Biology

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Decks in this class (21)

Section 1 - Biological molecules: 1. Biological molecules
Food test reducing sugars 1,
Food tests non reducing sugars 2,
Food tests starch 3
79  cards
Section 1 - Biological molecules: 2. Nucleic acids
What is a nucleic acid 1,
What is the structure of a nucleo...,
What is the name of the bond betw...
62  cards
Section 2 - Cells: 3. Cell structure
Steps to prepare a microscope sli...,
Steps to setting up a microscope 2,
Magnification 3
74  cards
Section 2 - Cells: 4. Transport across cell membranes
What is a plasma membrane 1,
What is the function of membranes...,
What are the basic structure and ...
42  cards
Section 2 - Cells: 5. Cell recognition and the immune system
What is an infection 1,
What are the two types of defence...,
What is the non specific defence ...
50  cards
Section 3 - Organisms exchange substances with their environment: 6. Exchange
What is exchange 1,
What is passive exchange 2,
What is active exchange 3
80  cards
Section 3 - Organisms exchange substances with their environment: 7. Mass transport
What is a haemoglobin molecule 1,
What is the structure of haemoglo...,
How many o2 molecules can bind to...
75  cards
Section 4 - Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms: 8. DNA, genes and protein synthesis
What is a gene 1,
What are the 4 bases in the dna s...,
Why do 3 bases code for each amin...
42  cards
Section 4 - Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms: 9. Genetic diversity
What is a mutation 1,
What are gene mutations 2,
What are the 3 types of gene muta...
42  cards
Section 4 - Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms: 10. Biodiversity
What is a species 1,
What is the binomial system for n...,
What is classification 3
82  cards
Section 5 - Energy transfer in and between organisms: 11. Photosynthesis
What is the site of photosynthesis 1,
What are the main components with...,
How is the leaf adapted for it s ...
34  cards
Section 5 - Energy transfer in and between organisms: 12. Respiration
What is cellular respiration 1,
What is aerobic respiration 2,
What is anaerobic respiration 3
33  cards
Section 5 - Energy transfer in and between organisms: 13. Energy and Ecosystems
What are producers 1,
What are consumers 2,
What are saprobionts 3
31  cards
Section 6 - Organisms respond to changes in their environment: 14. Response to stimuli
What is a stimulus 1,
How does an organism s ability to...,
What are the basic stages of an o...
66  cards
Section 6 - Organisms respond to changes in their environment: 15. Nervous coordination and muscles
What are the two main forms of co...,
What are neurones nerve cells 2,
What are the main features of ner...
59  cards
Section 6 - Organisms respond to changes in their environment: 16. Homeostasis
What is homeostasis 1,
Why is homeostasis important 2,
What are the control mechanisms o...
58  cards
Section 7 - Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems: 17. Inherited change
What is an organism s genotype 1,
What is an organism s phenotype 2,
What is a gene 3
37  cards
Section 7 - Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems: 18 Populations and evolution
What is a population 1,
What is a gene pool 2,
What is allele frequency 3
32  cards
Section 7 - Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems: 19. Populations in ecosystems
What is ecology 1,
What is an ecosystem 2,
What is a population 3
36  cards
Section 8 - The control of gene expression: 20. Gene expression
What are gene mutations 1,
What are the main types of mutati...,
What is the difference between a ...
56  cards
Section 8 - The control of gene expression: 21. Recombinant DNA technology
What is recombinant dna 1,
What are the 3 ways of producing ...,
What is reverse transcriptase 3
44  cards

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