards
Ecological Pyramids
In pyramids of number what are th...,
What do ecological pyramids repre...,
Identify 2 drawbacks of number py...
12  cards
Agricultural Ecosystems
What does agriculture aim to achi...,
What do agricultural ecosystems g...,
Define productivity
10  cards
Chemical And Biological Control Of Agricultural Pests
What is a pesticide,
What is a pest,
An effective pesticide should be
12  cards
Intensive Rearing Of Domestic Livestock
How can energy conversion be made...,
What is intensive rearing designe...,
How is the conversion of energy m...
4  cards
The Carbon Cycle and Global warming
What sort of gas is carbon dioxide,
What two human activities have be...,
What helps to maintain the level ...
9  cards
The Nitrogen Cycle
In natural ecosystems how are nit...,
How are nitrate ions taken up by ...,
How are nitrate levels restored i...
14  cards
Natural And Artificial Fertilisers
What are artificial inorganic fer...,
What are natural organic fertilisers,
How do fertilisers increase produ...
3  cards
Succession
What is the first stage in succes...,
Define succession,
What sort of features often make ...
6  cards
Environmental Consequences Of Using Nitrogen Fertilisers
What are some of the detrimental ...,
What are the benefits of using ni...,
What is leaching
6  cards
Conservation Of Habitats
What are the 3 main reasons for c...,
What is conservation,
What is one way of conserving hab...
4  cards
Studying Inheritance
Define genotype,
What happens when populations are...,
What is a phenotype
20  cards
Allelic Frequencies and Population Genetics
What is the allelic frequency,
What is a gene pool,
What provides a mathematical equa...
7  cards
Selection
What sort of selection favours in...,
What is selection,
What sort of selection favours av...
3  cards
Speciation
What is a species,
Define speciation,
What causes geographical isolation
3  cards
Investigating populations
Define abundance,
What must samples be in order for...,
What 3 factors must be considered...
19  cards
Variation in population size
Define population size,
A population growth curve has 3 p...,
What are the 2 main factors affec...
4  cards
Competition
Define interspecific competition,
Define intraspecific competition
2  cards
Predation
Define predation,
How can the relationship between ...,
What other factors can affect pop...
3  cards
Human Populations
What 2 recent events have led to ...,
What basic factors affect the gro...,
How else can individual populatio...
16  cards
Energy and ATP
Define energy,
What do organisms need energy for,
The flow of energy through living...
14  cards
Overview of photosynthesis
Where does photosynthesis occur,
How are leaves adapted for photos...,
What is the overall equation for ...
7  cards
The light-dependent reaction
What are the 2 purposes that ener...,
When a substance combines with ox...,
When a substance loses oxygen or ...
15  cards
The light-independent reaction
What products from the light depe...,
Why is the light independent reac...,
Where does the light independent ...
11  cards
Factors affecting photosynthesis
What is a limiting factor,
How can the law of limiting facto...,
Name 3 limiting factors associate...
12  cards

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