A Level Advancing Biology for OCR B: Year 2
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9780198378563
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16 CELLULAR RESPIRATION
16.1 Glycolysis
16.2 The link reaction and the Krebs cycle
16.3 Oxidative phosphorylation and the electron transport chain
16.4 Anaerobic respiration
16.5 Alternative respiratorysubstrates
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17 METABOLISM AND EXERCISE
17.1 The consequences of exercise on the body
17.2 Aerobic fitness
17.3 Oxygen deficit and oxygen debt
17.4 Enhancing athletic performance
17.5 Respiratory pigments and oxygen transport
17.6 Skeletal muscle structure
17.7 Sliding filament theory –muscle contraction
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18 FERTILITY AND ASSISTED REPRODUCTION
18.1 Human reproductive systems
18.2 Gametogenesis
18.3 The menstrual cycle
18.4 Fertility
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19 THE EFFECTS OF AGEING ON THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
19.1 Effects of ageing on the female reproductive system
19.2 Managing the effects of ageing on the female reproductive system
19.3 Effects of ageing on the male urinogenital system
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20 PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
20.1 Chloroplasts
20.2 Photosynthesis – the light dependent stage
20.3 Photosynthesis – the light independent stage
20.4 The products of photosynthesis
20.5 Factors affecting photosynthesis
20.6 The nitrogen cycle
20.7 Food chains
20.8 Farms as ecosystems
20.9 Land management
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21 THE IMPACT OF POPULATION INCREASE
21.1 Human population growthand ecosystems
21.2 Biodiversity and food security
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22 PLANT REPRODUCTION
22.1 Plant reproduction –flowering and pollination
22.2 Plant reproduction – seed formation and germination
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23 PATTERNS OF INHERITANCE
23.1 Monogenic inheritance
23.2 Gene mutations
23.3 Codominance
23.4 Genetic linkage
23.5 Investigating patterns of inheritance
23.6 Chromosome mutations
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24 POPULATION GENETICS AND EPIGENETICS
24.1 Factors affecting allele frequencies
24.2 Analysis of allele frequencies
24.3 Speciation
24.4 Epigenetics
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25 GENE TECHNOLOGIES
25.1 DNA amplification – PCR
25.2 DNA analysis
25.3 Genetic engineering –bacterial cells
25.4 Genetic engineering –eukaryotic cells
25.5 RNA manipulation
25.6 Gene therapy
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26 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
26.1 Nervous control
26.2 Establishment and transmission of nerve impulses
26.3 Brain and spinal cord damage
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27 MONITORING VISUALFUNCTION
27.1 The structure of the eye
27.2 The structure and function of the retina
27.3 Assessment of receptor activity
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28 THE EFFECT OF AGEING ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
28.1 Alzheimer’s disease
28.2 Effects of ageing on the nervous system
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29 THE PRINCIPLES AND IMPORTANCE OF HOMEOSTASIS
29.1 Homeostasis – the keyprinciples
29.2 Regulation of body temperature and metabolic rate
29.3 Regulation of heart rate
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30 BLOOD GLUCOSE AND DIABETES
30.1 The pancreas
30.2 Diabetes
30.3 Treating and managing diabetes
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31 KIDNEY FUNCTIONS AND MALFUNCTIONS
31.1 Kidney structure and excretory function
31.2 Kidney functions – osmoregulation and endocrine roles
31.3 Kidney failure and its treatments
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AS Breadth of knowledge questions
AS Depth of knowledge questions
A level Paper 1 practice questions
A level Paper 2 practice questions
A level Paper 3 practice questions
Glossary
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Index
Appendix
Back Cover
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