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Flashcards for AQA GCSE Biology (8461), split into Paper 1 and Paper 2 and then by topic in the specification's order, with the ten required practicals in the topics they belong to and a separate subdeck for working scientifically and maths skills. Higher-tier cards say so. Delete or suspend any subdeck your course leaves out once the deck is yours.

Adding it gives you your own copy, with every subdeck below. Each card then comes back just before you would forget it, and every one you get right or wrong counts towards your mastery of its topic. You can delete or suspend the parts you are not studying once it is yours.

What is inside (43 subdecks)

  • Paper 1479 cards
    • 4.1 Cell biology141 cards
      • 4.1.1 Cell structure70 cards
      • 4.1.2 Cell division27 cards
      • 4.1.3 Transport in cells44 cards
    • 4.2 Organisation173 cards
      • 4.2.1 Principles of organisation9 cards
      • 4.2.2.1 The digestive system and enzymes48 cards
      • 4.2.2.2 The heart and blood vessels29 cards
      • 4.2.2.3 Blood11 cards
      • 4.2.2.4 Coronary heart disease15 cards
      • 4.2.2.5 Health issues12 cards
      • 4.2.2.6 Lifestyle and non-communicable diseases15 cards
      • 4.2.2.7 Cancer7 cards
      • 4.2.3 Plant tissues, organs and systems27 cards
    • 4.3 Infection and response104 cards
      • 4.3.1 Communicable diseases79 cards
      • 4.3.2 Monoclonal antibodies12 cards
      • 4.3.3 Plant disease13 cards
    • 4.4 Bioenergetics61 cards
  • Paper 2548 cards
    • 4.5 Homeostasis and response189 cards
      • 4.5.1 Homeostasis16 cards
      • 4.5.2 The human nervous system63 cards
      • 4.5.3 Hormonal coordination in humans88 cards
      • 4.5.4 Plant hormones22 cards
    • 4.6 Inheritance, variation and evolution208 cards
      • 4.6.1 Reproduction93 cards
      • 4.6.2 Variation and evolution55 cards
      • 4.6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution39 cards
      • 4.6.4 Classification of living organisms21 cards
    • 4.7 Ecology151 cards
      • 4.7.1 Adaptations, interdependence and competition34 cards
      • 4.7.2 Organisation of an ecosystem52 cards
      • 4.7.3 Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems24 cards
      • 4.7.4 Trophic levels in an ecosystem22 cards
      • 4.7.5 Food production19 cards
  • Working scientifically and maths skills125 cards
    • 1. Development of scientific thinking11 cards
    • 2. Experimental skills17 cards
    • 3. Analysis and evaluation34 cards
    • 4. Maths, units and prefixes43 cards
    • 5. Required practicals20 cards

Some of its cards

  • Phototropism
    A plant's growth response to light
  • A proposed explanation for an observation, which can be tested
    Hypothesis
  • A state of physical and mental well-being
    Health
  • Differences in the characteristics of individuals in a population
    Variation
  • Observing, drawing and labelling plant and animal cells with a light microscope, with a magnification scale
    Required practical 1
  • The net movement of particles down a concentration gradient, from where they are more concentrated to where they are less concentrated
    Diffusion
  • Keeping the internal conditions of a cell or organism at the best levels for it to function, in response to changes inside and outside it
    Homeostasis
  • What type of structure is blood?
    A tissue
  • The word equation for photosynthesis: carbon dioxide + water → [...] + oxygen, using light.
    The word equation for photosynthesis: carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen, using light.
  • What did Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection draw on?
    Observations on a round-the-world voyage, years of experiments and discussion, and growing knowledge of geology and fossils

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