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Biological Molecules
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1.1,1.2&1.3 Monomers And Polymers, Carbs and Lipids
What are monosaccharides,
What forms a glycosidic bond,
How are disaccharides formed
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1.4 Proteins
What are proteins made up from,
What elements do proteins contain,
What is the structure of an amino...
24
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1.4 Enzymes
What are enzymes,
What is ea,
How do enzymes split substrates
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1.5 Nucleic acids
What is the pentose sugar found i...,
What is the nitrogen and carbon c...,
What is the nitrogen and carbon c...
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1.6 ATP
What are the advantages of atp x5,
What is atp used for x6,
How is atp used for metabolic pro...
19
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1.7 & 1.8 Water and Inorganic ions
What is the structure of water,
How does the structure of water a...,
What is specific heat capacity
21
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Cells
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2.1 Structure and function of eukaryotic cells
What is the structure of a nucleus,
What is the function of the nucle...,
What is the structure of the nucl...
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2.1 Structure of prokaryotic cells and of viruses
What is a prokaryotic cell,
What is the structure of a prokar...,
What is a capsule
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2.1 Compare Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells
Prokaryotic eukaryotic comparison...,
Prokaryotic eukaryotic comparison...,
Prokaryotic eukaryotic comparison...
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2.1 Microscopes and Magnification
How does the optical microscope work,
What are the advantages of the el...,
Why do electron microscopes have ...
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Organ systems
What is an organ,
What is an organ system,
What is the endocrine system
14
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Tissues
What are tissues,
What are the 4 categories of tissue,
What is the function of the epith...
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2.1 Cell Fractionation and Ultracentrifugation
What is cell fractionation,
What happens before cell fraction...,
Why is the tissue place in a cold...
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2.2 Cancer
What is cancer,
Where can tumours develop,
Where a tumours most commonly found
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2.2 Cell Cycle, Mitosis and Meiosis
What is the cell cycle,
What are the three stages of the ...,
What is interphase cell cycle
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2.3 Transport across cell membranes
What is the function of the cell ...,
What molecules make up the cell s...,
What is the structure of phosphol...
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2.4 Defence mechanisms
What is an infection,
What is immunity,
What is the immune system
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2.4 Phagocytosis
What are the two types of white b...,
What do phagocytes do,
What do lymphocytes do
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2.4 T Lymphocytes and cell-mediated immunity & B lymphocytes and humoral immunity
What is immunity,
What is an antigen,
What are b lymphocytes
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2.4 Antibodies
What are antibodies,
What happens when the body is inf...,
What is the structure of an antibody
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2.4 Vaccination
What is immunity,
What is passive immunity,
What is active immunity
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2.4 HIV
What does hiv stand for,
What is hiv,
What is the structure of hiv
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Organisms exchange substances with their environment
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3.1 Surface area to volume ratio
How does an organisms size relate...,
How does an organisms surface are...,
How might a large organism adapt ...
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3.2 Gas Exchange
Where does gas exchange happen,
What are the characteristics of a...,
What factors affect diffusion
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3.3 Digestion and absorption
What is amylase,
What is maltase,
What is sucrase
29
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3.4 Mass transport
What is the structure of haemoglobin,
What is the shape of the curve in...,
What does the curve shifted to th...
92
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3.4 Tissue fluid
What is tissue fluid,
How is tissue fluid formed,
What is hydrostatic pressure
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Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms
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4.1 & 4.2 Genes and the genetic code
What is a gene,
Where is a gene located,
What do genes code for
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4.3 Gene mutation
What is a mutation,
When do mutations occur,
What are the 3 main ways the dna ...
18
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4.4 Genetic diversity and adaptation
What is a population,
What is an allele,
What is genetic diversity
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4.5 Species and taxonomy
What is a species,
What are the advantages of courts...,
Why does courtship behaviour enab...
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4.6 & 4.7 Biodiversity within a community
What is biodiversity,
What is a community,
What is species diveristy
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