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- 3.1Energy And Respiration: Energy: Outline The Need For Energy In Living Organisms, As Illustrated By Active Transport, Movement And Anabolic Reactions, Such As Those Occurring In Dna Replication And Protein Synthesis
- 3.2Energy And Respiration: Energy: Describe The Features Of Atp That Make It Suitable As The Universal Energy Currency
- 3.3Energy And Respiration: Energy: State That Atp Is Synthesised By: Transfer Of Phosphate In Substrate-linked Reactions
- 3.4Energy And Respiration: Energy: State That Atp Is Synthesised By: Chemiosmosis In Membranes Of Mitochondria And Chloroplasts
- 3.5Energy And Respiration: Energy: Explain The Relative Energy Values Of Carbohydrates, Lipids And Proteins As Respiratory Substrates
- 3.6Energy And Respiration: Energy: State That The Respiratory Quotient (Rq) Is The Ratio Of The Number Of Molecules Of Carbon Dioxide Produced To The Number Of Molecules Of Oxygen Taken In, As A Result Of Respiration
- 3.7Energy And Respiration: Energy: Calculate Rq Values Of Different Respiratory Substrates From Equations For Respiration
- 3.8Energy And Respiration: Energy: Describe And Carry Out Investigations, Using Simple Respirometers, To Determine The Rq Of Germinating Seeds Or Small Invertebrates (E.g. Blowfly Larvae)
- 3.9Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Glycolysis In The Cytoplasm
- 3.10Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Link Reaction In The Mitochondrial Matrix
- 3.11Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Krebs Cycle In The Mitochondrial Matrix
- 3.12Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Oxidative Phosphorylation On The Inner Membrane Of Mitochondria
- 3.13Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Outline Glycolysis As Phosphorylation Of Glucose And The Subsequent Splitting Of Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (6c) Into Two Triose Phosphate Molecules (3c), Which Are Then Further Oxidised To Pyruvate (3c), With The Production Of Atp And Reduced Nad
- 3.14Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That, When Oxygen Is Available, Pyruvate Enters Mitochondria To Take Part In The Link Reaction
- 3.15Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe The Link Reaction, Including The Role Of Coenzyme A In The Transfer Of Acetyl (2c) Groups
- 3.16Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Outline The Krebs Cycle, Explaining That Oxaloacetate (4c) Acts As An Acceptor Of The 2c Fragment From Acetyl Coenzyme A To Form Citrate (6c), Which Is Converted Back To Oxaloacetate In A Series Of Small Steps
- 3.17Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That Reactions In The Krebs Cycle Involve Decarboxylation And Dehydrogenation And The Reduction Of The Coenzymes Nad And Fad
- 3.18Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe The Role Of Nad And Fad In Transferring Hydrogen To Carriers In The Inner Mitochondrial Membrane
- 3.19Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Hydrogen Atoms Split Into Protons And Energetic Electrons
- 3.20Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Energetic Electrons Release Energy As They Pass Through The Electron Transport Chain (Details Of Carriers Are Not Expected)
- 3.21Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: The Released Energy Is Used To Transfer Protons Across The Inner Mitochondrial Membrane
- 3.22Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Protons Return To The Mitochondrial Matrix By Facilitated Diffusion Through Atp Synthase, Providing Energy For Atp Synthesis (Details Of Atp Synthase Are Not Expected)
- 3.23Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Oxygen Acts As The Final Electron Acceptor To Form Water
- 3.24Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe The Relationship Between The Structure And Function Of Mitochondria Using Diagrams And Electron Micrographs
- 3.25Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Outline Respiration In Anaerobic Conditions In Mammals (Lactate Fermentation) And In Yeast Cells (Ethanol Fermentation)
- 3.26Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain Why The Energy Yield From Respiration In Aerobic Conditions Is Much Greater Than The Energy Yield From Respiration In Anaerobic Conditions (A Detailed Account Of The Total Yield Of Atp From The Aerobic Respiration Of Glucose Is Not Expected)
- 3.27Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain How Rice Is Adapted To Grow With Its Roots Submerged In Water, Limited To The Development Of Aerenchyma In Roots, Ethanol Fermentation In Roots And Faster Growth Of Stems
- 3.28Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Redox Indicators, Including Dcpip And Methylene Blue, To Determine The Effects Of Temperature And Substrate Concentration On The Rate Of Respiration Of Yeast
- 3.29Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Simple Respirometers To Determine The Effect Of Temperature On The Rate Of Respiration
- 3.30Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Describe The Relationship Between The Structure Of Chloroplasts, As Shown In Diagrams And Electron Micrographs, And Their Function
- 3.31Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That Energy Transferred As Atp And Reduced Nadp From The Light-dependent Stage Is Used During The Lightindependent Stage (Calvin Cycle) Of Photosynthesis To Produce Complex Organic Molecules
- 3.32Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: State That Within A Chloroplast, The Thylakoids (Thylakoid Membranes And Thylakoid Spaces), Which Occur In Stacks Called Grana, Are The Site Of The Light-dependent Stage And The Stroma Is The Site Of The Light-independent Stage
- 3.33Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Describe The Role Of Chloroplast Pigments (Chlorophyll A, Chlorophyll B, Carotene And Xanthophyll) In Light Absorption In Thylakoids
- 3.34Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Interpret Absorption Spectra Of Chloroplast Pigments And Action Spectra For Photosynthesis
- 3.35Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Describe And Use Chromatography To Separate And Identify Chloroplast Pigments (Reference Should Be Made To Rf Values In Identification Of Chloroplast Pigments)
- 3.36Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: State That Cyclic Photophosphorylation And Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation Occur During The Light-dependent Stage Of Photosynthesis
- 3.37Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Cyclic Photophosphorylation: Only Photosystem I (Psi) Is Involved
- 3.38Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Cyclic Photophosphorylation: Photoactivation Of Chlorophyll Occurs
- 3.39Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Cyclic Photophosphorylation: Atp Is Synthesised
- 3.40Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: Photosystem I (Psi) And Photosystem Ii (Psii) Are Both Involved
- 3.41Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: Photoactivation Of Chlorophyll Occurs
- 3.42Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: The Oxygen-evolving Complex Catalyses The Photolysis Of Water
- 3.43Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: Atp And Reduced Nadp Are Synthesised
- 3.44Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That During Photophosphorylation: Energetic Electrons Release Energy As They Pass Through The Electron Transport Chain (Details Of Carriers Are Not Expected)
- 3.45Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That During Photophosphorylation: The Released Energy Is Used To Transfer Protons Across The Thylakoid Membrane
- 3.46Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That During Photophosphorylation: Protons Return To The Stroma From The Thylakoid Space By Facilitated Diffusion Through Atp Synthase, Providing Energy For Atp Synthesis (Details Of Atp Synthase Are Not Expected)
- 3.47Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Outline The Three Main Stages Of The Calvin Cycle: Rubisco Catalyses The Fixation Of Carbon Dioxide By Combination With A Molecule Of Ribulose Bisphosphate (Rubp), A 5c Compound, To Yield Two Molecules Of Glycerate 3-phosphate (Gp), A 3c Compound
- 3.48Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Outline The Three Main Stages Of The Calvin Cycle: Gp Is Reduced To Triose Phosphate (Tp) In Reactions Involving Reduced Nadp And Atp
- 3.49Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Outline The Three Main Stages Of The Calvin Cycle: Rubp Is Regenerated From Tp In Reactions That Use Atp
- 3.50Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: State That Calvin Cycle Intermediates Are Used To Produce Other Molecules, Limited To Gp To Produce Some Amino Acids And Tp To Produce Carbohydrates, Lipids And Amino Acids
- 3.51Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process:
- 3.52Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: State That Light Intensity, Carbon Dioxide Concentration And Temperature Are Examples Of Limiting Factors Of Photosynthesis
- 3.53Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: Explain The Effects Of Changes In Light Intensity, Carbon Dioxide Concentration And Temperature On The Rate Of Photosynthesis
- 3.54Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Redox Indicators, Including Dcpip And Methylene Blue, And A Suspension Of Chloroplasts To Determine The Effects Of Light Intensity And Light Wavelength On The Rate Of Photosynthesis
- 3.55Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Whole Plants, Including Aquatic Plants, To Determine The Effects Of Light Intensity, Carbon Dioxide Concentration And Temperature On The Rate Of Photosynthesis
- 3.56Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain What Is Meant By Homeostasis And The Importance Of Homeostasis In Mammals
- 3.57Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain The Principles Of Homeostasis In Terms Of Internal And External Stimuli, Receptors, Coordination Systems (Nervous System And Endocrine System), Effectors (Muscles And Glands) And Negative Feedback
- 3.58Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: State That Urea Is Produced In The Liver From The Deamination Of Excess Amino Acids
- 3.59Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Fibrous Capsule
- 3.60Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Cortex
- 3.61Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Medulla
- 3.62Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Renal Pelvis
- 3.63Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Ureter
- 3.64Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Branches Of The Renal Artery And Renal Vein
- 3.65Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Glomerulus
- 3.66Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Bowman’s Capsule
- 3.67Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Proximal Convoluted Tubule
- 3.68Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Loop Of Henle
- 3.69Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Distal Convoluted Tubule
- 3.70Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Collecting Duct
- 3.71Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe And Explain The Formation Of Urine In The Nephron, Limited To: The Formation Of Glomerular Filtrate By Ultrafiltration In The Bowman’s Capsule
- 3.72Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe And Explain The Formation Of Urine In The Nephron, Limited To: Selective Reabsorption In The Proximal Convoluted Tubule
- 3.73Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Relate The Detailed Structure Of The Bowman’s Capsule And Proximal Convoluted Tubule To Their Functions In The Formation Of Urine
- 3.74Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Binding Of Hormone To Cell Surface Receptor Causing Conformational Change
- 3.75Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Activation Of G-protein Leading To Stimulation Of Adenylyl Cyclase
- 3.76Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Formation Of The Second Messenger, Cyclic Amp (Camp)
- 3.77Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Activation Of Protein Kinase A By Camp Leading To Initiation Of An Enzyme Cascade
- 3.78Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Amplification Of The Signal Through The Enzyme Cascade As A Result Of Activation Of More And More Enzymes By Phosphorylation
- 3.79Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Cellular Response In Which The Final Enzyme In The Pathway Is Activated, Catalysing The Breakdown Of Glycogen
- 3.80Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain How Negative Feedback Control Mechanisms Regulate Blood Glucose Concentration, With Reference To The Effects Of Insulin On Muscle Cells And Liver Cells And The Effect Of Glucagon On Liver Cells
- 3.81Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain The Principles Of Operation Of Test Strips And Biosensors For Measuring The Concentration Of Glucose In Blood And Urine, With Reference To Glucose Oxidase And Peroxidase Enzymes
- 3.82Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Explain That Stomata Respond To Changes In Environmental Conditions By Opening And Closing And That Regulation Of Stomatal Aperture Balances The Need For Carbon Dioxide Uptake By Diffusion With The Need To Minimise Water Loss By Transpiration
- 3.83Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Explain That Stomata Have Daily Rhythms Of Opening And Closing
- 3.84Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Describe The Structure And Function Of Guard Cells And Explain The Mechanism By Which They Open And Close Stomata
- 3.85Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Describe The Role Of Abscisic Acid In The Closure Of Stomata During Times Of Water Stress, Including The Role Of Calcium Ions As A Second Messenger
- 3.86Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Features Of The Endocrine System With Reference To The Hormones Adh, Glucagon And Insulin (See 14.1.8, 14.1.9 And 14.1.10)
- 3.87Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Compare The Features Of The Nervous System And The Endocrine System
- 3.88Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Structure And Function Of A Sensory Neurone And A Motor Neurone And State That Intermediate Neurones Connect Sensory Neurones And Motor Neurones
- 3.89Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Outline The Role Of Sensory Receptor Cells In Detecting Stimuli And Stimulating The Transmission Of Impulses In Sensory Neurones
- 3.90Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Sequence Of Events That Results In An Action Potential In A Sensory Neurone, Using A Chemoreceptor Cell In A Human Taste Bud As An Example
- 3.91Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain Changes To The Membrane Potential Of Neurones, Including: How The Resting Potential Is Maintained
- 3.92Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain Changes To The Membrane Potential Of Neurones, Including: The Events That Occur During An Action Potential
- 3.93Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain Changes To The Membrane Potential Of Neurones, Including: How The Resting Potential Is Restored During The Refractory Period
- 3.94Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain The Rapid Transmission Of An Impulse In A Myelinated Neurone With Reference To Saltatory Conduction
- 3.95Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Explain The Importance Of The Refractory Period In Determining The Frequency Of Impulses
- 3.96Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of A Cholinergic Synapse And Explain How It Functions, Including The Role Of Calcium Ions
- 3.97Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of Neuromuscular Junctions, The T-tubule System And Sarcoplasmic Reticulum In Stimulating Contraction In Striated Muscle
- 3.98Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Ultrastructure Of Striated Muscle With Reference To Sarcomere Structure Using Electron Micrographs And Diagrams
- 3.99Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Explain The Sliding Filament Model Of Muscular Contraction Including The Roles Of Troponin, Tropomyosin, Calcium Ions And Atp
- 3.100Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Plants: Describe The Rapid Response Of The Venus Fly Trap To Stimulation Of Hairs On The Lobes Of Modified Leaves And Explain How The Closure Of The Trap Is Achieved
- 3.101Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Plants: Explain The Role Of Auxin In Elongation Growth By Stimulating Proton Pumping To Acidify Cell Walls
- 3.102Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Plants: Describe The Role Of Gibberellin In The Germination Of Barley (See 16.3.4)
- 3.103Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain The Meanings Of The Terms Haploid (N) And Diploid (2n)
- 3.104Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain What Is Meant By Homologous Pairs Of Chromosomes
- 3.105Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain The Need For A Reduction Division During Meiosis In The Production Of Gametes
- 3.106Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Describe The Behaviour Of Chromosomes In Plant And Animal Cells During Meiosis And The Associated Behaviour Of The Nuclear Envelope, The Cell Surface Membrane And The Spindle (Names Of The Main Stages Of Meiosis, But Not The Sub-divisions Of Prophase I, Are Expected: Prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I, Prophase Ii, Metaphase Ii, Anaphase Ii And Telophase Ii)
- 3.107Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Interpret Photomicrographs And Diagrams Of Cells In Different Stages Of Meiosis And Identify The Main Stages Of Meiosis
- 3.108Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain That Crossing Over And Random Orientation (Independent Assortment) Of Pairs Of Homologous Chromosomes And Sister Chromatids During Meiosis Produces Genetically Different Gametes
- 3.109Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain That The Random Fusion Of Gametes At Fertilisation Produces Genetically Different Individuals
- 3.110Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring:
- 3.111Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Terms Gene, Locus, Allele, Dominant, Recessive, Codominant, Linkage, Test Cross, F1, F2, Phenotype, Genotype, Homozygous And Heterozygous
- 3.112Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Interpret And Construct Genetic Diagrams, Including Punnett Squares, To Explain And Predict The Results Of Monohybrid Crosses And Dihybrid Crosses That Involve Dominance, Codominance, Multiple Alleles And Sex Linkage
- 3.113Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Interpret And Construct Genetic Diagrams, Including Punnett Squares, To Explain And Predict The Results Of Dihybrid Crosses That Involve Autosomal Linkage And Epistasis (Knowledge Of The Expected Ratios For Different Types Of Epistasis Is Not Expected)
- 3.114Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Interpret And Construct Genetic Diagrams, Including Punnett Squares, To Explain And Predict The Results Of Test Crosses
- 3.115Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Use The Chi-squared Test To Test The Significance Of Differences Between Observed And Expected Results (The Formula For The Chi-squared Test Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 3.116Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: Tyr Gene, Tyrosinase And Albinism
- 3.117Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: Hbb Gene, Haemoglobin And Sickle Cell Anaemia
- 3.118Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: F8 Gene, Factor Viii And Haemophilia
- 3.119Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: Htt Gene, Huntingtin And Huntington’s Disease
- 3.120Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Role Of Gibberellin In Stem Elongation Including The Role Of The Dominant Allele, Le, That Codes For A Functional Enzyme In The Gibberellin Synthesis Pathway, And The Recessive Allele, Le, That Codes For A Non-functional Enzyme
- 3.121Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: Describe The Differences Between Structural Genes And Regulatory Genes And The Differences Between Repressible Enzymes And Inducible Enzymes
- 3.122Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: Explain Genetic Control Of Protein Production In A Prokaryote Using The Lac Operon (Knowledge Of The Role Of Camp Is Not Expected)
- 3.123Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: State That Transcription Factors Are Proteins That Bind To Dna And Are Involved In The Control Of Gene Expression In Eukaryotes By Decreasing Or Increasing The Rate Of Transcription
- 3.124Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: Explain How Gibberellin Activates Genes By Causing The Breakdown Of Della Protein Repressors, Which Normally Inhibit Factors That Promote Transcription
- 3.125Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Explain, With Examples, That Phenotypic Variation Is Due To Genetic Factors Or Environmental Factors Or A Combination Of Genetic And Environmental Factors
- 3.126Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Explain What Is Meant By Discontinuous Variation And Continuous Variation
- 3.127Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Explain The Genetic Basis Of Discontinuous Variation And Continuous Variation
- 3.128Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Use The T-test To Compare The Means Of Two Different Samples (The Formula For The T-test Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 3.129Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Explain That Natural Selection Occurs Because Populations Have The Capacity To Produce Many Offspring That Compete For Resources; In The ‘struggle For Existence’, Individuals That Are Best Adapted Are Most Likely To Survive To Reproduce And Pass On Their Alleles To The Next Generation
- 3.130Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Explain How Environmental Factors Can Act As Stabilising, Disruptive And Directional Forces Of Natural Selection
- 3.131Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Explain How Selection, The Founder Effect And Genetic Drift, Including The Bottleneck Effect, May Affect Allele Frequencies In Populations
- 3.132Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline How Bacteria Become Resistant To Antibiotics As An Example Of Natural Selection
- 3.133Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Use The Hardy–weinberg Principle To Calculate Allele And Genotype Frequencies In Populations And State The Conditions When This Principle Can Be Applied (The Two Equations For The Hardy–weinberg Principle Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 3.134Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Describe The Principles Of Selective Breeding (Artificial Selection)
- 3.135Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline The Following Examples Of Selective Breeding: The Introduction Of Disease Resistance To Varieties Of Wheat And Rice
- 3.136Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline The Following Examples Of Selective Breeding: Inbreeding And Hybridisation To Produce Vigorous, Uniform Varieties Of Maize
- 3.137Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline The Following Examples Of Selective Breeding: Improving The Milk Yield Of Dairy Cattle
- 3.138Selection And Evolution: Evolution Learning Outcomes: Outline The Theory Of Evolution As A Process Leading To The Formation Of New Species From Pre-existing Species Over Time, As A Result Of Changes To Gene Pools From Generation To Generation
- 3.139Selection And Evolution: Evolution Learning Outcomes: Discuss How Dna Sequence Data Can Show Evolutionary Relationships Between Species
- 3.140Selection And Evolution: Evolution Learning Outcomes: Explain How Speciation May Occur As A Result Of Genetic Isolation By: Geographical Separation (Allopatric Speciation)
- 3.141Selection And Evolution: Evolution Learning Outcomes: Explain How Speciation May Occur As A Result Of Genetic Isolation By: Ecological And Behavioural Separation (Sympatric Speciation)
- 3.142Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Discuss The Meaning Of The Term Species, Limited To The Biological Species Concept, Morphological Species Concept And Ecological Species Concept
- 3.143Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Describe The Classification Of Organisms Into Three Domains: Archaea, Bacteria And Eukarya
- 3.144Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: State That Archaea And Bacteria Are Prokaryotes And That There Are Differences Between Them, Limited To Differences In Membrane Lipids, Ribosomal Rna And Composition Of Cell Walls
- 3.145Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Describe The Classification Of Organisms In The Eukarya Domain Into The Taxonomic Hierarchy Of Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus And Species
- 3.146Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Outline The Characteristic Features Of The Kingdoms Protoctista, Fungi, Plantae And Animalia
- 3.147Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Outline How Viruses Are Classified, Limited To The Type Of Nucleic Acid (Rna Or Dna) And Whether This Is Single Stranded Or Double Stranded
- 3.148Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Define The Terms Ecosystem And Niche
- 3.149Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain That Biodiversity Can Be Assessed At Different Levels, Including: The Number And Range Of Different Ecosystems And Habitats
- 3.150Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain That Biodiversity Can Be Assessed At Different Levels, Including: The Number Of Species And Their Relative Abundance
- 3.151Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain That Biodiversity Can Be Assessed At Different Levels, Including: The Genetic Variation Within Each Species
- 3.152Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain The Importance Of Random Sampling In Determining The Biodiversity Of An Area
- 3.153Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Describe And Use Suitable Methods To Assess The Distribution And Abundance Of Organisms In An Area, Limited To Frame Quadrats, Line Transects, Belt Transects And Mark-releaserecapture Using The Lincoln Index (The Formula For The Lincoln Index Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 3.154Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Use Spearman’s Rank Correlation And Pearson’s Linear Correlation To Analyse The Relationships Between Two Variables, Including How Biotic And Abiotic Factors Affect The Distribution And Abundance Of Species (The Formulae For These Correlations Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 3.155Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Use Simpson’s Index Of Diversity (D) To Calculate The Biodiversity Of An Area, And State The Significance Of Different Values Of D (The Formula For Simpson’s Index Of Diversity Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 3.156Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Climate Change
- 3.157Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Competition
- 3.158Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Hunting By Humans
- 3.159Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Degradation And Loss Of Habitats
- 3.160Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Outline Reasons For The Need To Maintain Biodiversity
- 3.161Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Outline The Roles Of Zoos, Botanic Gardens, Conserved Areas (Including National Parks And Marine Parks), ‘frozen Zoos’ And Seed Banks, In The Conservation Of Endangered Species
- 3.162Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Describe Methods Of Assisted Reproduction Used In The Conservation Of Endangered Mammals, Limited To Ivf, Embryo Transfer And Surrogacy
- 3.163Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Reasons For Controlling Invasive Alien Species
- 3.164Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Outline The Role In Conservation Of The International Union For Conservation Of Nature (Iucn) And The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (Cites)
- 3.165Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Define The Term Recombinant Dna
- 3.166Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genetic Engineering Is The Deliberate Manipulation Of Genetic Material To Modify Specific Characteristics Of An Organism And That This May Involve Transferring A Gene Into An Organism So That The Gene Is Expressed
- 3.167Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genes To Be Transferred Into An Organism May Be: Extracted From The Dna Of A Donor Organism
- 3.168Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genes To Be Transferred Into An Organism May Be: Synthesised From The Mrna Of A Donor Organism
- 3.169Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genes To Be Transferred Into An Organism May Be: Synthesised Chemically From Nucleotides
- 3.170Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain The Roles Of Restriction Endonucleases, Dna Ligase, Plasmids, Dna Polymerase And Reverse Transcriptase In The Transfer Of A Gene Into An Organism
- 3.171Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: v
- 3.172Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain How Gene Expression May Be Confirmed By The Use Of Marker Genes Coding For Fluorescent Products
- 3.173Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Gene Editing Is A Form Of Genetic Engineering Involving The Insertion, Deletion Or Replacement Of Dna At Specific Sites In The Genome
- 3.174Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Describe And Explain The Steps Involved In The Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr) To Clone And Amplify Dna, Including The Role Of Taq Polymerase
- 3.175Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Describe And Explain How Gel Electrophoresis Is Used To Separate Dna Fragments Of Different Lengths
- 3.176Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Outline How Microarrays Are Used In The Analysis Of Genomes And In Detecting Mrna In Studies Of Gene Expression
- 3.177Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Outline The Benefits Of Using Databases That Provide Information About Nucleotide Sequences Of Genes And Genomes, And Amino Acid Sequences Of Proteins And Protein Structures
- 3.178Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Explain The Advantages Of Using Recombinant Human Proteins To Treat Disease, Using The Examples Insulin, Factor Viii And Adenosine Deaminase
- 3.179Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Outline The Advantages Of Genetic Screening, Using The Examples Of Breast Cancer (Brca1 And Brca2), Huntington’s Disease And Cystic Fibrosis
- 3.180Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Outline How Genetic Diseases Can Be Treated With Gene Therapy, Using The Examples Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (Scid) And Inherited Eye Diseases
- 3.181Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Discuss The Social And Ethical Considerations Of Using Genetic Screening And Gene Therapy In Medicine
- 3.182Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Genetically Modified Organisms In Agriculture: Explain That Genetic Engineering May Help To Solve The Global Demand For Food By Improving The Quality And Productivity Of Farmed Animals And Crop Plants, Using The Examples Of Gm Salmon, Herbicide Resistance In Soybean And Insect Resistance In Cotton
- 3.183Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Genetically Modified Organisms In Agriculture: Discuss The Ethical And Social Implications Of Using Genetically Modified Organisms (Gmos) In Food Production
- Video Lectures For The ContentVideo Lectures Covering Course Content In Detail20
- 4.1Energy
- 4.2Respiration
- 4.3Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process
- 4.4Investigation of Limiting Factors
- 4.5Homeostasis In Mammals
- 4.6Homeostasis In Plants
- 4.7Control And Coordination In Mammals
- 4.8Control And Coordination In Plants
- 4.9Passage of Information From Parents to Offsprings
- 4.10The Roles of Genes In Determining The Phenotype
- 4.11Gene Control
- 4.12Variation
- 4.13Natural And Artificial Selection
- 4.14Evolution
- 4.15Classification
- 4.16Biodiversity
- 4.17Conservation
- 4.18Principles of Genetic Technology
- 4.19Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine
- 4.20Genetically Modified Organisms In Agriculture
- QuizzesShort Quizzes To Auto-Test Your Knowledge of The Syllabus20
- 5.1Energy10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.2Respiration10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.3Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.4Investigation of Limiting Factors10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.5Homeostasis In Mammals10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.6Homeostasis In Plants10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.7Control And Coordination In Mammals10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.8Control And Coordination In Plants10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.9Passage of Information From Parents to Offsprings10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.10The Roles of Genes In Determining The Phenotype10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.11Gene Control10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.12Variation10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.13Natural And Artificial Selection10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.14Evolution10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.15Classification10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.16Biodiversity10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.17Conservation10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.18Principles of Genetic Technology10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.19Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.20Genetically Modified Organisms In Agriculture10 Minutes0 Questions
- Quizzes For PreparationQuizzes With Detailed Explained Answers And Common Mistakes Discussed In Detail181
- 6.1Energy And Respiration: Energy: Outline The Need For Energy In Living Organisms, As Illustrated By Active Transport, Movement And Anabolic Reactions, Such As Those Occurring In Dna Replication And Protein Synthesis
- 6.2Energy And Respiration: Energy: Describe The Features Of Atp That Make It Suitable As The Universal Energy Currency
- 6.3Energy And Respiration: Energy: State That Atp Is Synthesised By: Transfer Of Phosphate In Substrate-linked Reactions
- 6.4Energy And Respiration: Energy: State That Atp Is Synthesised By: Chemiosmosis In Membranes Of Mitochondria And Chloroplasts
- 6.5Energy And Respiration: Energy: Explain The Relative Energy Values Of Carbohydrates, Lipids And Proteins As Respiratory Substrates
- 6.6Energy And Respiration: Energy: State That The Respiratory Quotient (Rq) Is The Ratio Of The Number Of Molecules Of Carbon Dioxide Produced To The Number Of Molecules Of Oxygen Taken In, As A Result Of Respiration
- 6.7Energy And Respiration: Energy: Calculate Rq Values Of Different Respiratory Substrates From Equations For Respiration
- 6.8Energy And Respiration: Energy: Describe And Carry Out Investigations, Using Simple Respirometers, To Determine The Rq Of Germinating Seeds Or Small Invertebrates (E.g. Blowfly Larvae)
- 6.9Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Glycolysis In The Cytoplasm
- 6.10Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Link Reaction In The Mitochondrial Matrix
- 6.11Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Krebs Cycle In The Mitochondrial Matrix
- 6.12Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Oxidative Phosphorylation On The Inner Membrane Of Mitochondria
- 6.13Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Outline Glycolysis As Phosphorylation Of Glucose And The Subsequent Splitting Of Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (6c) Into Two Triose Phosphate Molecules (3c), Which Are Then Further Oxidised To Pyruvate (3c), With The Production Of Atp And Reduced Nad
- 6.14Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That, When Oxygen Is Available, Pyruvate Enters Mitochondria To Take Part In The Link Reaction
- 6.15Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe The Link Reaction, Including The Role Of Coenzyme A In The Transfer Of Acetyl (2c) Groups
- 6.16Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Outline The Krebs Cycle, Explaining That Oxaloacetate (4c) Acts As An Acceptor Of The 2c Fragment From Acetyl Coenzyme A To Form Citrate (6c), Which Is Converted Back To Oxaloacetate In A Series Of Small Steps
- 6.17Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That Reactions In The Krebs Cycle Involve Decarboxylation And Dehydrogenation And The Reduction Of The Coenzymes Nad And Fad
- 6.18Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe The Role Of Nad And Fad In Transferring Hydrogen To Carriers In The Inner Mitochondrial Membrane
- 6.19Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Hydrogen Atoms Split Into Protons And Energetic Electrons
- 6.20Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Energetic Electrons Release Energy As They Pass Through The Electron Transport Chain (Details Of Carriers Are Not Expected)
- 6.21Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: The Released Energy Is Used To Transfer Protons Across The Inner Mitochondrial Membrane
- 6.22Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Protons Return To The Mitochondrial Matrix By Facilitated Diffusion Through Atp Synthase, Providing Energy For Atp Synthesis (Details Of Atp Synthase Are Not Expected)
- 6.23Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Oxygen Acts As The Final Electron Acceptor To Form Water
- 6.24Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe The Relationship Between The Structure And Function Of Mitochondria Using Diagrams And Electron Micrographs
- 6.25Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Outline Respiration In Anaerobic Conditions In Mammals (Lactate Fermentation) And In Yeast Cells (Ethanol Fermentation)
- 6.26Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain Why The Energy Yield From Respiration In Aerobic Conditions Is Much Greater Than The Energy Yield From Respiration In Anaerobic Conditions (A Detailed Account Of The Total Yield Of Atp From The Aerobic Respiration Of Glucose Is Not Expected)
- 6.27Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain How Rice Is Adapted To Grow With Its Roots Submerged In Water, Limited To The Development Of Aerenchyma In Roots, Ethanol Fermentation In Roots And Faster Growth Of Stems
- 6.28Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Redox Indicators, Including Dcpip And Methylene Blue, To Determine The Effects Of Temperature And Substrate Concentration On The Rate Of Respiration Of Yeast
- 6.29Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Simple Respirometers To Determine The Effect Of Temperature On The Rate Of Respiration
- 6.30Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Describe The Relationship Between The Structure Of Chloroplasts, As Shown In Diagrams And Electron Micrographs, And Their Function
- 6.31Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That Energy Transferred As Atp And Reduced Nadp From The Light-dependent Stage Is Used During The Lightindependent Stage (Calvin Cycle) Of Photosynthesis To Produce Complex Organic Molecules
- 6.32Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: State That Within A Chloroplast, The Thylakoids (Thylakoid Membranes And Thylakoid Spaces), Which Occur In Stacks Called Grana, Are The Site Of The Light-dependent Stage And The Stroma Is The Site Of The Light-independent Stage
- 6.33Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Describe The Role Of Chloroplast Pigments (Chlorophyll A, Chlorophyll B, Carotene And Xanthophyll) In Light Absorption In Thylakoids
- 6.34Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Interpret Absorption Spectra Of Chloroplast Pigments And Action Spectra For Photosynthesis
- 6.35Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Describe And Use Chromatography To Separate And Identify Chloroplast Pigments (Reference Should Be Made To Rf Values In Identification Of Chloroplast Pigments)
- 6.36Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: State That Cyclic Photophosphorylation And Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation Occur During The Light-dependent Stage Of Photosynthesis
- 6.37Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Cyclic Photophosphorylation: Only Photosystem I (Psi) Is Involved
- 6.38Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Cyclic Photophosphorylation: Photoactivation Of Chlorophyll Occurs
- 6.39Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Cyclic Photophosphorylation: Atp Is Synthesised
- 6.40Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: Photosystem I (Psi) And Photosystem Ii (Psii) Are Both Involved
- 6.41Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: Photoactivation Of Chlorophyll Occurs
- 6.42Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: The Oxygen-evolving Complex Catalyses The Photolysis Of Water
- 6.43Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: Atp And Reduced Nadp Are Synthesised
- 6.44Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That During Photophosphorylation: Energetic Electrons Release Energy As They Pass Through The Electron Transport Chain (Details Of Carriers Are Not Expected)
- 6.45Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That During Photophosphorylation: The Released Energy Is Used To Transfer Protons Across The Thylakoid Membrane
- 6.46Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That During Photophosphorylation: Protons Return To The Stroma From The Thylakoid Space By Facilitated Diffusion Through Atp Synthase, Providing Energy For Atp Synthesis (Details Of Atp Synthase Are Not Expected)
- 6.47Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Outline The Three Main Stages Of The Calvin Cycle: Rubisco Catalyses The Fixation Of Carbon Dioxide By Combination With A Molecule Of Ribulose Bisphosphate (Rubp), A 5c Compound, To Yield Two Molecules Of Glycerate 3-phosphate (Gp), A 3c Compound
- 6.48Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Outline The Three Main Stages Of The Calvin Cycle: Gp Is Reduced To Triose Phosphate (Tp) In Reactions Involving Reduced Nadp And Atp
- 6.49Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Outline The Three Main Stages Of The Calvin Cycle: Rubp Is Regenerated From Tp In Reactions That Use Atp
- 6.50Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: State That Calvin Cycle Intermediates Are Used To Produce Other Molecules, Limited To Gp To Produce Some Amino Acids And Tp To Produce Carbohydrates, Lipids And Amino Acids
- 6.51Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process:
- 6.52Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: State That Light Intensity, Carbon Dioxide Concentration And Temperature Are Examples Of Limiting Factors Of Photosynthesis
- 6.53Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: Explain The Effects Of Changes In Light Intensity, Carbon Dioxide Concentration And Temperature On The Rate Of Photosynthesis
- 6.54Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Redox Indicators, Including Dcpip And Methylene Blue, And A Suspension Of Chloroplasts To Determine The Effects Of Light Intensity And Light Wavelength On The Rate Of Photosynthesis
- 6.55Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Whole Plants, Including Aquatic Plants, To Determine The Effects Of Light Intensity, Carbon Dioxide Concentration And Temperature On The Rate Of Photosynthesis
- 6.56Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain What Is Meant By Homeostasis And The Importance Of Homeostasis In Mammals
- 6.57Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain The Principles Of Homeostasis In Terms Of Internal And External Stimuli, Receptors, Coordination Systems (Nervous System And Endocrine System), Effectors (Muscles And Glands) And Negative Feedback
- 6.58Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: State That Urea Is Produced In The Liver From The Deamination Of Excess Amino Acids
- 6.59Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Fibrous Capsule
- 6.60Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Cortex
- 6.61Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Medulla
- 6.62Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Renal Pelvis
- 6.63Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Ureter
- 6.64Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Branches Of The Renal Artery And Renal Vein
- 6.65Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Glomerulus
- 6.66Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Bowman’s Capsule
- 6.67Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Proximal Convoluted Tubule
- 6.68Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Loop Of Henle
- 6.69Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Distal Convoluted Tubule
- 6.70Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Collecting Duct
- 6.71Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe And Explain The Formation Of Urine In The Nephron, Limited To: The Formation Of Glomerular Filtrate By Ultrafiltration In The Bowman’s Capsule
- 6.72Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe And Explain The Formation Of Urine In The Nephron, Limited To: Selective Reabsorption In The Proximal Convoluted Tubule
- 6.73Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Relate The Detailed Structure Of The Bowman’s Capsule And Proximal Convoluted Tubule To Their Functions In The Formation Of Urine
- 6.74Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Binding Of Hormone To Cell Surface Receptor Causing Conformational Change
- 6.75Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Activation Of G-protein Leading To Stimulation Of Adenylyl Cyclase
- 6.76Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Formation Of The Second Messenger, Cyclic Amp (Camp)
- 6.77Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Activation Of Protein Kinase A By Camp Leading To Initiation Of An Enzyme Cascade
- 6.78Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Amplification Of The Signal Through The Enzyme Cascade As A Result Of Activation Of More And More Enzymes By Phosphorylation
- 6.79Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Cellular Response In Which The Final Enzyme In The Pathway Is Activated, Catalysing The Breakdown Of Glycogen
- 6.80Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain How Negative Feedback Control Mechanisms Regulate Blood Glucose Concentration, With Reference To The Effects Of Insulin On Muscle Cells And Liver Cells And The Effect Of Glucagon On Liver Cells
- 6.81Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain The Principles Of Operation Of Test Strips And Biosensors For Measuring The Concentration Of Glucose In Blood And Urine, With Reference To Glucose Oxidase And Peroxidase Enzymes
- 6.82Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Explain That Stomata Respond To Changes In Environmental Conditions By Opening And Closing And That Regulation Of Stomatal Aperture Balances The Need For Carbon Dioxide Uptake By Diffusion With The Need To Minimise Water Loss By Transpiration
- 6.83Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Explain That Stomata Have Daily Rhythms Of Opening And Closing
- 6.84Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Describe The Structure And Function Of Guard Cells And Explain The Mechanism By Which They Open And Close Stomata
- 6.85Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Describe The Role Of Abscisic Acid In The Closure Of Stomata During Times Of Water Stress, Including The Role Of Calcium Ions As A Second Messenger
- 6.86Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Features Of The Endocrine System With Reference To The Hormones Adh, Glucagon And Insulin (See 14.1.8, 14.1.9 And 14.1.10)
- 6.87Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Compare The Features Of The Nervous System And The Endocrine System
- 6.88Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Structure And Function Of A Sensory Neurone And A Motor Neurone And State That Intermediate Neurones Connect Sensory Neurones And Motor Neurones
- 6.89Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Outline The Role Of Sensory Receptor Cells In Detecting Stimuli And Stimulating The Transmission Of Impulses In Sensory Neurones
- 6.90Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Sequence Of Events That Results In An Action Potential In A Sensory Neurone, Using A Chemoreceptor Cell In A Human Taste Bud As An Example
- 6.91Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain Changes To The Membrane Potential Of Neurones, Including: How The Resting Potential Is Maintained
- 6.92Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain Changes To The Membrane Potential Of Neurones, Including: The Events That Occur During An Action Potential
- 6.93Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain Changes To The Membrane Potential Of Neurones, Including: How The Resting Potential Is Restored During The Refractory Period
- 6.94Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain The Rapid Transmission Of An Impulse In A Myelinated Neurone With Reference To Saltatory Conduction
- 6.95Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Explain The Importance Of The Refractory Period In Determining The Frequency Of Impulses
- 6.96Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of A Cholinergic Synapse And Explain How It Functions, Including The Role Of Calcium Ions
- 6.97Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of Neuromuscular Junctions, The T-tubule System And Sarcoplasmic Reticulum In Stimulating Contraction In Striated Muscle
- 6.98Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Ultrastructure Of Striated Muscle With Reference To Sarcomere Structure Using Electron Micrographs And Diagrams
- 6.99Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Explain The Sliding Filament Model Of Muscular Contraction Including The Roles Of Troponin, Tropomyosin, Calcium Ions And Atp
- 6.100Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Plants: Describe The Rapid Response Of The Venus Fly Trap To Stimulation Of Hairs On The Lobes Of Modified Leaves And Explain How The Closure Of The Trap Is Achieved
- 6.101Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Plants: Explain The Role Of Auxin In Elongation Growth By Stimulating Proton Pumping To Acidify Cell Walls
- 6.102Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Plants: Describe The Role Of Gibberellin In The Germination Of Barley (See 16.3.4)
- 6.103Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain The Meanings Of The Terms Haploid (N) And Diploid (2n)
- 6.104Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain What Is Meant By Homologous Pairs Of Chromosomes
- 6.105Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain The Need For A Reduction Division During Meiosis In The Production Of Gametes
- 6.106Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Describe The Behaviour Of Chromosomes In Plant And Animal Cells During Meiosis And The Associated Behaviour Of The Nuclear Envelope, The Cell Surface Membrane And The Spindle (Names Of The Main Stages Of Meiosis, But Not The Sub-divisions Of Prophase I, Are Expected: Prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I, Prophase Ii, Metaphase Ii, Anaphase Ii And Telophase Ii)
- 6.107Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Interpret Photomicrographs And Diagrams Of Cells In Different Stages Of Meiosis And Identify The Main Stages Of Meiosis
- 6.108Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain That Crossing Over And Random Orientation (Independent Assortment) Of Pairs Of Homologous Chromosomes And Sister Chromatids During Meiosis Produces Genetically Different Gametes
- 6.109Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain That The Random Fusion Of Gametes At Fertilisation Produces Genetically Different Individuals
- 6.110Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring:
- 6.111Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Terms Gene, Locus, Allele, Dominant, Recessive, Codominant, Linkage, Test Cross, F1, F2, Phenotype, Genotype, Homozygous And Heterozygous
- 6.112Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Interpret And Construct Genetic Diagrams, Including Punnett Squares, To Explain And Predict The Results Of Monohybrid Crosses And Dihybrid Crosses That Involve Dominance, Codominance, Multiple Alleles And Sex Linkage
- 6.113Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Interpret And Construct Genetic Diagrams, Including Punnett Squares, To Explain And Predict The Results Of Dihybrid Crosses That Involve Autosomal Linkage And Epistasis (Knowledge Of The Expected Ratios For Different Types Of Epistasis Is Not Expected)
- 6.114Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Interpret And Construct Genetic Diagrams, Including Punnett Squares, To Explain And Predict The Results Of Test Crosses
- 6.115Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: Tyr Gene, Tyrosinase And Albinism
- 6.116Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: Hbb Gene, Haemoglobin And Sickle Cell Anaemia
- 6.117Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: F8 Gene, Factor Viii And Haemophilia
- 6.118Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: Htt Gene, Huntingtin And Huntington’s Disease
- 6.119Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Role Of Gibberellin In Stem Elongation Including The Role Of The Dominant Allele, Le, That Codes For A Functional Enzyme In The Gibberellin Synthesis Pathway, And The Recessive Allele, Le, That Codes For A Non-functional Enzyme
- 6.120Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: Describe The Differences Between Structural Genes And Regulatory Genes And The Differences Between Repressible Enzymes And Inducible Enzymes
- 6.121Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: Explain Genetic Control Of Protein Production In A Prokaryote Using The Lac Operon (Knowledge Of The Role Of Camp Is Not Expected)
- 6.122Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: State That Transcription Factors Are Proteins That Bind To Dna And Are Involved In The Control Of Gene Expression In Eukaryotes By Decreasing Or Increasing The Rate Of Transcription
- 6.123Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: Explain How Gibberellin Activates Genes By Causing The Breakdown Of Della Protein Repressors, Which Normally Inhibit Factors That Promote Transcription
- 6.124Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Explain, With Examples, That Phenotypic Variation Is Due To Genetic Factors Or Environmental Factors Or A Combination Of Genetic And Environmental Factors
- 6.125Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Explain What Is Meant By Discontinuous Variation And Continuous Variation
- 6.126Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Explain The Genetic Basis Of Discontinuous Variation And Continuous Variation
- 6.127Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Use The T-test To Compare The Means Of Two Different Samples (The Formula For The T-test Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 6.128Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Explain That Natural Selection Occurs Because Populations Have The Capacity To Produce Many Offspring That Compete For Resources; In The ‘struggle For Existence’, Individuals That Are Best Adapted Are Most Likely To Survive To Reproduce And Pass On Their Alleles To The Next Generation
- 6.129Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Explain How Environmental Factors Can Act As Stabilising, Disruptive And Directional Forces Of Natural Selection
- 6.130Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Explain How Selection, The Founder Effect And Genetic Drift, Including The Bottleneck Effect, May Affect Allele Frequencies In Populations
- 6.131Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline How Bacteria Become Resistant To Antibiotics As An Example Of Natural Selection
- 6.132Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Use The Hardy–weinberg Principle To Calculate Allele And Genotype Frequencies In Populations And State The Conditions When This Principle Can Be Applied (The Two Equations For The Hardy–weinberg Principle Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 6.133Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Describe The Principles Of Selective Breeding (Artificial Selection)
- 6.134Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline The Following Examples Of Selective Breeding: The Introduction Of Disease Resistance To Varieties Of Wheat And Rice
- 6.135Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline The Following Examples Of Selective Breeding: Inbreeding And Hybridisation To Produce Vigorous, Uniform Varieties Of Maize
- 6.136Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline The Following Examples Of Selective Breeding: Improving The Milk Yield Of Dairy Cattle
- 6.137Selection And Evolution: Evolution Learning Outcomes: Outline The Theory Of Evolution As A Process Leading To The Formation Of New Species From Pre-existing Species Over Time, As A Result Of Changes To Gene Pools From Generation To Generation
- 6.138Selection And Evolution: Evolution Learning Outcomes: Explain How Speciation May Occur As A Result Of Genetic Isolation By: Geographical Separation (Allopatric Speciation)
- 6.139Selection And Evolution: Evolution Learning Outcomes: Explain How Speciation May Occur As A Result Of Genetic Isolation By: Ecological And Behavioural Separation (Sympatric Speciation)
- 6.140Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Discuss The Meaning Of The Term Species, Limited To The Biological Species Concept, Morphological Species Concept And Ecological Species Concept
- 6.141Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Describe The Classification Of Organisms Into Three Domains: Archaea, Bacteria And Eukarya
- 6.142Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: State That Archaea And Bacteria Are Prokaryotes And That There Are Differences Between Them, Limited To Differences In Membrane Lipids, Ribosomal Rna And Composition Of Cell Walls
- 6.143Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Describe The Classification Of Organisms In The Eukarya Domain Into The Taxonomic Hierarchy Of Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus And Species
- 6.144Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Outline The Characteristic Features Of The Kingdoms Protoctista, Fungi, Plantae And Animalia
- 6.145Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Outline How Viruses Are Classified, Limited To The Type Of Nucleic Acid (Rna Or Dna) And Whether This Is Single Stranded Or Double Stranded
- 6.146Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Define The Terms Ecosystem And Niche
- 6.147Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain That Biodiversity Can Be Assessed At Different Levels, Including: The Number And Range Of Different Ecosystems And Habitats
- 6.148Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain That Biodiversity Can Be Assessed At Different Levels, Including: The Number Of Species And Their Relative Abundance
- 6.149Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain That Biodiversity Can Be Assessed At Different Levels, Including: The Genetic Variation Within Each Species
- 6.150Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain The Importance Of Random Sampling In Determining The Biodiversity Of An Area
- 6.151Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Describe And Use Suitable Methods To Assess The Distribution And Abundance Of Organisms In An Area, Limited To Frame Quadrats, Line Transects, Belt Transects And Mark-releaserecapture Using The Lincoln Index (The Formula For The Lincoln Index Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 6.152Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Use Spearman’s Rank Correlation And Pearson’s Linear Correlation To Analyse The Relationships Between Two Variables, Including How Biotic And Abiotic Factors Affect The Distribution And Abundance Of Species (The Formulae For These Correlations Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 6.153Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Use Simpson’s Index Of Diversity (D) To Calculate The Biodiversity Of An Area, And State The Significance Of Different Values Of D (The Formula For Simpson’s Index Of Diversity Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 6.154Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Climate Change
- 6.155Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Competition
- 6.156Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Hunting By Humans
- 6.157Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Degradation And Loss Of Habitats
- 6.158Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Outline Reasons For The Need To Maintain Biodiversity
- 6.159Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Outline The Roles Of Zoos, Botanic Gardens, Conserved Areas (Including National Parks And Marine Parks), ‘frozen Zoos’ And Seed Banks, In The Conservation Of Endangered Species
- 6.160Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Describe Methods Of Assisted Reproduction Used In The Conservation Of Endangered Mammals, Limited To Ivf, Embryo Transfer And Surrogacy
- 6.161Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Reasons For Controlling Invasive Alien Species
- 6.162Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Outline The Role In Conservation Of The International Union For Conservation Of Nature (Iucn) And The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (Cites)
- 6.163Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Define The Term Recombinant Dna
- 6.164Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genetic Engineering Is The Deliberate Manipulation Of Genetic Material To Modify Specific Characteristics Of An Organism And That This May Involve Transferring A Gene Into An Organism So That The Gene Is Expressed
- 6.165Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genes To Be Transferred Into An Organism May Be: Extracted From The Dna Of A Donor Organism
- 6.166Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genes To Be Transferred Into An Organism May Be: Synthesised From The Mrna Of A Donor Organism
- 6.167Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genes To Be Transferred Into An Organism May Be: Synthesised Chemically From Nucleotides
- 6.168Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain The Roles Of Restriction Endonucleases, Dna Ligase, Plasmids, Dna Polymerase And Reverse Transcriptase In The Transfer Of A Gene Into An Organism
- 6.169Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: v
- 6.170Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain How Gene Expression May Be Confirmed By The Use Of Marker Genes Coding For Fluorescent Products
- 6.171Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Gene Editing Is A Form Of Genetic Engineering Involving The Insertion, Deletion Or Replacement Of Dna At Specific Sites In The Genome
- 6.172Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Describe And Explain The Steps Involved In The Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr) To Clone And Amplify Dna, Including The Role Of Taq Polymerase
- 6.173Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Describe And Explain How Gel Electrophoresis Is Used To Separate Dna Fragments Of Different Lengths
- 6.174Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Outline How Microarrays Are Used In The Analysis Of Genomes And In Detecting Mrna In Studies Of Gene Expression
- 6.175Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Outline The Benefits Of Using Databases That Provide Information About Nucleotide Sequences Of Genes And Genomes, And Amino Acid Sequences Of Proteins And Protein Structures
- 6.176Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Explain The Advantages Of Using Recombinant Human Proteins To Treat Disease, Using The Examples Insulin, Factor Viii And Adenosine Deaminase
- 6.177Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Outline The Advantages Of Genetic Screening, Using The Examples Of Breast Cancer (Brca1 And Brca2), Huntington’s Disease And Cystic Fibrosis
- 6.178Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Outline How Genetic Diseases Can Be Treated With Gene Therapy, Using The Examples Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (Scid) And Inherited Eye Diseases
- 6.179Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Discuss The Social And Ethical Considerations Of Using Genetic Screening And Gene Therapy In Medicine
- 6.180Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Genetically Modified Organisms In Agriculture: Explain That Genetic Engineering May Help To Solve The Global Demand For Food By Improving The Quality And Productivity Of Farmed Animals And Crop Plants, Using The Examples Of Gm Salmon, Herbicide Resistance In Soybean And Insect Resistance In Cotton
- 6.181Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Genetically Modified Organisms In Agriculture: Discuss The Ethical And Social Implications Of Using Genetically Modified Organisms (Gmos) In Food Production
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- 15.1Energy And Respiration: Energy: Outline The Need For Energy In Living Organisms, As Illustrated By Active Transport, Movement And Anabolic Reactions, Such As Those Occurring In Dna Replication And Protein Synthesis
- 15.2Energy And Respiration: Energy: Describe The Features Of Atp That Make It Suitable As The Universal Energy Currency
- 15.3Energy And Respiration: Energy: State That Atp Is Synthesised By: Transfer Of Phosphate In Substrate-linked Reactions
- 15.4Energy And Respiration: Energy: State That Atp Is Synthesised By: Chemiosmosis In Membranes Of Mitochondria And Chloroplasts
- 15.5Energy And Respiration: Energy: Explain The Relative Energy Values Of Carbohydrates, Lipids And Proteins As Respiratory Substrates
- 15.6Energy And Respiration: Energy: State That The Respiratory Quotient (Rq) Is The Ratio Of The Number Of Molecules Of Carbon Dioxide Produced To The Number Of Molecules Of Oxygen Taken In, As A Result Of Respiration
- 15.7Energy And Respiration: Energy: Calculate Rq Values Of Different Respiratory Substrates From Equations For Respiration
- 15.8Energy And Respiration: Energy: Describe And Carry Out Investigations, Using Simple Respirometers, To Determine The Rq Of Germinating Seeds Or Small Invertebrates (E.g. Blowfly Larvae)
- 15.9Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Glycolysis In The Cytoplasm
- 15.10Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Link Reaction In The Mitochondrial Matrix
- 15.11Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Krebs Cycle In The Mitochondrial Matrix
- 15.12Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Oxidative Phosphorylation On The Inner Membrane Of Mitochondria
- 15.13Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Outline Glycolysis As Phosphorylation Of Glucose And The Subsequent Splitting Of Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (6c) Into Two Triose Phosphate Molecules (3c), Which Are Then Further Oxidised To Pyruvate (3c), With The Production Of Atp And Reduced Nad
- 15.14Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That, When Oxygen Is Available, Pyruvate Enters Mitochondria To Take Part In The Link Reaction
- 15.15Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe The Link Reaction, Including The Role Of Coenzyme A In The Transfer Of Acetyl (2c) Groups
- 15.16Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Outline The Krebs Cycle, Explaining That Oxaloacetate (4c) Acts As An Acceptor Of The 2c Fragment From Acetyl Coenzyme A To Form Citrate (6c), Which Is Converted Back To Oxaloacetate In A Series Of Small Steps
- 15.17Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That Reactions In The Krebs Cycle Involve Decarboxylation And Dehydrogenation And The Reduction Of The Coenzymes Nad And Fad
- 15.18Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe The Role Of Nad And Fad In Transferring Hydrogen To Carriers In The Inner Mitochondrial Membrane
- 15.19Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Hydrogen Atoms Split Into Protons And Energetic Electrons
- 15.20Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Energetic Electrons Release Energy As They Pass Through The Electron Transport Chain (Details Of Carriers Are Not Expected)
- 15.21Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: The Released Energy Is Used To Transfer Protons Across The Inner Mitochondrial Membrane
- 15.22Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Protons Return To The Mitochondrial Matrix By Facilitated Diffusion Through Atp Synthase, Providing Energy For Atp Synthesis (Details Of Atp Synthase Are Not Expected)
- 15.23Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Oxygen Acts As The Final Electron Acceptor To Form Water
- 15.24Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe The Relationship Between The Structure And Function Of Mitochondria Using Diagrams And Electron Micrographs
- 15.25Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Outline Respiration In Anaerobic Conditions In Mammals (Lactate Fermentation) And In Yeast Cells (Ethanol Fermentation)
- 15.26Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain Why The Energy Yield From Respiration In Aerobic Conditions Is Much Greater Than The Energy Yield From Respiration In Anaerobic Conditions (A Detailed Account Of The Total Yield Of Atp From The Aerobic Respiration Of Glucose Is Not Expected)
- 15.27Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain How Rice Is Adapted To Grow With Its Roots Submerged In Water, Limited To The Development Of Aerenchyma In Roots, Ethanol Fermentation In Roots And Faster Growth Of Stems
- 15.28Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Redox Indicators, Including Dcpip And Methylene Blue, To Determine The Effects Of Temperature And Substrate Concentration On The Rate Of Respiration Of Yeast
- 15.29Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Simple Respirometers To Determine The Effect Of Temperature On The Rate Of Respiration
- 15.30Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Describe The Relationship Between The Structure Of Chloroplasts, As Shown In Diagrams And Electron Micrographs, And Their Function
- 15.31Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That Energy Transferred As Atp And Reduced Nadp From The Light-dependent Stage Is Used During The Lightindependent Stage (Calvin Cycle) Of Photosynthesis To Produce Complex Organic Molecules
- 15.32Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: State That Within A Chloroplast, The Thylakoids (Thylakoid Membranes And Thylakoid Spaces), Which Occur In Stacks Called Grana, Are The Site Of The Light-dependent Stage And The Stroma Is The Site Of The Light-independent Stage
- 15.33Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Describe The Role Of Chloroplast Pigments (Chlorophyll A, Chlorophyll B, Carotene And Xanthophyll) In Light Absorption In Thylakoids
- 15.34Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Interpret Absorption Spectra Of Chloroplast Pigments And Action Spectra For Photosynthesis
- 15.35Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Describe And Use Chromatography To Separate And Identify Chloroplast Pigments (Reference Should Be Made To Rf Values In Identification Of Chloroplast Pigments)
- 15.36Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: State That Cyclic Photophosphorylation And Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation Occur During The Light-dependent Stage Of Photosynthesis
- 15.37Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Cyclic Photophosphorylation: Only Photosystem I (Psi) Is Involved
- 15.38Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Cyclic Photophosphorylation: Photoactivation Of Chlorophyll Occurs
- 15.39Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Cyclic Photophosphorylation: Atp Is Synthesised
- 15.40Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: Photosystem I (Psi) And Photosystem Ii (Psii) Are Both Involved
- 15.41Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: Photoactivation Of Chlorophyll Occurs
- 15.42Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: The Oxygen-evolving Complex Catalyses The Photolysis Of Water
- 15.43Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: Atp And Reduced Nadp Are Synthesised
- 15.44Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That During Photophosphorylation: Energetic Electrons Release Energy As They Pass Through The Electron Transport Chain (Details Of Carriers Are Not Expected)
- 15.45Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That During Photophosphorylation: The Released Energy Is Used To Transfer Protons Across The Thylakoid Membrane
- 15.46Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That During Photophosphorylation: Protons Return To The Stroma From The Thylakoid Space By Facilitated Diffusion Through Atp Synthase, Providing Energy For Atp Synthesis (Details Of Atp Synthase Are Not Expected)
- 15.47Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Outline The Three Main Stages Of The Calvin Cycle: Rubisco Catalyses The Fixation Of Carbon Dioxide By Combination With A Molecule Of Ribulose Bisphosphate (Rubp), A 5c Compound, To Yield Two Molecules Of Glycerate 3-phosphate (Gp), A 3c Compound
- 15.48Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Outline The Three Main Stages Of The Calvin Cycle: Gp Is Reduced To Triose Phosphate (Tp) In Reactions Involving Reduced Nadp And Atp
- 15.49Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Outline The Three Main Stages Of The Calvin Cycle: Rubp Is Regenerated From Tp In Reactions That Use Atp
- 15.50Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: State That Calvin Cycle Intermediates Are Used To Produce Other Molecules, Limited To Gp To Produce Some Amino Acids And Tp To Produce Carbohydrates, Lipids And Amino Acids
- 15.51Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process:
- 15.52Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: State That Light Intensity, Carbon Dioxide Concentration And Temperature Are Examples Of Limiting Factors Of Photosynthesis
- 15.53Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: Explain The Effects Of Changes In Light Intensity, Carbon Dioxide Concentration And Temperature On The Rate Of Photosynthesis
- 15.54Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Redox Indicators, Including Dcpip And Methylene Blue, And A Suspension Of Chloroplasts To Determine The Effects Of Light Intensity And Light Wavelength On The Rate Of Photosynthesis
- 15.55Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Whole Plants, Including Aquatic Plants, To Determine The Effects Of Light Intensity, Carbon Dioxide Concentration And Temperature On The Rate Of Photosynthesis
- 15.56Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain What Is Meant By Homeostasis And The Importance Of Homeostasis In Mammals
- 15.57Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain The Principles Of Homeostasis In Terms Of Internal And External Stimuli, Receptors, Coordination Systems (Nervous System And Endocrine System), Effectors (Muscles And Glands) And Negative Feedback
- 15.58Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: State That Urea Is Produced In The Liver From The Deamination Of Excess Amino Acids
- 15.59Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Fibrous Capsule
- 15.60Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Cortex
- 15.61Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Medulla
- 15.62Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Renal Pelvis
- 15.63Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Ureter
- 15.64Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Branches Of The Renal Artery And Renal Vein
- 15.65Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Glomerulus
- 15.66Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Bowman’s Capsule
- 15.67Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Proximal Convoluted Tubule
- 15.68Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Loop Of Henle
- 15.69Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Distal Convoluted Tubule
- 15.70Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Collecting Duct
- 15.71Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe And Explain The Formation Of Urine In The Nephron, Limited To: The Formation Of Glomerular Filtrate By Ultrafiltration In The Bowman’s Capsule
- 15.72Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe And Explain The Formation Of Urine In The Nephron, Limited To: Selective Reabsorption In The Proximal Convoluted Tubule
- 15.73Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Relate The Detailed Structure Of The Bowman’s Capsule And Proximal Convoluted Tubule To Their Functions In The Formation Of Urine
- 15.74Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Binding Of Hormone To Cell Surface Receptor Causing Conformational Change
- 15.75Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Activation Of G-protein Leading To Stimulation Of Adenylyl Cyclase
- 15.76Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Formation Of The Second Messenger, Cyclic Amp (Camp)
- 15.77Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Activation Of Protein Kinase A By Camp Leading To Initiation Of An Enzyme Cascade
- 15.78Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Amplification Of The Signal Through The Enzyme Cascade As A Result Of Activation Of More And More Enzymes By Phosphorylation
- 15.79Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Cellular Response In Which The Final Enzyme In The Pathway Is Activated, Catalysing The Breakdown Of Glycogen
- 15.80Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain How Negative Feedback Control Mechanisms Regulate Blood Glucose Concentration, With Reference To The Effects Of Insulin On Muscle Cells And Liver Cells And The Effect Of Glucagon On Liver Cells
- 15.81Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain The Principles Of Operation Of Test Strips And Biosensors For Measuring The Concentration Of Glucose In Blood And Urine, With Reference To Glucose Oxidase And Peroxidase Enzymes
- 15.82Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Explain That Stomata Respond To Changes In Environmental Conditions By Opening And Closing And That Regulation Of Stomatal Aperture Balances The Need For Carbon Dioxide Uptake By Diffusion With The Need To Minimise Water Loss By Transpiration
- 15.83Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Explain That Stomata Have Daily Rhythms Of Opening And Closing
- 15.84Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Describe The Structure And Function Of Guard Cells And Explain The Mechanism By Which They Open And Close Stomata
- 15.85Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Describe The Role Of Abscisic Acid In The Closure Of Stomata During Times Of Water Stress, Including The Role Of Calcium Ions As A Second Messenger
- 15.86Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Features Of The Endocrine System With Reference To The Hormones Adh, Glucagon And Insulin (See 14.1.8, 14.1.9 And 14.1.10)
- 15.87Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Compare The Features Of The Nervous System And The Endocrine System
- 15.88Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Structure And Function Of A Sensory Neurone And A Motor Neurone And State That Intermediate Neurones Connect Sensory Neurones And Motor Neurones
- 15.89Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Outline The Role Of Sensory Receptor Cells In Detecting Stimuli And Stimulating The Transmission Of Impulses In Sensory Neurones
- 15.90Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Sequence Of Events That Results In An Action Potential In A Sensory Neurone, Using A Chemoreceptor Cell In A Human Taste Bud As An Example
- 15.91Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain Changes To The Membrane Potential Of Neurones, Including: How The Resting Potential Is Maintained
- 15.92Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain Changes To The Membrane Potential Of Neurones, Including: The Events That Occur During An Action Potential
- 15.93Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain Changes To The Membrane Potential Of Neurones, Including: How The Resting Potential Is Restored During The Refractory Period
- 15.94Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain The Rapid Transmission Of An Impulse In A Myelinated Neurone With Reference To Saltatory Conduction
- 15.95Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Explain The Importance Of The Refractory Period In Determining The Frequency Of Impulses
- 15.96Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of A Cholinergic Synapse And Explain How It Functions, Including The Role Of Calcium Ions
- 15.97Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of Neuromuscular Junctions, The T-tubule System And Sarcoplasmic Reticulum In Stimulating Contraction In Striated Muscle
- 15.98Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Ultrastructure Of Striated Muscle With Reference To Sarcomere Structure Using Electron Micrographs And Diagrams
- 15.99Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Explain The Sliding Filament Model Of Muscular Contraction Including The Roles Of Troponin, Tropomyosin, Calcium Ions And Atp
- 15.100Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Plants: Describe The Rapid Response Of The Venus Fly Trap To Stimulation Of Hairs On The Lobes Of Modified Leaves And Explain How The Closure Of The Trap Is Achieved
- 15.101Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Plants: Explain The Role Of Auxin In Elongation Growth By Stimulating Proton Pumping To Acidify Cell Walls
- 15.102Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Plants: Describe The Role Of Gibberellin In The Germination Of Barley (See 16.3.4)
- 15.103Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain The Meanings Of The Terms Haploid (N) And Diploid (2n)
- 15.104Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain What Is Meant By Homologous Pairs Of Chromosomes
- 15.105Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain The Need For A Reduction Division During Meiosis In The Production Of Gametes
- 15.106Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Describe The Behaviour Of Chromosomes In Plant And Animal Cells During Meiosis And The Associated Behaviour Of The Nuclear Envelope, The Cell Surface Membrane And The Spindle (Names Of The Main Stages Of Meiosis, But Not The Sub-divisions Of Prophase I, Are Expected: Prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I, Prophase Ii, Metaphase Ii, Anaphase Ii And Telophase Ii)
- 15.107Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Interpret Photomicrographs And Diagrams Of Cells In Different Stages Of Meiosis And Identify The Main Stages Of Meiosis
- 15.108Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain That Crossing Over And Random Orientation (Independent Assortment) Of Pairs Of Homologous Chromosomes And Sister Chromatids During Meiosis Produces Genetically Different Gametes
- 15.109Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain That The Random Fusion Of Gametes At Fertilisation Produces Genetically Different Individuals
- 15.110Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring:
- 15.111Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Terms Gene, Locus, Allele, Dominant, Recessive, Codominant, Linkage, Test Cross, F1, F2, Phenotype, Genotype, Homozygous And Heterozygous
- 15.112Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Interpret And Construct Genetic Diagrams, Including Punnett Squares, To Explain And Predict The Results Of Monohybrid Crosses And Dihybrid Crosses That Involve Dominance, Codominance, Multiple Alleles And Sex Linkage
- 15.113Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Interpret And Construct Genetic Diagrams, Including Punnett Squares, To Explain And Predict The Results Of Dihybrid Crosses That Involve Autosomal Linkage And Epistasis (Knowledge Of The Expected Ratios For Different Types Of Epistasis Is Not Expected)
- 15.114Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Interpret And Construct Genetic Diagrams, Including Punnett Squares, To Explain And Predict The Results Of Test Crosses
- 15.115Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: Tyr Gene, Tyrosinase And Albinism
- 15.116Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: Hbb Gene, Haemoglobin And Sickle Cell Anaemia
- 15.117Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: F8 Gene, Factor Viii And Haemophilia
- 15.118Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: Htt Gene, Huntingtin And Huntington’s Disease
- 15.119Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Role Of Gibberellin In Stem Elongation Including The Role Of The Dominant Allele, Le, That Codes For A Functional Enzyme In The Gibberellin Synthesis Pathway, And The Recessive Allele, Le, That Codes For A Non-functional Enzyme
- 15.120Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: Describe The Differences Between Structural Genes And Regulatory Genes And The Differences Between Repressible Enzymes And Inducible Enzymes
- 15.121Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: Explain Genetic Control Of Protein Production In A Prokaryote Using The Lac Operon (Knowledge Of The Role Of Camp Is Not Expected)
- 15.122Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: State That Transcription Factors Are Proteins That Bind To Dna And Are Involved In The Control Of Gene Expression In Eukaryotes By Decreasing Or Increasing The Rate Of Transcription
- 15.123Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: Explain How Gibberellin Activates Genes By Causing The Breakdown Of Della Protein Repressors, Which Normally Inhibit Factors That Promote Transcription
- 15.124Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Explain, With Examples, That Phenotypic Variation Is Due To Genetic Factors Or Environmental Factors Or A Combination Of Genetic And Environmental Factors
- 15.125Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Explain What Is Meant By Discontinuous Variation And Continuous Variation
- 15.126Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Explain The Genetic Basis Of Discontinuous Variation And Continuous Variation
- 15.127Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Use The T-test To Compare The Means Of Two Different Samples (The Formula For The T-test Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 15.128Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Explain That Natural Selection Occurs Because Populations Have The Capacity To Produce Many Offspring That Compete For Resources; In The ‘struggle For Existence’, Individuals That Are Best Adapted Are Most Likely To Survive To Reproduce And Pass On Their Alleles To The Next Generation
- 15.129Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Explain How Environmental Factors Can Act As Stabilising, Disruptive And Directional Forces Of Natural Selection
- 15.130Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Explain How Selection, The Founder Effect And Genetic Drift, Including The Bottleneck Effect, May Affect Allele Frequencies In Populations
- 15.131Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline How Bacteria Become Resistant To Antibiotics As An Example Of Natural Selection
- 15.132Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Use The Hardy–weinberg Principle To Calculate Allele And Genotype Frequencies In Populations And State The Conditions When This Principle Can Be Applied (The Two Equations For The Hardy–weinberg Principle Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 15.133Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Describe The Principles Of Selective Breeding (Artificial Selection)
- 15.134Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline The Following Examples Of Selective Breeding: The Introduction Of Disease Resistance To Varieties Of Wheat And Rice
- 15.135Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline The Following Examples Of Selective Breeding: Inbreeding And Hybridisation To Produce Vigorous, Uniform Varieties Of Maize
- 15.136Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline The Following Examples Of Selective Breeding: Improving The Milk Yield Of Dairy Cattle
- 15.137Selection And Evolution: Evolution Learning Outcomes: Outline The Theory Of Evolution As A Process Leading To The Formation Of New Species From Pre-existing Species Over Time, As A Result Of Changes To Gene Pools From Generation To Generation
- 15.138Selection And Evolution: Evolution Learning Outcomes: Explain How Speciation May Occur As A Result Of Genetic Isolation By: Geographical Separation (Allopatric Speciation)
- 15.139Selection And Evolution: Evolution Learning Outcomes: Explain How Speciation May Occur As A Result Of Genetic Isolation By: Ecological And Behavioural Separation (Sympatric Speciation)
- 15.140Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Discuss The Meaning Of The Term Species, Limited To The Biological Species Concept, Morphological Species Concept And Ecological Species Concept
- 15.141Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Describe The Classification Of Organisms Into Three Domains: Archaea, Bacteria And Eukarya
- 15.142Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: State That Archaea And Bacteria Are Prokaryotes And That There Are Differences Between Them, Limited To Differences In Membrane Lipids, Ribosomal Rna And Composition Of Cell Walls
- 15.143Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Describe The Classification Of Organisms In The Eukarya Domain Into The Taxonomic Hierarchy Of Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus And Species
- 15.144Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Outline The Characteristic Features Of The Kingdoms Protoctista, Fungi, Plantae And Animalia
- 15.145Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Outline How Viruses Are Classified, Limited To The Type Of Nucleic Acid (Rna Or Dna) And Whether This Is Single Stranded Or Double Stranded
- 15.146Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Define The Terms Ecosystem And Niche
- 15.147Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain That Biodiversity Can Be Assessed At Different Levels, Including: The Number And Range Of Different Ecosystems And Habitats
- 15.148Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain That Biodiversity Can Be Assessed At Different Levels, Including: The Number Of Species And Their Relative Abundance
- 15.149Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain That Biodiversity Can Be Assessed At Different Levels, Including: The Genetic Variation Within Each Species
- 15.150Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain The Importance Of Random Sampling In Determining The Biodiversity Of An Area
- 15.151Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Describe And Use Suitable Methods To Assess The Distribution And Abundance Of Organisms In An Area, Limited To Frame Quadrats, Line Transects, Belt Transects And Mark-releaserecapture Using The Lincoln Index (The Formula For The Lincoln Index Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 15.152Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Use Spearman’s Rank Correlation And Pearson’s Linear Correlation To Analyse The Relationships Between Two Variables, Including How Biotic And Abiotic Factors Affect The Distribution And Abundance Of Species (The Formulae For These Correlations Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 15.153Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Use Simpson’s Index Of Diversity (D) To Calculate The Biodiversity Of An Area, And State The Significance Of Different Values Of D (The Formula For Simpson’s Index Of Diversity Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 15.154Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Climate Change
- 15.155Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Competition
- 15.156Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Hunting By Humans
- 15.157Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Degradation And Loss Of Habitats
- 15.158Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Outline Reasons For The Need To Maintain Biodiversity
- 15.159Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Outline The Roles Of Zoos, Botanic Gardens, Conserved Areas (Including National Parks And Marine Parks), ‘frozen Zoos’ And Seed Banks, In The Conservation Of Endangered Species
- 15.160Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Describe Methods Of Assisted Reproduction Used In The Conservation Of Endangered Mammals, Limited To Ivf, Embryo Transfer And Surrogacy
- 15.161Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Reasons For Controlling Invasive Alien Species
- 15.162Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Outline The Role In Conservation Of The International Union For Conservation Of Nature (Iucn) And The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (Cites)
- 15.163Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Define The Term Recombinant Dna
- 15.164Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genetic Engineering Is The Deliberate Manipulation Of Genetic Material To Modify Specific Characteristics Of An Organism And That This May Involve Transferring A Gene Into An Organism So That The Gene Is Expressed
- 15.165Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genes To Be Transferred Into An Organism May Be: Extracted From The Dna Of A Donor Organism
- 15.166Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genes To Be Transferred Into An Organism May Be: Synthesised From The Mrna Of A Donor Organism
- 15.167Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genes To Be Transferred Into An Organism May Be: Synthesised Chemically From Nucleotides
- 15.168Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain The Roles Of Restriction Endonucleases, Dna Ligase, Plasmids, Dna Polymerase And Reverse Transcriptase In The Transfer Of A Gene Into An Organism
- 15.169Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: v
- 15.170Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain How Gene Expression May Be Confirmed By The Use Of Marker Genes Coding For Fluorescent Products
- 15.171Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Gene Editing Is A Form Of Genetic Engineering Involving The Insertion, Deletion Or Replacement Of Dna At Specific Sites In The Genome
- 15.172Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Describe And Explain The Steps Involved In The Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr) To Clone And Amplify Dna, Including The Role Of Taq Polymerase
- 15.173Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Describe And Explain How Gel Electrophoresis Is Used To Separate Dna Fragments Of Different Lengths
- 15.174Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Outline How Microarrays Are Used In The Analysis Of Genomes And In Detecting Mrna In Studies Of Gene Expression
- 15.175Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Outline The Benefits Of Using Databases That Provide Information About Nucleotide Sequences Of Genes And Genomes, And Amino Acid Sequences Of Proteins And Protein Structures
- 15.176Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Explain The Advantages Of Using Recombinant Human Proteins To Treat Disease, Using The Examples Insulin, Factor Viii And Adenosine Deaminase
- 15.177Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Outline The Advantages Of Genetic Screening, Using The Examples Of Breast Cancer (Brca1 And Brca2), Huntington’s Disease And Cystic Fibrosis
- 15.178Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Outline How Genetic Diseases Can Be Treated With Gene Therapy, Using The Examples Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (Scid) And Inherited Eye Diseases
- 15.179Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Discuss The Social And Ethical Considerations Of Using Genetic Screening And Gene Therapy In Medicine
- 15.180Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Genetically Modified Organisms In Agriculture: Explain That Genetic Engineering May Help To Solve The Global Demand For Food By Improving The Quality And Productivity Of Farmed Animals And Crop Plants, Using The Examples Of Gm Salmon, Herbicide Resistance In Soybean And Insect Resistance In Cotton
- 15.181Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Genetically Modified Organisms In Agriculture: Discuss The Ethical And Social Implications Of Using Genetically Modified Organisms (Gmos) In Food Production
- Practice Questions/ Practice ExamsPractice Questions/ Exams Based Both On Actual Exam Pattern And On Topical Content To Boost Preparation And Improve Performance181
- 16.1Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Energy: Outline The Need For Energy In Living Organisms, As Illustrated By Active Transport, Movement And Anabolic Reactions, Such As Those Occurring In Dna Replication And Protein Synthesis
- 16.2Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Energy: Describe The Features Of Atp That Make It Suitable As The Universal Energy Currency
- 16.3Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Energy: State That Atp Is Synthesised By: Transfer Of Phosphate In Substrate-linked Reactions
- 16.4Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Energy: State That Atp Is Synthesised By: Chemiosmosis In Membranes Of Mitochondria And Chloroplasts
- 16.5Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Energy: Explain The Relative Energy Values Of Carbohydrates, Lipids And Proteins As Respiratory Substrates
- 16.6Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Energy: State That The Respiratory Quotient (Rq) Is The Ratio Of The Number Of Molecules Of Carbon Dioxide Produced To The Number Of Molecules Of Oxygen Taken In, As A Result Of Respiration
- 16.7Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Energy: Calculate Rq Values Of Different Respiratory Substrates From Equations For Respiration
- 16.8Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Energy: Describe And Carry Out Investigations, Using Simple Respirometers, To Determine The Rq Of Germinating Seeds Or Small Invertebrates (E.g. Blowfly Larvae)
- 16.9Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Glycolysis In The Cytoplasm
- 16.10Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Link Reaction In The Mitochondrial Matrix
- 16.11Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Krebs Cycle In The Mitochondrial Matrix
- 16.12Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: State Where Each Of The Four Stages In Aerobic Respiration Occurs In Eukaryotic Cells: Oxidative Phosphorylation On The Inner Membrane Of Mitochondria
- 16.13Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Outline Glycolysis As Phosphorylation Of Glucose And The Subsequent Splitting Of Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (6c) Into Two Triose Phosphate Molecules (3c), Which Are Then Further Oxidised To Pyruvate (3c), With The Production Of Atp And Reduced Nad
- 16.14Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That, When Oxygen Is Available, Pyruvate Enters Mitochondria To Take Part In The Link Reaction
- 16.15Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe The Link Reaction, Including The Role Of Coenzyme A In The Transfer Of Acetyl (2c) Groups
- 16.16Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Outline The Krebs Cycle, Explaining That Oxaloacetate (4c) Acts As An Acceptor Of The 2c Fragment From Acetyl Coenzyme A To Form Citrate (6c), Which Is Converted Back To Oxaloacetate In A Series Of Small Steps
- 16.17Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That Reactions In The Krebs Cycle Involve Decarboxylation And Dehydrogenation And The Reduction Of The Coenzymes Nad And Fad
- 16.18Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe The Role Of Nad And Fad In Transferring Hydrogen To Carriers In The Inner Mitochondrial Membrane
- 16.19Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Hydrogen Atoms Split Into Protons And Energetic Electrons
- 16.20Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Energetic Electrons Release Energy As They Pass Through The Electron Transport Chain (Details Of Carriers Are Not Expected)
- 16.21Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: The Released Energy Is Used To Transfer Protons Across The Inner Mitochondrial Membrane
- 16.22Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Protons Return To The Mitochondrial Matrix By Facilitated Diffusion Through Atp Synthase, Providing Energy For Atp Synthesis (Details Of Atp Synthase Are Not Expected)
- 16.23Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain That During Oxidative Phosphorylation: Oxygen Acts As The Final Electron Acceptor To Form Water
- 16.24Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe The Relationship Between The Structure And Function Of Mitochondria Using Diagrams And Electron Micrographs
- 16.25Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Outline Respiration In Anaerobic Conditions In Mammals (Lactate Fermentation) And In Yeast Cells (Ethanol Fermentation)
- 16.26Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain Why The Energy Yield From Respiration In Aerobic Conditions Is Much Greater Than The Energy Yield From Respiration In Anaerobic Conditions (A Detailed Account Of The Total Yield Of Atp From The Aerobic Respiration Of Glucose Is Not Expected)
- 16.27Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Explain How Rice Is Adapted To Grow With Its Roots Submerged In Water, Limited To The Development Of Aerenchyma In Roots, Ethanol Fermentation In Roots And Faster Growth Of Stems
- 16.28Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Redox Indicators, Including Dcpip And Methylene Blue, To Determine The Effects Of Temperature And Substrate Concentration On The Rate Of Respiration Of Yeast
- 16.29Practice Questions: Energy And Respiration: Respiration: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Simple Respirometers To Determine The Effect Of Temperature On The Rate Of Respiration
- 16.30Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Describe The Relationship Between The Structure Of Chloroplasts, As Shown In Diagrams And Electron Micrographs, And Their Function
- 16.31Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That Energy Transferred As Atp And Reduced Nadp From The Light-dependent Stage Is Used During The Lightindependent Stage (Calvin Cycle) Of Photosynthesis To Produce Complex Organic Molecules
- 16.32Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: State That Within A Chloroplast, The Thylakoids (Thylakoid Membranes And Thylakoid Spaces), Which Occur In Stacks Called Grana, Are The Site Of The Light-dependent Stage And The Stroma Is The Site Of The Light-independent Stage
- 16.33Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Describe The Role Of Chloroplast Pigments (Chlorophyll A, Chlorophyll B, Carotene And Xanthophyll) In Light Absorption In Thylakoids
- 16.34Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Interpret Absorption Spectra Of Chloroplast Pigments And Action Spectra For Photosynthesis
- 16.35Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Describe And Use Chromatography To Separate And Identify Chloroplast Pigments (Reference Should Be Made To Rf Values In Identification Of Chloroplast Pigments)
- 16.36Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: State That Cyclic Photophosphorylation And Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation Occur During The Light-dependent Stage Of Photosynthesis
- 16.37Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Cyclic Photophosphorylation: Only Photosystem I (Psi) Is Involved
- 16.38Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Cyclic Photophosphorylation: Photoactivation Of Chlorophyll Occurs
- 16.39Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Cyclic Photophosphorylation: Atp Is Synthesised
- 16.40Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: Photosystem I (Psi) And Photosystem Ii (Psii) Are Both Involved
- 16.41Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: Photoactivation Of Chlorophyll Occurs
- 16.42Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: The Oxygen-evolving Complex Catalyses The Photolysis Of Water
- 16.43Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That In Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation: Atp And Reduced Nadp Are Synthesised
- 16.44Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That During Photophosphorylation: Energetic Electrons Release Energy As They Pass Through The Electron Transport Chain (Details Of Carriers Are Not Expected)
- 16.45Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That During Photophosphorylation: The Released Energy Is Used To Transfer Protons Across The Thylakoid Membrane
- 16.46Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Explain That During Photophosphorylation: Protons Return To The Stroma From The Thylakoid Space By Facilitated Diffusion Through Atp Synthase, Providing Energy For Atp Synthesis (Details Of Atp Synthase Are Not Expected)
- 16.47Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Outline The Three Main Stages Of The Calvin Cycle: Rubisco Catalyses The Fixation Of Carbon Dioxide By Combination With A Molecule Of Ribulose Bisphosphate (Rubp), A 5c Compound, To Yield Two Molecules Of Glycerate 3-phosphate (Gp), A 3c Compound
- 16.48Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Outline The Three Main Stages Of The Calvin Cycle: Gp Is Reduced To Triose Phosphate (Tp) In Reactions Involving Reduced Nadp And Atp
- 16.49Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: Outline The Three Main Stages Of The Calvin Cycle: Rubp Is Regenerated From Tp In Reactions That Use Atp
- 16.50Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process: State That Calvin Cycle Intermediates Are Used To Produce Other Molecules, Limited To Gp To Produce Some Amino Acids And Tp To Produce Carbohydrates, Lipids And Amino Acids
- 16.51Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process:
- 16.52Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: State That Light Intensity, Carbon Dioxide Concentration And Temperature Are Examples Of Limiting Factors Of Photosynthesis
- 16.53Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: Explain The Effects Of Changes In Light Intensity, Carbon Dioxide Concentration And Temperature On The Rate Of Photosynthesis
- 16.54Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Redox Indicators, Including Dcpip And Methylene Blue, And A Suspension Of Chloroplasts To Determine The Effects Of Light Intensity And Light Wavelength On The Rate Of Photosynthesis
- 16.55Practice Questions: Photosynthesis: Investigation Of Limiting Factors: Describe And Carry Out Investigations Using Whole Plants, Including Aquatic Plants, To Determine The Effects Of Light Intensity, Carbon Dioxide Concentration And Temperature On The Rate Of Photosynthesis
- 16.56Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain What Is Meant By Homeostasis And The Importance Of Homeostasis In Mammals
- 16.57Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain The Principles Of Homeostasis In Terms Of Internal And External Stimuli, Receptors, Coordination Systems (Nervous System And Endocrine System), Effectors (Muscles And Glands) And Negative Feedback
- 16.58Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: State That Urea Is Produced In The Liver From The Deamination Of Excess Amino Acids
- 16.59Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Fibrous Capsule
- 16.60Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Cortex
- 16.61Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Medulla
- 16.62Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Renal Pelvis
- 16.63Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Ureter
- 16.64Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of The Human Kidney, Limited To: Branches Of The Renal Artery And Renal Vein
- 16.65Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Glomerulus
- 16.66Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Bowman’s Capsule
- 16.67Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Proximal Convoluted Tubule
- 16.68Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Loop Of Henle
- 16.69Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Distal Convoluted Tubule
- 16.70Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Identify, In Diagrams, Photomicrographs And Electron Micrographs, The Parts Of A Nephron And Its Associated Blood Vessels And Structures, Limited To: Collecting Duct
- 16.71Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe And Explain The Formation Of Urine In The Nephron, Limited To: The Formation Of Glomerular Filtrate By Ultrafiltration In The Bowman’s Capsule
- 16.72Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe And Explain The Formation Of Urine In The Nephron, Limited To: Selective Reabsorption In The Proximal Convoluted Tubule
- 16.73Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Relate The Detailed Structure Of The Bowman’s Capsule And Proximal Convoluted Tubule To Their Functions In The Formation Of Urine
- 16.74Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Binding Of Hormone To Cell Surface Receptor Causing Conformational Change
- 16.75Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Activation Of G-protein Leading To Stimulation Of Adenylyl Cyclase
- 16.76Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Formation Of The Second Messenger, Cyclic Amp (Camp)
- 16.77Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Activation Of Protein Kinase A By Camp Leading To Initiation Of An Enzyme Cascade
- 16.78Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Amplification Of The Signal Through The Enzyme Cascade As A Result Of Activation Of More And More Enzymes By Phosphorylation
- 16.79Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of The Hypothalamus, Posterior Pituitary Gland, Antidiuretic Hormone (Adh), Aquaporins And Collecting Ducts In Osmoregulation Describe The Principles Of Cell Signalling Using The Example Of The Control Of Blood Glucose Concentration By Glucagon, Limited To: Cellular Response In Which The Final Enzyme In The Pathway Is Activated, Catalysing The Breakdown Of Glycogen
- 16.80Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain The Principles Of Operation Of Test Strips And Biosensors For Measuring The Concentration Of Glucose In Blood And Urine, With Reference To Glucose Oxidase And Peroxidase Enzymes
- 16.81Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Mammals: Explain How Negative Feedback Control Mechanisms Regulate Blood Glucose Concentration, With Reference To The Effects Of Insulin On Muscle Cells And Liver Cells And The Effect Of Glucagon On Liver Cells
- 16.82Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Explain That Stomata Respond To Changes In Environmental Conditions By Opening And Closing And That Regulation Of Stomatal Aperture Balances The Need For Carbon Dioxide Uptake By Diffusion With The Need To Minimise Water Loss By Transpiration
- 16.83Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Explain That Stomata Have Daily Rhythms Of Opening And Closing
- 16.84Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Describe The Structure And Function Of Guard Cells And Explain The Mechanism By Which They Open And Close Stomata
- 16.85Practice Questions: Homeostasis: Homeostasis In Plants: Describe The Role Of Abscisic Acid In The Closure Of Stomata During Times Of Water Stress, Including The Role Of Calcium Ions As A Second Messenger
- 16.86Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Features Of The Endocrine System With Reference To The Hormones Adh, Glucagon And Insulin (See 14.1.8, 14.1.9 And 14.1.10)
- 16.87Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Compare The Features Of The Nervous System And The Endocrine System
- 16.88Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Structure And Function Of A Sensory Neurone And A Motor Neurone And State That Intermediate Neurones Connect Sensory Neurones And Motor Neurones
- 16.89Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Outline The Role Of Sensory Receptor Cells In Detecting Stimuli And Stimulating The Transmission Of Impulses In Sensory Neurones
- 16.90Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Sequence Of Events That Results In An Action Potential In A Sensory Neurone, Using A Chemoreceptor Cell In A Human Taste Bud As An Example
- 16.91Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain Changes To The Membrane Potential Of Neurones, Including: How The Resting Potential Is Maintained
- 16.92Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain Changes To The Membrane Potential Of Neurones, Including: The Events That Occur During An Action Potential
- 16.93Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain Changes To The Membrane Potential Of Neurones, Including: How The Resting Potential Is Restored During The Refractory Period
- 16.94Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe And Explain The Rapid Transmission Of An Impulse In A Myelinated Neurone With Reference To Saltatory Conduction
- 16.95Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Explain The Importance Of The Refractory Period In Determining The Frequency Of Impulses
- 16.96Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Structure Of A Cholinergic Synapse And Explain How It Functions, Including The Role Of Calcium Ions
- 16.97Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Roles Of Neuromuscular Junctions, The T-tubule System And Sarcoplasmic Reticulum In Stimulating Contraction In Striated Muscle
- 16.98Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Describe The Ultrastructure Of Striated Muscle With Reference To Sarcomere Structure Using Electron Micrographs And Diagrams
- 16.99Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Mammals: Explain The Sliding Filament Model Of Muscular Contraction Including The Roles Of Troponin, Tropomyosin, Calcium Ions And Atp
- 16.100Practice Questions:Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Plants: Describe The Rapid Response Of The Venus Fly Trap To Stimulation Of Hairs On The Lobes Of Modified Leaves And Explain How The Closure Of The Trap Is Achieved
- 16.101Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Plants: Explain The Role Of Auxin In Elongation Growth By Stimulating Proton Pumping To Acidify Cell Walls
- 16.102Practice Questions: Control And Coordination: Control And Coordination In Plants: Describe The Role Of Gibberellin In The Germination Of Barley (See 16.3.4)
- 16.103Practice Questions: Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain The Meanings Of The Terms Haploid (N) And Diploid (2n)
- 16.104Practice Questions: Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain What Is Meant By Homologous Pairs Of Chromosomes
- 16.105Practice Questions: Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain The Need For A Reduction Division During Meiosis In The Production Of Gametes
- 16.106Practice Questions: Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Describe The Behaviour Of Chromosomes In Plant And Animal Cells During Meiosis And The Associated Behaviour Of The Nuclear Envelope, The Cell Surface Membrane And The Spindle (Names Of The Main Stages Of Meiosis, But Not The Sub-divisions Of Prophase I, Are Expected: Prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I, Prophase Ii, Metaphase Ii, Anaphase Ii And Telophase Ii)
- 16.107Practice Questions: Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Interpret Photomicrographs And Diagrams Of Cells In Different Stages Of Meiosis And Identify The Main Stages Of Meiosis
- 16.108Practice Questions: Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain That Crossing Over And Random Orientation (Independent Assortment) Of Pairs Of Homologous Chromosomes And Sister Chromatids During Meiosis Produces Genetically Different Gametes
- 16.109Practice Questions: Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring: Explain That The Random Fusion Of Gametes At Fertilisation Produces Genetically Different Individuals
- 16.110Practice Questions: Inheritance: Passage Of Information From Parents To Offspring:
- 16.111Practice Questions: Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Terms Gene, Locus, Allele, Dominant, Recessive, Codominant, Linkage, Test Cross, F1, F2, Phenotype, Genotype, Homozygous And Heterozygous
- 16.112Practice Questions: Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Interpret And Construct Genetic Diagrams, Including Punnett Squares, To Explain And Predict The Results Of Monohybrid Crosses And Dihybrid Crosses That Involve Dominance, Codominance, Multiple Alleles And Sex Linkage
- 16.113Practice Questions: Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Interpret And Construct Genetic Diagrams, Including Punnett Squares, To Explain And Predict The Results Of Dihybrid Crosses That Involve Autosomal Linkage And Epistasis (Knowledge Of The Expected Ratios For Different Types Of Epistasis Is Not Expected)
- 16.114Practice Questions: Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Interpret And Construct Genetic Diagrams, Including Punnett Squares, To Explain And Predict The Results Of Test Crosses
- 16.115Practice Questions: Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: Tyr Gene, Tyrosinase And Albinism
- 16.116Practice Questions: Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: Hbb Gene, Haemoglobin And Sickle Cell Anaemia
- 16.117Practice Questions: Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: F8 Gene, Factor Viii And Haemophilia
- 16.118Practice Questions: Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Relationship Between Genes, Proteins And Phenotype With Respect To The: Htt Gene, Huntingtin And Huntington’s Disease
- 16.119Practice Questions: Inheritance: The Roles Of Genes In Determining The Phenotype: Explain The Role Of Gibberellin In Stem Elongation Including The Role Of The Dominant Allele, Le, That Codes For A Functional Enzyme In The Gibberellin Synthesis Pathway, And The Recessive Allele, Le, That Codes For A Non-functional Enzyme
- 16.120Practice Questions: Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: Describe The Differences Between Structural Genes And Regulatory Genes And The Differences Between Repressible Enzymes And Inducible Enzymes
- 16.121Practice Questions: Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: Explain Genetic Control Of Protein Production In A Prokaryote Using The Lac Operon (Knowledge Of The Role Of Camp Is Not Expected)
- 16.122Practice Questions: Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: State That Transcription Factors Are Proteins That Bind To Dna And Are Involved In The Control Of Gene Expression In Eukaryotes By Decreasing Or Increasing The Rate Of Transcription
- 16.123Practice Questions: Inheritance: Gene Control Learning Outcomes: Explain How Gibberellin Activates Genes By Causing The Breakdown Of Della Protein Repressors, Which Normally Inhibit Factors That Promote Transcription
- 16.124Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Explain, With Examples, That Phenotypic Variation Is Due To Genetic Factors Or Environmental Factors Or A Combination Of Genetic And Environmental Factors
- 16.125Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Explain What Is Meant By Discontinuous Variation And Continuous Variation
- 16.126Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Explain The Genetic Basis Of Discontinuous Variation And Continuous Variation
- 16.127Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Variation Learning Outcomes: Use The T-test To Compare The Means Of Two Different Samples (The Formula For The T-test Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 16.128Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Explain That Natural Selection Occurs Because Populations Have The Capacity To Produce Many Offspring That Compete For Resources; In The ‘struggle For Existence’, Individuals That Are Best Adapted Are Most Likely To Survive To Reproduce And Pass On Their Alleles To The Next Generation
- 16.129Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Explain How Environmental Factors Can Act As Stabilising, Disruptive And Directional Forces Of Natural Selection
- 16.130Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Explain How Selection, The Founder Effect And Genetic Drift, Including The Bottleneck Effect, May Affect Allele Frequencies In Populations
- 16.131Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline How Bacteria Become Resistant To Antibiotics As An Example Of Natural Selection
- 16.132Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Use The Hardy–weinberg Principle To Calculate Allele And Genotype Frequencies In Populations And State The Conditions When This Principle Can Be Applied (The Two Equations For The Hardy–weinberg Principle Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 16.133Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Describe The Principles Of Selective Breeding (Artificial Selection)
- 16.134Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline The Following Examples Of Selective Breeding: The Introduction Of Disease Resistance To Varieties Of Wheat And Rice
- 16.135Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline The Following Examples Of Selective Breeding: Inbreeding And Hybridisation To Produce Vigorous, Uniform Varieties Of Maize
- 16.136Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Natural And Artificial Selection: Outline The Following Examples Of Selective Breeding: Improving The Milk Yield Of Dairy Cattle
- 16.137Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Evolution Learning Outcomes: Outline The Theory Of Evolution As A Process Leading To The Formation Of New Species From Pre-existing Species Over Time, As A Result Of Changes To Gene Pools From Generation To Generation
- 16.138Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Evolution Learning Outcomes: Explain How Speciation May Occur As A Result Of Genetic Isolation By: Geographical Separation (Allopatric Speciation)
- 16.139Practice Questions: Selection And Evolution: Evolution Learning Outcomes: Explain How Speciation May Occur As A Result Of Genetic Isolation By: Ecological And Behavioural Separation (Sympatric Speciation)
- 16.140Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Discuss The Meaning Of The Term Species, Limited To The Biological Species Concept, Morphological Species Concept And Ecological Species Concept
- 16.141Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Describe The Classification Of Organisms Into Three Domains: Archaea, Bacteria And Eukarya
- 16.142Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: State That Archaea And Bacteria Are Prokaryotes And That There Are Differences Between Them, Limited To Differences In Membrane Lipids, Ribosomal Rna And Composition Of Cell Walls
- 16.143Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Describe The Classification Of Organisms In The Eukarya Domain Into The Taxonomic Hierarchy Of Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus And Species
- 16.144Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Outline The Characteristic Features Of The Kingdoms Protoctista, Fungi, Plantae And Animalia
- 16.145Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Classification Learning Outcomes: Outline How Viruses Are Classified, Limited To The Type Of Nucleic Acid (Rna Or Dna) And Whether This Is Single Stranded Or Double Stranded
- 16.146Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Define The Terms Ecosystem And Niche
- 16.147Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain That Biodiversity Can Be Assessed At Different Levels, Including: The Number And Range Of Different Ecosystems And Habitats
- 16.148Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain That Biodiversity Can Be Assessed At Different Levels, Including: The Number Of Species And Their Relative Abundance
- 16.149Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain That Biodiversity Can Be Assessed At Different Levels, Including: The Genetic Variation Within Each Species
- 16.150Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Explain The Importance Of Random Sampling In Determining The Biodiversity Of An Area
- 16.151Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Describe And Use Suitable Methods To Assess The Distribution And Abundance Of Organisms In An Area, Limited To Frame Quadrats, Line Transects, Belt Transects And Mark-releaserecapture Using The Lincoln Index (The Formula For The Lincoln Index Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 16.152Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Use Spearman’s Rank Correlation And Pearson’s Linear Correlation To Analyse The Relationships Between Two Variables, Including How Biotic And Abiotic Factors Affect The Distribution And Abundance Of Species (The Formulae For These Correlations Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 16.153Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Biodiversity Learning Outcomes: Use Simpson’s Index Of Diversity (D) To Calculate The Biodiversity Of An Area, And State The Significance Of Different Values Of D (The Formula For Simpson’s Index Of Diversity Will Be Provided, As Shown In The Mathematical Requirements)
- 16.154Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Climate Change
- 16.155Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Competition
- 16.156Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Hunting By Humans
- 16.157Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Why Populations And Species Can Become Extinct As A Result Of: Degradation And Loss Of Habitats
- 16.158Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Outline Reasons For The Need To Maintain Biodiversity
- 16.159Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Outline The Roles Of Zoos, Botanic Gardens, Conserved Areas (Including National Parks And Marine Parks), ‘frozen Zoos’ And Seed Banks, In The Conservation Of Endangered Species
- 16.160Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Describe Methods Of Assisted Reproduction Used In The Conservation Of Endangered Mammals, Limited To Ivf, Embryo Transfer And Surrogacy
- 16.161Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Explain Reasons For Controlling Invasive Alien Species
- 16.162Practice Questions: Classification, Biodiversity And Conservation: Conservation: Outline The Role In Conservation Of The International Union For Conservation Of Nature (Iucn) And The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (Cites)
- 16.163Practice Questions: Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Define The Term Recombinant Dna
- 16.164Practice Questions: Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genetic Engineering Is The Deliberate Manipulation Of Genetic Material To Modify Specific Characteristics Of An Organism And That This May Involve Transferring A Gene Into An Organism So That The Gene Is Expressed
- 16.165Practice Questions: Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genes To Be Transferred Into An Organism May Be: Extracted From The Dna Of A Donor Organism
- 16.166Practice Questions: Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genes To Be Transferred Into An Organism May Be: Synthesised From The Mrna Of A Donor Organism
- 16.167Practice Questions: Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Genes To Be Transferred Into An Organism May Be: Synthesised Chemically From Nucleotides
- 16.168Practice Questions: Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain The Roles Of Restriction Endonucleases, Dna Ligase, Plasmids, Dna Polymerase And Reverse Transcriptase In The Transfer Of A Gene Into An Organism
- 16.169Practice Questions: Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: v
- 16.170Practice Questions: Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain How Gene Expression May Be Confirmed By The Use Of Marker Genes Coding For Fluorescent Products
- 16.171Practice Questions: Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Explain That Gene Editing Is A Form Of Genetic Engineering Involving The Insertion, Deletion Or Replacement Of Dna At Specific Sites In The Genome
- 16.172Practice Questions: Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Describe And Explain The Steps Involved In The Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr) To Clone And Amplify Dna, Including The Role Of Taq Polymerase
- 16.173Practice Questions: Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Describe And Explain How Gel Electrophoresis Is Used To Separate Dna Fragments Of Different Lengths
- 16.174Practice Questions: Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Outline How Microarrays Are Used In The Analysis Of Genomes And In Detecting Mrna In Studies Of Gene Expression
- 16.175Practice Questions: Genetic Technology: Principles of Genetic Technology: Outline The Benefits Of Using Databases That Provide Information About Nucleotide Sequences Of Genes And Genomes, And Amino Acid Sequences Of Proteins And Protein Structures
- 16.176Practice Questions: Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Explain The Advantages Of Using Recombinant Human Proteins To Treat Disease, Using The Examples Insulin, Factor Viii And Adenosine Deaminase
- 16.177Practice Questions: Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Outline The Advantages Of Genetic Screening, Using The Examples Of Breast Cancer (Brca1 And Brca2), Huntington’s Disease And Cystic Fibrosis
- 16.178Practice Questions: Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Outline How Genetic Diseases Can Be Treated With Gene Therapy, Using The Examples Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (Scid) And Inherited Eye Diseases
- 16.179Practice Questions: Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Discuss The Social And Ethical Considerations Of Using Genetic Screening And Gene Therapy In Medicine
- 16.180Practice Questions: Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Genetically Modified Organisms In Agriculture: Explain That Genetic Engineering May Help To Solve The Global Demand For Food By Improving The Quality And Productivity Of Farmed Animals And Crop Plants, Using The Examples Of Gm Salmon, Herbicide Resistance In Soybean And Insect Resistance In Cotton
- 16.181Practice Questions: Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine: Genetically Modified Organisms In Agriculture: Discuss The Ethical And Social Implications Of Using Genetically Modified Organisms (Gmos) In Food Production
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- Notes + Written Material For Contents of The Syllabus Version 2Notes for Chapters + Written Resources Regarding The Content Version 220
- 20.1Energy
- 20.2Respiration
- 20.3Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process
- 20.4Investigation of Limiting Factors
- 20.5Homeostasis in Mammals
- 20.6Homeostasis in Plants
- 20.7Control And Coordination In Mammals
- 20.8Control And Coordination In Plants
- 20.9Passage of Information From Parents to Offsprings
- 20.10The Roles of Genes In Determining The Phenotype
- 20.11Gene Control
- 20.12Variation
- 20.13Natural And Artificial Selection
- 20.14Evolution
- 20.15Classification
- 20.16Biodiversity
- 20.17Conservation
- 20.18Principles of Genetic Technology
- 20.19Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine
- 20.20Genetically Modified Organisms In Agriculture
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- 21.1Energy
- 21.2Respiration
- 21.3Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process
- 21.4Investigation of Limiting Factors
- 21.5Homeostasis in Mammals
- 21.6Homeostasis in Plants
- 21.7Control And Coordination In Mammals
- 21.8Control And Coordination In Plants
- 21.9Passage of Information From Parents to Offsprings
- 21.10The Roles of Genes In Determining The Phenotype
- 21.11Gene Control
- 21.12Variation
- 21.13Natural And Artificial Selection
- 21.14Evolution
- 21.15Classification
- 21.16Biodiversity
- 21.17Conservation
- 21.18Principles of Genetic Technology
- 21.19Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine
- 21.20Genetically Modified Organisms In Agriculture
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- 23.1Energy
- 23.2Respiration
- 23.3Photosynthesis As An Energy Transfer Process
- 23.4Investigation of Limiting Factors
- 23.5Homeostasis in Mammals
- 23.6Homeostasis in Plants
- 23.7Control And Coordination In Mammals
- 23.8Control And Coordination In Plants
- 23.9Passage of Information From Parents to Offsprings
- 23.10The Roles of Genes In Determining The Phenotype
- 23.11Gene Control
- 23.12Variation
- 23.13Natural And Artificial Selection
- 23.14Evolution
- 23.15Classification
- 23.16Biodiversity
- 23.17Conservation
- 23.18Principles of Genetic Technology
- 23.19Genetic Technology Applied To Medicine
- 23.20Genetically Modified Organisms In Agriculture
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