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Flashcards for OCR A Level Biology A (H420), split into the specification's six teaching modules and then by topic in the specification's order, with a subdeck of maths and statistics skills and one of the Practical Activity Groups. Delete or suspend any subdeck your course leaves out once the deck is yours.

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What is inside (41 subdecks)

  • Maths skills64 cards
  • Module 1: Development of practical skills in biology90 cards
    • 1.1.1 Planning15 cards
    • 1.1.2 Implementing8 cards
    • 1.1.3 Analysis15 cards
    • 1.1.4 Evaluation23 cards
    • 1.2.1 Practical skills6 cards
    • 1.2.2 Use of apparatus and techniques23 cards
  • Module 2: Foundations in biology376 cards
    • 2.1.1 Cell structure53 cards
    • 2.1.2 Biological molecules118 cards
      • Inorganic ions and biochemical tests21 cards
      • Lipids and proteins42 cards
      • Water, monomers and carbohydrates55 cards
    • 2.1.3 Nucleotides and nucleic acids52 cards
    • 2.1.4 Enzymes43 cards
    • 2.1.5 Biological membranes52 cards
    • 2.1.6 Cell division, cell diversity and cellular organisation58 cards
  • Module 3: Exchange and transport172 cards
    • 3.1.1 Exchange surfaces43 cards
    • 3.1.2 Transport in animals71 cards
    • 3.1.3 Transport in plants58 cards
  • Module 4: Biodiversity, evolution and disease213 cards
    • 4.1.1 Communicable diseases, disease prevention and the immune system103 cards
    • 4.2.1 Biodiversity61 cards
    • 4.2.2 Classification and evolution49 cards
  • Module 5: Communication, homeostasis and energy328 cards
    • 5.1.1 Communication and homeostasis31 cards
    • 5.1.2 Excretion as an example of homeostatic control48 cards
    • 5.1.3 Neuronal communication54 cards
    • 5.1.4 Hormonal communication30 cards
    • 5.1.5 Plant and animal responses75 cards
    • 5.2.1 Photosynthesis38 cards
    • 5.2.2 Respiration52 cards
  • Module 6: Genetics, evolution and ecosystems293 cards
    • 6.1.1 Cellular control35 cards
    • 6.1.2 Patterns of inheritance90 cards
    • 6.1.3 Manipulating genomes46 cards
    • 6.2.1 Cloning and biotechnology45 cards
    • 6.3.1 Ecosystems45 cards
    • 6.3.2 Populations and sustainability32 cards

Some of its cards

  • Hormone
    A chemical messenger, secreted directly into the blood by an endocrine gland, that acts on a target cell or tissue with a complementary receptor
  • Why do organisms need to respire?
    To produce ATP, the immediate source of energy for processes such as active transport, muscle contraction and biosynthesis
  • What type of bond forms between water molecules?
    A hydrogen bond
  • The digits in a number that carry meaning about how precisely it is known
    Significant figures
  • Carrying capacity
    The maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely
  • What is habitat biodiversity?
    The range of different habitats found within an area, such as sand dunes, woodland, meadows or streams
  • The sequence of events by which a cell duplicates its contents and divides into two daughter cells
    Cell cycle
  • A genetically identical copy of an organism, cell or DNA fragment
    Clone
  • What is the symbol for a calcium ion?
    Ca2+
  • Surface area to volume ratio is calculated as surface area divided by [...].
    Surface area to volume ratio is calculated as surface area divided by volume.

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