biology paper 2

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Homeostasis
What is homeostasis,
What is homeostasis,
Negative feedback
10  cards
The Nervous System
What is the cns,
What are sensory neurones,
What are motor neurones
10  cards
Synapses and Reflexes
Synapses connect neurones,
Reflexes help prevent injury,
What is a reflex arc
9  cards
The Endocrine system
What are hormones,
Where are hormones produced and w...,
What does the pituitary gland do
13  cards
Investigating reaction time
What is reaction time,
How do you measure reaction time ...,
How do you measure reaction time ...
3  cards
Controlling blood glucose
How do insulin and glucagon contr...,
What happens when you consume foo...,
How do you remove excess glucose
9  cards
Puberty and the Menstrual cycle
What happens during puberty,
What is stage 1 of the menstrual ...,
What is stage 2 of the menstrual ...
14  cards
Controlling fertility
How can oestrogen be used to redu...,
How can progesterone be used to r...,
Statistics about the two pills
16  cards
More on controlling fertility
What is ivf,
Pros of ivf,
Cons of ivf
4  cards
Adrenaline and Thyroxine
What is adrenaline,
What is negative feedback,
What is thyroxine
6  cards
DNA and the Genome
Where is dna found and whats the ...,
What does dna stand for,
What is a gene and what does it do
7  cards
Reproduction
What is sexual reproduction,
What is asexual reproduction,
Advantages of sexual reproduction
11  cards
Genetic inheritence
What is an allele,
What is dominant,
What is recce
9  cards
Inherited disorders
What are the chances of cystic fi...,
What is cystic fibrosis,
Is cystic fibrosis dominant or re...
9  cards
Sex determination
What is the chromosome for a male,
What is the chromosome for female
2  cards
Extinction
When does exctinction occur,
Why do species become extinct
2  cards
Variation
What is genetic variation,
What is environmental variation,
What are some examples of charact...
5  cards
Evolution
What is the theory of evolution,
What is the survival of the fittest,
What happens to the successful or...
9  cards
Selective breeding
What is selective breeding,
What reasons are there for select...,
How do you do selective breeding
8  cards
Genetic Engineering
What is genetic engineering,
How does genetic engineering work,
Examples of genetic engineering
7  cards
Competition
Define habitat,
Define population,
Define community
9  cards
Abiotic and Biotic factors
Give examples of abiotic factors,
What happens when there is a decr...,
What happens when there is a decr...
5  cards
Adaptations
Structural features of adaptations,
What are behavioural adaptations,
What are examples of functional a...
6  cards
Food Chains
Give features of a producer,
What does biomass mean,
How does the food chain work
6  cards
Environmental change and the Water cycle
How does a change in the availabi...,
How does a change in the temperat...,
How does a change in the composit...
4  cards
The Carbon Cycle
What are the stages of the carbon...,
What are the stages of the carbon...
2  cards
Biodiversity and Waste management
What does biodiversity mean,
Why is high biodiversity important,
What factors are reducing biodive...
8  cards
Global warming
What contributes to global warming,
How does the temperature of the p...,
What are the consequences of glob...
3  cards
Deforestation and Land use
What do humans use land for,
What is deforestation and why it ...,
What problems does deforestation ...
7  cards
Maintaining ecosytems and Biodiversity
Why have breeding programmes been...,
Why have programmes to protect ha...,
What have some governments done t...
4  cards
Using quadrats and transects
How do you use a quadrat,
How do u measure mean,
How do you work out the populatio...
4  cards
Resistant Bacteria
What is the first antibiotic,
Name a strain of antibiotic resis...,
How does antibiotic resistance ha...
4  cards
Classification
How are organisms classified,
What are the smaller categories i...,
How do you state the binomial nam...
10  cards

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