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Neuronal responses
Function of the nervous system,
What is the nervous system made u...,
What is a nerve cells purpose
35
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resting potential
Describe the resting potential ne...,
What is the potential difference ...,
What does this negative potential...
20
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action potential
At resting what is the potential ...,
Why is the resting potential nega...,
What are the positive and negativ...
28
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Glycolysis
What is the first stage of respir...,
What does glycolysis start with,
What is glucose molecule converte...
15
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anaerobic respiration
When does anaerobic respiration o...,
What happens to the electron tran...,
What happens to proton gradient i...
13
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synapse structure
What does a synapse link,
What is the purpose of a synapse,
Where does the information travel...
17
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synaptic transmission
What happens to the membrane when...,
What does the depolarisation of t...,
What happens when voltage gates c...
16
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inhibitory synapses
How do sodium ions diffuse into a...,
What happens when the sodium ions...,
What is it called when next neuro...
13
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Features of synapses
What do synapses ensure,
What is reason 1 why action poten...,
What is reason 2 why action poten...
10
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structure of the eye
What is the conjunctiva,
What protects the rest of the eye...,
How does the eye focus an image
19
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the retina
What are the 2 types of photorece...,
What do rod cells do,
What are rod cells more sensitive to
19
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Plant responses to changes in the environment
What is a stimuli,
What are external stimuli,
What are internal stimuli
16
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Dark current
What happens to photoreceptors wh...,
What do we call the depolarisatio...,
What happens when photoreceptors ...
26
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link reaction
What does the link reaction involve,
Where does the link reaction take...,
What is removed from pyruvate
11
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Krebs cycle
Where does the krebs cycle take p...,
What is the purpose of the krebs ...,
What is produced in the krebs cycle
20
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Electron transport chain
When can oxidative phosphorylatio...,
Describe a hydrogen atom,
Where do the reduced coenzymes ac...
25
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Auxin and Phototropism
How are tropisms controlled,
What is an example of a plant gro...,
What group does indoleacetic acid...
18
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Central and peripheral nervous system
What is the nervous system,
What are the 2 main parts of the ...,
What is the cns mostly made up of
9
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sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
What can autonomic nervous system...,
When is sympathetic system active,
When is parasympathetic system ac...
4
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deep brain structures
Where is medulla oblongata found,
What system is medulla oblongata ...,
What is found in the medulla oblo...
18
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Outer brain structures
What is the purpose of the cerebrum,
What is the cerebrum divided into,
What are the 2 hemispheres connec...
9
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Structural brain imaging
What can result from damage to th...,
Describe ct scans,
How do ct scans work
13
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Functional brain imaging
What does functional brain imagin...,
What does an fmri do,
When do certain areas of the brai...
12
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underexercise
What does exercise do for vasodil...,
Why is increased vasodilation ben...,
What exercise do to high density ...
15
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Structure of Myofibrils
What are the bundles that skeleta...,
What are myofibrils made of,
Describe sarcomeres
13
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Role of troponin and tropomyosin
What is it called when the strand...,
Sarcomeres are made up of actin a...,
What is tropomyosin
6
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The molecular Basis of contraction
When do sarcomeres contract,
What is the first step of sarcome...,
What is the second step of sarcom...
13
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The Ultrastructure of the Sacromere During Contraction
What are the observable changes t...,
What stays the same during the sa...
2
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Principles of Homeostasis
Define homeostasis,
What is the bloods ph,
Why does blood need to be at ph 735
9
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Positive and negative feedback
Define negative feedback,
How is the optimum point for the ...,
What happens when receptors detec...
9
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Communication systems
How do receptor cells and effecto...,
What are the 2 separate communica...,
What does the neuronal system use...
7
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Regulating gene expression in prokaryotes
Describe gene expression,
What does regulation of gene expr...,
When does transcription and trans...
4
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Lac Operon
In prokaryotic cells what are the...,
What is an operon,
Why are operons useful
25
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Transcriptional regulation in Eukaryotes
What is a genome,
What does gene expression control,
What does transcriptional regulat...
13
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The critical period
What is the critical period,
What can disruptions in the criti...,
How can critical period be shown ...
15
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ethics of animal studies
Where does most of the evidence f...,
What are model organisms,
Why are monkeys used in vision sc...
9
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Visual organisation
Where are visual signals picked up,
Where do sensory neurones from th...,
Where do neurones travel to after...
10
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Respiratory quotients
What can be used as respiratory s...,
Which molecules produces the most...,
How do some molecules produce mor...
9
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Respiratory substrates
What is a respiratory substrate,
Describe the process of lipid bre...,
Describe how proteins are used as...
3
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hormones
What are hormones,
Why can hormones contact almost a...,
Which cells are affected by hormones
23
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Controlling heart rate
How can the heart be modified,
How is the heart modified,
What does it mean that the heart ...
18
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Habituation
Define habituation,
In sea slugs what causes the gill...,
What happens to the sensory neuro...
5
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memory
What does memory allow us to do,
What are the 2 main types of memory,
How is memory formed
3
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Human genome prodject
What did scientists do after the ...,
What is dna sequencing,
Who was the pioneer of dna sequen...
8
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Personalised medicine
What have genome comparisons found,
What are the difference in the dn...,
What can single nucleotide polymo...
22
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Thermoregulation
What happens when molecules get h...,
What happens if temperature becom...,
What are the 2 ways animals regul...
23
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Dopamine and serotonin
Where are neurones that produce d...,
What area of the brain is involve...,
What can occur at the motor corte...
52
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Genetic engineering
What are genetically modified org...,
Why do scientists develop gmos,
What is a transgenic organism
80
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epigeneitcs
What are epigenetic changes,
What happens in epigenetic changes,
When does epigenetic changes occur
34
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