OCR A-LEVEL Biology

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Decks in this class (48)

Module 2 Section 1 - Organelles Working Together
Where are protein made 1,
What do ribosomes on the rough en...,
What do free ribosomes in the cyt...
10  cards
Module 2 Section 1 - Cell Ultrastructure
What are the 3 structural compone...,
What are the functions of a cytos...,
What are microfilaments made of 3
41  cards
Module 2 Section 1 - Prokaryotic Cells
What is said about the size of pr...,
What is said about the arrangemen...,
What is said about the presence o...
16  cards
Module 2 Section 1 - Microscopy
What is magnification 1,
What do microscopes produce 2,
How is magnification calculated 3
49  cards
Module 2 Section 2 - Proteins
What are proteins 1,
What are amino acids 2,
A dipeptide is 3
38  cards
Module 2 Section 2 - Carbohydrates
What are carbohydrates 1,
What is a polymer 2,
Monomers make up carbohydrates ca...
31  cards
Module 2 Section 2 - Water
Why is water important 1,
What is meant by water is a react...,
What is meant by water is a solve...
29  cards
Module 2 Section 2 - Lipids
What are the three types of lipid...,
What are triglycerides 2,
What is a macromolecule 3
35  cards
Module 2 Section 2 - Inorganic Ions
What is an ion 1,
What is an ion with a positive ch...,
What is an ion with a negative ch...
26  cards
Module 2 Section 2 - Biochemical Tests for Molecules
What is the biochemical test for ...,
What 2 groups can sugars be class...,
The benedict s test differs 3
42  cards
Module 2 Section 3 - Nucelotides
What is a nucelotide 1,
All nucelotides contain what elem...,
Why are nucleotide important 3
35  cards
Module 2 Section 3 - Polynucleotides And DNA
Nucleotides join together to form 1,
Where do nucleotides join up to m...,
What type of reaction joins nucle...
29  cards
Module 2 Section 3 - Genes and Protein Syntheisis
What is a gene 1,
Different proteins 2,
What determines the order of the ...
29  cards
Module 2 Section 3 - Transcription and Translation
When does transcription start 1,
What happens during transcription 2,
What breaks between the two dna s...
22  cards
Module 2 Section 4 - Action of Enzymes
What do enzymes do 1,
Enzymes are 2,
What is an example of enzymes bei...
35  cards
Module 2 Section 4 - Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity
What are the four factors that af...,
When the rate of an enzyme contro...,
More heat means 3
21  cards
Module 2 Section 4 - Cofactors and Enzyme Inhibition
What are cofactors 1,
Some cofactors are 2,
How do cofactors work 3
35  cards
Module 2 Section 5 - Cell Membranes
What do membranes control 1,
What are membranes at the surface...,
What does the membranes at the su...
56  cards
Module 2 Section 5 - Transport Across Cell Membranes
Define diffusion 1,
Which way will molecules diffuse 2,
When will diffusion stop 3
54  cards
Module 2 : Section 6 - Tissue, Organs and Systems
What is a tissue 1,
Give examples of animal tissues t...,
What is squamous epithelium 3
14  cards
Module 2 : Section 6 - Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
What does meiosis produce 1,
What happens in sexual reproducti...,
What is meiosis 3
20  cards
Module 2 : Section 6 - Stem Cells and Differentiation
Stem cells are 1,
What are multicellular organisms ...,
Where are stem cells found in hum...
21  cards
Module 2 Section 6 - The Cell Cycle and Mitosis
What is the cell cycle 1,
When does the cell cycle start 2,
When does the cell cycle end 3
36  cards
Module 3 Section 1 - Specialised Exchange Surfaces
What do organisms need to do with...,
What do cells need to take in 2,
What do cells need to excrete 3
22  cards
Module 3 Section 1 - The Gaseous Exchange System In Mammals
Describe the pathway of air enter...,
What structures in the gaseous ex...,
What is the function of the goble...
38  cards
Module 3 Sedtion 1 - Ventilation In Mammals
Ventilation consists of two stages 1,
Inspiration and expiration are co...,
What always happens in the proces...
27  cards
Module 3 Section 1 - Ventilation In Fish and Insects
What do fish use for gas exchange 1,
Where does water enter the fish a...,
What is each gill made out of 3
24  cards
Module 3 Section 2 - Circulatory Systems
How do single celled organisms ge...,
Why is it hard for multicellular ...,
What do multicellular organisms h...
32  cards
Module 3 Section 2 - Blood Vessels
What are the 5 types of blood ves...,
What do the arteries carry 2,
What is said about the structure ...
60  cards
Module 3 Section 2 : Heart Activity
What type of muscle controls regu...,
Cardiac muscle is 2,
Why is the heart said to be myoge...
29  cards
Module 3 Section 2 : Haemoglobin
Red blood cells contain 1,
What is haemoglobin 2,
How is oxyhemoglobin formed 3
35  cards
Module 3 Section 2 - The Heart
What prevents the back flow of bl...,
What do the atrioventricular valv...,
What do the semilunar valves link 3
14  cards
Module 3 : Section 3 - Xylem and Phloem
What do plants need to live 1,
Like animals plants are 2,
Why can t substances be exchanged...
19  cards
Module 3 : Section 3 - Water Transport
How does water enter a plant 1,
How is water drawn into the roots 2,
How does water move 3
30  cards
Module 3 : Section 3 - Translocation
Define translocation 1,
What are dissolved substances som...,
What is translocation 3
19  cards
Module 3 : Section 3 - Transpiration
What is transpiration 1,
What is meant by transpiration is...,
What factors affect transpiration...
16  cards
Module 4 : Section 1 - Pathogens and Communicable Diseases
What is a disease 1,
Who can get diseases 2,
What organism causes a disease 3
38  cards
Module 4 : Section 3 - Evolution of Classification Systems
0  cards
Module 4 : Section 3 - Variation
Define variation 1,
Variation can occur 2,
What is meant by variation within...
26  cards
Module 4 : Section 3 - Classification Basics
Why do you classify 1,
How do you classify 2,
What is classification 3
44  cards
Module 4 : Section 3 - Adaptations
What does being adapted to an env...,
What categorises can adaptations ...,
How do adaptations develop 3
18  cards
Module 4 : Section 3 - The Theory of Evolution
When did darwin publish his theor...,
What were darwin s observations 2,
Darwin wrote his theory of evolut...
20  cards
Module 4 : Section 1 - Defence Against Pathogens
How do pathogens cause disease 1,
What do animals have that to prev...,
What do primary non specific defe...
17  cards
Module 4 : Section 2 - Studying Biodiversity
Define biodiversity 1,
Define species 2,
Define habitat 3
23  cards
Module 4 : Section 1 - The Immune System
What triggers an immune response 1,
What are antigens 2,
What happens when a pathogen eg b...
36  cards
Module 4 : Section 1 - Immunity and Vaccinations
Immunity can be 1,
What is active immunity 2,
What are the two types of active ...
21  cards
Module 4 : Section 1 - Antibiotics And Other Medicines
What are antibiotics 1,
What was the first antibiotic to ...,
Why is antibiotic resistance a bi...
12  cards
The Nervous System
What is the nervous system divide...,
What is the central nervous syste...,
What is the peripheral nervous sy...
18  cards

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