A Level Biology for OCR A: Year 1 and AS
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English
ISBN
9780198378518
Front Cover
Title Page
Contents
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Module 1 development of practical skills in biology
Module 2 Foundations in Biology
2 Basic components of living systems
2.1 Microscopy
2.2 Magnification and calibration
2.3 More microscopy
2.4 eukaryotic cell structure
2.5 The ultrastructure of plant cells
2.6 prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
3 Biological molecules 3.1 Biological elements
3.2 Water
3.3 carbohydrates
3.4 Testing for carbohydrates
3.5 lipids
3.6 structure of proteins
3.7 Types of proteins
3.8 Nucleic acids
3.9 DNA replication and the genetic code
3.10 Protein synthesis
3.11 ATP
4 Enzymes
Enzymes 4.1 Enzyme action
4.2 Factors affecting enzyme activity
4.3 Enzyme inhibitors
4.4 Cofactors, coenzymes, andprosthetic groups
5 Plasma membranes
5.1 The structure and function of membranes
5.2 Factors affecting membrane structure
5.3 Diffusion
5.4 active transport
5.5 Osmosis
6 Cell division
6.1 The cell cycle
6.2 Mitosis
6.3 Meiosis
6.4 The organisation and specialisation of cells
6.5 stem cells
Module 3 Exchange and transport
7 Exchange surfaces and breathing
7.1 Specialised exchange surfaces
7.2 The mammalian gaseous exchange system
7.3 Measuring the process
7.4 Ventilation and gas exchange in other organisms
8 Transport in animals
8.1 Transport systems in multicellular animals
8.2 Blood vessels
8.3 Blood, tissue fluid, and lymph
8.4 Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood
8.5 The heart
9 Transport in plants
9.1 Transport systems in dicotyledonous plants
9.2 Water transport in multicellular plants
9.3 Transpiration
9.4 Translocation
9.5 plant adaptations to water availability
Module 4 Biodiversity, evolution, and disease
10 Classification and evolution
Classification and Evolution 10.1 Classification
10.2 The five kingdoms
10.3 Phylogeny
10.4 evidence for evolution
10.5 Types of variation
10.6 Representing variation graphically
10.7 adaptations
10.8 Changing population characteristics
11 Biodiversity
11.1 Biodiversity
11.2 Types of sampling
11.3 sampling techniques
11.4 Calculating biodiversity
11.5 Calculating genetic biodiversity
11.6 Factors affecting biodiversity
11.7 reasons for maintaining biodiversity
11.8 Methods of maintaining biodiversity
12 Communicable diseases
12.1 animal and plant pathogens
12.2 animal and plant diseases
12.4 Plant defences against pathogens
12.5 non-specific animal defences against pathogens
12.6 The specific immune system
12.7 Preventing and treating disease
Glossary
Answers
Index
Appendix (Statistics data tables)
Back Cover
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