igcse biology specification

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Decks in this class (35)

The Nature and Variety of Living Organisms - Characteristics of Living Organisms
What characteristics do living or...
1  cards
The Nature and Variety of Living Organisms - Variety of Living Organisms
What common features do plants share,
What common features do animals s...,
What common features do fungi share
10  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Levels of Organisation
What are the levels of organisati...
1  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Cell Structure
What do animal cells contain,
What do plant cells contain,
What is the function of the nucleus
10  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Cell Structure (Paper 2)
What is cell differentiation,
Why is cell differentiation impor...,
What are the advantages of using ...
4  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Biological Molecules
What chemical elements are presen...,
What chemical elements are presen...,
What chemical elements are presen...
14  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Biological Molecules (Paper 2)
How would you investigate how enz...
1  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Movement of Substances
What is diffusion,
What is osmosis,
What is active transport
11  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Nutrition
What is photosynthesis,
What is the equation for photosyn...,
What happens during photosynthesis
71  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Nutrition (Paper 2)
How would you investigate the ene...,
How do you calculate the energy t...
2  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Respiration
What does the process of respirat...,
What does atp do,
What is the equation for aerobic ...
8  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Gas Exchange
What does the thorax contain,
What are the ribs,
What are the i
17  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Gas Exchange (Paper 2)
What is the role of diffusion in ...,
How does respiration use gas exch...,
How does photosynthesis use gas e...
14  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Transport
Why do unicellular organisms use ...,
What is a transport system,
Why do organisms need a transport...
20  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Transport (Paper 2)
How is water absorbed by root hai...,
What is transpiration,
How does temperature affect trans...
9  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Excretion
What are the waste products of me...,
How are waste products lost in pl...,
What are the excretory products o...
3  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Excretion (Paper 2)
What is osmoregulation,
What is the role of the kidney in...,
What is the role of the kidney in...
17  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Coordination and Response
How are organisms able to repsond...,
What factors are needed for an or...,
What is homeostasis
46  cards
Structure and Functions in Living Organisms - Coordination and Response (Paper 2)
Where is adre,
Na,
What are the effects of adrenaline
9  cards
Reproduction and Inheritance - Reproduction
What is sexual reproduction,
What are the advantages of sexual...,
What a
43  cards
Reproduction and Inheritance - Reproduction (Paper 2)
Where is fsh produced,
What does fsh do,
What does fsh stand for
6  cards
Reproduction and Inheritance - Inheritance
What is a genome,
What is a gene,
Where are genes located
25  cards
Reproduction and Inheritance - Inheritance (Paper 2)
What is the structure of a dna mo...,
What are the dna base pairings,
What is the structure of a rna mo...
10  cards
Ecology and the Environment - The Organism in the Environment
What does population mean,
What does community mean,
What does habitat mean
7  cards
Ecology and the Environment - The Organism in the Environment (Paper 2)
What is biodiversity,
How would you measure biodiversit...
2  cards
Ecology and the Environment - Feeding Relationships
What is a producer,
What is a primary consumer,
What is a secondary consumer
10  cards
Ecology and the Environment - Cycles Within Ecosystems
What are the stages in the carbon...,
How does respiration contribute t...,
How does photosynthesis contribut...
5  cards
Ecology and the Environment - Cycles Within Ecosystems (Paper 2)
What are the stages in the nitrog...,
How does respiration contribute t...,
How does absorption by plants con...
6  cards
Ecology and the Environment - Human Influences on the Environment
What are the consequences of poll...,
What are the consequences of poll...,
What are examples of greenhouse g...
7  cards
Ecology and the Environment - Human Influences on the Environment (Paper 2)
What are the effects of deforesta...
1  cards
Use of Biological Resources - Food Production
How do glasshouses and polyethene...,
What is the effect on crop yield ...,
What is the effect on crop yield ...
18  cards
Use of Biological Resources - Food Production (Paper 2)
Why are fish kept in cages in the...,
What are fish fed in fish farming,
Why are young fish kept in sepera...
5  cards
Use of Biological Resources - Selective Breeding
How are plants selectively bred,
How are animals selectively bred
2  cards
Use of Biological Resources - Genetic Modification
What do restriction enzymes do,
What do ligase enzymes do,
What are two different bits of dn...
13  cards
Use of Biological Resources - Cloning (Paper 2)
What is the process of micropropa...,
What are the advantages of microp...,
What are the disadvantages of mic...
5  cards

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