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Cell biology

4.1

Cell structure

4.1.1

4.1.1.1Eukaryotes and prokaryotes View flashcards

4.1.1.2Animal and plant cells View flashcards

4.1.1.3Cell specialisation View flashcards

4.1.1.4Cell differentiation View flashcards

4.1.1.5Microscopy View flashcards

4.1.1.6Culturing microorganisms (biology only)View flashcards

Cell division

4.1.2

4.1.2.1Chromosomes View flashcards

4.1.2.2Mitosis and the cell cycle View flashcards

4.1.2.3Stem cells View flashcards

Transport in cells

4.1.3

4.1.3.1Diffusion View flashcards

4.1.3.2Osmosis View flashcards

4.1.3.3Active transport View flashcards

Organisation

4.2

4.2.1Principles of organisation View flashcards

Animal tissues, organs and organ systems

4.2.2

4.2.2.1The human digestive system View flashcards

4.2.2.2The heart and blood vessels View flashcards

4.2.2.3Blood View flashcards

4.2.2.4Coronary heart disease: a non-communicable disease View flashcards

4.2.2.5Health issues View flashcards

4.2.2.6The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases View flashcards

4.2.2.7Cancer View flashcards

Plant tissues, organs and systems

4.2.3

4.2.3.1Plant tissues View flashcards

4.2.3.2Plant organ system View flashcards

Infection and response

4.3

Communicable diseases

4.3.1

4.3.1.1Communicable (infectious) diseases View flashcards

4.3.1.2Viral diseases View flashcards

4.3.1.3Bacterial diseases View flashcards

4.3.1.4Fungal diseases View flashcards

4.3.1.5Protist diseases View flashcards

4.3.1.6Human defence systems View flashcards

4.3.1.7Vaccination View flashcards

4.3.1.8Antibiotics and painkillers View flashcards

4.3.1.9Discovery and development of drugs View flashcards

Plant disease (biology only)

4.3.3

4.3.3.1Detection and identification of plant diseases View flashcards

4.3.3.2Plant defence responses View flashcards

Bioenergetics

4.4

Photosynthesis

4.4.1

4.4.1.1Photosynthetic reaction View flashcards

4.4.1.2Rate of photosynthesis View flashcards

4.4.1.3Uses of glucose from photosynthesis View flashcards

Respiration

4.4.2

4.4.2.1Aerobic and anaerobic respiration View flashcards

4.4.2.2Response to exercise View flashcards

4.4.2.3Metabolism View flashcards

Homeostasis and response

4.5

4.5.1Homeostasis View flashcards

The human nervous system

4.5.2

4.5.2.1Structure and function View flashcards

4.5.2.2The brain (biology only)View flashcards

4.5.2.3The eye (biology only)View flashcards

4.5.2.4Control of body temperature (biology only)View flashcards

Hormonal coordination in humans

4.5.3

4.5.3.1Human endocrine system View flashcards

4.5.3.2Control of blood glucose concentration View flashcards

4.5.3.3Maintaining water and nitrogen balance in the body (biology only)View flashcards

4.5.3.4Hormones in human reproduction View flashcards

4.5.3.5Contraception View flashcards

Plant hormones (biology only)

4.5.4

4.5.4.1Control and coordination View flashcards

Inheritance, variation and evolution

4.6

Reproduction

4.6.1

4.6.1.1Sexual and asexual reproduction View flashcards

4.6.1.2Meiosis View flashcards

4.6.1.3Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only)View flashcards

4.6.1.4DNA and the genome View flashcards

4.6.1.5DNA structure (biology only)View flashcards

4.6.1.6Genetic inheritance View flashcards

4.6.1.7Inherited disorders View flashcards

4.6.1.8Sex determination View flashcards

Variation and evolution

4.6.2

4.6.2.1Variation View flashcards

4.6.2.2Evolution View flashcards

4.6.2.3Selective breeding View flashcards

4.6.2.4Genetic engineering View flashcards

4.6.2.5Cloning (biology only)View flashcards

The development of understanding of genetics and evolution

4.6.3

4.6.3.1Theory of evolution (biology only)View flashcards

4.6.3.2Speciation (biology only)View flashcards

4.6.3.3The understanding of genetics (biology only)View flashcards

4.6.3.4Evidence for evolution View flashcards

4.6.3.5Fossils View flashcards

4.6.3.6Extinction View flashcards

4.6.3.7Resistant bacteria View flashcards

4.6.4Classification of living organisms View flashcards

Ecology

4.7

Adaptations, interdependence and competition

4.7.1

4.7.1.1Communities View flashcards

4.7.1.2Abiotic factors View flashcards

4.7.1.3Biotic factors View flashcards

4.7.1.4Adaptations View flashcards

Organisation of an ecosystem

4.7.2

4.7.2.1Levels of organisation View flashcards

4.7.2.2How materials are cycled View flashcards

4.7.2.3Decomposition (biology only)View flashcards

Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems

4.7.3

4.7.3.1Biodiversity View flashcards

4.7.3.2Waste management View flashcards

4.7.3.3Land use View flashcards

4.7.3.4Deforestation View flashcards

4.7.3.5Global warming View flashcards

4.7.3.6Maintaining biodiversity View flashcards

Trophic levels in an ecosystem (biology only)

4.7.4

4.7.4.1Trophic levels View flashcards

4.7.4.2Pyramids of biomass View flashcards

4.7.4.3Transfer of biomass View flashcards

Food production (biology only)

4.7.5

4.7.5.1Factors affecting food security View flashcards

4.7.5.2Farming techniques View flashcards

4.7.5.3Sustainable fisheries View flashcards

4.7.5.4Role of biotechnology View flashcards

4.8Key ideas View flashcards