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Biological Molecules
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1.1,1.2&1.3 Monomers And Polymers, Carbs and Lipids
What are monosaccharides,
What forms a glycosidic bond,
How are disaccharides formed
61  cards
1.4 Proteins
What are proteins made up from,
What elements do proteins contain,
What is the structure of an amino...
24  cards
1.4 Enzymes
What are enzymes,
What is ea,
How do enzymes split substrates
24  cards
1.5 Nucleic acids
What is the pentose sugar found i...,
What is the nitrogen and carbon c...,
What is the nitrogen and carbon c...
48  cards
1.6 ATP
What are the advantages of atp x5,
What is atp used for x6,
How is atp used for metabolic pro...
19  cards
1.7 & 1.8 Water and Inorganic ions
What is the structure of water,
How does the structure of water a...,
What is specific heat capacity
21  cards
Cells
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2.1 Structure and function of eukaryotic cells
What is the structure of a nucleus,
What is the function of the nucle...,
What is the structure of the nucl...
43  cards
2.1 Structure of prokaryotic cells and of viruses
What is a prokaryotic cell,
What is the structure of a prokar...,
What is a capsule
14  cards
2.1 Compare Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells
Prokaryotic eukaryotic comparison...,
Prokaryotic eukaryotic comparison...,
Prokaryotic eukaryotic comparison...
8  cards
2.1 Microscopes and Magnification
How does the optical microscope work,
What are the advantages of the el...,
Why do electron microscopes have ...
24  cards
Organ systems
What is an organ,
What is an organ system,
What is the endocrine system
14  cards
Tissues
What are tissues,
What are the 4 categories of tissue,
What is the function of the epith...
19  cards
2.1 Cell Fractionation and Ultracentrifugation
What is cell fractionation,
What happens before cell fraction...,
Why is the tissue place in a cold...
17  cards
2.2 Cancer
What is cancer,
Where can tumours develop,
Where a tumours most commonly found
14  cards
2.2 Cell Cycle, Mitosis and Meiosis
What is the cell cycle,
What are the three stages of the ...,
What is interphase cell cycle
29  cards
2.3 Transport across cell membranes
What is the function of the cell ...,
What molecules make up the cell s...,
What is the structure of phosphol...
61  cards
2.4 Defence mechanisms
What is an infection,
What is immunity,
What is the immune system
30  cards
2.4 Phagocytosis
What are the two types of white b...,
What do phagocytes do,
What do lymphocytes do
14  cards
2.4 T Lymphocytes and cell-mediated immunity & B lymphocytes and humoral immunity
What is immunity,
What is an antigen,
What are b lymphocytes
28  cards
2.4 Antibodies
What are antibodies,
What happens when the body is inf...,
What is the structure of an antibody
14  cards
2.4 Vaccination
What is immunity,
What is passive immunity,
What is active immunity
12  cards
2.4 HIV
What does hiv stand for,
What is hiv,
What is the structure of hiv
23  cards
Organisms exchange substances with their environment
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3.1 Surface area to volume ratio
How does an organisms size relate...,
How does an organisms surface are...,
How might a large organism adapt ...
4  cards
3.2 Gas Exchange
Where does gas exchange happen,
What are the characteristics of a...,
What factors affect diffusion
70  cards
3.3 Digestion and absorption
What is amylase,
What is maltase,
What is sucrase
29  cards
3.4 Mass transport
What is the structure of haemoglobin,
What is the shape of the curve in...,
What does the curve shifted to th...
92  cards
3.4 Tissue fluid
What is tissue fluid,
How is tissue fluid formed,
What is hydrostatic pressure
10  cards
Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms
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4.1 & 4.2 Genes and the genetic code
What is a gene,
Where is a gene located,
What do genes code for
65  cards
4.3 Gene mutation
What is a mutation,
When do mutations occur,
What are the 3 main ways the dna ...
18  cards
4.4 Genetic diversity and adaptation
What is a population,
What is an allele,
What is genetic diversity
14  cards
4.5 Species and taxonomy
What is a species,
What are the advantages of courts...,
Why does courtship behaviour enab...
24  cards
4.6 & 4.7 Biodiversity within a community
What is biodiversity,
What is a community,
What is species diveristy
16  cards

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