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1.1 Introduction to cells
What does the cell theory state,
What are the 4 common features of...,
What are the free core ideas of t...
93
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1.2 Ultrastructure of cells
How do you calculate magnification,
What are the steps to calculate m...,
What are the steps to calculate t...
58
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1.3 Membrane structure
What is the difference between a ...,
What do you say ester bond,
What is the difference between it...
28
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1.4 Membrane transport
What is diffusion is it an active...,
Name two examples of substances t...,
Which molecules can diffuse acros...
31
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1.5 The origin of cells
What is spontaneous generation,
In 1860 what did louis pasteur de...,
What method did louis pasteur use...
12
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1.6 Cell division
What do all cells go through befo...,
What are the phases in the cell c...,
What percentage of the cell cycle...
27
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2.1 Molecules to metabolism
What do we mean by organic,
What do living things contain a l...,
Why is carbon special
27
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2.2 Water
Why is water referred to as a pol...,
What is the attraction between wa...,
What ability of water molecules e...
28
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2.3 Carbohydrates and lipids
What are the 4 functions of carbo...,
What are monosaccharides what is ...,
What is glucose how many carbons ...
39
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2.4 Proteins
What are all protein polymer cons...,
What are the monomers of proteins...,
What does the general structure o...
31
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2.5 Enzymes
What is a catalyst,
What is an enzyme,
What is an enzyme substrate complex
19
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2.6 Structure of DNA and RNA
Who determined the double strande...,
What methods did watson and crick...,
What are nucleic acids how import...
21
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2.7 DNA replication, transcription and translation
What are the 3 proposed models fo...,
What happens in the conservative ...,
What happens in the semi conserva...
42
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2.8 Cell respiration
What do cells need energy,
What does atp do,
What is cellular respiration
14
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2.9 Photosynthesis
What is photosynthesis,
What are pigments how does the st...,
What is the difference between ab...
14
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3.1 Genes
What is a gene,
Where is a gene,
What are alleles
47
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3.2 Chromosomes
Whats the difference in chromosom...,
What is a genophore,
What does it mean if the dna of p...
35
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3.3 Meiosis
Types of cell division asexual vs...,
Number of daughter cells produced...,
Function asexual vs sexual reprod...
23
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3.4 Inheritance
Who is gregor mendel and what did...,
How did he develop the principles...,
What conclusion did mendel draw f...
43
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3.5 Genetic modification and biotechnology
What is the use of a pcr,
3 stages of a pcr,
What happens once large quantitie...
45
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4.1 Species, communities and ecosystems
What is a species,
What does it mean when two member...,
What is cross breeding
48
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4.2 Energy flow
For most biological communities w...,
How can living organisms harvest ...,
What 3 groups of autotrophs carry...
43
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4.3 Carbon cycling
What do autotrophs convert carbon...,
What does autotrophs absorbing ca...,
What is carbon fixation
60
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4.4 Climate change
What are the 2 most significant g...,
What are the 2 most significant g...,
What does gases do in the atmosphere
48
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5.1 Evidence for evolution
When does evolution occur,
What is the difference between ac...,
What is the mechanism of evolution
28
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5.2 Natural selection
What does natural selection depen...,
What is variation,
What are the 4 types of variations
23
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5.3 Classification of biodiversity
What is classification,
Why do we classify organisms,
What are the 8 taxonomic groups
52
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5.4 Cladistics
What is the difference between ho...,
What is a clade,
Where can evidence for which spec...
27
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6.1 Digestion and Absorption
What are the two major groups of ...,
What organs are part of the alime...,
What are the accessory organs
97
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6.2 The Blood System
What did william harvey find,
After some simple experiments and...,
How many chambers do the heart ha...
101
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6.3 Defence against infectious disease
What happens when the skin is cut,
What process stops bleeding,
Why do blood clots form
98
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6.4 Gas exchange
What does ventilation maintain,
What is gas exchange,
How do humans use gas exchange
74
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6.5 Neurones and synapses
What do neurons transmit,
What are the two systems of the b...,
What does the endocrine system do
94
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6.6 Hormones, homeostasis and reproduction
What do cells in the pancreas res...,
What is initiated when glucose co...,
How many glands in the pancreas
134
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7.1 DNA replication
What was the hershey chase experi...,
How did rosalind franklin contrib...,
What is x ray diffraction
33
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7.2 Transcription and gene expression
What is the function of the promoter,
How is gene expression regulate i...,
What proteins whose binding to dn...
38
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7.3 Translation
What are 4 features included in r...,
What are 3 features of the trna s...,
What is the t and d arm on trna a...
11
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8.1 Metabolism
What can metabolic pathways form,
What is a metabolic pathway,
What is activation energy
12
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8.2 Respiration
What is oxidation and reduction,
When benedicts test is added to s...,
What are electron carriers
16
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8.3 Photosynthesis
Where does the light dependent re...,
What two reactions make up photos...,
Why does the light independent re...
45
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9.1 Transport in the xylem of plants
What is the primary organ of phot...,
What is the role of carbon dioxid...,
What two gases are need to sustai...
112
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9.2 Transport in the phloem of plants
What type of tissue is found thro...,
Where can phloem tissue be found ...,
What is the phloem composed of
65
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9.3 Growth in plants
What are the 2 types of growth,
What does it mean when plants hav...,
How do many plants have the capci...
72
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9.4 Reproduction in plants
What happens when a seed germinates,
What are vegetative structures,
How can a plant change into the r...
100
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10.1 Meiosis
Where do chromosomes replicate be...,
What are the 3 cell cycle phases ...,
What happens in the s phase of in...
44
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10.2 Inheritance
How do unlinked genes segregate a...,
What is segregation,
What is independent assortment
43
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10.3 Gene pools and speciation
What does a gene pool consist of,
What does a large and small gene ...,
What is genetic equilibrium
32
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11.1 Antibody production and vaccination
What is referred to as an antigen,
What are antigens recognized by,
What do lymphocytes do when they ...
73
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11.2 Movement
What are exoskeletons,
How do bones and exoskeleton faci...,
How do bones and exoskeleton faci...
103
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11.3 The kidney and osmoregulation
What are osmoregulators and osmoc...,
What is excretion,
What is the difference between ex...
127
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11.4 Sexual reproduction
What is gametogenesis,
What os oogenesis,
Where does oogenesis start
147
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D1 Human nutrition
What are nutrients,
What are the 6 classes of nutrients,
What are essential nutrients
124
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D2 Digestion
What mechanisms control the secre...,
What does the smell sight thought...,
What are gland cells in the stoma...
60
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D.3 Functions of the liver
Blood arrives at the liver from w...,
Where does the hepatic artery com...,
What is majority of the blood cir...
94
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D4 The heart
What is cardiac muscle unique to,
What are the similarities between...,
What are the similarities between...
85
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D5 Hormones and metabolism
What are endocrine glands,
Where are hormones secreted from ...,
What 6 types of hormones can ther...
65
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D6 Transport of respiratory gases
What does the oxygen dissociation...,
What determines the degree to whi...,
What does the significant change ...
60
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