ALL ESSAY QUESTIONS Flashcards
(26 cards)
Phosphorus-containing substances and their importance in biological systems.
DNA and RNA, ATP
protein synthesis, genetic diversity
phosynthesis, respiration
nutrient cycles
nerve impulses - phospholipids form myelin sheath
The mechanisms and importance of transport within organisms
phospholipid, proteins, water
gas exchange, mass transport
nerve impulses, synaptic transmission
homeostasis and negative feedback
The importance of interactions between organisms and their environment
water, transport across cell membranes
gas exchange
genetic diversity and speciation
nerve impulses
The importance of membranes in the functioning of cells
phospholipids
prokaryotic cells
gas exchange
digestion and absorption
synapses
The uses and importance of ATP in organisms
active transport
co-transport
respiration
muscle contraction
meiosis
The importance of cycles in biology
nutrient cycles
ATP synthesis
LIR
breathing
cardiac cycle
cell cycle
The importance of complementary shapes of molecules in organisms
proteins- enzymes, photosynthesis
DNA
carrier proteins
synapses
immune response
The importance of ions in metabolic processes
ATP- PO4
nerve impulses- Na
water- H
muscle contraction - Ca
haemoglobin- Fe
nutrient cycles- NPK
The functions of enzymes and their importance in organisms
DNA replication
ATP
immune system
respiration
synaptic transmission
The causes and importance of variation and diversity in organisms
mutations
meiosis
courtship behaviour
ecosystems- farming
inheritance
speciation
effects of light and temperature
The importance of bonds and bonding in organisms.
monomers and polymers
proteins
water
DNA replication
The importance of DNA as an information carrying molecule and its use in gene technologies
prokaryotic DNA
protein synthesis
genetic fingerprinting
genetic diversity
gene expression and cancer
The importance of interactions between cells and between organisms
viruses
immune systems
gas exchange
inheritance
gene expression
The importance of the control of movement in cells and organisms.
mitosis
immune system
mass transport
phagosytosis
control of heart rate
the importance of nitrogen-containing substances in biological systems.
proteins - amino acid
haemoglobin
photosynthesis
nitrogen cycle
DNA mutation
the importance of diffusion in organisms
water
transport across membranes
gas exchange
mass transport
synapses
The control of processes in cells and the importance of these controls
mitosis
passage of water in plant
respiration
cell differentiation
gene expression
The importance to humans of the control of growth, reproduction and development of organisms, including themselves
pathogens
immune response
farming
inheritance
regulation of gene expression
The importance of responses to changes in the internal and external environment of an organism
transport
immune response
adaptation and selection pressures
taxes and kinesis
control of heart rate
reflexes
Cells and organisms carry out exchanges with their external environment to maintain their internal environment
digestion and absorption
gas exchange
nutrient cycles
response to stimuli
temp control
control of glucose
How energy is transferred within and between organisms
photosynthesis
food production
respiration
ATP
muscle contraction
How bacteria can affect the lives of humans and other organisms
pathogens
eutrophication
nitrogen cycle
bacterial plasmids in vivo
antibiotic resistance
the importance of how the structures of different polymers are related to their functions
monomers and polymers
carbohydrates
proteins
nucleic acids
immune system
DNA, genes
ways in which different species of organisms differ from each other
functions of proteins
genes - environmental factors
selection pressures
haemoglobin- oxygen affinity
immunology
