AQA Biology: A Level Year 2
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Language
English
ISBN
9780198378440
Front Cover
Title Page
AS/A Level course structure
Contents
How to use this book
Kerboodle
Section 5 Energy transfer in and between organisms
11 Photosynthesis
11.1 Overview of photosynthesis
11.2 The light-dependent reaction
11.3 The light-independent reaction
Practice questions: Chapter 11
14 Response to stimuli
14.1 Survival and response
14.2 Plant growth factors
14.3 A reflex arc
14.4 Receptors
14.5 Control of heart rate
Practice questions: Chapter 14
17 Inherited change
17.1 Studying inheritance
17.2 Monohybrid inheritance
17.3 Probability and genetic crosses
17.4 Dihybrid inheritance
17.5 Codominance and multiple alleles
17.6 Sex-linkage
17.7 Autosomal linkage
17.8 Epistasis
17.9 The chi-squared (χ2) test
Practice questions: Chapter 17
20 Gene expression
20.1 Gene mutations
20.2 Stem cells and totipotency
20.3 Regulation of transcription andtranslation
20.4 Epigenetic control of gene expression
20.5 Gene expression and cancer
20.6 Genome projects
Practice questions: Chapter 20
Section 8 Practice questions
12 Respiration
12.1 Glycolysis
12.2 Link reaction and Krebs cycle
12.3 Oxidative phosphorylation
12.4 Anaerobic respiration
Practice questions: Chapter 12
13 Energy and ecosystems
13.1 Food chains and energy transfer
13.2 Energy transfer and productivity
13.3 Nutrient cycles
13.4 Use of natural and artificial fertilisers
13.5 Environmental issues concerning use of nitrogen-containing fertilisers
Practice questions: Chapter 13
Section 5 Summary
Section 5 Practice questions
Section 6 Organisms respond to changes intheir environment
15 Nervous coordination and muscles
15.1 Neurones and nervous coordination
15.2 The nerve impulse
15.3 Passage of an action potential
15.4 Speed of the nerve impulse
15.5 Structure and function of synapses
15.6 Transmission across a synapse
15.7 Structure of skeletal muscle
15.8 Contraction of skeletal muscle
Practice questions: Chapter 15
16 Homeostasis
16.1 Principles of homeostasis
16.2 Feedback mechanisms
16.3 Hormones and the regulation of blood glucose concentration
16.4 Diabetes and its control
16.5 Control of blood water potential –structure of the nephron
16.6 Role of the nephron in osmoregulation
16.7 The role of hormones inosmoregulation
Practice questions: Chapter 16
Section 6 Summary
Section 6 Practice questions
Section 7 Genetics, populations, evolution,and ecosystems
18 Populations and evolution
18.1 Population genetics
18.2 Variation in phenotype
18.3 Natural selection
18.4 Effects of different forms of selectionon evolution
18.5 Isolation and speciation
Practice questions: Chapter 18
19 Populations in ecosystems
19.1 Populations and ecosystems
19.2 Variation in population size
19.3 Competition
19.4 Predation
19.5 Investigating populations
19.6 Succession
19.7 Conservation of habitats
Practice questions: Chapter 19
Section 7 Summary
Section 7 Practice questions
Section 8 The control of gene expression
21 Recombinant DNA technology
21.1 Producing DNA fragments
21.2 In vivo gene cloning – the use of vectors
21.3 In vitro gene cloning – the polymerase chain reaction
21.4 Locating genes, genetic screening, andcounselling
21.5 Genetic fingerprinting
Practice questions: Chapter 21
Section 8 Summary
Section 9 Skills in A level Biology
Chapter 22 Mathematical skills
Chapter 23 Practical skills
AS additional practice questions
A level additional practice questions
Synoptic questions
Answers to questions
Practical questions – answers
Glossary
Index
Back Cover
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