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Title: AQA A-level Biology Lipids & transport active recall questions
Description: Selling my AQA A-Level Biology active recall questions — made these while revising and they seriously helped me memorise content and stay consistent. They’re great for flashcards or quick revision sessions and cover a bunch of key topics across the spec. No answers included, but the questions are super clear so you can easily find the answers in your textbook, class notes, or revision guide. They're made to get you thinking, not just passively reading — proper active recall style.

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3 - LIPIDS AND TRANSPORT ACTIVE RECALL QNS

🧈 Lipids – Basics and Triglycerides
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​ Are lipids soluble in water?​
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​ What are triglycerides made of?​
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​ What bond is formed between glycerol and fatty acids?​
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​ What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids?​
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​What are three biological roles of triglycerides?​
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​Why don’t triglycerides affect water potential?​

🧪 Lipid Test
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​What result indicates a positive test for lipids?​
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​How do phospholipids differ from triglycerides?​
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​What part of a phospholipid is hydrophobic?​

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​Why do phospholipids form a bilayer?​

🧫 Plasma Membranes – Functions
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​How does the membrane control what enters or leaves the cell?​
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​Why is membrane compartmentalisation important for reactions?​

🧱 Membrane Structure
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​Why are membranes partially permeable?​
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​What gives the membrane its fluidity?​
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​What are intrinsic proteins?​
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​What do intrinsic proteins often form to allow transport?​
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​What is the role of glycoproteins?​
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​What is the function of cholesterol in membranes?​
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​How does cholesterol help prevent water loss?​

🔁 Transport Across Membranes
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​Which types of transport are passive?​
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​What is diffusion?​
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​When does diffusion stop?​
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​What factors affect the rate of diffusion?​

🌬️ Simple Diffusion
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​Why can oxygen diffuse rapidly across membranes?​

🚪 Facilitated Diffusion
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​How is facilitated diffusion different from simple diffusion?​
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​What are two ways to increase the rate of facilitated diffusion?​

⚡ Active Transport
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​What does active transport require that diffusion does not?​
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​What can limit the rate of active transport?​
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​What is endocytosis?​
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​What structures are involved in these processes?​
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​What is osmosis?​
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​What is the water potential of pure water?​
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​Which direction does water move in terms of water potential?​
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​What happens to plant cells in a solution with lower water potential?​
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​What causes the cell membrane to move away from the cell wall?​

📈 Experimental Osmosis
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​What is the relationship between respiration and potassium ion uptake?​
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​What happens to a potato cylinder in a sucrose solution where water potential
is lower than the potato?​
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​At what sucrose concentration does no net osmosis occur?​


Title: AQA A-level Biology Lipids & transport active recall questions
Description: Selling my AQA A-Level Biology active recall questions — made these while revising and they seriously helped me memorise content and stay consistent. They’re great for flashcards or quick revision sessions and cover a bunch of key topics across the spec. No answers included, but the questions are super clear so you can easily find the answers in your textbook, class notes, or revision guide. They're made to get you thinking, not just passively reading — proper active recall style.