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Mitosis
Step 1 in mitosis,
Step 2 in mitosis,
Step 3 in mitosis
11
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Anaerobic respiration
What does lactic acid cause,
What does fermentation produce,
Anaerobic respiration equation in...
8
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Cells
Chloroplast vacuole cell wall are...,
Cell wall,
Vacuole
9
cards
Peripheral nervous system
Motor neuron,
Gap between the neurone,
What does the periphal system con...
14
cards
Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
Anaerobic equation,
Aerobic equation,
Aerobic means
4
cards
Movement of materials in plants
Potometer definition,
What is transported through the x...,
What is the name of the process o...
8
cards
DNA, genes + chromosomes
Genome defintion,
Gene definition,
Allele definition
7
cards
Health matters
Ill health definition,
Communiable disease,
Non communicable diseas
11
cards
Homeostasis
What are the systems part of home...,
Nervous system,
Endocrine system
8
cards
Pathogens
Pathogen definition,
Vector definition,
Bacteria definition
21
cards
Asexual and sexual reproduction
Advantages of sexual reproduction,
Disadvantages of sexual reproduction,
Advantages of asexual reproduction
6
cards
Genetics
Genes of offspring can be predict...,
Why is embryo screening used,
What are the issues with embryo s...
7
cards
Microscopes
Describe how an electron microsco...,
Describe how an light microscope ...,
Which microscope has a higher mag...
13
cards
Circulatory system
What is the job of blood,
3 types of blood vessels,
Function of artery
15
cards
Protection from disease
Digitalis,
Aspirin,
Penicillin
17
cards
Plant growth
What is photosynthesis,
How is glucose used,
What is cellulose used for in plants
10
cards
Controlling inheritance
Selective breeding definition,
Example of selective breeding,
Problems with selective breeding
14
cards
Variation and evolution
Variation definition,
Genetic variation definition,
Environmental variation definition
12
cards
Meiosis
What is the difference between mi...,
Why are the meiosis cells non ide...,
How many divisions are there in m...
3
cards
Classification
What does linnaeus class living t...,
What do evolutionary trees show,
What does the binomial naming sys...
7
cards
Irradiation and contamination
Contamination definition,
Irradiation definition,
How can you protect yourself from...
6
cards
The immune system
What ways does the body help that...,
What do nose hair do to prevent p...,
How does the trachea prevent path...
8
cards
Controlling systems with nerves
Nervous system definition,
3 different types of neurone s,
2 parts of the nervous system
13
cards
Controlling systems with hormones
What is blood sugar controlled by,
Where is insulin released from,
What does insulin do
11
cards
Fossils
Fossils definition,
What happens during the process o...,
Fossil record definition
7
cards
Living in an ecosystem
Abiotic factors in an ecosystem,
Biotic factors in an ecosystem,
Abiotic factors in an ecosystem e...
12
cards
Sampling
What does sampling do,
Random sampling method,
How to calculate the number of or...
5
cards
Cell domains
3 cell domains,
Eukaryotic examples,
Characteristics of eukaryotic
6
cards
Digestive enzymes
What are digestive enzymes,
Different digestive enzymes,
Amylase breaks down
13
cards
Food tests
Test for sugar,
Test for starch,
Test for proteins
5
cards
Monoclonal antibodies
Formation of monoclonal antibodies,
Benefits of monoclonal antibodies,
Limitations
6
cards
Plant defences
Physical defences of a plant and ...,
Mechanical de,
Chemical defences of a plant and ...
9
cards
Tumours
Benign tumours definition,
Malignant tumours definition,
How do tumours form
7
cards
Hormones
Thyroxine produced,
Thyroxine action,
Thyroxine target organs
12
cards
Reproductive hormones
What hormones are released during...,
Fsh definition,
Lh definition
11
cards
Cycles in nature
Carbon cycle definition,
What makes up the carbon cycle,
Where does carbon start and end i...
20
cards
Controlling water and temperature
How does our body know our temper...,
Response to high blood temperature,
Response to low blood temperature
14
cards
The environment
Biodiversity definition,
Actions that decrease biodiversity,
Uses of peat
13
cards
Decay
Required practical for decay,
Why is milk uses in the decay pra...,
Why are bile salts added to the m...
4
cards
Plant hormones
Auxin effect on plant,
Gibberellin effect on plant,
Ethene effect on plants
13
cards
Proteins synthesis
Dna definition,
What are protein molecules made of,
What is dna made up from
8
cards
Scientists theories of evolution
Evolution definition,
Darwins theory of evolution,
Why did people not agree with dar...
7
cards
Transfers in ecosystems
How is energy passed through the ...,
What do pyramids of numbers show,
Pyramids of biomass
8
cards
Observing a plant cell
Method for observing a plant cell,
2
cards
Disease
How to bacteria cause harm,
How does a virus cause harm,
How can disease be spread
4
cards
Photosynthesis
Parts of the leaf,
Waxy cuticle on leaf definition,
Upper epidermis on leaf definition
14
cards
Digestive
Mouth definition digestive system,
Oesophagus definition digestive s...,
Stomach definition digestive system
10
cards
Human reproductive
Testes definition reproductive sy...,
Vas deferens definition reproduct...,
Scrotum definition reproductive s...
8
cards
Ecology
Ecosystem definition,
Biotic factor,
Community
8
cards
Random sampling
Random sampling method,
Transect sampling method,
How to estimate number of organis...
4
cards
Rate of photosynthesis
Method of rate of photosynthesis ...,
Rate of photosynthesis as you inc...,
Independent variable of rate of p...
7
cards
Adaptations
Why do organisms adapt,
Interspecific competition definition,
Interspecific competition definition
9
cards
Inheritance
Phentotype definition,
Genotype definition,
Allele definition
6
cards
Measuring reaction times
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3
cards
Specialised cells
Sperm specialisation,
Nerve cells specialisation,
Villi specialisation
10
cards
Heart and lung
Inhaled air mouth and nose,
Pulmonary artery,
Pulmonary vein
10
cards
Stem cells
Stem cell definition,
What happens when a cell differen...,
Advantages and disadvantages of u...
12
cards
Movement of materials
Diffusion definition,
Osmosis definition,
Active transport definition
9
cards
Maths skills
Where does the independent variab...,
Where does the independent variab...,
How to calculate percentage change
5
cards
Heart disease
What do the coronary arteries doq,
What happens in coronary heart di...,
Risk factor of chd
11
cards
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics definition,
How do antiiotics work,
Problems with antibiotics
7
cards
IVF
Why is ivf used,
How does ivf work,
Issues with ivf
6
cards
Biotechnology
Biotechnology definition and exam...,
Mycoprotein definition,
How is mycoprotein formed
7
cards
Cloning
Cloning definition,
What the ways to clone something,
Why do some people no agree with ...
11
cards
Food security
Food sercurity definition,
What has affected food security,
How can efficiency of food produc...
5
cards
Growing micro-organisms
Name of process of how bacteria r...,
How quickly does bacteria replicate,
Differences and similarites betwe...
9
cards
The brain
Cerebral cortex definition,
Cerebellum definition,
Medulla definition
7
cards
The eye
Eye definition,
Eye labeling,
Retina definition
13
cards
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