ZZZ AS level: Biology

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Decks in this class (21)

osmosis/water potential
What is osmosis 1,
What is water potential 2,
What is the symbol of water poten...
18  cards
introduction to biochemistry: key terms
What is an atom 1,
What are molecules 2,
What is an element 3
13  cards
Carbohydrates
What is an organic compound 1,
What does a carbohydrate consist ...,
What is the general formula of ca...
40  cards
Lipids
Name two main groups of lipids 1,
What are the other groups of lipi...,
Name some shared characteristics ...
17  cards
Water
What is the structure of water 1,
What type of molecule is water 2,
What does dipolar mean 3
24  cards
Inorganic Ions
What is an ion 1,
What is an inorganic ion 2,
Where do inorganic ions occur 3
9  cards
Tests for starch, glucose, protein and lipids
What is used to test for starch 1,
Describe the procedure of test fo...,
What colour change occurs in test...
14  cards
Proteins
What are the monomers of proteins 1,
What do amino acids consist of 2,
How many different amino acids ar...
21  cards
Enzymes
What type of protein are enzymes 1,
How do enzymes catalyse a reaction 2,
What is activation energy 3
27  cards
DNA
What are genes 1,
What type of molecule is dna 2,
What does a nucleotide consist of 3
22  cards
Disease
What types of diseases are there 1,
What is health 2,
What does a person need in order ...
40  cards
HIV/AIDS
What does hiv stand for 1,
What does aids stand for 2,
What type of virus is hiv and why 3
17  cards
Digestion and absorption
What is digestion 1,
What is ingestion 2,
What is assimilation 3
31  cards
DNA and genes
What is a gene 1,
What is a genome 2,
What is the term for the full ran...
26  cards
Protein Synthesis
What are the two stages of protei...,
What is the role of transcription 2,
Which enzyme is used to unzip dna 3
14  cards
Immunity
What is immunity 1,
How does body identify differnt t...,
What is an antigen 3
34  cards
Active/Passive immunity + Vaccinations
What is active immunity 1,
What are the two types of active ...,
What is natural active immnuity 3
18  cards
lungs and gas exchange
Why are the lungs inside the body 1,
Why does a large volume of oxygen...,
What is the trachea 3
18  cards
Genetic Diversity
What is genetic diversity 1,
What is a population 2,
What is allele frequency 3
22  cards
Meiosis
What is meiosis 1,
Why is meiosis important 2,
What are three causes of genetic ...
16  cards
Mutations
What are mutations 1,
What is a gene mutation 2,
State two types of gene mutations 3
14  cards

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