AQA 8461 · 8464
GCSE Biology flashcards
354 cards across all 7 topics of the AQA Biology spec, every one written against a numbered spec point. For Triple (8461) and Combined Science: Trilogy (8464). Cards only on the separate Biology GCSE are marked, so Combined students can skip them.
- 354Flashcards
- 7Spec topics
- 10Required practicals
- 88Triple only
Every Biology topic, in spec order.
Open a topic to see each part of the spec it covers, and try a few of its cards.
- Topic 1: Cell BiologyEukaryotes & Prokaryotes · Animal & Plant Cells · Cell Specialisation & Differentiation · Microscopy · Culturing Microorganisms · Chromosomes & Mitosis · Stem Cells · Diffusion · Osmosis · Active Transport57 cardsSpec 4.13 required practicals
- Topic 2: OrganisationLevels of Organisation · The Digestive System · Food Tests & Enzyme Practical · The Heart & Circulation · Blood Vessels · The Lungs · Blood · Coronary Heart Disease · Health & Lifestyle · Cancer · Plant Tissues · Transpiration & Translocation60 cardsSpec 4.22 required practicals
- Topic 3: Infection & ResponsePathogens · Viral Diseases · Bacterial, Fungal & Protist Diseases · Human Defence Systems · Vaccination · Antibiotics & Painkillers · Drug Discovery & Development · Monoclonal Antibodies · Plant Disease & Defences42 cardsSpec 4.3
- Topic 4: BioenergeticsPhotosynthesis · Rate of Photosynthesis · Uses of Glucose · Aerobic & Anaerobic Respiration · Response to Exercise · Metabolism29 cardsSpec 4.41 required practical
- Topic 5: Homeostasis & ResponseHomeostasis · The Nervous System · The Brain · The Eye · Control of Body Temperature · Hormones & Blood Glucose · Water Balance & the Kidneys · Reproductive Hormones · Contraception & Infertility · Adrenaline & Thyroxine · Plant Hormones56 cardsSpec 4.52 required practicals
- Topic 6: Inheritance & EvolutionSexual & Asexual Reproduction · Meiosis · DNA & the Genome · DNA Structure & Protein Synthesis · Genetic Inheritance · Inherited Disorders & Sex · Variation & Evolution · Selective Breeding & Genetic Engineering · Cloning · Development of Evolutionary Theory · Evidence for Evolution & Extinction · Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria · Classification62 cardsSpec 4.6
- Topic 7: EcologyCommunities & Interdependence · Abiotic & Biotic Factors · Adaptations · Food Chains & Predator–Prey · Sampling (Quadrats & Transects) · Cycling Materials · Decomposition · Environmental Change · Biodiversity & Pollution · Land Use & Deforestation · Global Warming · Maintaining Biodiversity · Trophic Levels & Biomass · Food Production48 cardsSpec 4.72 required practicals
Biology required practicals.
All 10, each with a diagram, the method, the variables and a worked example.
- Cell BiologyMicroscopyMethod and worked example
- Cell BiologyTriple onlyMicrobiologyMethod and worked example
- Cell BiologyOsmosisMethod and worked example
- OrganisationFood testsMethod and worked example
- OrganisationEnzymesMethod and worked example
- BioenergeticsPhotosynthesisMethod and worked example
- Homeostasis & ResponseReaction timeMethod and worked example
- Homeostasis & ResponseTriple onlyPlant responsesMethod and worked example
- EcologyField investigationsMethod and worked example
- EcologyTriple onlyDecayMethod and worked example
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