A Level Biology - The Second Year

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This book contains a complete collection of concise notes on the topics from A2 level Biology, made following the WJEC specification but some topics are equally applicable to other exam boards.

Also contains example questions and answers/markschemes for long answer 'essay' style questions often used in the examinations.

Table of Contents
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BY4
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Energy & ATP
ATP Structure
ATP Importance
ATP Roles
ATP Uses
Respiration
Glycolysis
Link Reaction
Krebs Cycle
Electron Transport
Anaerobic Respiration
Budget for Energy
Respiratory Substrates
Photosynthesis
Pigments in photosynthesis
Spectra
Use the light Luke
Phase 1 - Light Dependant
Phase 2 - Light Independent
Synthesis
Photoperiodism
Introduction
Types of Plant
Phytochrome
Photoperiodism
Microbiology
Classification
Growing
Technique
Fermentation
Cycles
The Carbon Cycle
The Nitrogen Cycle
Populations
Controlling Population Growth
Competition
Fighting Pests
Control Systems
Homeostasis
The Kidney
Ultrafiltration
Reabsorption
Osmoregulation
Adaptations for Environments
Nervous System
Components
Reflex
Nerve Nets
Neurones
Impulse
Action Potential
Synapses
Drugs
All or Nothing
Recap
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Homeostasis
Microbiology
Nervous System
Photoperiodism
Photosynthesis
Populations
Respiration
BY4 ‘Essay’ Questions

BY5
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Effects of Human activity
Resistance
Artificial Selection
Biodiversity
Exploitation through farming
Deforestation
Biofuels
Overfishing
Carbon cycle
Fertilisers
Energy and Ecosystems
Flow of Energy
Flow
Flow
Succession
Communities
Genetic Code and Cells
Genetic Code
Replication
Protein synthesis and amino acids
Transcription
Translation
Meiosis
Importance of meiosis
Crossing over
Inheritance
Genes and alleles
Monohybrid inheritance
Dihybrid inheritance
Codominance
Linkage
Sex determination
Anaemia
Statistical Methods
Mutations
Carcinogens
Reproduction
Plants
Humans
Variation and Evolution
Variation
Competition
Selection
Speciation
Isolation
Using Genetics
Cloning
Micropropagation
Tissue culture
GMOs
Genetic Engineering
Concerns about Genetic Engineering
Ethics
Human Genome Project
Cystic fibrosis
Gene testing
Gene therapy
Genetic ‘Advice’
Fingerprinting
In vitro
Polymerase reaction
Recap
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Effects of Human activities
Energy and Ecosystems
Genetic Code and Cells
Inheritance