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  • 12. Energy and respiration

    • 12.01 The Need for Energy in Living Organisms
    • 12.02 Aerobic Respiration
    • 12.03 Glycolysis
    • 12.04 Link Reaction
    • 12.11 Chapter Summary
    • 12.11 Past Paper Practise
  • 13. Photosynthesis

    • 13.11 Past Paper Practise
    • 13.21 Chapter Summary
  • 14. Homeostasis

    • 14.01 Overview: Homeostasis
    • 14.02 Internal Environment
    • 14.03 Negative Feedback (Homeostatic Control)
    • 14.04 Excretion in Mammals
    • 14.05 Structure and Histology of the Kidney
    • 14.06 Ultrafiltration and Urine Production
    • 14.07 Identify Parts of a Nephron in Images
    • 14.08 Control of Water Content and the Role of ADH
    • 14.09 Control of Blood Glucose
    • 14.10 Homeostasis in Plants
    • 14.12 Past Paper Practice
    • 14.21 Chapter Summary
    • 14. End of Chapter Questions
      • Question 1a
      • Question 1b (i)
      • Question 1b (ii)
      • Question 1b (iii)
      • Question 2a (i)
      • Question 2a (ii)
      • Question 2a (iii)
      • Question 2b (i)
      • Question 2b (ii)
      • Question 2c
      • Question 3a
      • Question 3b
      • Question 3c
      • Question 3d
      • Question 3e
      • Question 4a
      • Question 4b
      • Question 4c
      • Question 5a (i)
      • Question 5a (ii)
      • Question 5a (iii)
      • Question 5b (i)
      • Question 5b (ii)
      • Question 6a
      • Question 6b
      • Question 7a
      • Question 7b (i)(ii)
      • Question 7c
      • Question 8a
      • Question 8b
  • 15. Control and coordination

    • 15.01 Coordination in Organisms
    • 15.02 Nervous Communication
    • 15.03 Myelin
    • 15.04 Neuronal Impulse Transmission
    • 15.05 Receptors
    • 15.06 Synapses
    • 15.07 Muscle Structure and Contraction
    • 15.08 Control and Coordination in Plants
    • 15.09 Plant Hormones
    • 15.10 Chapter Summary
    • 15.12 Past Paper Practice
    • 15.21 Chapter Summary
  • 16. Inheritance

    • 16.01 Gametes and Reproduction
    • 16.02 Haploid and Diploid Cells
    • 16.03 Meiosis
    • 16.04 Genetic Variation
    • 16.05 Genes, Alleles, Genotype and Phenotype
    • 16.06 Monohybrid Inheritance and Genetic Diagrams
    • 16.07 F1, F2, and Test Crosses
    • 16.08 Sex Linkage
    • 16.09 Dihybrid Inheritance
    • 16.10 Epistasis
    • 16.11 Autosomal Linkage and Crossing Over
    • 16.12 Chi-Squared (χ²)
    • 16.13 Gene-Protein-Phenotype Relationship
    • 16.14 Gene Control in Prokaryotes
    • 16.15 Transcription Factors in Eukaryotes
    • 16.16 Chapter Summary
    • 16.18 Past Paper Practise
  • 17. Selection and evolution

    • 17.01 Variation in Populations
    • 17.02 Continuous and Discontinuous Variation
    • 17.03 Natural Selection
    • 17.04 Selection Pressures and Survival
    • 17.05 Genetic Drift, Founder Effect, and Evolutionary Bottlenecks
    • 17.06 Hardy–Weinberg Principle
    • 17.07 Artificial Selection
    • 17.08 Evolution and Speciation
    • 17.09 Genetic Isolation and Speciation
    • 17.10 Evolutionary Relationships
    • 17.12 Chapter Summary
    • 17.13 Past Paper Practise
  • 18. Classification, biodiversity and conservation

    • 18.01 Classification: The Species Concept
    • 18.02 Hierarchical Classification
    • 18.03 Three Domains – Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya
    • 18.04 Four Kingdoms of the Domain Eukarya
    • 18.05 Kingdom Protoctista
    • 18.06 Kingdom Fungi
    • 18.07 Kingdom Plantae
    • 18.08 Kingdom Animalia
    • 18.09 Viruses
    • 18.10 Biodiversity
    • 18.10 End of Chapter Questions
    • 18.11 Ecosystems and Habitats
    • 18.12 Species Diversity and Genetic Diversity
    • 18.13 Assessing Species Diversity
    • 18.14 Sampling
    • 18.15 Estimating Abundance of Mobile Animals and Measuring Species Diversity
    • 18.16 Systematic Sampling
    • 18.17 Correlation
    • 18.18 Maintaining Biodiversity
    • 18.19 Protecting Endangered Species
    • 18.20 Controlling Alien (Invasive) Species
    • 18.21 International Conservation Organisations
    • 18.22 Chapter Summary
    • 18.24 Past Paper Practise
  • 19. Genetic technology

    • 19.20 Past Paper Practise
    • 19.21 Chapter Summary
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AS Notes

  • 01. Cell structure

    • 1.01 Cells & Viruses
    • 1.02 Animal and Plant Cells and Organelles
    • 1.03 Drawing Cells
    • 1.04 Units of Measurement and Organelle Sizes
    • 1.05 Electromagnetic Spectrum
    • 1.06 Light Microscope
    • 1.06 Electron Microscope
    • 1.07 Resolution & Magnification
    • 1.08 Measuring cells
    • 1.09 Practicals: Organelles, Cells and Viruses
    • 1.10 Chapter Summary
    • 1.12 Past Paper Practise
  • 02. Biological molecules

    • 02.01 Biochemistry Principals
    • 02.02 Building Blocks of Life
    • 02.03 Water
    • 02.04 Monomers, Polymers, and Macromolecules
    • 02.05 Carbohydrates
    • 02.06 Cellulose
    • 02.07 Lipids & Triglycerides
    • 02.08 Alcohols and Esters
    • 02.09 Phospholipids
    • 02.10 Proteins
    • 02.11 Protein Levels of Organization
    • 02.12 Practical: Food test
    • 02.13 Chapter Summary
  • 03. Enzymes

    • 03.01 Enzymes
    • 03.02 Enzymes: Mode of Action
    • 03.03 Enzyme: Product Formation
    • 03.04 Enzyme Action: Temperature
    • 03.05 Enzyme Action: pH
    • 03.06 Enzyme Action: Enzyme Concentration
    • 03.07 Enzyme Action: Substrate Concentration
    • 03.08 Enzyme Affinities
    • 03.09 Enzyme Inhibitors
    • 03.10 Immobilising Enzymes
    • 03.11 Practical: Enzymes
    • 03.12 Chapter Summary
    • 03.14 Past Paper Questions
  • 04. Cell membranes and transport

    • 4.01 Overview: Cell Membrane
    • 4.02 Phospholipid Bilayer
    • 4.03 Membrane Proteins
    • 4.04 Membrane Lipids
    • 4.05 Carbohydrates, Glycoproteins & Glycolipids
    • 4.06 Cell Signalling & Response
    • 4.07 Overview: Mechanisms of Transport Across Membranes
    • 4.08 Diffusion
    • 4.09 Osmosis
    • 4.10 Active Transport & Bulk Transport
    • 4.11 Practicals: Diffusion & Osmosis
    • 4.12 Chapter Summary
    • 04. End of Chapter Questions
      • Question 1
      • Question 2
      • Question 3
      • Question 4
      • Question 5a
      • Question 5b
      • Question 6a
      • Question 6b
      • Question 6c
      • Question 6d
      • Question 6e
      • Question 6f
  • 05. Mitosis and Cell Cycle

    • 5.01 Growth and Reproduction of Cells
    • 5.02 Chromosomes
    • 5.03 Cell Cycle
    • 5.04 Mitosis
    • 5.05 Telomeres
    • 5.06 Stem Cells
    • 5.07 Cancers
    • 5.08 Practicals: Mitosis
    • 5.10 Chapter Summary
  • 06. Nucleic acids & protein synthesis

    • 6.01 Molecule of Life
    • 6.02 Structure of DNA and RNA
    • 6.03 DNA Replication
    • 6.04 The Genetic Code
    • 6.05 Protein Synthesis
    • 6.06 Gene Mutations
    • 6.07 Chapter Summary
  • 07. Transport in plants

    • 7.01 Plant Overview
    • 7.02 Vascular System: Xylem and Phloem
    • 7.03 Structure of Stems, Roots, and Leaves
    • 7.04 Biological Drawings
    • 7.05 Transport of Water
    • 7.06 Xerophytes
    • 7.07 Water: Soil → Root Hairs
    • 7.08 Water: Roots → leaves
    • 7.10 Water: Leaves → atmosphere
    • 7.11 Transport of Assimilates in Plants
    • 7.12 Chapter Summary
  • 08. Transport in mammals

    • 8.01 Transport Systems in Animals
    • 8.02 Circulatory System
    • 8.03 Blood Vessels
    • 8.04 Tissue Fluid & Lymph
    • 8.05 Blood
    • 8.06 Haemoglobin (Bohr + Diss. Curve)
    • 8.07 Gas Transport In The Blood
    • 8.08 Heart Anatomy and Blood Flow Dynamics
    • 8.09 Electrical Conduction System of the Heart
    • 8.10 Practical: Blood & Blood Vessels
    • 8.11 Chapter Summary
  • 09. Gas exchange

    • 9.01 Gas Exchange in Multicellular Organisms
    • 9.02 Structure and Function of the Lungs
    • 9.03 Trachea, Bronchi, and Bronchioles
    • 9.04 Inhaled Air
    • 9.05 Alveoli and Gas Exchange
    • 9.06 Practicals: Airways
    • 9.07 Chapter Summary
  • 10. Infectious disease

    • 10.01 Infectious Diseases
    • 10.02 Cholera
    • 10.03 Malaria
    • 10.04 HIV/AIDS
    • 10.05 Tuberculosis (TB)
    • 10.06 Antibiotics
    • 10.07 Practicals
    • 10.08 Chapter Summary
  • 11. Immunity

    • 11.01 Antibodies & Blood Groups
    • 11.02 Overview: Immune System
    • 11.03 Phagocytes
    • 11.04 T-Lymphocytes (T cells)
    • 11.05 B-Lymphocytes (B cells)
    • 11.06 Active & Passive Immunity
    • 11.07 Vaccines and Immunization
    • 11.08 Monoclonal Antibodies (Mabs)
    • 11.09 Chapter Summary
  • AS Practicals

    • P.01 Overview of Practical Skills
    • P.02 Experimental Skills
    • P.03 Variables
    • P.04 Practical: Colorimeter
    • P.05 Standardising or Changing Variables
    • P.06 Controls
    • P.07 Accuracy, Precision, and Replicates
    • P.08 Recording Quantitative Results
    • P.09 Displaying Data: Graphs, Bar Charts, and Histograms
    • P.10 Making Conclusions
    • P.11 Describing Data
    • P.12 Making Calculations from Data
    • P.13 Explaining Experimental Results
    • P.14 Identifying Sources of Error and Suggesting Improvements
    • P.15 Biological Drawings
    • P.16 Chapter Summary
    • P.17 End of Chapter Questions

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