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EN: Photosynthesis, Respiration and ATP
Give examples of things plants ne...,
Give examples of things animals n...,
What is the overall equation for ...
50  cards
EN: Photosynthesis
Where does photosynthesis take pl...,
Chloroplasts 2,
Thylakoids 3
48  cards
EN: Limiting Factors in Photosynthesis
For plants in the uk climates lik...,
What wavelengths of light can pho...,
In photosynthesis why is it optim...
11  cards
EN: Photosynthesis Experiments
How can you investigate the pigme...,
In addition to the photosynthetis...,
Tlc 3
10  cards
EN: Respiration and Anaerobic Respiration
What is the difference between ae...,
Briefly describe the process of g...,
Where does glycolysis occur 3
22  cards
EN: Aerobic Respiration
Link reaction 1,
Stage after glycolysis which conv...,
Where does the link reaction occur 3
32  cards
EN: Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
Producers 1,
Consumers 2,
Primary consumer 3
46  cards
EN: Farming Practices and Production
Foodchains 1,
Trophic level 2,
Food webs 3
13  cards
EN: Nutrient Cycles
Natural ecosystem 1,
Extracellular digestion 2,
Saprobiotic nutrition 3
24  cards
EN: Fertilisers and Eutrophication
How does harvesting crops affect ...,
What happens to nutrients when an...,
What does the addition of a ferti...
12  cards
I/E: Nervous Communication
Stimulus 1,
Receptors 2,
Effectors 3
20  cards
I/E: Responses in Plants/Animals
Tropism 1,
Positive tropism 2,
Negative tropism 3
23  cards
I/E: Receptors
How is the strength of the stimul...,
Mechanoreceptors 2,
Pacinian corpuscles 3
19  cards
I/E: Control of Heart Rate
Cardia muscle is myogenic what do...,
Sinoatrial nerve where is it foun...,
Describe the process which contro...
18  cards
I/E: Neurones
Describe the resting state of a n...,
What is the resting potential of ...,
What is the resting potential of ...
28  cards
I/E: Synaptic Transmission
How do synapses ensure that impul...,
How do nerve impulses transmit ac...,
What are the different types of n...
14  cards
I/E: Muscle Contraction
Skeletal muscles 1,
Ligaments 2,
What type of muscles are skeletal...
54  cards
I/E: Homeostasis
Homeostasis 1,
What 3 things is it important to ...,
What happens to enzymes if temper...
15  cards
I/E: Control of Blood Glucose Concentration
What is blood glucose monitored by 1,
What is the normal concentration ...,
What happens to blood glucose aft...
38  cards
I/E: The Kidneys
What are the main functions of th...,
Ultrafiltration 2,
Selective reabsorption 3
30  cards
I/E: Blood Water Potential
Osmoregulation 1,
What happens if the water potenti...,
What happens if the water potenti...
22  cards
G&E: Inheritance
Gene 1,
Allele 2,
Genotype 3
23  cards
G&E: Linkage and Epistasis
Sex linked characteristics 1,
Why are males more likely to show...,
Why is colour blindness much rare...
8  cards
G&E: Chi-squared test
What is the null hypothesis 1,
Chi squared test 2,
What do you compare the x2 value ...
6  cards
G&E: Hardy-Weinberg Principle
Species 1,
Population 2,
Allele frequency 3
19  cards
G&E: Variation and Selection
What is the main source of geneti...,
Blank 2,
Evolution 3
10  cards
G&E: Speciation & Genetic Drift
Speciation 1,
When does speciation occur 2,
Reproductively isolated 3
14  cards
G&E: Ecosystems
Habitat 1,
Population 2,
Community 3
19  cards
G&E: Variation in Population Size
How can abiotic conditions affect...,
What are the 3 ways that biotic f...,
Interspecific competition 3
9  cards
G&E: Investigating Populations
What can be used to investigate n...,
Mark release recapture 2,
Describe how mark release recaptu...
5  cards
G&E: Succession
Succession 1,
Primary succession 2,
Secondary succession 3
14  cards
G&E: Conservation
Conservation 1,
Sustainable 2,
What is there often conflict betw...
5  cards
CGE: Mutations
Mutations 1,
How can the rate of mutations be ...,
Substitution 3
27  cards
CGE: Cancer
Acquired mutations 1,
What happens if mutations occur i...,
Tumour 3
22  cards
CGE: Interpreting Data on Cancer
Risk factors 1,
Genetic factors 2,
Environmental factors 3
9  cards
CGE: Stem Cells
Totipotent stem cells 1,
All specialised cells come from w...,
Where can stem cells be found 3
40  cards
CGE: Regulation of Transcription and Translation
Transription 1,
Rna polymerase 2,
When a gene is copied from dna in...
20  cards
CGE: Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression
What can epigenetic control deter...,
How does epigenetic control work 2,
What do epigenetic marks do 3
17  cards
CGE: Evaluating Data on Phenotypes
What is the phenotype influenced ...,
What type of studies can help to ...,
How do twin studies help us deter...
4  cards
CGE: Genome Projects and Making DNA Fragment
Genome 1,
What was the human genome project 2,
Improvements in technology have a...
30  cards
CGE: Amplifying DNA Fragments
What must happen after the dna fr...,
In vivo amplification 2,
What are the three steps of in vi...
26  cards
CGE: Using Recombinant DNA Technology
Genetic engineering 1,
Transformed organisms 2,
Transformed microorganisms can be...
30  cards
CGE: Gene Probes and Medical Diagnosis
What can dna probes be used for 1,
Dna probes 2,
Describe how a single dna probe c...
13  cards
CGE: Genetic Fingerprinting
Variable number tandem repeats 1,
Genetic fingerprinting 2,
Why is the probability of two ind...
9  cards
Statistical tests
When is chi squared used 1,
When would the t test be used 2,
Spearman s rank 3
4  cards

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