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Decks in this class (20)

B15 - Homeostasis & Thermoregulation
Define homeostasis 2 1,
Describe the role of receptors an...,
Explain the role of negative feed...
15  cards
B15 - The Liver
What three main substances need t...,
Which blood vessel supplies oxyge...,
What is the role of the hepatic p...
15  cards
B15 - The kidney
Explain how blood passes through ...,
What are the filtering units of t...,
How is urine released from the ki...
19  cards
B15 - Kidney Failure & Urine Samples
What are some reasons for kidney ...,
What could blood in the urine ind...,
Kidney failure can cause urea and...
24  cards
B14 - Hormones, pancreas, diabetes
Define an endocrine gland 1,
What does the pituitary gland pro...,
What hormone does the thyroid gla...
44  cards
B14 - coordinated response
What is the fight or flight respo...,
How is the flight or fight respon...,
What is the role of adrenaline 2 3
17  cards
B3 - Biological molecules
Why is water a polar molecule 1,
Water has strong hydrogen bonding...,
Name 3 monosaccharides one simple...
57  cards
Actual exam Qs
Describe the ways in which the st...
1  cards
B4 - enzymes
Why are enzymes so important 2 1,
What is an anabolic reaction 2,
What is a catabolic reaction 3
44  cards
B6 - cell division
What are the two phases of the ce...,
What are the stages of interphase 2,
What cells enter g0 2 3
58  cards
B2 - cell structure & organelles
Nucleus 1,
Nucleolus 2,
Plasma membrane 3
28  cards
B2 - Microscopy
What is a compound microscope and...,
How thin must the specimen be for...,
Why is a blue light filter used i...
26  cards
B5 - plasma membranes
Define osmosis 2 1,
Define active transport 2 2,
Define diffusion 3
19  cards
B7 - gas exchange & breathing
Why don t unicellular organisms n...,
Why do unicellular organisms need...,
How is the nasal cavity in mammal...
31  cards
B7 - gas exchange in insects & bony fish
Why do insects need a gas exchang...,
What is a spiracles and sphincters 2,
Spiracle tracheae tracheoles stru...
11  cards
B8 - transport in animals
Why do animals need a transport s...,
Components of circulatory system 3 2,
Open circulatory system in general 3
38  cards
B9 - transport in plants
Metabolic demands reason for tran...,
Phloem 2,
Xylem structure 3
11  cards
B21
Bioinformatics 1,
Computational biology 2,
Dna barcoding 3
20  cards
B22 - cloning & biotech
Natural cloning in plants occurs ...,
Micropropagation in plants 2,
Reasons for micropropagation in p...
17  cards
B10 - classification
Taxonomy 1,
Phylogeny 2,
Species 3
5  cards

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