biology flashcards

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Decks in this class (54)

eukaryotes and prokaryotes
What are prokaryotes,
What are eukaryotes and some exam...,
Similarities between the prokaryo...
4  cards
Animal and plant cells
What do animal cells contain,
What does a plant cell contain,
What is cytoplasm
9  cards
cell specialisation and differentiation
What is a specialised cell
1  cards
Diffusion, osmosis and active transport
What is diffusion,
What happens when there is a big ...,
What particles can go through the...
12  cards
chromosones
What are chromosones made of,
What is dna wound round,
What is a karytype
7  cards
Mitosis
What does mitosis do,
What is the acronym for mitosis,
What happens in the prophase
12  cards
stem cells
What are stem cells,
What can stem cells do,
Where can stem cells be found
16  cards
principles of organisation
What are the organelles,
What are tissues,
What cells do the organelles make
9  cards
human digestive system
What are the four major tasks of ...,
What is ingestion,
What is digestion
22  cards
enzymes
What is the specific area in an e...,
What is induced fit,
What does an enzyme have the abil...
7  cards
blood vessels
What are the role of the arteries,
What are the role of the capilliries,
What is the role of the vein
11  cards
blood
What does our blood contain,
What is the role of red blood cells,
What do red blood cells contain
13  cards
coronary heart disease
What is coronary heart disease,
What blocks this,
What does this cause
11  cards
health issues
What is a risk factor,
What is a non comunicable diseases,
What are risk factors either
10  cards
health
What is health,
What could some factors of being ...,
What could a factor be of being u...
7  cards
cancer
What are the two different types ...,
What tumour is dangerous,
Why are benign not cancerous
5  cards
plant tissues
Where is the upper epidermis placed,
What is the upper epidermis s role,
What is the roles of the epidermis
18  cards
transpiration
What is transpiration,
What does transpiration start with,
What happens after water is evapo...
13  cards
types of diseases
What are the viral diseases,
What is measels,
What are the measle symptoms
15  cards
human defence systems
What is a physical and chemical b...,
What does the skin contain,
How are our noses adapted to stop...
11  cards
vaccination
Pros of vaccines,
What is herd immunity,
What are the cons of vaccines
3  cards
antibiotics
When was the first antibiotic dis...,
What does having antibiotics mean,
What do antibiotic do
5  cards
development of drugs
Where do medicines come from,
What was painkiller aspirin extra...,
Where did they also extract drugs...
12  cards
photosynthesis
Where does photosynthesis take place,
What do leaves contain,
What is the equation for photosyn...
5  cards
uses of glucose
What is the first use of glucose,
What is the second use of the glu...,
What can glucose produced in phot...
5  cards
aroebic and aneroebic
What is the chemical formula of this,
What happens in areobic respirati...,
When is aneroebic respiration car...
7  cards
response to exercise
What does the body need during ex...,
What respiration increases,
What happens when we need extra o...
3  cards
metobolism
What is the defition of metabolism,
What is glucose converted to in a...,
What is another thing that glucos...
6  cards
microscopy
What lens are we using,
How do we set up the microscope,
What are the different lenses of ...
8  cards
food tests
How do you prepare the sample,
How do we test for starch,
What happens if starch is present
11  cards
required pratical: effect of ph on amylase
1,
2,
3
10  cards
osmosis (required practical)
1,
2,
3
11  cards
principles of homeostasis
What,
What is meant by internal conditions,
Why is homeostasis used
9  cards
structure and function of the nervous system
What two parts are the nervous sy...,
What do they send,
What is the reflex arc
3  cards
sexual and asexual reproduction
What is the first key point of se...,
What happens is sexual reproduction,
What happens in asexaul reproduction
3  cards
meiosis
Where does meiosis take place,
What happens in the first stage o...,
What does the cell now do
7  cards
dna and the genome
Structure of dna,
What is a gene,
What is the genome
4  cards
cystic fibrosis
1  cards
alleles
Alleles,
Genotype,
Phenotype
3  cards
sex determination
What gender has the sex chromoson...,
What is the chromosones from the ...
2  cards
variation
What is variation,
Three main causes of variation,
Mustations
3  cards
evolution
1  cards
selective breeding
Examples of selective breeding,
Stages of selective breeding,
Problem with selective breeding
3  cards
genetic engineering
0  cards
evidence of evolution from fossils
What is it called when parts of o...,
Conditions for a fossil,
Problems with fossils
4  cards
mrsa
0  cards
mrsa
0  cards
classification
What did linaeous divide organism...,
What are the catorgery of linneas,
True bacteria
7  cards
communites
Communites,
Population,
Community
6  cards
adaptations of animals
Camel,
Artic fox,
Cactus
4  cards
carbon cycle
What does it start with,
2  cards
the heart
What is the four chambers of the ...,
What separates the atrium s,
What is the proccess
7  cards
the water cycle
What happen first,
What happens second,
What happens third
4  cards
active transport
Active transport,
What does active transport require
2  cards

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