Biology

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Decks in this class (38)

Biological molecules 1: Carbohydrates
What are monosaccharides 1,
What are the two types of sugars 2,
What atoms do all carbohydrates c...
45  cards
Biological molecules 1: Lipids
What are triglycerides 1,
What are fatty acid tails made of 2,
What bond holds together the glyc...
16  cards
Biological molecules 1: Proteins
What are proteins 1,
What is the monomer of a protein 2,
What is a dipeptide 3
33  cards
Biological molecules 1: Enzymes
What are enzymes 1,
Where can enzyme action occur 2,
How do enzymes speed up reactions 3
14  cards
Biological molecules 1: Factors affecting enzyme activity
What are the factors which affect...,
How do low temperatures affect en...,
How does increasing temperature t...
21  cards
Testing for biological molecules 1
How is food sample prepared for t...,
What solution is used to test for...,
Describe the procedure used to te...
31  cards
More biological molecules: DNA and RNA
What does dna stand for 1,
What does rna stand for 2,
What are nucleic acids 3
29  cards
More biological molecules: DNA replication
State why dna replicates 1,
Outline the steps of semi conserv...,
Describe the function of dna heli...
19  cards
More biological molecules: ATP
State what atp stands for 1,
What type of monomer is atp 2,
State what processes atp is used ...
19  cards
More biological molecules: Water
Explain why water is a polar mole...,
Outline benefits for water being ...,
What percentage of cells is made ...
20  cards
More biological molecules: Inorganic ions
Define inorganic ion 1,
How are ions formed 2,
State what negative ions are call...
13  cards
Cells: Structure of eukaryotic cells
What is a eukaryotic cell 1,
What is a plasma membrane cell su...,
What is the function of a plasma ...
46  cards
Cells: Prokaryotic cells and viruses
What is the size of a prokaryote 1,
State a difference between prokar...,
State all the differences between...
23  cards
Cells: Methods of studying cells
What is resolution 1,
State the two types of microscopes 2,
State the two types of electron m...
32  cards
Cells: Cell cycle and mitosis
Name the three main stages in the...,
Name the three stages of interpha...,
What occurs during the g1 phase 3
28  cards
Cells: Cell membrane structure
What is the fluid mosaic model 1,
The plasma membrane of a cell is ...,
What materials can pass through t...
25  cards
Cells: Exchange across cell membranes - diffusion
What is diffusion 1,
What is simple diffusion 2,
Diffusion is a passive process wh...
14  cards
Cells: Exchange across cell membranes - osmosis
What is osmosis 1,
Is osmosis a passive process 2,
What is meant by water potential 3
17  cards
Cells: Exchange across cell membranes - active transport
What is active transport 1,
What are the two types of active ...,
Is active transport a passive pro...
13  cards
Cells: The immune system
What is an antigen 1,
What do antigen allow the immune ...,
What several defence mechanisms d...
31  cards
Cells: Immunity and vaccine
What is active immunity 1,
Outline the two types of active i...,
What is passive immunity 3
17  cards
Cells: Antibodies in medicine
What are monoclonal antibodies 1,
How are monoclonal antibodies use...,
Outline how monoclonal antibodies...
13  cards
Cells: HIV and viruses
What does hiv stand for 1,
What does hiv progress to 2,
What does aids stand for 3
23  cards
Exchange and transport systems: Size and surface area
Do smaller organisms have a high ...,
Do larger organisms have a higher...,
What does ficks law state 3
11  cards
Exchange and transport systems: Gas exchange - fish, insects, plants, and single celled organisms
State what gas exchange occurs ov...,
What is a gas exchange surface 2,
What do most gas exchange surface...
39  cards
Exchange and transport systems: Gas exchange in humans
What are the lungs 1,
What is the trachea in humans 2,
What prevents the trachea from co...
17  cards
Exchange and transport systems: The effects of lung disease
Define tidal volume 1,
Define vetilation rate 2,
Define forced expiratory volume f...
21  cards
More exchange and transport systems: Digestion and absorption
What is digestion 1,
Why does digestion occur 2,
What digestive enzymes catalyses ...
30  cards
More exchange and transport systems: Haemoglobin
0  cards
More exchange and transport systems: The circulatory system
0  cards
More exchange and transport systems: The heart
What is the heart made of 1,
What are the properties of cardia...,
What are coronary arteries 3
29  cards
More exchange and transport systems: Cardiovascular disease
0  cards
More exchange and transport systems: Transport in plants - xylem
0  cards
More exchange and transport systems: Transport in plants - phloem
0  cards
DNA, RNA and protein synthesis: DNA, genes and chromosomes
How is dna stored in eukaryotic c...,
How is dna stored in prokaryotic ...,
How does dna in eukaryotic cells ...
24  cards
DNA, RNA and protein synthesis: RNA and protein synthesis
What are the two types of rna inv...,
What are the tree types of rna an...,
How does rna differ from dna 3
16  cards
DNA, RNA and protein synthesis: Transcription and translation
What are the two processes of pro...,
Where does transcription occur in...,
Where does transcription take pla...
11  cards
DNA, RNA and protein synthesis: The genetic code and nucleic acids
0  cards

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