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Water
Water is involved in many metabol...,
Name two reactions water is invol...,
Describe condensation reactions
36
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monomers and polymers
Monomer definition,
Polymer definition,
What reaction builds polymers
19
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carbohydrates
What is the empirical formula for...,
What are monosaccharides,
Give three examples of monosaccha...
47
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inorganic ions
What are inorganic ions,
Where do inorganic ions occur,
Name 4 inorganic ions
8
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lipids
What functional group do all fatt...,
Features of saturated fatty acids 4,
Why do saturated fatty acids have...
17
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Polypeptides (proteins)
Structure of amino acids,
What two functional groups do ami...,
How many different r groups are t...
20
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Enzymes
How do enzymes increase the rate ...,
Describe the induced fit model,
Describe a one off reaction graph...
15
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Nucleic acids
What are polynucleotides,
Give two examples of polynucleotides,
Give examples of nucleic acids th...
29
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microscopy
Define magnification,
What is the equation to calculate...,
How many mm in a m
26
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Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
Name the structures found in euka...,
Name the structures only found in...,
Name the structures only found in...
34
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The cell cycle
What is a stem cell,
Define differentiation,
What are specialised cells
24
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Bacterial And Viral Replication
Describe the process of viral rep...,
Describe the process of binary fi...,
Describe the features of a virus 6
6
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Cancer
How is cancer formed,
What is tissue necrosis,
How do cancer cells cause tissue ...
11
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Transport over membranes
Describe the naming of the fluid ...,
Why is the cell surface membrane ...,
What type of molecules can pass t...
16
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Diffusion (TRANSPORT OVER MEMBRANES)
What is net movement,
Define simple diffusion,
What factors effect the rate of d...
8
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cell recognition and the immune system
Name the two defence mechanisms o...,
Describe the features of an innat...,
Describe the features of an adapt...
25
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Statisitcal Skills
How to work out standard deviation,
What does standard deviation tell us,
In standard deviation what does t...
22
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surface area to volume ratio (change title)
How to work out the sa of a cylinder,
How to work out the vol of a cyli...,
What does increase in size of an ...
8
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gas exchange
What is the name of insects speci...,
What are spiracles,
What are the tracheoles
33
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Digestion
Role of protease enzyme,
Role of lipase enzyme,
Role of carbohydrase enzyme
16
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Haemoglobin
Describe the structure of haemogl...,
How is the structure of haemoglob...,
How can haemoglobin be written
27
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Cardiac cycle + blood vessels
What is diastole,
What is systole,
What are the bicuspid tricuspid v...
26
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Mass transport in plants- transpiration
Name the properties of water and ...,
Define transpiration,
Define transpiration stream
11
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mass transport in plants- translocation
What is translocation,
Describe events at the source in ...,
Describe events at the sink in tr...
5
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DNA and protein synthesis
What is a genome,
What is a proteome,
What is transcription
9
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DNA, chromosomes and the genetic code
Define a gene,
Aside from the nuclear envelope i...,
How many amino acids are there
5
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Genetic diversity and adaption
What is the gene loci,
Describe homologous chromosomes,
Describe alleles
7
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Genetic Diversity And Adaptation
Describe what is a gene mutation,
What are the two forms of gene mu...,
Describe base substitution
25
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ATP
What makes up atp,
How is atp formed,
Biological uses of atp
9
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Meiosis
What is n,
Describe diploid cells,
Describe haploid cells
8
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