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Flashcards for CCEA GCE Biology (2016), split by unit (AS 1, AS 2 and AS 3, then A2 1, A2 2 and A2 3) and then by the specification's numbered topics. Practical methods sit in the topics they belong to, and the practical units hold the general skills and statistical tests. Delete or suspend any subdeck your course leaves out once the deck is yours.

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What is inside (107 subdecks)

  • A2 1 Physiology, Co-ordination and Control, and Ecosystems365 cards
    • 4.1 Homeostasis59 cards
      • ADH and osmoregulation10 cards
      • Excretion and osmoregulation12 cards
      • Principles of homeostasis5 cards
      • The nephron32 cards
    • 4.2 Immunity82 cards
      • Active and passive immunity12 cards
      • Antibiotic resistance and ELISA24 cards
      • Antibody-mediated and cell-mediated immunity16 cards
      • Barriers and immune terms6 cards
      • Blood groups and transfusion19 cards
      • Transplants and immunosuppression5 cards
    • 4.3 Co-ordination and control114 cards
      • Muscle21 cards
      • Neurones and nerve impulses21 cards
      • Plants19 cards
      • Synapses14 cards
      • The eye39 cards
    • 4.4 Ecosystems110 cards
      • Communities and succession15 cards
      • Ecological energetics33 cards
      • Nutrient cycling12 cards
      • Populations50 cards
  • A2 2 Biochemistry, Genetics and Evolutionary Trends390 cards
    • 5.1 Respiration67 cards
      • Anaerobic respiration11 cards
      • ATP6 cards
      • Electron transport chain8 cards
      • Glycolysis13 cards
      • Link reaction and Krebs cycle17 cards
      • Respiratory quotient12 cards
    • 5.2 Photosynthesis46 cards
    • 5.3 DNA as the genetic code42 cards
      • Epigenetics6 cards
      • The genetic code10 cards
      • Transcription11 cards
      • Translation15 cards
    • 5.4 Gene technology77 cards
      • Gene therapy, sequencing and issues26 cards
      • Gene transfer and GM19 cards
      • Microarrays and fingerprinting15 cards
      • PCR, probes and markers17 cards
    • 5.5 Genes and patterns of inheritance59 cards
      • Gene interaction and continuous variation11 cards
      • Mendel and crosses22 cards
      • Sex linkage11 cards
      • Terms15 cards
    • 5.6 Population genetics52 cards
      • Genetic variation9 cards
      • Hardy-Weinberg21 cards
      • Selection15 cards
      • Speciation7 cards
    • 5.7 Kingdom Plantae22 cards
      • Ferns10 cards
      • Flowering plants4 cards
      • Moss8 cards
    • 5.8 Kingdom Animalia25 cards
  • A2 3 Practical Skills in Biology61 cards
    • Practical skills and methods11 cards
    • Statistical tests and data handling50 cards
  • AS 1 Molecules and Cells461 cards
    • 1.1 Molecules139 cards
      • Biochemical tests and chromatography28 cards
      • Carbohydrates21 cards
      • Lipids18 cards
      • Nucleic acids and DNA replication31 cards
      • Proteins31 cards
      • Water and inorganic ions10 cards
    • 1.2 Enzymes54 cards
    • 1.3 Viruses21 cards
    • 1.4 Cells89 cards
      • Eukaryotic organelles30 cards
      • Membranes15 cards
      • Microscopy28 cards
      • Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells8 cards
      • Types of eukaryotic cell8 cards
    • 1.5 Cell physiology50 cards
    • 1.6 Continuity of cells69 cards
      • Anticancer drugs7 cards
      • Haploid, diploid and meiosis34 cards
      • Mitosis and chromosomes16 cards
      • The cell cycle12 cards
    • 1.7 Tissues and organs39 cards
      • The ileum22 cards
      • The leaf14 cards
      • Tissues and organs3 cards
  • AS 2 Organisms and Biodiversity337 cards
    • 2.1 Transport and exchange mechanisms219 cards
      • Blood and body fluids18 cards
      • Blood clotting10 cards
      • Exchange and mass transport21 cards
      • Gas exchange39 cards
      • Haemoglobin and oxygen transport23 cards
      • The circulatory system23 cards
      • The heart and cardiac cycle38 cards
      • Transport in plants47 cards
    • 2.2 The adaptation of organisms29 cards
    • 2.3 Biodiversity51 cards
      • Biodiversity and its measurement17 cards
      • Taxonomy and classification17 cards
      • The five kingdoms17 cards
    • 2.4 Human impact on biodiversity38 cards
      • Agriculture16 cards
      • Conservation and climate change9 cards
      • Pollution of waterways13 cards
  • AS 3 Practical Skills in AS Biology13 cards

Some of its cards

  • What causes transplant rejection?
    The recipient's immune system is exposed to foreign antigens on the donor tissue
  • What is a food chain?
    A sequence showing which organisms feed on which, with the direction of energy flow
  • Name the five kingdoms.
    Prokaryotae, protoctista, fungi, plantae and animalia
  • What is the nucleus surrounded by?
    A nuclear envelope, a double membrane with pores
  • What determines a person's ABO blood group?
    The type of antigen on the surface membrane of the red blood cells
  • What are phytochromes?
    Pigments found in the leaves of flowering plants that detect light and control flowering
  • What is gene therapy?
    Adding a functional copy of a gene into cells to restore metabolism and eliminate disease
  • Are ferns better adapted to life on land than mosses?
    Yes
  • Which cells are involved in antibody-mediated immunity?
    B lymphocytes
  • When is a chi-squared test used?
    To test whether the difference between observed and expected results is significant

And 1617 more once you add the deck.