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Please note this title is suitable for any student studying:
Exam Board: AQA
Level: AS/A Level
Subject: Biology
First teaching: September 2015
First exams: June 2017
Fully revised and updated for the linear qualification, written and checked by curriculum and specification experts, this Student Book supports and extends students through the course whilst delivering the maths, practical and synoptic skills needed to succeed at A Level and beyond. The book uses clear straightforward explanations to develop true subject knowledge and allow students to link ideas together while developing essential exam skills.
Contents
1 Biological molecules
1.1: Introduction to biological molecules
1.2: Carbohydrates and monosacharides
1.3: Carbohydrates - disaccharides and polysaccharides
1.4: Starch, glycogen and cellulose
1.5: Lipids
1.6: Proteins
1.7: Enzyme action
1.8: Factors affecting enzyme action
1.9: Enzyme inhibition
2 Nucleic acids
2.1: Structure of RNA and DNA
2.2: DNA replication
2.3: Energy and ATP
2.4: Water and its functions
3 Cell structure
3.1: Methods of studying cells
3.2: The electron microscope
3.3: Microscopic measurements and calculations
3.4: Eukaryotic cell structure
3.5: Cell specialisation and organisation
3.6: Prokaryotic cells and viruses
3.7: Mitosis
3.8: The cell cycle
4 Transport across cell membranes
4.1: Structure of the cell surface membrane
4.2: Diffusion
4.3: Osmosis
4.4: Active transport
4.5: Co-transport and absorption of glucose in the ileum
5 Cell recognition and the immune system
5.1: Defence mechanisms
5.2: Phagocytosis
5.3: T Lymphocytes and cell mediated immunity
5.4: B Lymphocytes and humoral immunity
5.5: Antibodies
5.6: Vaccination
5.7: Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
6 Exchange
6.1: Exchange between organisms and their environment
6.2: Gas exchange in single-celled organisms and insects
6.3: Gas exchange in fish
6.4: Gas exchange in the leaf of a plant
6.5: Limiting water loss
6.6: Structure of the human gas-exchange system
6.7: The mechanism of breathing
6.8: Exchange of gases in the lungs
6.9: Enzymes and digestion
6.10: Absorption of the products of digestion
7 Mass transport
7.1: Haemoglobin
7.2: Transport of oxygen by haemoglobin
7.3: Circulatory system of a mammal
7.4: The structure of the heart
7.5: The cardiac cycle
7.6: Blood vessels and their functions
7.7: Transport of water in the xylem
7.8: Transport of organic molecules in the phloem
7.9: Investigating transport in plants
8 DNA, genes and proten synthesis
8.1: Genes and the triplet code
8.2: DNA and chromosomes
8.3: The structure of ribonucleic acid
8.4: Protein synthesis - transcription and splicing
8.5: Protein synthesis - translation
9 Genetic diversity
9.1: Mutations
9.2: Meiosis and genetic variation
9.3: Genetic diversity and adaptation
9.4: Types of selection
10 Biodiversity
1.1: Species and taxanomy
1.2: Diversity within a community
1.3: Species diversity and human activity
1.4: Investigating diversity
1.5: Quantitative investigations of variations
Skills in A Level Biology
Mathematical skills
Practical skills
