Biology Factsheet Index 1-309 3o251t

B io Factsheet 1.

The kidney: excretion and osmoregulation

2.

The essential guide tophotosynthesis

3.

Which stats test should I use?

4.

Structure to function in eukaryotic cell

5.

An idiot’s guide to populations

6.

Tackling data interpretation questions I: ecology

7.

Comparing transport in plants and animals

8.

The cell surface membrane

9.

Oxygen dissociation curves

10.

Biology of freshwater pollution

11.

Ecological succession

12.

Respiration

13.

Genetic engineering

14.

Bioaccumulation and biomagnification

15.

The greenhouse effect

16.

Flow of energy through ecosystems

17.

The control of body temperature

18.

The nitrogen cycle

19.

Plant tissues

20.

Nerves and synapses

21.

in plants and animals

22.

Protein synthesis: I nucleic acids

23.

Genetics made simple: I

24.

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B io Factsheet 25.

Tackling data interpretation questions II: photosynthesis

26.

Gas exchange in animals

27.

Biological effect of deforestation

28.

control mechanisms

29.

Plant and animal adaptations to dry environments

30.

The biological importance of water

31.

Enzyme control of metabolic pathways

32.

Viruses made simple

33.

Fermentation made simple

34.

Species diversity

35.

Structure and function of the mammalian heart

36.

Structure and function of blood and lymph

37.

Ischaemic (Coronary) heart disease

38.

Animal hormones and hormone action

39.

Carbohydrates: revision summary

40.

Disease and defence

41.

The role of the liver in homoeostasis

42.

The structure and function of lipids

43.

Factors affecting enzyme activity

44.

Evolution

45.

Gene expression

46.

Muscles

47.

The economic importance of enzymes

48.

Tackling exam questions: plant growth substances

B io Factsheet 49.

Protein synthesis II - mechanisms

50.

Sources of genetic variation

51.

Gene therapy

52.

Data interpretation questions: temperature regulation

53.

Parasites

54.

Water potential

55.

Effect of light on living organisms

56.

Autonomic nervous system

57.

Oestrous cycles

58.

Reflex action

59.

Excretion

60.

Minerals in plants and animals

61.

Chloroplasts and mitochondria

62.

Animal tissues I: epithelia and blood

63.

Pigments in plants

64.

Transpiration

65.

Conservation

66.

The physiology of exercise

67.

Modern techniques in biology: genetics

68.

Fieldwork techniques

69.

Genetic engineering in agriculture

70.

Microbes in the food and drink industry

71.

The control of bacteria

72.

Sewage treatment

B io Factsheet 73.

The prokaryotic cell

74.

The structure and biological functions of lipids

75.

Microscopes and their uses in biology

76.

The eukaryotic cell cycle and mitosis

77.

Hypothesis tests & Mann-Whitney U-test

78.

Chemical bonding in biological molecules

79.

The chi-squared test for goodness of fit

80.

Structure and biological functions of proteins

81.

Gas exchange in plants

82.

Transport in flowering plants

83.

Chromatography and its uses in biology

84.

Xerophytes and hydrophytes

85.

The paired t-test & when to use it

86.

Human Genome Project (HGP)

87.

The biology of fertilizers

88.

The biology of pesticides

89.

Tissue fluid

90.

Answering questions on nutrient cycles

B io Factsheet 91.

Taxonomy and classification

92.

Isolation mechanisms

93.

The ABO blood group system

94.

Gene mutations

95.

Asexual reproduction

96.

Pollination

97

A guide to sex linkage

98.

Indicator species

99.

Vaccines

100. Antibiotics & antibiotic resistance 101. The brain 102. Growth and its measurement 103. Practical techniques in microbiology I: culturing bacteria 104. Biological basis of cancer 105. Manipulation and control of reproduction 106. Ethical issues in A-level biology 107. Answering exam questions - cells 108. Water movement across the root

B io Factsheet 109. Eyes 110. Genetic disease in humans 111. Plant growth substances 112. Monoclonal antibodies 113. Adaptations of carnivores & herbivores to their Diet 114. Practical techniques microbiology II: measuring growth 115. Answering examination questions:genetics 116. Transport mechanisms in cells 117. Fertilisation and seed production in flowering plants 118. Germination 119. Biogas 120. The chi-squared test for association 121. Artificial cloning techniques 122. Answering exam questions on statistics 123. Innate behaviour 124. Saprobiontic and parasitic modes of life 125. Harvesting from a natural ecosystem - fisheries 126. Natural vs agricultural ecosystems

B io Factsheet 127. Analysing students’ wrong answers1: ecology 128. Active transport in humans 129. ATP – what it is, what it does 130. Investigating catalase 131. Niches 132. Phloem 133. Comparing chemical communication in plants and animals 134. Cystic fibrosis 135. Transport across the placenta 136. Practical investigations for photosynthesis 137. GM farm scale evaluation trials 138. Biological oxygen demand 139. Answering exam questions on the heart 140. Absorption in the small Intestine 141. Forests and nutrient cycles 142. Modern examples of evolution in action 143. Data interpretation questions: vitamins 144. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient

B io Factsheet 145. Blood sugar and its control 146. Tracheids, vessels and sieve tubes 147. Ageing 148. Industrial uses of enzymes 149. High altitude biology 150. Answering exam questions on the kidney 151. Control of the human heart 152. Phospholipids 153. The light dependent stage of photosynthesis 154. Zonation and succession 155. Answering exam questions on neurones and synapses 156. Dominant and recessive alleles 157. Diabetes - management or cure? 158. Answering questions: growth of organisms 159. The structure and function of polysaccharides

B io Factsheet 160. Countercurrent flow in biology 161. Negative mechanisms 162. The biology of HIV 163. Answering questions: enzyme activity 164. Recording plant species 165. Surface area and volume 166. Answering exam questions: kidney problems 167. Biosensors 168. Gamete formation in animals 169. Answering exam questions on immunity and vaccines 170. Answering exam questions: classification and keys 171. Answering exam questions: the formation and drainage of lymph 172. Answering exam questions on respiration 173. How to identify foods: food tests and chromatography 174. Learned behaviour

B io Factsheet 175. Haemoglobin: structure & function 176. Penicillin production and use 177. Nitrogen fixation 178. Infectious diseases 179. Answering exam questions: mutation 180. Antibiotic use and the rise of Clostridium difficile 181. Why are viruses so successful? 182. Disrupting food chains and webs 183. Variations from expected Mendelian monohybrid ratios 184. Investigating sand dunes 185. Should we use human – animal embryos? 186. Adaptations to extreme conditions 187. Selective breeding of cattle 188. Cholesterol, heart disease and Statins 189. The biological impacts of climate change

B io Factsheet 190. Neuromuscular junctions 191. What have we learned from Darwin’s finches? 192. Investigating weeds and crop yield 193. The biology of TB 194. Tissue and organ transplants 195. Biology of infertility 196. Pesticide problems 197. Biology of coral reef ecosystems 198. Chloroplasts – structure and function 199. Answering questions on fisheries biology 200. The biology of bird flu 201. Humans: evolution or creation ? 202. The biology of MDMA (Ecstasy) 203. Climate change and ecological decoupling 204. Ethical issues in biology: BST

B io Factsheet 205. How Science Works: What do we know about vitamin C? 206. Malaria 207. How science works: Meselson and Stahl’s classic experiment 208. Captive breeding and the role of zoos 209. How science works: clinical trials and ethics 210. The biology of Cholera 211. Hardy Weinberg and population genetics 212. Medical imaging 213. Animals in medical research 214. Exercise: too much or Too little? 215. Genetic testing and screening 216. The biology of salmonella 217. Answering exam questions: diabetes 218. Biology of risk factors 1: Smoking 219. Monoclonal Antibodies: An update

B io Factsheet 220. Biology of risk factors 2: alcohol consumption 221 Apoptosis 222. Coenzymes 223. Chemiosmosis 224. Why we need biodiversity: medicine 225. Synoptic biology: water potential 226. The herpes simplex virus and Alzheimer’s disease 227. RuBP carboxylase – the most important enzyme on the planet? 228. Biology of risk factors 3: neural tube defects and folic acid 229. Huntington’s disease 230. Accuracy, validity and reliability 231. How science works: should I eat lots of fibre to avoid colon cancer? 232. The biology of a nail in the foot 233. Conservation techniques: coppicing 234. Electrocardiograms (ECGs)

B io Factsheet 235. Tackling bacterial resistance 236 Body Mass Index as a health predictor 237. Mitosis vs meiosis 238. Stem cells: research, potential, and the law 239. The biology of twins 240. Malaria vaccine 241. Territorial biology 242. Forensic entomology 243. The biology of breast cancer 244. Managing nature reserves 245. Biology of sports training 246. Oral vaccines 247. Biology of Multiple Sclerosis 248. Schistosoma 249. Species’ range of tolerance

B io Factsheet 250. Using DNA to solve crimes 251. Answering exam questions: taxonomy and phylogeny 252. Is human evolution finally over? 253. The biology of cheating at sport 254. Biology of asthma 255. The biology of paternity testing 256. How science works: What’s killing the honey bees? 257. Investigating periwinkles 258. Biology of cereals 1: Sorghum, a C4 plant 259. Maternity biology 260. Aquatic predator-prey relationships 261. Investigating soil trampling 262. Medical uses of ultrasound 263. The Biology of prostate cancer 264. The return of rickets

B io Factsheet 265. Evidence for evolution: The pentadactyl limb 266. Bad clots: deep vein thrombosis 267. How science works: investigating probiotics 268. The biology of skin cancer 269. Eradicating mosquitoes via GM 270. Rods and cones 271. The myth of “junk” DNA 272. Artificial hearts and heart transplants 273. Ethical issues in biology: assisted fertility 274. Lemming population cycles & climate change 275. The founder effect, genetic drift & bottlenecks 276. Should we cull the geese? 277. Project frozen dumbo: elephant sperm banks 278. Enzymes and activation energy 279. Is Earth the only living planet?

B io Factsheet 280. Are isotonic drinks a waste of time? 281. Collagen 282. What can mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) tell us? 283. Why we need dietary fibre 284. Engelmann, absorption and action 285. Using our knowledge of the Human Genome Project 286. Thermoregulation in humans 287. Re-emergence of whooping cough 288. Hen harriers v Red grouse: a moorland management conflict 289. New research in Alzheimer’s disease 290. Answering exam questions: blood groups and transfusions 291. Answering questions on DNA replication 292. Investigating selective pressure on banded snails 293. Synoptic biology: causes & treatment of leukaemia 294. Do we still need vegetative propogation?

B io Factsheet 295. Ebola 296. Diesel fumes, asthma and cancer on Oxford St 297. If extinction is natural, why worry about it? 298. Lemming population cycles & climate change 299. Should we cull the geese? 300. Type 2 diabetes 301. Electron microscopes 302. Plant adaptations to cold environments 303. Avoiding predation 1 304. The tapeworm 305. Blood products and their storage 306. Avoiding predation 2 – colour and shape 307. Animal aggression 308. Testosterone 309. Carbon dioxide in the body