Biology Year 13

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Decks in this class (21)

Respiration 3.5.2 (Energy transfers in and between organisms 3.5)
What are the 4 key stages of aero...,
What is glycolysis 2,
Where does glycolysis take place 3
44  cards
Energy and ecosytems 3.5.3 (Energy transfers in and between organisms 3.5)
What is an ecosystem 1,
What is the ultimate source of en...,
Define primary producers in an ec...
42  cards
Nutrient Cycles 3.5.4 ( Energy transfers in and between organisms 3.5)
What percentage of the air is nit...,
Why do we need a cycle of nitrogen 2,
Why are microorganisms needed in ...
43  cards
Photosynthesis 3.5.1 ( Energy transfers in and between organisms 3.5)
Explain why most light falling on...,
What are the stages of photosynth...,
Where does the first stage of pho...
14  cards
Control of blood glucose concentration 3.6.4.2 ( Organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments 3.6)
Describe the factors that influen...,
Describe the role of the liver in...,
Explain the action of insulin in ...
12  cards
Nervous coordination 3.6.2 ( Organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments 3.6)
Describe the structure of a myeli...,
Describe resting potential 2,
Explain how a resting potential i...
15  cards
Control of blood water potential 3.6.4.3 ( Organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments 3.6)
Describe the structure of a nephr...,
Summarise the role of different p...,
Describe the formation of glomeru...
15  cards
Synaptic transmission 3.6.2.2 ( Organisms respond to changed in their internal and external environments 3.6)
Describe the structure of a synap...,
What are cholinergic synapses 2,
Describe transmission across a ch...
14  cards
3.6.3 Skeletal muscles are stimulated to contract by nerves and act as effectors
Describe how muscles work 1,
Describe an advantage of muscle f...,
Describe the gross and microscopi...
10  cards
3.6.1.2 Receptors
Describe the basic structure of a...,
Describe how a generator potentia...,
Explain what the pacinian corpusc...
6  cards
3.6.4.1 Principles of homeostasis and negative feedback ( 3.6 Organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments )
Describe homeostasis in mammals 1,
Explain the importance of maintai...,
Explain the importance of maintai...
7  cards
3.6.1 Stimuli , both internal and external , are detected snd lead to a response ( 3.6 Organisms respond to chanhed in their internal and external environments)
What is a stimulus 1,
Why is it important that organism...,
What is a tropism 3
9  cards
8.4.1Recombinant Gene technologies ( 8.0 The control of gene expression)
What is recombinant dna technology 1,
Explain why transferred dna can b...,
Describe how dna fragments can be...
21  cards
6.1.3 Control of heart rate ( 3.6 Organisms respond ti changes in their internal and external environments)
Cardiac muscle is myogenic what d...,
Where is the sinoatrial node san ...,
Describe the myogenic stimulation...
6  cards
8.2.1 Most of a cells DNA is not translated ( 8.0 The control of gene expression)
What are stem cells 1,
Describe how stem cells become sp...,
Describe totipotent cells 3
9  cards
8.1 Alteration if the sequence of bases in DNA can alter the structure of proteins ( 8.0 The control of gene expression)
What is a gene mutation 1,
What is a mutagenic agent 2,
Explain how a gene mutation can l...
8  cards
8.4.2 Differences in DNA between individuals of the same species can be exploited for identification and diagnosis of heritable conditions ( 8.0 control of gene expression)
What are dna probes 1,
Suggest why dna probes are longer...,
What is dna hybridisation 3
11  cards
8.4.3 Genetic fingerprinting ( Topic 8 The control of gene expression )
What are variable number tandem r...,
Why are vntr useful in genetic fi...,
Explain how genetic fingerprintin...
7  cards
8.3 Using genome projects ( topic 8 control of gene epxression)
Define genome and proteome 1,
What is genome sequencing and why...,
Explain how determining the genom...
6  cards
8.2.2 Regulation of transcription and translation ( topic 8 control of gene expression)
What are transcription factors 1,
Describe how transcription can be...,
Explain how oestrogen affects tra...
10  cards
8.2.3 Gene expression and cancer
Describe how tumors and cancers f...,
Compare the main characteristics ...,
Describe the function of tumour s...
10  cards

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