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Cambridge International A-Level Biology

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Flashcards for Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology (9700), split into AS Level and A Level and then by the syllabus's numbered topics, plus a mathematical skills and a practical skills subdeck, following the syllabus for examination in 2025, 2026 and 2027. Delete or suspend any subdeck your course leaves out once the deck is yours.

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What is inside (38 subdecks)

  • A Level514 cards
    • 12 Energy and respiration63 cards
      • 12.1 Energy21 cards
      • 12.2 Respiration42 cards
    • 13 Photosynthesis49 cards
    • 14 Homeostasis70 cards
      • 14.1 Homeostasis in mammals58 cards
      • 14.2 Homeostasis in plants12 cards
    • 15 Control and coordination56 cards
    • 16 Inheritance93 cards
      • 16.1 Passage of information from parents to offspring17 cards
      • 16.2 The roles of genes in determining the phenotype64 cards
      • 16.3 Gene control12 cards
    • 17 Selection and evolution46 cards
    • 18 Classification, biodiversity and conservation54 cards
    • 19 Genetic technology48 cards
    • Statistical tests35 cards
  • AS Level621 cards
    • 1 Cell structure67 cards
    • 2 Biological molecules88 cards
      • 2.1 Testing for biological molecules16 cards
      • 2.2 Carbohydrates and lipids42 cards
      • 2.3 Proteins24 cards
      • 2.4 Water6 cards
    • 3 Enzymes40 cards
    • 4 Cell membranes and transport46 cards
    • 5 The mitotic cell cycle32 cards
    • 6 Nucleic acids and protein synthesis51 cards
    • 7 Transport in plants44 cards
    • 8 Transport in mammals60 cards
      • 8.1 The circulatory system28 cards
      • 8.2 Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide19 cards
      • 8.3 The heart13 cards
    • 9 Gas exchange28 cards
    • 10 Infectious diseases34 cards
    • 11 Immunity42 cards
    • Mathematical skills for biology40 cards
    • Practical skills and investigations49 cards

Some of its cards

  • What model describes the structure of a cell surface membrane?
    The fluid mosaic model
  • What does haploid (n) mean?
    A cell or nucleus containing one complete set of chromosomes
  • Gene
    A sequence of nucleotides on a DNA molecule that codes for a polypeptide, or that determines a characteristic
  • What do stomata regulate, to balance carbon dioxide uptake with water loss?
    The aperture, or size of opening, between their guard cells
  • What does the chi-squared test assess?
    Whether a difference between the counts you observed and the counts you predicted for categorical data is too large to be down to chance
  • What is a structural gene?
    A gene that codes for a protein with a structural or enzymic role in the cell
  • What three groups are attached to the central carbon atom of an amino acid?
    An amine group (-NH2), a carboxyl group (-COOH) and a variable R group
  • What is the formula for calculating the magnification of an image?
    magnification = image size ÷ actual size
  • Name the four chambers of the mammalian heart.
    The left atrium, right atrium, left ventricle and right ventricle
  • What is the biological species concept?
    A group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring

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