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Carbohydrates
What is a monosaccharide,
What are three examples of monosa...,
Draw the structures of alpha and ...
19  cards
Lipids and Proteins
Draw describe the basic structure...,
Describe how the structure of a p...,
Give 5 functions of lipids phosph...
13  cards
Enzymes
Explain how a competitive inhibit...,
What is an enzyme,
How will an enzyme reduce the act...
12  cards
RNA and DNA
What makes up an rna nucleotide,
What makes up an dna nucleotide,
Give 4 differences between rna an...
16  cards
Energy and ATP
What are 4 uses of atp,
What does atp stand for,
Draw the structure of atp
12  cards
Water and Inorganic Ions
How is water used in organisms,
Why is a high specific heat capac...,
Why is cohesion a useful feature ...
12  cards
Methods of studying cells
What conditions are required when...,
What is done after homogenisation...,
What is the supernatant
18  cards
Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cell structure
What are the differences between ...,
What is the function of the nucle...
22  cards
Mitosis and the Cell Cycle
What are the 4 stages of mitosis,
What 5 things happen in prophase
22  cards
Cell surface membrane
Describe cholesterol and its role,
What are 2 types of proteins foun...,
What are 5 functions of membranes...
14  cards
Diffusion and Osmosis
State three factors that affect t...,
What is diffusion,
What is facilitated diffusion
17  cards
Active transport and cotransport
What is active transport,
What is the role of atp in active...
11  cards
Defense mechanisms and phagocytosis
What is a phagocyte,
Why is phagocytosis a non specifi...,
Outline the process of phagocytosis
7  cards
Lymphocytes
What are the 2 types of t lymphocyte,
What type of immunity are t cells...
17  cards
Antibodies
How many proteins make up an anti...,
What is the variable region on an...
13  cards
Vaccinations
What is meant by the term passive...,
Why is passive immunity not long ...,
What is meant by the term active ...
16  cards
HIV
What is a retrovirus,
After infection what is the first...
8  cards
Energy and Ecosystems
How is the organic matter produce...,
What is biomass,
What are the biological molecules...
21  cards
Microorganisms
What are soprabionts,
What is extracellular digestion a...
12  cards
Nitrogen Cycle
What process converts n2 into nh4,
What are 2 examples of anaerobic ...
21  cards
Phosphorus Cycle
What process es dissolve rocks co...,
How are phosphate ions used by or...
10  cards
Farming and Fertilisers
How does farming impact natural c...,
Why are fertilisers needed
14  cards
LDR
What does the ldr produce,
What is h2o split into in photolysis
22  cards
LIR/ Calvin Cycle
When in the stroma what do the h ...,
What protein do h ions diffuse th...
22  cards
Glycolysis
Where does glycolysis occur,
What is glycolysis involved in,
What is the 1st stage of glycolysis
14  cards
Link Reaction and Krebs Cycle
What reaction makes acetate,
Where does the link reaction occur
16  cards
Oxidative Phosphorylation
What is the first thing that happ...,
What happens to the electrons tha...
11  cards
Anaerobic Respiration
Where does anaerobic respiration ...,
What does anaerobic respiration p...
6  cards
Isolation of Genes
What are the three ways genes can...,
What is the 1st step in gene isol...
22  cards
In vivo gene cloning
What are the 2 antibiotic resista...,
Where does the restriction endonu...
17  cards
In vitro gene cloning
What does pcr stand for,
What happens at 95c in pcr
14  cards
Evaluation
What are 3 examples of in vitro g...,
Why is in vivo gene cloning used ...
5  cards
DNA probes
What is a dna probe,
What reaction is used to make dna...,
15  cards
Genetic Fingerprinting
What is gel electrophoresis used for,
What feature of dna allows gel el...
7  cards
Mutations
What are 3 types of frameshift mu...,
What is a translocation mutation
12  cards
Genes, Chromosomes DNA
Explain how a gene codes for a pr...,
Describe the structure of dna,
What does it mean if 2 genes are ...
3  cards
Structure of RNA
Why does dna need to be converted...,
What is a codon
13  cards
Transcription and Splicing
Describe how mrna is produced fro...,
How is the structure of pre mrna ...
11  cards
Translation
What is translation,
Which organelle is involved in tr...,
What is the role of trna in trans...
7  cards
Classification
What is the basic definition of a...,
What are 3 features of the binomi...,
Which of the words is written wit...
16  cards
Biodiversity
What is meant by the term species...,
What is meant by the term genetic...,
What is meant by the term ecosyst...
18  cards
Meiosis
What 2 ways does meiosis lead to ...,
What is the first stage of crossi...
16  cards
Mutation
What is a mutation,
Why might a mutation not lead to ...
9  cards
Genetic Diversity and Adaptation
What is genetic diversity,
What advantage does high genetic ...,
Explain how natural selection res...
12  cards
Populations and Environment
What is an ecosystem,
What is meant by the term abiotic...
24  cards
Sampling
Why might scientists use random s...,
Describe how non motile organisms...
18  cards
Conservation and Sucession
What is succession,
What is primary succession,
25  cards
Inheritance- key words
What is meant by the term homozygous,
What is meant by the term heteroz...
19  cards
Chi squared
When do you use chi squared,
What can chi squared used to dete...
9  cards
Linkage and epistasis
What is epistasis,
What is the genotype of the offsp...
13  cards
Hardy-Weinberg
What is meant by the term gene pool,
What is meant by the term population
10  cards
Speciation and Genetic Drift
What can cause genetic variation,
What is the effect of differentia...
19  cards
Selection
What causes selection to occur,
What are selection pressures,
What are 3 examples of selection ...
6  cards
Gas exchange in humans
Explain the functions of the huma...,
Explain why mammals have to absor...,
Describe the trachea
25  cards
Gas exchange in fish and insects
Do small organisms have a small o...,
How does an increased sa needed f...
13  cards
Gas exchange in plants and limiting water loss
Explain why plants have a reduced...,
Describe gas exchange in a plant ...,
Describe gas exchange in a plant ...
17  cards
Enzymes and digestion
How is the ileum adapted to carry...,
How are the villi adapted for eff...
28  cards
Haemoglobin
What shape is the oxygen dissocia...,
Why is it hard for the first o2 t...
25  cards
Circulatory system in mammals
Describe the pathway of blood thr...,
Name the valves in the heart and ...
28  cards
Transport in plants (xylem and phloem)
What is transpiration,
What is transpiration
23  cards
Taxes and Kinesis
What is a stimulus,
What are the cells that detect st...
15  cards
Plant growth factors
What is tropism,
What are tropisms controlled by
21  cards
Pressure receptors
Draw the flow chart stimulated wh...,
What 2 sections make up the nervo...
13  cards
Photoreceptors
Where are the rods and cones found,
What are rods
20  cards
Resting potential
Draw and label the structure of a...,
Where are neurotransmitter chemic...
16  cards
Action potential
What is an action potential,
What is depolarisation and why do...
21  cards
Speed of conductance
What three factors affect the spe...,
What is an axon
11  cards
Synapses
What is a synapse,
How is the action potential trans...
14  cards
Nephron structure
Where does osmoregulation occur,
What arteriole enters the nephron,
What is the glomellerus
23  cards
Survival and Response
What is a stimulus,
What are the cells that detect st...,
Why is it important for organisms...
19  cards
Muscle Structure
What is a myofibril,
What do the myofibril branch into,
What are muscle fibres made up of
16  cards
Muscle Contraction
What does tropomyosin cover when ...,
Where are ca2 ions released from,
What do the ca2 ions cause
18  cards
Inhibitory Synapses and Neuromuscular Junctions
What do inhibitory synapses do,
What does the movement of cl and ...,
Why are inhibitory synapses impor...
9  cards
Summation and Unidirectionality
Why is summation needed,
What are the 2 types of summation,
What is summation
8  cards
Control of the Heart Rate
What does myogenic means,
What is the san,
What is the avn where is it located
22  cards
Control of Blood Glucose
What is negative feedback,
What impacts blood glucose,
What cells release insulin and gl...
21  cards
Nephron structure COPY
What arteriole enters the nephron,
What is the glomellerus,
Where is the glomerulus found
23  cards
Osmoregulation
What is negative feedback,
Why is osmoregulation important,
What is hypertonic
19  cards
Homeostasis
What is negative feedback,
What is homeostasis,
What is positive feedback
5  cards
Diabetes
What is type 1 diabetes,
Give two reasons why pancreas tra...,
Why is glucose found in the urine...
3  cards
Stem Cells
What are the 4 types of stem cell,
What is differentiation,
What are stem cells
22  cards
Epigenetics
What is epigenetics,
What is meant by the term epigenome,
Why is dna not transcribed in tig...
13  cards
Cancer
What are tumour suppressor genes,
What happens if a mutation occurs...,
What is hypermethylation
15  cards
Transcription Factors
What can stimulate or inhibit the...,
What enables a cell to be special...,
What type of molecule are transcr...
14  cards
siRNA
What does rnai stand for,
What does rnai interfere with,
What is used to destroy the mrna ...
9  cards
Genome projects
What is the genome,
What is the proteome,
Why might the proteome not be exp...
9  cards
Extra content for essays - Photo cycles
What is a photosystem,
Where are photosystems located,
What
3  cards
Extra content for essays - Botulism
0  cards

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