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Endocrine System
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Endocrine System
What is the endocrine system,
What are hormones made up of,
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Hormones
What are hormones,
What are the three main groups of...,
Describe how protein and amine ho...
12
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Relationship between the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland - Anterior Lobe
What does the hypothalamus do,
What does the anterior lobe do,
Describe how the pituitary gland ...
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Relationship between the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland - Posterior Lobe
What does the hypothalamus do,
What does the posterior lobe do,
Describe how the posterior lobe r...
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Different Types of Hormones
What are the six anterior lobe ho...,
What are the two posterior lobe h...,
What are the three thyroid hormones
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Human Biology Textbook Question set Questions
Explain why the pituitary gland i...,
Describe the location of the thyr...,
Name two endocrine glands that de...
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Location of Endocrine Glands
Describe where the pineal gland c...,
Describe where the thyroid gland ...,
Describe where the parathyroid gl...
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Thyroid Hormones
What are the different thyroid ho...,
What are t4 and t3 attached to,
How are t4 and t3 made
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Validation one
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Type 1 Diabetes
What is type 1 diabetes also know...,
Describe the dysfunction of type ...,
What form of a condition is type ...
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Type 2 Diabetes
How else is type 2 diabetes also ...,
Describe the dysfunction of type ...,
List 5 symptoms of type 2 diabetes
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Hyperthyroidism
Describe the dysfunction of hyper...,
What is the most common form of h...,
Describe what graves disease is
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Hypothyroidism
Describe the dysfunction of hypot...,
What is this condition referred t...,
List 5 symptoms of hypothyroidism
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Nervous System
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Central Nervous System
What are the two parts of the ner...,
What the parts of the central ner...,
What are the three different form...
27
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Peripheral Nervous System
What dies the peripheral nervous ...,
What is the peripheral nervous sy...,
What are the two types of nerves
27
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Structure and Functions of the brain
Cerebrum,
Corpus callosum,
Thalamus
12
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Reflexes
What is a reflex,
What are spinal reflexes,
Are spinal reflexes voluntary or ...
11
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Receptors
What is a receptor,
What are the five different recep...,
What is a thermoreceptors stimulus
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Neurons
What are neurons,
What is glial tissue,
What is an example of glial tissue
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Nerve impulses
How do messages carry messages,
What is an electrical potential,
What is the membrane potential
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Transmission of Nervous impulses
Describe a nervous impulse in unm...,
Describe how a nervous impulse is...,
What is the process of nerve impu...
8
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Homeostasis
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Homeostasis
What is homeostasis,
What are 5 processes the body reg...,
What are the six stages of the st...
14
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Homeostasis - Thermoregulation
What is thermoregulation,
What are the 4 methods of heat loss,
Describe what evaporation is
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Homeostasis - Fluid Regulation
Where are the locations where flu...,
What is the extracellular fluid,
What is intracellular fluid
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Structures of the Kidney
What is the function of the renal...,
What is the function of the renal...,
What is the function of the urethra
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Structure of the Nephron
What is the function of the glome...,
T,
What is the function of the proxi...
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Movement of Blood in a Nephron
What are the three processes stag...,
What percentage of blood plasma i...,
What are three benefits of the st...
13
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Homeostasis - Blood Glucose
What is the word equation of cell...,
What is the chemical equation of ...,
What is glycogen
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Homeostasis - Regulation of Gases
Describe how breathing is controlled,
Where is the respiratory centre l...,
Where are four places the respira...
29
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The immune system
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Pathogens
Define what a pathogen is,
T,
Describe what a bacteria is
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Transmission of Pathogens
What are 6 methods of transmissio...,
Describe transmission by contact,
Describe ingestion of food or drink
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Physical and Chemical External Defenses - Non specific defences
What are 4 external physical barr...,
What are 2 external chemical barr...,
How does the skin protect the bod...
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Protective reflexes
What is a protective reflex,
What are 4 examples of a protecti...,
What is the stimulus for sneezing
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Internal defences - Phagocytosis
What are 3 forms of internal resp...,
What are leukocytes,
What are the 2 types of leukocytes
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Internal defenses - Inflammation
What is chronic inflammation,
What is the purpose of inflammation,
What are 4 signs of inflammation
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Internal defenses - Fever
What is a fever,
What causes a fever,
What is an example of a pyrogen
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Humoral and Cell mediated responses
What is the immune response,
What are the 2 responses of the i...,
What does the
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Immunity
Define natural immunity,
Define artificial immunity,
Define passive immunity
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Factors to consider with vaccinations
What are the different factors,
What are 2 social factors,
Describe ethical concerns with te...
9
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Validation two
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Transmission of COVID-19 and Body's Response
What are three methods of transmi...,
Describe transmission by contact,
What is an example of indirect co...
10
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Types of COVID-19 Vaccines
What are the two types of vaccine...,
What is an mrna vaccine,
How do mrna vaccines work
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Herd Immunity and the effectiveness of restrictions
Why are masks so important for so...,
Why are isolation periods so impo...,
Why are vaccinations so important...
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Social, economical and vaccine impacts of COVID-19
Discuss the social impacts of cov...,
Discuss the economic impacts of c...,
Describe the impact of covid 19 v...
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Biotechnology
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Biotechnology
What is recombinant dna technology,
What does recombinant dna technol...,
What is recombinant dna
23
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Gene Therapy
What is gene therapy,
What is an example of gene therapy,
What does it mean for gene therap...
10
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Cell Replacement therapy
What is cell replacement therapy,
What are the 3 types of stem cells,
What are totipotent stem cells
18
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Synthetic Hormones
What are synthetic hormones,
What is type 1 diabetes,
What is type 2 diabetes
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Evolution
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Mutations
Define evolution,
Define genotype,
Define phenotype
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Conditions due to mutations
What are 2 examples of conditions...,
Describe duchenne muscular dystro...,
Describe cystic fibrosis as a con...
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Gene Pools and Changes in Allele Frequencies
Define population,
Define species,
Define genetics
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Barriers of Gene Flow
Define gene flow,
Describe an example of gene flow,
What can environmental barriers l...
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Natural Selection
What are selection pressures,
What is natural selection,
Describe variation
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Speciation
What is speciation,
What are the 4 steps of speciation,
Describe step one variation
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Malaria
What is malaria,
What are 3 symptoms of malaria,
What is the method of transmissio...
6
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Sickle Cell Anaemia
What are 3 symptoms of sickle cel...,
Explain how sick cell causes comp...,
How is sickle cell anaemia inheri...
7
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Fossils
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Fossil evidence
What is a fossil,
What are the types of fossils,
What is a petrified fossil
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Potassium argon dating - Absolute dating
What is dating,
What is absolute dating,
What is relative dating
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Radiocarbon dating - Absolute dating
What is radiocarbon dating also r...,
What is radiocarbon dating,
What are the 2 limitations of rad...
13
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Dendrochronology - Absolute dating
What is dendrochronology,
Up to what age can dendrochronolo...,
What can the width of a marker ri...
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Relative dating
What is stratigraphy,
What are the 2 ways in which stra...,
What is the principle of superpos...
12
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Phylogenetic Trees
What is a phylogenetic tree,
What other name does a phylogenet...
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Biotechnology provides Evidence for Evolution
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Polymerase chain reaction
What is a polymerase chain reaction,
What are the 3 stages of pcr,
Describe the denaturing stage of pcr
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Gel Electrophoresis and DNA Profiling
What is gel electrophoresis,
What are restriction enzymes,
What does gel electrophoresis create
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DNA Sequencing
What is dna sequencing,
What is the most commonly used me...,
What is the more correct naming o...
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Comparative Genomics as Biochemical Evidence
What is comparative genomics,
How are new genes gained,
How are new genes lost
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Endogenous Retroviruses as Biochemical Evidence
What are endogenous retroviruses ...,
How do retroviruses become a part...,
How does a retrovirus become endo...
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Mitochondrial DNA as Biochemical Evidence
What is mitochondrial dna,
How many genes is mitochondrial d...,
What are the functions of these g...
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Protein Sequences as Biochemical Evidence
What are proteins,
How many amino acids makeup proteins,
How can protein sequences be used...
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Bioinformatics
What is bioinformatics,
Wha,
How has bioinformatics helped wit...
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Hominid and Hominin Evolution
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Primate Evolution
What are primates,
List 5 general characteristics of...,
Describe the evolution of digits
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Evolutionary Trends in Hominids
List the three forms of groups in...,
What does the family group includ...,
What does the subfamily group inc...
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Australopithecus afaernsis
What is the estimated size of the...,
What was the height of female aus...,
What was the height of male austr...
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Australopithecus africanus
What is the estimated size of the...,
When did the,
Where did the australopithecus af...
7
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Homo habilis
What was the estimated size of th...,
When did the,
Where did the homo habilis exist
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Paranthropus robustus
What is the estimated size of the...,
When did the,
Where did the paranthropus robust...
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Homo erectus
What is the estimated size of the...,
When did the,
Where did the homo erectus exist
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Homo neanderthalensis
What is the estimated size of the...,
When did the homo neanderthalensi...,
Where did the homo neanderthalens...
7
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Homo sapiens
What is the estimated size of the...,
When did the homo sapiens exist,
Where did the homo sapiens exist
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Cultural evolution
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Tool culture
What is cultural evolution,
What are the 5 trends in tools,
What are the 3 phases of cultural...
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Uses of fire
When did humans begin using fire ...,
When did humans begin using fire ...,
When did humans begin using fire ...
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Hunting Big Game
What is hunting big game,
What 5 requirements were needed i...,
What may have early humans used t...
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Tools used by Homo habilis
What phase of tool culture were h...,
When did these tools first appear,
Where were these tools found
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Tools used by Homo erectus
What phase of tool culture were h...,
When did these tools first appear,
What cultural period were homo er...
6
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Tools used by Homo neanderthalensis
What phase of tool culture were h...,
When did these tools first appear,
Where were these tools found
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Tools used by Cro-Magnon peoples (Early Homo sapiens)
What 3 phases of tool culture wer...,
What is cro magnon people,
What are cultural peiods were the...
14
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Tools used by Modern Homo sapiens
What phases of tool culture were ...,
When did tools from the mesolithi...,
Where were tools from the mesolit...
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Tool Making Techniques
What are the 5 methods of tool ma...,
What is hard hammer percussion,
Who used hard hammer percussion
14
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Mock Exam
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Nervous System
What can pain receptors also be c...,
How are nociceptors different fro...
2
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Immune System
What can seasoning or repeated in...,
Compare and contrast the two spec...
2
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Homeostasis
What are the advantages of the ad...,
What are the disadvantages of the...
2
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Sickle Cell Anaemia and Biotechnology
Why can gene therapy be a positiv...,
Why can gene therapy be a negativ...
2
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Hominids
What feature is only present in t...,
What 5 cultral aspects of the
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