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1.1a & 1.1b - Health and Safety & Liquids and Solutions
Name a hazard in the lab 1,
Hazards can be presented in the l...,
What is risk 3
21  cards
1.1c - Separation Techniques
What is a centrifuge used for 1,
More dense components do what 2,
Less dense components do what 3
19  cards
1.1d & 1.1e - Detecting Proteins Using Antibodies & Microscopy
Immunoassay techniques are used to 1,
These techniques use stocks of an...,
Antibodies with the same specific...
13  cards
1.1f - Aseptic Technique and Cell Culture
Aseptic techniques eliminate 1,
Aseptic technique involves 2,
A microbial culture can be starte...
16  cards
1.2a - Proteomics
The proteome is 1,
The proteome is larger than the n...,
The proteome is larger than the n...
6  cards
1.2b - The Synthesis and Transport of Proteins
Eukaryotic cells have a system of...,
Because of their size eukaryotes ...,
The plasma membrane of eukaryotic...
29  cards
1.2ci - Protein Structure, Ligand Binding and Conformational Change
Proteins are polymers of 1,
Amino acids are linked by peptide...,
The chemical structure of a pepti...
26  cards
1.2cii - Ligand Binding Changes the Conformation of a Protein
A ligand is 1,
R groups not involved in protein ...,
Binding sites will have complemen...
20  cards
1.2ciii - Reversible Binding of Phosphate and the Control of Conformation
The addition or removal of phosph...,
The addition or removal of phosph...,
Protein kinases catalyse 3
11  cards
1.3a - Movement of Molecules Across Membranes
The fluid mosaic model envisions ...,
Hydrophobic interactions hold the...,
Only non polar molecules can 3
26  cards
1.3b - Ion Transport Pumps and Generation of Ion Gradients
For a solute carrying a net charg...,
A membrane potential an electrica...,
What is an example of an ion pump 3
17  cards
1.4a - Coordination
Multicellular organisms signal be...,
3 examples of extracellular signa...,
Receptor molecules of target cell...
7  cards
1.4b - Hydrophobic Signals and Control of Transcription
Hydrophobic signalling molecules ...,
The receptors for hydrophobic sig...,
Transcription factors are protein...
8  cards
1.4c - Hydrophilic Signals and Transduction
Hydrophilic signalling molecules ...,
2 examples of hydrophilic extrace...,
Transmembrane receptors change co...
17  cards
1.4di - Nerve Impulse Transmission
Resting membrane potential is 1,
The transmission of a nerve impul...,
An action potential is 3
21  cards
1.4dii - Initiation of a Nerve Impulse in Response to an Environmental Stimulus: The Vertebrate Eye
The retina is 1,
The retina contains 2,
Rods function in 3
23  cards
1.5a - Cytoskeleton and Cell Division
The cytoskeleton gives 1,
The cytoskeleton consists of diff...,
Microtubules are 3
8  cards
1.5b - The Cell Cycle
The cell cycle consists of 1,
Interphase involves growth and dn...,
Mitotic phase involves 3
9  cards
1.5c - Control of the Cell
What do checkpoints do 1,
Checkpoints are 2,
How are cyclin proteins accumulat...
17  cards
1.5d - Control of Programmed Cell Death (Apoptosis)
Apoptosis is triggered by 1,
Example of external death cell 2,
Example of internal death cell 3
9  cards
2.1a - Health & Safety
Aspects of fieldwork can present a 1,
Hazards in field work include 2,
Risk assessments involve 3
4  cards
2.1b - Sampling of Wild Organisms
Sampling should be carried out in...,
Consideration must be given to 2,
The chosen technique must be 3
8  cards
2.1c - Identification and Taxonomy
Identification of an organism in ...,
Organisms can be classified by bo...,
Taxonomy involves 3
18  cards
2.1d - Monitoring Populations
What can give information about e...,
What can be used to monitor an ec...,
Absence or reduced population ind...
12  cards
2.1e - Measuring and Recording Animal Behaviour
3 methods that can be used to qua...,
Latency is 2,
Frequency is 3
8  cards
2.2a - Drift and Selection
Evolution is 1,
During evolution changes in allel...,
Natural selection acts on 3
37  cards
2.2b - Fitness
Fitness is 1,
Fitness is a measure of 2,
Fitness refers to the contributio...
10  cards
2.2c - Co-evolution
Co evolution is 1,
In co evolution a change in the t...,
Co evolution is frequently seen in 3
10  cards
2.3a - Costs and Benefits of Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
Costs of sexual reproduction 1,
Benefits outweigh costs due to 2,
Genetic variation provides 3
19  cards
2.3b - Meiosis
Meiosis is 1,
In diploid cells chromosomes typi...,
Homologous chromosomes are 3
13  cards
2.3c - Sex Determination
The sex of birds mammals and some...,
In most mammals the sry gene on t...,
Heterogametic xy males lack 3
16  cards
2.4a - Parental Investment
Comparison of sperm and egg produ...,
Comparison of sperm and egg produ...,
Comparing one egg to one sperm gr...
15  cards
2.4b - Reproductive Behaviours and Mating Systems in Animals
Mating systems are based on 1,
Monogamy 2,
Polygamy 3
20  cards
2.5a - Parasitism
An ecological niche is 1,
A species has a fundamental niche...,
A realised niche is occupied in r...
12  cards
2.5b - Parasitic Life Cycles
Some parasites require only one 1,
Many parasites require more than ...,
The definitive host is 3
16  cards
2.5c - Transmission and Virulence
Transmission is 1,
Virulence is 2,
Ectoparasites are generally trans...
5  cards
2.5d - Defence Against Parasitic Attack
Immune response in mammals has bo...,
Non specific defences 2,
Specific cellular defences 3
10  cards
3.1a - Scientific Method
The steps of the scientific cycle 1,
In science refinement of ideas is...,
The null hypothesis proposes that 3
8  cards
3.1b - Scientific Literature and Communication
In order for others to repeat an ...,
Common methods of sharing origina...,
A peer review is 3
7  cards
3.1c - Scientific Ethics
Integrity and honesty shown throu...,
While judgements and interpretati...,
The replication of experiments by...
18  cards
3.2c - Experimental Design
The independent variable is 1,
The dependent variable is 2,
Independent and dependent variabl...
35  cards
3.2a - Key Terms
Validity 1,
Reliability 2,
Accuracy 3
4  cards
2.5e - Immune Evasion
Parasites have evolved ways of ev...,
Endoparasites 2,
Antigenic variation in some paras...
5  cards
3.2b - Pilot Study
Integral to the development of an...,
Pilot studies allow 2,
The use of a pilot study can ensu...
4  cards
3.2d - Sampling
What can be done when it is impra...,
What determines the appropriate s...,
More variable populations require 3
7  cards
3.2e - Reliability
Variation in experimental results...,
The reliability of measuring inst...,
The variation of repeated measure...
11  cards
3.2f - Presentation of Data
Discrete and continuous variables...,
Qualitative data is 2,
Quantitative data can be 3
19  cards
2.5g - Challenges in Treatment and Control
Epidemiology is 1,
The herd immunity threshold is 2,
Vaccines contain 3
8  cards

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