AQA Biology Paper 1 Flashcards

Name three features of arteries

Name three features of capillaries

Name three features of veins

What shape are red blood cells?

Why do red blood cells have a specific shape?

What do platelets do?

What is does plasma do?

What is the name for an INFECTIOUS disease?

Put BACTERIA, PROTISTS, FUNGI and VIRUSES in size order

What kind of organisms are Protists?

Give me a disease caused by a fungus

Name the three MAIN Viral diseases (That you HAVE to know, like, it's mandatory)

Name a disease caused a protist

Name FOUR ways to prevent the spread of disease

Describe what happens in PRECLINICAL TESTING of drugs

Describe what happens in the CLINICAL TRIAL of a new dug

How do we extract monoclonal antibodies?

How are monoclonal antibodies used in pregnancy tests?

What is respiration?

Give three examples of how organisms use the energy from respiration

Give the word equation for aerobic respiration

Give the symbol equation for aerobic respiration

What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration?

What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration in yeast?

Name each part of the nervous system

List the reflex arc, from Stimulus to Response

Name the steps taken by the body when blood glucose level is too HIGH

Name the steps taken by the body when blood glucose level is too LOW

What does Type 1 diabetes cause?

What does Type 2 diabetes cause?

What is the function of the kidneys?

Describe the process of making and removing urea

How does the body respond when water levels are too HIGH?

Describe the process of dialysis

Name three problems with kidney transplants

Name the reproductive hormones made (and where they're made) in men and women

Describe the menstrual cycle

Name the four hormones involved in the menstrual cycle

What is the role of FSH?

What is the role of Oestrogen

What is the basic idea of genetic engineering?

Four examples of genetic engineering?