AS Biology - Unit 1

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Unit 1.1.1 - Inorganic ions
Inorganic ions
10  cards
1.1.2 - Water
Why is water important 1,
What is a dipole 2,
What type of molecule is water 3
30  cards
1.1.3 - Carbohydrates - monosaccharides
What are carbohydrates 1,
What is the basic unit in a carbo...,
What is an organic molecule 3
20  cards
1.1.3 - Carbohydrates - disaccharides
What are disaccharides formed from 1,
Describe the glycosidic bond in m...,
What are the components of maltos...
5  cards
1.1.3 - Carbohydrates - testing for the presence of sugars
What are reducing sugars 1,
What detects reducing sugars in a...,
Explain how does the test works 3
15  cards
1.1.3 - Carbohydrates - polysaccharides
What is a polymer 1,
What is a polysaccharide 2,
What are polysaccharides formed f...
9  cards
1.1.3 - Carbohydrates - starch, glycogen, cellulose, chitin
Where are starch grains found 1,
What is starch made up of 2,
Describe the structure of amylose 3
21  cards
1.1.4 - Lipids
What are lipids 1,
Comment on the solubility of lipi...,
How are triglycerides formed 3
25  cards
1.1.5 - Proteins - formations
What are proteins made of 1,
What is a protein 2,
What are chains of amino acids ca...
8  cards
1.1.5 - Proteins - structure
Describe the primary structure of...,
Explain the secondary structure o...,
Give an example of a protein whic...
17  cards
1.1.5 - Proteins - globular and fibrous proteins
What does the role of proteins de...,
Describe the shape of fibrous pro...,
What is the structure and functio...
12  cards
1.1.5 - Proteins - test for proteins
What reagent is used in testing f...,
What is biuret reagent 2,
Why is biuret reagent blue 3
9  cards
1.2.1 - Organelles
What are the parts of nucleus 1,
What is the function of nucleus 2,
Describe the structure of the nuc...
41  cards
1.2.2 - Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic, Viruses
What is a prokaryote 1,
What is a eukaryote 2,
What do the cells of prokaryotes ...
30  cards
1.2.1 - Cell Structure + Conversions
What are all cells surrounded by 1,
What do eukaryotic cells contain 2,
What is the advantage of membrane...
4  cards
1.2.1 - Cell + Endosymbiotic Theory
What is the cell theory 6 1,
What is endosymbiosis 2,
What does the endosymbiotic theor...
8  cards
1.2.3 - Animal Tissues
What is a tissue 1,
How are tissues formed 2,
What jars the main types of tissu...
23  cards
1.3.1 - Fluid Mosaic Model + Plasma Membrane
What is the cell membrane made up...,
Describe the phospholipid structu...,
What do phospholipids form in a m...
40  cards
1.2.3 - Plant Tissues
What is the meristem tissue 1,
What is the epidermal tissue 2,
What is the vascular tissue 3
7  cards
1.3 - Osmosis
What is osmosis 1,
What is water potential 2,
Why has pure water got the water ...
22  cards
1.3 - Transport Across Membranes
What is diffusion 1,
What is meant by passive 2,
Ions and molecules will still mov...
12  cards
1.2 - Organelles 2
Describe the function of the nucl...,
What is the function of the nucle...,
What is the function of nucleopla...
32  cards
1.5.1 - Nucleotides
What is a nucleotide 1,
What is a nucleic acid 2,
What is a molecule containing man...
17  cards
1.5.2 - ATP
What is atp 1,
What are the main stores of energ...,
How do we know atp is not an ener...
22  cards
1.5.3 - DNA & RNA
Describe the structure of dna 1,
Describe a short strand of dna 2,
How can you work out the percenta...
12  cards
1.5.4 - The Functions Of DNA
Where is dna found 1,
What are the 2 main roles of dna 2,
Describe the role of dna replicat...
16  cards
1.4 - Enzymes
Define metabolism 1,
What are anabolic reactions 2,
What are catabolic reactions 3
60  cards
1.4 - Immobilised Enzymes
Define immobilised enzyme 1,
When are enzymes immobilised 2,
How do immobilised enzymes work 3
16  cards
1.5.5 - Genetic Code & Protein Synthesis
Define the term genetic code 1,
What is the triplet code for amin...,
What are exons and introns 3
27  cards
1.5 - Questions I Got Wrong
Describe how the nucleotides in d...,
Describe the function of dna mole...,
What is meant by the term semi co...
23  cards
1.6 - Questions I Got Wrong
How would cells produced by meios...,
A sample of tissue from the leg m...,
Adult ants emerge from pupae full...
11  cards
Past Paper Qs I Got Wrong
Suggest the position of cholester...,
Explain why the growth of a barle...,
Scientists have isolated and sequ...
4  cards
1.4 - Questions I Got Wrong
State the difference between bact...,
If asked to describe and explain ...,
Explain why a higher yield of jui...
7  cards
1.5.6
What is a gene 1,
What is dna 2,
How does dna determine the charac...
33  cards

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