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Exam Technique & Skills
State name,
Describe,
Explain
33  cards
The Structure of DNA
Name the 3 things that make up a ...,
Which 2 chemicals make up the bac...,
A stands for
27  cards
Replication of DNA
Name the 2 enzymes involved in dn...,
What do we call a short strand of...,
To which end of the template stra...
22  cards
Gene Expression
What are the two main stages of g...,
How many of the genes in a cell a...,
Name the 3 types of rna involved ...
49  cards
Cellular Differentiation
What is differentiation,
What is the end result of differe...,
Name the region of unspecialised ...
20  cards
The Structure of the Genome
What do we call the entire heredi...,
What do we call a section of dna ...,
What does most of the eukaryotic ...
5  cards
Mutations
What is a mutation,
What is the possible result of a ...,
What do we call mutations that in...
24  cards
Evolution
What do we call the changes in or...,
During natural selection what hap...,
During natural selection what hap...
20  cards
Genomic Sequencing
During genomic sequencing what ar...,
What is bioinformatics,
What does the expression many gen...
13  cards
Metabolic Pathways
What do we call integrated and co...,
What is metabolism,
Tell me 2 things about anabolic r...
34  cards
Cellular Respiration
Name the first stage of respiration,
Where does glycolysis take place ...,
What is the substrate of glycolysis
37  cards
Metabolic Rate
What is metabolic rate,
State 3 ways metabolic rate can b...,
Put the following in order of hig...
14  cards
Metabolism in Conformers and Regulators
What does adverse mean,
What is the advantage of lowering...,
What happens during dormancy
17  cards
Metabolism and Adverse Conditions
What does adverse mean,
State 4 things that decrease duri...,
State the 3 types of dormancy
12  cards
Environmental Control of Metabolism
Name 3 types of micro organism,
3 reasons micro organisms are used,
What is biosynthesis
19  cards
Genetic Control of Metabolism
State two methods used to improve...,
Describe how mutagenesis works,
What is a vector
17  cards
Food Supply, Plant Growth and Productivity
What are the 3 aspects of food se...,
What has caused a demand for incr...,
What process is all food producti...
33  cards
Plant and Animal Breeding
State 4 things breeders look to d...,
What is the purpose of inbreeding,
What is eliminated by inbreeding
20  cards
Crop Protection
State 4 properties of annual weeds,
State 2 properties of perennial w...,
State the 3 main type of inverteb...
17  cards
Animal Welfare
Name the type oif farming that is...,
State 2 disadvantages of free ran...,
State 2 advantages of free range ...
14  cards
Symbiosis
What is symbiosis,
Name the 2 types of symbiotic rel...,
How would you sum up parasitism
14  cards
Social Behaviour
What do we call a rank order with...,
What sort of behaviour do dominan...,
What sort of behaviour so subordi...
25  cards
Components of Biodiversity
State the 3 components of biodive...,
What is genetic diversity,
Why are all populations within a ...
9  cards
Threats to Biodiversity
What is overexploitation,
Give 2 examples of overexploitation,
What causes the bottleneck effect
19  cards

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