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2.1.1 Cell Structure – Microscopes
What are the 4 different types of...,
What is the main difference betwe...,
Why are stains needed when prepar...
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2.1.1 Cell Structure – Magnification
What is the formula for magnifica...,
What is the definition of magnifi...,
What is the definition of resolut...
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2.1.1 Cell Structure – Cell Organelles
What is the function of the nucle...,
What is the function of the nucle...,
What is the function of the nucle...
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2.1.1 Cell Structure – Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
What are the two key features of ...,
Which two kingdoms of organisms a...,
How is the dna organised inside a...
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2.1.1 Cell Structure – Organelles used in protein synthesis
What are the two stages of protei...,
What takes place at transcription 2,
What takes place at translation 3
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2.1.2 Biological Molecules – Biological Molecules
What are the five biological mole...,
Which chemical elements are found...,
Which chemical elements are found...
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2.1.2 Biological Molecules – Monosaccharides
What is the general formula for a...,
Give three properties of monosacc...,
What is the term for a molecule m...
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2.1.2 Biological Molecules – Joining Monosaccharides
What is the name for a molecule m...,
Give three examples of disacchari...,
Which disaccharide is a non reduc...
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2.1.2 Biological Molecules – Polysaccharides
What is a polysaccharide 1,
What 3 features of polysaccharide...,
Which properties of polysaccharid...
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2.1.2 Biological Molecules – Lipids
Give three functions of lipids 1,
Why are lipids examples of macrom...,
What monomers is a triglyceride m...
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2.1.2 Biological Molecules – Amino Acids
How may different amino acids are...,
What makes one amino acid differe...,
Draw the structure of an amino ac...
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2.1.2 Biological Molecules – Protein Structure
How many levels of protein struct...,
What is the definition of a prima...,
What type of bond is between the ...
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2.1.2 Biological Molecules – Quaternary Structure
What are the two main types of pr...,
Give three key features of globul...,
Give three examples of globular p...
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2.1.2 Biological Molecules – Chromatography
What piece of scientific equipmen...,
When using a colorimeter for the ...,
Before each sample is placed in a...
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2.1.2 Biological Molecules – Water and Ions
What is a cation 1,
What are the chemical symbols for...,
What is an anion 3
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2.1.3 Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids – The Structure of Nucleotides
What is a monomer of a nucleic ac...,
A nucleotide is made up of 3 comp...,
What is a nucleotide with the pho...
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2.1.3 Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids – The Structure of DNA
What does dna stand for 1,
Where do we find dna 2,
What is the major structure and s...
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2.1.3 Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids – Semi-Conservative Replication
How do dividing cells ensure each...,
During what phase of the cell cyc...,
Before dna can replicate it has t...
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2.1.3 Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids – Protein Synthesis
What is a dna triplet code 1,
Why is the genetic code described...,
Why is the genetic code described...
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2.1.4 Enzymes – Enzyme action
Where can enzymes be found 1,
What is the function of enzymes 2,
What does a catalyst do 3
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2.1.4 Enzymes – Factors Affecting Enzyme Action
What factors affect enzymes 1,
What effect does an increase in t...,
Why does an increase in temperatu...
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2.1.4 Enzymes – Affect of pH on enzyme action
What is ph 1,
Why does ph have an effect on the...,
What is catalase and what does it...
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2.1.4 Enzymes – Inhibitors
What does enzyme specificity mean 1,
What is an inhibitor and what doe...,
What does a competitive inhibitor...
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2.1.4 Enzymes – Coenzymes and Cofactors
What are cofactors 1,
What is a prosthetic group 2,
Give examples of cofactors that a...
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2.1.5 Biological Membranes – Fluid Mosaic Model
What are the 5 components of the ...,
Why is the plasma membrane descri...,
Why is the plasma membrane descri...
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2.1.5 Biological Membranes – Roles of Membranes
Why do cells need membranes 1,
What are the roles of plasma memb...,
What is meant by cell signalling 3
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2.1.5 Biological Membranes – Passive Transport
What does partially permeable mean 1,
What is passive transport 2,
What is diffusion 3
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2.1.5 Biological Membranes – Osmosis
What does osmosis mean 1,
What does the term water potentia...,
Pure water has the _______ possib...
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2.1.5 Biological Membranes – Osmosis PAG
What is a serial dilution 1,
If you have 100cm3 of 08 mol dm 3...,
If you have 100cm3 of 04 mol dm 3...
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2.1.5 Biological Membranes – Active Transport
What does the term active transpo...,
Why is it called active transport 2,
What types of substances are move...
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2.1.5 Biological Membranes – Factors affecting membrane structure
What effect does lowering tempera...,
When temperature increases so doe...,
As the temperature begins to incr...
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2.1.6 Cell Division – The Cell Cycle
What three phases does the cell c...,
List in order the stages of inter...,
What happens during interphase 3
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2.1.6 Cell Division – Mitosis
What does the term mitosis mean 1,
List the four stages of mitosis i...,
What is mitosis needed for 3
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2.1.6 Cell Division – Meiosis
What are gametes 1,
What are homologous chromosomes 2,
What is meiosis 3
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2.1.6 Cell Division – Comparing Meiosis & Mitosis
Which type of cell division halve...,
Which type of cell division takes...,
Which type of cell division produ...
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2.1.6 Cell Division – Cell Specialisation
What is a specialised cell 1,
How is the structure of erythrocy...,
What is the role of neutrophils 3
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2.1.6 Cell Division – Stem Cells
What are stem cells 1,
How do stem cells become speciali...,
When stem cells divide they can p...
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3.1.1 Exchange surfaces – The need for a specialised exchange surface
Calculate the surface area to vol...,
State what happens to the surface...,
How does surface area to volume r...
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3.1.1 Exchange surfaces – The structure of the breathing system
List the order of structures that...,
What are the singular terms for a...,
What is the function of cartilage...
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3.1.1 Exchange surfaces – Ventilation and gas exchange
In which structure of the mammali...,
How is a short diffusion distance...,
How is a steep diffusion gradient...
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3.1.1 Exchange surfaces – Lung volumes
State 2 pieces of equipment that ...,
Why is it important for the subje...,
What type of gas is in the chambe...
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3.1.1 Exchange surfaces – Bony fish ventilation and gas exchange
What is the gas exchange surface ...,
What is the function of the operc...,
What are the foldings of the gill...
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3.1.1 Exchange surfaces – Insect ventilation and gas exchange
What are the names of the opening...,
What are the names of the tubes t...,
What is the function of the chiti...
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3.1.2 Animal transport – Types of Circulatory System
State 3 factors that influence th...,
Where does blood flow in an open ...,
Give an example of an organism th...
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3.1.2 Animal transport – Veins, Arteries and Capillaries
List the 5 blood vessels that blo...,
What is the name of the space ins...,
What is the name of the inner lay...
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3.1.2 Animal transport – Tissue Fluid and Lymph
List the four main components of ...,
What is the function of tissue fl...,
What is hydrostatic pressure 3
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3.1.2 Animal transport – The Structure of the Heart
What type of tissue is the heart ...,
What are the names of the two top...,
What are the names of the two bot...
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3.1.2 Animal transport – Cardiac Cycle
What are the 3 stages of the card...,
What does systole mean 2,
What does diastole mean 3
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3.1.2 Animal transport – Control of the Cardiac Cycle
Why is the cardiac muscle of the ...,
What is the pacemaker of the hear...,
Where does the wave of depolarisa...
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3.1.2 Animal transport – Carriage of Oxygen
Describe the structure of haemogl...,
At what part of the body does hae...,
At what part of the body does hae...
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3.1.2 Animal transport – Carriage of Carbon Dioxide
State the conditions that cause h...,
State the conditions that cause h...,
What is the bohr effect 3
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3.1.3 Plant Transport – Transport in Plants
Why do larger plants need a trans...,
Why is oxygen able to diffuse thr...,
What are the 2 main vascular tiss...
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3.1.3 Plant Transport – Transport Tissues
State 3 functions of xylem tissue 1,
Describe the structure of xylem 2,
Why do xylem contain no cytoplasm...
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3.1.3 Plant Transport – Movement of Water Through Plants
By what process does water enter ...,
Describe how the root hair cells ...,
Name the different cell types tha...
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3.1.3 Plant Transport – Transpiration
What is transpiration 1,
What is the transpiration stream 2,
Why is transpiration a consequenc...
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3.1.3 Plant Transport – Plant Adaptations
What is a xerophyte 1,
State 2 examples of xerophytes 2,
Explain how each adaptation can r...
10
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3.1.3 Plant Transport – Translocation
What is the function of transloca...,
What are assimilates 2,
Define source and sink and give e...
10
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4.1.2 Biodiversity – Biodiversity
What does the term biodiversity m...,
What are the different levels at ...,
What is a habitat 3
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4.1.2 Biodiversity – Sampling PAG
Give an example of one type of ha...,
If a student sampled a playing fi...,
What piece of equipment should be...
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4.1.2 Biodiversity – Calculating Biodiversity
What is this the formula for 1,
What is simpson s index of biodiv...,
Which two factors does simpson s ...
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4.1.2 Biodiversity – What Affects Biodiversity
What is happening to biodiversity...,
What are the three main factors r...,
How is human population growth re...
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4.1.2 Biodiversity – Maintaining Biodiversity
Name three categories of reasons ...,
What does aesthetic mean 2,
What does economic mean 3
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4.1.2 Biodiversity – In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation
What are the two aims of in situ ...,
What is in situ conservation 2,
Give 4 reasons why conflict can a...
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4.1.2 Biodiversity – Conservation Agreements
Name three conservation agreements 1,
What is cites 2,
Give three aims of cites 3
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