biology flashcards

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Decks in this class (40)

Classification and Biodiversity
What are flowering plants,
What plants are examples of non f...,
What are vertebrates
10  cards
Population size
What can the size of an animal po...,
The size of a plant population ma...,
What does interspecific competiti...
4  cards
Biodiversity
What is biodiversity,
What is biodiversity important for,
What leads to a decrease in biodi...
8  cards
biological control of pests
What is the biological control of...,
What are the advantages of biolog...,
What are the disadvantages of bio...
3  cards
introducing alien species
What is an alien species,
What are the disadvantage of an i...,
What are some problems that alien...
4  cards
genetic information
Where is the genetic information ...,
How many pairs of chromosomes are...,
What are chromosomes arranged by
11  cards
Mitosis
What is mitosis,
What does mitosis produce,
What does each new cell contain
8  cards
meiosis
What is meiosis,
What does meiosis produce,
What are gametes
5  cards
Stem Cells
What are stem cells,
What do stem cells have the poten...,
What is the source of stem cells ...
7  cards
DNA and inheritance
What does the nucleus contain,
What are chromosomes,
Genes are sections of______
11  cards
Genetic Profiling
What is genetic profiling,
What is the process of genetic pr...
6  cards
Inheritance and Chromosomes
Inheritance is,
How many chromosomes do human bod...
6  cards
Genetics
What is genetics,
How many genes do you have for ev...,
What are alleles
8  cards
Genetics problems
What process do we use to explain...,
What would a dominant allele look...,
What would a recessive allele loo...
6  cards
Inheritance of sex
What chromosomes do the father ce...,
What chromosomes do the mother ce...
8  cards
Genetically modified crops
What is menat by genetically modi...,
What are herbicides,
How would you make a plant herbic...
6  cards
Variation
What does variation mean,
What is the basis of evolution
10  cards
Reproduction
What is meant by reproduction,
What are the two types of reprodu...
6  cards
Mutations
What is a mutation,
What could a mutation result in,
How can mutations happen
11  cards
variation and inheritance
What are chromsomes in terms of dna,
What are genes in terms of dna,
What does dna contain
6  cards
inherited diseases
What ia an example of an inherite...,
What is an inherited disease,
What can the inheritance of genet...
3  cards
cystic fibrosis
What is cystic fibrosis,
What does a person with cystic fi...,
What could cystic fibrosis cause
4  cards
gene therapy
What is gene therapy
1  cards
evolution
What is evolution,
What does evolution result in,
Who worked on the idea of evolution
6  cards
the nervous system
What s part of the central nervou...,
How many sense organs are connect...,
What cells are sense organs made ...
7  cards
sensed organs and stimuli
Name all the sense organs,
What is the stimulus for the eye,
What is teh stimulus for the ears
6  cards
reflex actions
What are reflex actions,
Name all 5 reflexes,
Whats the explanation for the ref...
7  cards
the reflex arc
What is the order of reflex actions,
What is the co ordinator,
What is the effector
3  cards
homeostasis
When do body cells work the most ...,
What does homeostasis mean,
What are the conditions for the b...
6  cards
diabetes
What is diabetes,
What are the symptoms of diabetes,
How do you diagnose for diabetes
6  cards
the skin
What is the erector muscle,
What is vasoconstriction,
What is vasodialation
5  cards
drugs and alcohol
What can alcohol do,
What are the short term effects o...,
What are the long term effects of...
3  cards
negative feedback - blood glucose
What is hyperglycemia,
What is hypoglecmia,
What do the enzymes in your saliv...
5  cards
pathogens
What is a pathogen,
Are all micro organisms pathogens,
What are the 4 examples of pathogens
8  cards
defending against infection
How many lines of defence does th...,
What is the first line of defence,
How does the skin defend itself f...
9  cards
primary response
What do all cells have,
What do foreign antigens do,
List the steps of immune response
5  cards
secondary response
What do memory cells do,
What triggers memory cells,
What do plasma cells do
5  cards
differences between primary and secondary response
What are the differences between ...
1  cards
vaccinations
How does vaccination work
1  cards
antibiotics
What are antibiotics,
What do antibiotics do,
Whats antibiotic resistance
4  cards

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