biology

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BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES- carbohydrates
Define a monomer,
Define a polymergive some examples,
What happens during a condensatio...
29  cards
BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES - lipids
Describe how to test for lipids i...,
How do triglycerides form,
Are lipids soluble in water
15  cards
BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES -Proteins
What is the general structure of ...,
Describe how to test for proteins...,
How many amino acids are there an...
13  cards
BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES - enzymes
What are enzymes,
Explain the induced fit model of ...,
How have the models of enzyme act...
14  cards
BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES - nucleic acids and DNA, ATP, evidence for semi conservative replication
Draw the structure of a nucleotide,
Name the pentose sugars in rna an...,
State the role of dna in living c...
20  cards
BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES - water and inorganic ions
Why is water a polar molecule,
State 4 biologically important pr...,
Explain why water is significant ...
14  cards
Cell structure - eukaryotic cells
What are eukaryotic cells,
Where are membrane bound organell...,
What are the membrane bound organ...
36  cards
Cell structure - prokaryotic cells + virus
Description of prokaryotic cells,
State the role of plasmids in pro...,
State the role of flagella in pro...
11  cards
METHODS OF STUDYING CELLS -Microscopes
Describe how optical light micros...,
Suggest the advantages and limita...,
Describe how a transmission elect...
12  cards
ALL CELLS ARISE FROM OTHER CELLS -The cell cycle
State what cell cycle is and outl...,
Explain why the cell cycle may no...,
What happens during interphase
14  cards
ALL CELLS ARISE FROM OTHER CELLS - Cancer
What causes cancer,
What affects the rate of cell div...,
What is a mutation and how can it...
12  cards
TRANSPORT ACROSS MEMBRANES - diffusion ,osmosis ,active transport + co-transport
Describe the fluid mosaic model o...,
Explain the role of cholesterol a...,
Explain the functions of extrinsi...
23  cards
IMMUNITY- phagocytosis,cell mediated and humoural response, active and passive immunity
What is an antigen,
How does phagocytosis destroy pat...,
Explain the role of apc s
16  cards
IMMUNITY- vaccination,HIV,antibodies in medicine etc
Explain the principles of vaccina...,
What is herd immunty,
What are some ethical issues surr...
10  cards
TOPIC 3 - Mass transport
Describe the structure of haemogl...,
Describe the role of haemoglobin,
Name 3 factors affecting oxygen h...
12  cards
TOPIC 3 - surface area: volume + gas exchange
How does an organisms size relate...,
How does an organisms surface are...,
How might a large organism adapt ...
19  cards
TOPIC 4 - DNA GENES CHROMOSOMES
Describe the structure of dna,
What are three components of nucl...,
Role of dna
17  cards
TOPIC 4 - protein synthesis
What is the genome,
What is the proteome,
Describe the structure of mrna
12  cards
TOPIC 4- genetic diversity can arise as a result of mutation or during mitosis
What is a mutation,
Why might a mutation not lead to ...,
What is a substitution mutation
14  cards
TOPIC 4 - genetic diversity and adaptation
Define population,
What is an allele,
Define genetic diversity
11  cards
TOPIC 4 - species and taxonomy
Define species,
What are the advantages of coutsh,
What are courtship rituals and so...
11  cards

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