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populations and ecosystems
Define ecosystem,
Define abiotic,
Define biotic
20  cards
investigating populations
Define distrbution,
Define abundance,
Name 3 ways to estimate abundance
8  cards
capture, release, recapture
Explain the procedure for capture...,
What is the equation for populati...,
Name 2 assumptions made about cap...
3  cards
random sampling
List 3 ways that you can make a s...,
What is random sampling used to e...,
Explain the procedure of random s...
18  cards
sucession
How does succession increase biod...,
Define sucession,
Give 2 features of a climax commu...
11  cards
conservation
Define conservation,
Define sustainable,
Why does conservation require car...
14  cards
energy transfer
Define ecosytem,
Give the 2 types of producers,
What is glucose used for in a plant
27  cards
farming practices to increase efficency of energy transfer (NPP)
What are the 2 ways to increase t...,
How do you reduce respiratory los...,
What are the ethical implications...
5  cards
nutrient cycles
What type of microorganisms play ...,
What 2 things do saprobionts feed on,
Define extracellular digestion
16  cards
fertilisers and farming
Give the natural cycle of nutrien...,
Explain how farming disrupts natu...,
Why are fertilisers used
11  cards
obtaining DNA fragments - reverse transcriptase
Explain how you obtain dna fragme...,
Explain how complementary dna is ...
2  cards
using restriction endonucleases to isolate DNA fragments
Define palindromic sequence,
Define restriction endonucleases,
What is the base sequence that re...
6  cards
producing DNA fragments using the gene machine
Define biosafety,
Define biosecurity,
What are the advantages of using ...
5  cards
in vivo gene cloning
Define in vivo,
Define bacterial host,
Define vector
18  cards
polymerase chain reaction
Why do you use in vitro gene cloning,
Explain the advantages of polymer...,
Explain the process of polymerase...
4  cards
locating genes
How do you diagnose disease like ...,
What are the 2 types of dna probe,
What are the 3 characteristics of...
6  cards
genetic fingerprinting
Give 3 characteristics of a varia...,
Give the name for vntk s,
What are the 5 stages of genetic ...
10  cards
energy transfers
Name the 2 different types of pro...,
Give 3 examples of land producers,
Give 3 examples of aquatic producers
5  cards
dirt on populations and ecology test
Why is it more suitable to do per...,
Describe how you would collect sa...,
Explain 2 advantages for a farmer...
4  cards
inheritance
Define genotype,
Define phenotype,
Define dominant
13  cards
monohybrid inheritance
Define monohybrid inheritance,
Define diploid organism,
State the law of segregation
5  cards
dihybrid inheritance
Define dihybrid inheritance
1  cards
ratios + genetic cross diagram
Define ratio,
Why are,
What do punnet squares show in te...
8  cards
law of independent segregation (assortment)
Explain the law of independent se...,
2  cards
sex linkage
How many homologous pairs of chro...,
What is are the sex chromosomes f...,
What are the sex chromosomes for ...
8  cards
autosomal linkage
Define autosome,
Define autosomal linkage,
Explain the relationship between ...
5  cards
light dependent reaction
Define photolysis,
Define photoionization of chlorop...,
Define chemiosmotic theory
7  cards
light independent reaction
Explain the process of the light ...,
Describe the roles of atp and red...,
Where does the light independent ...
3  cards
got wrong in starter questions
Define co dominant,
What are the 4 types of mutation,
3 ways variation is caused in sex...
6  cards
respiration - glycolysis
What are the 4 stages of respiration,
Define glycolysis,
Explain the process of glycolysis
4  cards
respiration - link reaction and Krebs cycle
Outline the nature of the link re...,
Explain the process of the link r...,
Explain the process of the krebs ...
5  cards
respiration - anaerobic
Explain how energy is released by...,
Explain how ethanol is produced b...,
Explain how lactate if produced b...
3  cards
stimulus and response
Explain the advantage to organism...,
Define stimulus,
Define response
11  cards
plant growth factors NEEED TO FINISH
Explain positive phototropism,
Explain positive phototropism whe...,
Explain positive phototropism whe...
4  cards
population genetics
Define selection,
Define genotype,
Define population
10  cards
Hardy Weinberg FLASHCARDS IN FOLDER?
1  cards
selection
3 types of selection,
Define selection pressures,
Give 3 selection pressures
16  cards
speciation
Suggest how speciation happens to...,
Explain how evolutionary change o...,
Define sympatric speciation
11  cards
homeostasis principles
Define homeostasis,
Why is homeostasis important,
Explain the importance of homeost...
12  cards
variation in phenotypes
Describe variation due to genetic...,
Describe variation due to environ...
2  cards
blood glucose concentration
Describe how hormones work,
Explain the second messenger mode...,
What is the second messenger mode...
19  cards
diabetes
Define biosensory,
Explain what happens when blood g...,
Explain what happens when blood g...
8  cards
nervous system
What does the central nervous sys...,
What does the peripheral nervous ...,
What are the 2 divisions of the p...
10  cards
reflex arc
Explain the reflex arc of touchin...,
Why are reflex arcs important,
What is the role of a receptor
7  cards
receptors
Give 3 stimuli that are detected ...,
What is the difference between se...,
Define receptor
8  cards
control of heartrate
How is cardiac output measured,
Define myogenic,
Give the steps of how to control ...
13  cards
the eye
Give 5 characteristics of rod cells,
Give 5 characteristics of cone cells,
What is the photosynthetic pigmen...
15  cards
the kidney
Outline the sources of water and ...,
What is the high hydrostatic pres...,
Describe ultrafiltration and prod...
12  cards
nervous system
Describe the structure of a neurone,
What is the role of the cell body,
What is the role of dendrites
22  cards
resting potentials
Explain how a resting potential i...,
What is the potential difference ...,
What are the units for potential ...
3  cards
action potential
Explain how an action potential i...,
Define action potential,
Define depolarisation
3  cards
passage of an action potential
What is an action potential,
Why can t neurone be stimulated s...,
Why is the refractory period impo...
12  cards
factors that affect the speed of a nervous impulse
Define refractory period,
What is the all or nothing principle,
Explain how the brain determines ...
8  cards
gene mutation
Define mutation,
Define gene mutation,
What are the 6 types of gene muta...
12  cards
Synaptic transmission
Where are synapses found,
Why does the synaptic knob many m...,
Approximately how wide is the syn...
21  cards
stem cells and totipotency
Define cell differentiation,
Why does cell differentiation occur,
What role does cell differentiati...
25  cards
regulation of transcription and translation
What are the things can control t...,
What are the 2 types of transcrip...,
Describe the action of activator ...
13  cards
epigenetics
State what is meant by epigenetics,
Describe the nature of the epigenome,
Define genome
9  cards
gene expression and cancer
Describe the development of secon...,
What are the 3 roles of tumour su...,
Distinguish between benign and ma...
13  cards
skeletal muscle structure and function
Give the 4 pieces of evidence for...,
Why does the a band not change le...,
What 3 proteins are involved in m...
24  cards
genome projects (FINISH BIO HOME FLASHCARDS)
Define genome,
What is bioinformatics,
What does wgs stand for
6  cards
DIRT from Roberts muscles and synapses test
Explain the importance of reflex ...,
An action potential is generated ...,
Explain why explosive exercises s...
3  cards

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