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BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES- carbohydrates
Define a monomer,
Define a polymergive some examples,
What happens during a condensatio...
29
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BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES - lipids
Describe how to test for lipids i...,
How do triglycerides form,
Are lipids soluble in water
15
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BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES -Proteins
What is the general structure of ...,
Describe how to test for proteins...,
How many amino acids are there an...
13
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BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES - enzymes
What are enzymes,
Explain the induced fit model of ...,
How have the models of enzyme act...
14
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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
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BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES - water and inorganic ions
Why is water a polar molecule,
State 4 biologically important pr...,
Explain why water is significant ...
14
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Cell structure - eukaryotic cells
What are eukaryotic cells,
Where are membrane bound organell...,
What are the membrane bound organ...
36
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Cell structure - prokaryotic cells + virus
Description of prokaryotic cells,
State the role of plasmids in pro...,
State the role of flagella in pro...
11
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METHODS OF STUDYING CELLS -Microscopes
Describe how optical light micros...,
Suggest the advantages and limita...,
Describe how a transmission elect...
12
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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
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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
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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
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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
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IMMUNITY- vaccination,HIV,antibodies in medicine etc
Explain the principles of vaccina...,
What is herd immunty,
What are some ethical issues surr...
10
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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 ...
29
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TOPIC 3 - digestion and absorption
Define digestion,
Which enzymes are involved in car...,
What are the substrates and produ...
12
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TOPIC 3 - Mass transport - Hb
Describe the structure of haemogl...,
Describe the role of haemoglobin,
Name 3 factors affecting oxygen h...
11
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TOPIC 3 - mass transport - mammalian circulatory system + the heart structure + cardiac cycle
What is the function of coronary ...,
Relate the structure of the chamb...,
Relate the structure of the vesse...
22
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Topic 3 - mass transport in plants
How is water transported in plants,
Explain cohesion tension theory,
What are the three components of ...
10
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TOPIC 4 - DNA GENES CHROMOSOMES
Describe the structure of dna,
What are three components of nucl...,
Role of dna
17
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TOPIC 4 - protein synthesis
What is the genome,
What is the proteome,
Describe the structure of mrna
12
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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
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TOPIC 4 - genetic diversity and adaptation
Define population,
What is an allele,
Define genetic diversity
15
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TOPIC 4 - species and taxonomy
Define species,
What are the advantages of coutsh,
What are courtship rituals and so...
14
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TOPIC 4 - biodiversity within a community + investigating diversity
What is biodiversity,
What are the,
What is ecosystem diversity
14
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