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Title: GCSE OCR Biology Module 6
Description: These notes have been thoroughly checked by a teacher and were described as 'stunning', and 'very highly detailed'. This is specifically for the OCR exam specification but will broadly cover most GCSE science courses.
Description: These notes have been thoroughly checked by a teacher and were described as 'stunning', and 'very highly detailed'. This is specifically for the OCR exam specification but will broadly cover most GCSE science courses.
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How does yeast reproduce asexually?
Budding
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What are advantages of large soil
particles?
1: Good oxygen circulation
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3: Good drainage
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2: Less CO2 and permeability
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What are the advantages of biofuels?
1: Cleaner (produces less CO2)
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What are the characteristics of viruses?
Can only reproduce in other living cells,
only attack specific cells and attacks plant,
bacteria or animal cell
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2: Food granules
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4: Vacuoles
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6: Cytoplasm
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2: Can cause extinction
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What are zooplankton?
Crustaceans and young larvae
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What does the presence of salmon and
trout indicate?
Possibly acidic water
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What do whales eat?
Krill
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What is a difference between an animal
and bacterial cell?
Bacterial cells have no nucleus
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What is a pathogen?
Any organism that is capable of causing
disease
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What is pasteurisation?
Heating of milk and then cooling it down
to kill bacteria
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What is the chemical equation for
fermentation?
glucose---->ethanol+carbon dioxide
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2: Remove the gene from the DNA using a restriction enzyme
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4: Insert the new gene into the DNA using the ligase enzyme
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What is the process of genetic
fingerprinting?
1: Extraction of DNA from the sample
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3: Separation of DNA fragments using gel electrophoresis
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What is the process of making beer?
What is the process of making lactose free
milk?
What is the process of making yoghurt?
What is the process of viral reproduction?
1: Barley is malted (mixed with water)
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3: It is all sterilized
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5: The beer is clarified (chemical added to make the yeast settle out)
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7: Bottled and sold
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2: Milk is then added to the top
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4: Lactase immobilised in the beads converts lactose in the milk into glucose and galactose
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6: Drink the milk
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2: There are natural sugars in milk called lactose
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4: Lactose is broken down by the lactase enzyme, created by the bacteria
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1: Attaches itself into a specific host cell
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3: Uses the cell to make the new viruses
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What is the structure of a virus?
1: Protein coat
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What is the test for CO2? How do you
know if CO2 is present?
What makes up a bacteria cell?
Limewater will turn cloudy if CO2 is
present
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Cell wall: maintains the cell's shape and prevents it from bursting
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What part of fruit is used in fermentation?
Sugar
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What removes carbohydrate stains in
washing?
Amylase
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Who developed antiseptics?
Lister
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Who discovered the germ theory of
disease?
Louis Pasteur
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Why are phytoplankton important?
They are the main producers for oceans,
they support most food chains
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Title: GCSE OCR Biology Module 6
Description: These notes have been thoroughly checked by a teacher and were described as 'stunning', and 'very highly detailed'. This is specifically for the OCR exam specification but will broadly cover most GCSE science courses.
Description: These notes have been thoroughly checked by a teacher and were described as 'stunning', and 'very highly detailed'. This is specifically for the OCR exam specification but will broadly cover most GCSE science courses.