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Characteristics of Living Organisms
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Organelles in typical animal cell
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Organelles in typical plant cell
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Cells are Specialised
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Similar Cells are Organised into Tissues
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Tissues are Organised into Organs
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Organs Make Up Organ Systems
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Plants
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Animals
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Fungi
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Protoctists
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Bacteria
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Viruses
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Some Organisms Are Pathogens
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Enzymes Are Catalysts Produced by Living Things
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Enzymes are Very Specific
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Enzymes Like it Warm but Not Too Hot
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You Can Measure a How Fast a Product Appears
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... Or How Fast a Substrate Disappears
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Enzymes Also Need the Right pH
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Don’t be Put Off by the Fancy Word
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Cell Membranes are Pretty Clever
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Osmosis is a Special Case of Diffusion
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Water Moves Into and Out of Cells by Osmosis
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Plants Are Supported by Turgid Cells
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You Can Investigate Diffusion in a Non-Living Syste,
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Investigate Osmosis in Living System
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Investigate Osmosis in Non-Living Systems
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Active Transport is the Opposite of Diffusion
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Three Main Factors Affect The Movement of Substances
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Responding to their Environment Helps Organisms Survive
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Receptors Detect Stimuli and Effectors Produce a Response
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The Central Nervous Systems (CNS) Coordinates Information
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Reflexes Help Prevent Injury
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The Reflex Arc Goes Through the CNS
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Learn the Eye
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In Clockwise order list all the labels of the Eye
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The Iris Reflex - Adjusting for Bright Light
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Focusing on Near and Distant Objects - Another Reflex
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Long-sighted people
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Short-sighted people
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Hormones are Chemical Messengers Sent in the Blood
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Key Hormones and Their Roles in the Body
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Hormones and Nerves Do Similar Jobs, but There Are Differences
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Homeostasis - it’s all about Balance
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Water Is Lost from the Body in Various Ways
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Body Temp is Kept at About 37 °C
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Skin Plays an Important Role in Maintaining Body Temperature
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Smaller Organisms Can Cool Down Quicker
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Plants Need to Respond to Stimuli too
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Auxins are Plant Growth Hormomes
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Auxins Change the Direction of Root and Shoot Growth
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Carbohydrates are Made Up of Simple Sugars
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Proteins are Made Up of Amino Acids
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Lipids are Made Up of Fatty Acids and Glycerol
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You Can Test for Glucose Using Benedict’s Reagent
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Use the Iodine Test for Starch
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You Need to Eat Different Foods to Get Different Nutrients
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A Balanced Diet Supplies All Your Essential Nutrients
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Energy Requirements Vary in Different People
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Food Can be Burnt to See How Much Energy it Contains
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First You Need a Dry Food, Water and a Flame
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Calculate the Amount of Energy in Joules
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Calculate the Amount of Energy in Joules per Gram
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The Accuracy of the Experiment Can be Increased
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Digestive Enzymes Break Down Big Molecules into Smaller Ones
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Bile Neutralises the Stomach Acid and Emulsifies Fats
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Your Alimentary Canal Runs Through Your Body
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Food is Moved Through the Gut by Peristalsis
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Ingestion
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Digestion
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Absorption
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Assimilation
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Egestion
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Villi in the Small Intestine Help with Absorption
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Photosynthesis Produces Glucose Using Sunlight
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Leaves are Designed for Making Food by Photosynthesis
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Leaves are Adapted for Efficient Photosynthesis
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The Limiting Factor Depends on the Conditions
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Not Enough LIGHT Slows Down the Rate of Photosynthesis
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Too Little CARBON DIOXIDE Also Slows it Down
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The TEMPERATURE Has to be Just Right
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You Need to Know How to Test a Leaf for Starch
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Chlorophyll - Starch Test
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CO2 - Starch Test
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The Starch Test Shows Whether Photosynthesis is Taking Place
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Oxygen Production Shows the Rate of Photosynthesis
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Plants Need Three Main Mineral Ions For Growth
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Nitrates
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Phosphates
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Potassium
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Magnesium is Also Needed in Small Amounts
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Multicellular Organisms Need Transport Systems
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Plants Have Two Main Transport Systems
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Root Hairs Take In Water
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Transpiration is the Loss of Water from the Plant
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Transpiration Rate is Affected by Four Main Things
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A Potometer can be Used to Estimate Transpiration Rate
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You Can See How Environmental Conditions Affect Transpiration Rates
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Respiration is NOT ‘Breathing In and Out’
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Aerobic Respiration Needs Plenty of Oxygen
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Anaerobic Respiration Doesn’t Use Oxygen At All
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Anaerobic Respiration in Plants is Slightly Different
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Carbon a Dioxide Production can be Detected using an Indicator
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The Heat Produced by Respiration can be Measured
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Plants Exchange Gases By Diffusion
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The Next Exchange of Gases Depends on Light Intensity
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Leaves are Adapted for Efficient Gas Exchange
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Hydrogen-carbonate Indicator Shows Changes in CO2 Conc
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...So You Can Use it to Show Differences in Net Gas Exchange un Plants
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And The Results are in...
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The Lungs Are in the Thorax
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Breathing In...
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...and Breathing Out
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You Can Investigate the Effect of Exercsie no Breathing Rate
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Alveoli Carry Out Gas Exchange in the Body
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Alveoli are Specialised for Gas Exchange
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Smoking Tobacco Can Cause Quite a Few Problems
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Blood has Four Main Components
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Plasma is the Liquid Bit of Blood
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Platelets are Small Fragments of Cells that Help Blood Clot
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Red Blood Cells Have the Job of Carrying Oxygen
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Your Immune System Deals with Pathogens
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Phagocytes Ingest Pathogens
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Lymphocytes Produce Antibodies
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Vaccination - Protects from Future Infections
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Blood Vessels are Designed for Their Function
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Arteries Carry Blood Under Pressure
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Capillaries are a Really Small
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Veins Take Blood Back to the Heart
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Parts of the Heart
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Labels of Heart in Clockwise Order
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Exercise Increases Heart Rate
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The Hormonal System Also Helps to Control Heart Rate
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Labels of Circulation System in Clockwise Order
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You Need to Know the Structure of the Circulation System
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The Kidneys are Excretion Organs
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Ultrafiltration
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Reabsorption
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Release of wastes
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The Kidneys Also Adjust the Body’s Water Content
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ADH Helps to Control Water Content
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Genes are Chemical Instructions
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DNA is a Double Helix
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Asexual Reproduction Involves Mitosis
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Mitosis Produces Genetically Identical Cells
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Mitosis Also Makes New Cells for Growth and Repair
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Sexual Reproduction Produces Genetically Different Cells
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Gametes are Produced by Meiosis
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The Stamen is the Male Reproductive Part - Flower
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The Carpel is the Female Reproductive Part - Flower
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Some Plants are Adapted for Insect Pollination
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Pollination
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Other Plants are Adapted for Wind Pollination
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Fertilisation is the Fusion of Gametes
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Germination is when Seeds Start to Grow
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Germinating Seeds get Energy from Food Stores
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Plants Can Reproduce Asexuality Using Natural Methods
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... or We Can Clone Them Using Artificial Methods
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The Male Reproductive System Makes Sperm
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The Female Reproductive System Makes Ova (Eggs)
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Hormones Promote Sexual Characteristics at Puberty
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The Menstrual Cycle has Four Stages
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Oestrogen and Progesterone Control the Menstrual Cycle
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The Embryo Develops During Pregnancy
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Alleles are Different Versions of the Same Gene
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Genetic Diagrams show the Possible Alleles in the a Offspring
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There’s Another Way to Draw Genetic Diagrams
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You Can Draw Genetic Diagrams for Codominant Inheritance too
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You Need to Understand Family Pedigrees
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Your Chromosomes Control Whether You’re Male or Female
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There’s an Equal Chance of Having a Boy or a Girl...
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Genetic Variation is Caused by Genes
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Most Variation in Animals is Due to Genes AND Environment
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Environmental Variation in Plants is Much Greater
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Make Sure You Know the Theory of Evolution
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Natural Selection Means the ‘Survival of the Fittest’
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The Best Genes for a Particular Environment Tend to Survive
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Mutations are Changes to the Genetic Code
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Bacteria can Evolve and Become Antibiotic-Resistant
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You Need to Learn Some Definitions to get you started
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You Can Estimate Population Sizes in Different Areas Using a Quadrat
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Two Important Points About This Kind of Counting Method
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You Can Use Quadrats to Investigate the Distribution of Organisms too
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Food Chains Show What’s Eaten by What in an Ecosystem
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You Need to Understand Pyramids of Numbers
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You Have to Understand Pyramids of Biomass too
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Pyramids of Energy Transfer Are Always Pyramid-Shaped
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Energy is Transferred Along a Food Chain
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Food Webs Show How Food Chains are Linked
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The Water Cycle Means Water is Endlessly Recycled
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The Carbon Cycle Shows How Carbon is Recycled
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Nitrogen is Also Recycled in the Nitrogen Cycle
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Carbon Monoxide is Poisonous
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Acid Rain is Caused by Sulfur Dioxide
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Acid Rain Kills Fish and Trees
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Greenhouse Gases Trap Heat from the Sun
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Human Activity Produces Lots of Greenhouse Gases
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Fertilisers can Leach into Water and Cause Eutrophication
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Deforestation Affects the Soil, Water Cycle and Carbon Cycle
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You Can Artificially Create the Ideal Conditions for Photosynthesis
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Fertilisers Are Used to Ensure the Crops Have Enough Nutrients
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Pest Control Stops Pests Eating Crops
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Bacteria Ferment Milk to Produce Yoghurt
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Microorganisms are Grown in Fermenters
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We Use Yeast for Brewing Beer
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The Respiration Rate of Yeast Depends on Its Conditions
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Selective Breeding is Mating the Best Organisms to Get Good Offspring
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Selective Breeding is Very Useful
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Fish Can be Farmed In Cages In The Sea
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Fish Can Be Farmed In Tanks Too
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Enzymes Can Be Used To Cut Up DNA or Join DNA Pieces Together
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Vectors Can Be Used to Insert DNA Into Other Organisms
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Genetically Modified Plants Can Improve Food Production
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Micro propagation is Used to Clone Plants
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Cloning an Adult Mammal is Done by Transplanting a Cell Nucleus
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There Are Advantages and Disadvantages to Cloning
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