Biology Paper 1 Notes Bundle
Biology Paper 1 Notes Bundle
Biology Paper 1 Notes Bundle
All made
living things are up of cells
→ building
blocks of life
nucleus
prokaryotic → no
Eukaryotic
,
Mitochondrion
contains chromosomes
cell Ribosomes -
cell
cell Membrane controls what enters
iii.
-
cell wall -
made of cellulose
vacuole
(
strong) protects the cell
chloroplast vacuole -
contains cell sap and
chloroplast where
Bactenh.ae#-
photosynthesis
-
happens
Ribosomes
←
1 Flagellum Flagellum -
rotates for movement
plasmid DNA -
small hoops of extra
DNA that aren't part of
[ ) cytoplasm
°
) chromosome
chromosomal plasmid
DNA
DNA
↳ (not in a nucleus )
B1 Specialised cells key concepts
(sperm +
egg)
) cytoplasm
nutrients in the
to feed haploid nucleus -
has half the amount
<
embryo of chromosomes (23)
I ichanges
diploid nucleus -
has the full amount
of chromosomes (46)
membrane
haploid structure once
fertilized
nucleus to stop more sperm when a cell
getting in differentiates ,
it switches
and and
genes on off
becomes specialised
SpermceU_
Haploid Nucleus
{ Aresome contains
for lots of
energy
B1
Microscopy key concepts
microscope
types
two
:
of
Electron Microscope
Light Microscope
- Invented in 1590's -
Invented in 1930'S
lower resolution
higher resolution
-
resolution -
how well a microscope
can
two
distinguish
points
between
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Magnification =
eye piece lens ✗
objective lens
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use a sharp pencil
-
use clear unbroken lines
,
Arm
-
label all parts
State
objective tense magnification and
-
scale
Rack stop
stage
stage clips condenser
coarse Focus
Lamp
Fine Focus
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B1
Enzymes a
key concepts
biological catalysts
I ↳
made speed up
by reactions
living things
highly specific as
they can
complementary
shapes
fit together)
(
synthesis
breakdown -
look + key
model
synthesis -
active site
Denaturing
c) ← substrate
Enzymes are not
living ,
can't
so
they
die
→
they denature
active site
changes shape
B1 Enzyme a
Conditions key concepts
Temperature
Pjimum Too hot = heat breaks the
bonds
holding
the
Rate
enzyme together
of Too cold the doesn't
Reaction
=
enzyme
have
to work
enough energy
Temp
optimum -
most ideal
conditions
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reaction
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changes shape)
PH
The
higher
concentration
↳ susana
,
the more
likkg
the and substrate will
of enzyme
meet up and react
Reaction 1
however when
all active sites
are gut it makes
substrate
no difference
concentration
core Practical
Enzyme Activity
is
amylase
the that
enzyme
breaks down add a
starch ①
drop
off iodine
amylase has
µ÷;÷:÷÷
when the iodine
② add 3cm
>
of
④ Every 10s
[ ③ then add
the
starch to
mixture
⑥ then repeat
at different
pH 's to compare
when
amylase
works
fastest
core Practical
Food
Testing key
B1 concepts
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Benedict 's
Reagent Test
① Add benedict
reagent to
- 9 ③ will
go milky if
increasing brick lipids are present
concentration red
colour
proteins
Biuret Test
Add potassium
①
hydroxide
② Add copper sulfate
starch
③ will
go purple if Iodine Test
proteins are
food
Retort stand
and clamp Thermometer we burn the food to
✗
,
Sy1 calorimeter
← burning
food Bunsen
change
to see
in the water
how much
Burner
✗ the food gave
energy
it
1-
waters
specific heat
some could capacity
energy ( how much
dissipate into the
energy it takes
results → calorimeter to raise
1kg of
surroundings so are
, water
by )
1°C
crowd be inaccurate made of copper to
conduct heat well
B1 Diffusion and key concepts
Active Transport
Diffusion -
The overall movement of particles from
an area of
high to low concentration
⑧ ③ ⑧ •
•
•• • → •
•
③ ③
High concentration how concentration
Active Transport -
The overall movement of particles from
an area of how to
high concentration
③ ③
• • •
③ → •• •
• •
•
how concentration
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energy)
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concentration
concentration against a
-
down a
gradient ←
,
core Practical
specifically concentration
water molecules
-
( diffusion)
-
high → low
-
partially permeable membrane
↳ allows only
some molecules
through
The water moves to
balance out the concentration
partially
f permeable
high → now
if water cone
potato chips is
higher inside
different
money t°thiPnwater will
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concentrations
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more
outside than
loose
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mass
B2
Mitosis cells and control
always ↳ can be a
diploid problem if
cells spend most DNA is mutated
of their time in
Interphase
( 90% )
Interphase -
The cell prepares itself
for division
its
by replicating
I AND
DNA and
making more
organelles
prophase - The nucleus starts to
p WAN
break down and spindle
fibers appear
MN⑥
The chromosomes line
Metaphase -
each other
from by
Telophase -
chromatids arriveat the
poles of the cell and the
nucleus reforms
T ①
Cytokinesis -
The
cytoplasm splits and
forms two
daughter cells C
Cancertumosn
A tumor is caused
by uncontrolled mitosis
where cells don't stop
,
together
B2 Growth cells and control
Growth -
cell
differentiation -
cells switch
genes
on
off to become
d
or
Specialised instead of
happens at the
identical
8 car
stage
in remaining
humans
☐ Embryo
to
00
Specialised cells
1 group themselves
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Fetus
tissues
①①
←
Percentile
charts compare
growth
human
growth
B2 Stem Cells cells and control
↳
for repair
adult stem
cells are already
partially specialised
loan only form
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a
limited number of
cells)
plant cells stem
cell in
can form any
a plant
\ plants never stem cells in
stop growing so they
Medicine
,
always needcells
new
specialised
we can stimulate
stem cells to produce
cells we need to cure
illness ,
however :
could continue to
divide and create
a tumor
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peripheral CPNS)
Nervous
system another nerves
-
cell
yd
terminals
→
sensory neuron
dendrites axon
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terminals
ff
axon
dendrites
relay neuron
axon
{ axon
Femina →
essector
cells
mÑurons ( muscle or
gland)
Sheath
mylien
Response←Efctor←Neur
+ ↳
speeds
insulates
neurone stimulus Receptor
> ,
sensory
Neurone
→
Relay
Neurone
up impulse
+
Motor
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B2
Synapses cells and control
a
tiny gap
between two neurones
3) detected
by next neurone which
cell
✓ Body
neurotransmitter
dendrites
derdron
Gon f t
body
Axon
Terminal directions impulse
Only terminals
released from
axon
,
so Slows down the
impulse impulse
in one
only goes
direction
B2
Reflex Arc cells and control
Muscle
← ( Effector)
No brain Regex
involvement
✗ Are
Receptor →
stops the
9
body
to harm stimulus
coming
B2 The Brain cells and control
Parietal Lobe
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←
:-.
Kobbe
→
Frontal µ \ The cerebral content is
cerebellum made up of two
Lobe temporal
Lobe µ medulla left and right
hemispheres (halves)
oblongata µ
4 lobes make
up cerebral content
difficult as it is lobes .
Taste / Temp/ Touch
processes sound
and helps with
balance
cerebellum -
co-ordination and
procedural
memory
Medulla -
✗ beam passes
ray
-
-
Detectors measure
how much is absorbed
the brain
by
-
produces an
image
the brain
of
PETScanningm
-
Shows brain activity
-
patient is
injected
with radioactive
glucose
-
The radioactin
-
glucose
cause
gamma rays
-
A scanner measures
this
B2 The
Eye cells and control
lens
Lightneeds
that enters the
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eye
in
to be
the retina to
focused
produce
f
( ⑦ optical clear
a
image
cornea
nerve
retina
( roast cones)
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receptor cells in the
eye
-
detect differences in
light
-
detect colour
intensity
-
processed shades of
as
each colour
light and dark
information is processed
into
full colour vision
in the occipital lobe rods work well in
dim
light
cones
only work well
Light is focused
onto the retina
f in
bright light
by
]
the lens why colour
vision is poor in
dim
light
close
for
objects objects
=
fat = thin
lens lens
B2
Eye problems cells and control
shortsightedness hongsightednessn
close
distant images appear
-
images appear
-
blurred
blurred
behind
lightretina focused infront lightretina
is focused
-
-
is
of of
eyeball is
long
-
is too fat
is too curved
cataracts
-
makes vision
cloudy CdourBhndnes~m
-
caused
by protein build
Some cones
up in the lens are
faulty
-
cannot be
cured
B3 Sexual and Asexual Genetics
Reproduction
TREE -
can
in
easily
the
adapt
environment
to new
changes
Takes a
long time to reproduce
A→EEcticn -
genetic information
meaningmix
doesn't , producing clones
find a mate
can
easily replenish population
creates no variation ,
as clones are
produced
B3 Meiosis Genetics
creates the
Meiosis
gametes
contributes to Genetic ↳ Reduction
and variation
variety division as we
go
46 to
4 Cells from 23
chromosomes
2 divisions
haploid cells
( tz number of chromosomes
)
DNA is
replicated
t
Chromosomes move
in mitosis the middle in pairs
, to
chromatids move
chromosomes
✗ →
☒ division chromatids
.
move to each
÷,
.
I
.
-
end
.
.
.
.
-
2nd division
✗ y y y
B3 DNA structure Genetics
Acid
Deoxyribose Nucleic
↳ each
chromosome
is coiled
tightly
DNA
OneNucleotide_ A T
C G
T A
Ease
f
a- c
G- C
phosphate
J C G
sugar A T
A T
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T
A T (2 H bonds)
]
Twisted into
C G (3 H bonds )
a double helix
structure
Adenine +
Thymine
Guanine
cytosine +
DNA
①
mash ③
✗ fruit sitter
(
up mixture
£
insoluble
① DNA forms
on top
✗
→
✓
→
+
ethanol
(ice
add ④
cold
)
② detergent
tsait
← bleak
)
down
membranes
iii.
DNA
B3
protein Synthesis Genetics
proteins translation
↳ unique to
everyone The
type
of amino
acid the tRNA
brings
Transcription depends on order
of bases
All happens in the nucleus
①
DNA can't leave
the nucleus
mRNA mRNA u
DNA_ uses
①
→ instead of T
A
T A
C mRNA unzips the
double and
G-
helix
(
bonds to DNA
G-
G-
A £
mRNA to a
goes
ribosome
translational
happens in a ribosome
protein
hip
read triplets
in U A G G C L
( codons)
↳
B3 Genes and Alleles Genetics
developed
of in
every gene your
body
↳
1 from Mum
gene 1- from Dad
b- -
homologous pairs
✗ ( same size with
in order)
genes same
=
\
dominant trait
different alleles will show
of the same
gene
homozygous -
Same
each
alleles for
gene
heterozygous -
different
each
alleles for
gene
dominant - overrule recessive
genes
recessive two recessive
genes
-
genotype -
combination of
alleles have
you
what gene
phenotype shows
-
B3 Mendel Genetics
↳ these could be
used pea dominant or recessive
plants
Tall
short
4 am tan
✗ produced
to stare
1
✗ 1 Short
Plant
IT t
Shows that plants
must have been
g§
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short is recessive
gene
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short offspring
B3 Blood Groups Genetics
Blood
groups
0 A B
↳ A, B
,
AB ,
Group shows
type AB 0
of antigen protein)
(
on the surface of
blood cells
Groups A and B
are dominant
( codominant
Group 0 is
recessive
Disorders
male set chromosomes = ✗Y
female set chromosomes = ✗✗
some
genetic disorders yt
can be carried
set
on
chromosomes
one
]
Of the ✗
↳ colour blindness
e.g is carried on ✗
male
&
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☒✗
→
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on
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blind
the Y
as
chromosome to
mask the
allele
recessive
there
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>
our blind allele allows
it to show
[ → normal vision
a
B3 Variation Genetics
genetic
genetic variation -
caused
alleles ( can
by dissent
arise from
mutations )
↳
blue and brown
eyes
eyes examples of
are
variation in humans
by
is in
an
organism
↳ a plant in
bright
sun will better
grow
than a plant in shade
The maximum
height an
organism can
reach is determined by genes however
the environment they are in can determine
if they can reach that
height
B4 Natural Selection Natural selection
' '
survival of the fittest
↳ organisms with
characteristics better
stinted to the environment
are more
likely to survive
Genetic variation -
§§
,
the
genotype of each
organism
8
Natural selection
¥ animals better
with
-
suited characteristics
☒
are more
likky to survive
&
Inheritance -
characteristics
&
In Evolution -
over time this
,
continues and
eventually all animals in a
species become adapted
7
have
IIe they all the
useful characteristic
camel →
large seet mean they
can walk on sand
1
camels that had larger
feet were more likely to
walk
survive as
the
they
sand
could
on
alive tomeaning
,
they were
Darwin
0 came up with theory of erolouticn
by natural selection
islands
0 visited
galapagos on HMS
Beagle
0 studied plants and animals
( 1859 )
'
wrote
'
the of species
0 on
origin
↳ looked at beaks of
birds on islands
Wallacea
working at same time as Darwin
selection
0 came
up with natural
independently
0
published papers with Darwin
on animals
B4 Bacteria Natural selection
random
They develop mutations in their DNA
↳
could be slightly
resistant to antibiotics
Resistance is a
big advantage
t
more able to survive
( natural selection)
I → o → a
0
f o o
resistance f
f resistance
dead
years
- •
4.4 mil
-
years -
climbed adapted to
trees
→ walking ) Short and
-
arms
-
→ like
-
ape -
like
big toe
-
walked
-
could walk
upright
upright better at
-
even
-
more
efficiently walking
t µ
↳
StoneToo↳_
can date the
tools to work
out its age
inÉw
volume (more intelligent
↳
moreb=in
over time
the
rocks / tools
became shaped
for particular
functions
( because humans
got more intelligent)
B4
pentadactyl Limb Natural selection
A limb with 5
diclgits ( parts)
+
many species have
This limb
Human
↳
reaching out
Dolphin
↳
swimming
Turtle
→
walking
suggests a
we all came
common ancestor
from
B4
Classification Natural selection
kingdom
Then
✗ I
5KingdomSystem_ Sub divided
-
phylum
1) Animals
2) plants actress
3) Fungi based off of
4) prokaryotes visible traits orfder
5) protists
Fartnily
etnus
a-
SEE spetcies
Old is out of date
system
↳ can now compare
DNA and RNA sequences
Archaea -
A look similar to bacteria
but have different DNA
and RNA sequences
broad range of
Eukarya D other
-
organisms
offspring
(
exaggerated )
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↳,
I *
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,
parents with AG
Teare
desired traits
chosen
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bread
They are
together
1
Disadvantages
Offspring with
reduces
desired trails
gene pool as
-
all
are bread animals are
closely related
( inbreeding )
problems
-
not a lot of variation in the
population ( not resistant to
disease)
B4 Tissue Culture Natural selection
lots of identical
cells
grow
↳
forms a callus
callus -
a clump of undifferentiated
cells
The callus is
then treated with chemicals
or hormones to make
them specialise
Medicatresearhc.am
study / test specific
cells in isolation
( no asserts from whole
organism) plants
1) cells from the patient tissue is
are extracted
c) removed from
plant
I
2) placed in nutrients
I.
(
agar)
3) cells divide and
grow
4) culture can be used ✓
medium
grow into a
growing
callus
\Treated
v
with
hormones
v
/ (
grows a
plantlet)
clones of
the plant
produced
B4 Genetic Modification Natural selection
modifying an
organisms genome
to add desirable characteristics
↳ added
from much faster
another than selective
organism
breeding
n-gricultureandmedicine-crops.com
show resistance
be modified to
→ Bt toxin
to herbicides
( sheep)
stuffy
animals sugar
from health problems
modification could
plasmid PI get out into environment
cut ( Super plant)
over ↳ insulin
← in human
gene
DNA
t I
✗ Sticky ends Enzymes_
( complementary
bases ) restriction
enzyme
t recombinant ↳ cuts out
DNA sections of DNA
ligase enzyme
cells now
I use
gene
↳ mix
genes
together
B5 Health and Disease Health
Health
t I
/ mental wealth
L
social
Physical
There is a link
between income and
wealth as the richer
,
Disease
non -
communicable -
can't spread
(
genetics / lisestyle)
communicable diseases
are caused
by pathogens
Chavara die
Fungal spread by air
ashback ( plants)
Malaria protists spread by vectors
antibiotics can
only
kill bacteria
↳ inhibit bacterial
processes
B5 Viruses Health
have to
cells to
use
living
replicate
→
capsid
( protein
coat f
hyjack cells to
genetic
to
use
organelles material
replicate
↳ do it in 2
can
ways
:
lytic or
lysogenic
lysogeniccycle-v.ms
lyticcycle_
genetic
genetic
inserts -
viruses material
material becomes a
part of the
cells DNA
-
use cell parts to
make lots of new -
cell
lyses releasing trigger sends it into
-
-
viruses
lytic cycle
B5 Human Defences Health
barriers
→ stop pathogens getting in
physicaltsarriersipenetrate
(can't osk.in
② mucus (traps pathogen)
chemicalBarrievs.IO
stomach acid ( kills )
② lysozyme ( kills)
→
in tears
B5 Immune
System Health
✓
←
antibodies ( released by
immune system
specific
(engulf pathogen
lymphocytes =
specific
( release antibodies
antibodies are
specific to the
pathogen
vaccines
uses dead or weakened
versions of the pathogen
stimulates an immune
response
we create antibodies
core Practical
B5 Antibiotics V5 Health
Bacteria
can test which
type of antibiotic
r kills more
)①
bacteria
Petri
use
inoculating
loop to transfer
dish
bacteria to dish
→ ↳ bacteria will
filled with
begin dividing
agar jelly
to
help
growth ②
paper discs soaked
in antibiotics are
v.
.
③
circles show
grey
inhibition zones where
bacteria have died
↳
use FR2 to
calculate area
aseptatechniquT_
↳ avoid contamination
sterilise equipment (autoclave
lymphocytes produce
lots ofantibodies
lymphocyte but don't divide
easily
II. cancer
cells do
divide lots
→
lymphocyte + cancer
cell
=
hybridoma
cell
It ,
I +
hybridcma
cells do
both
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B5
Drug Testing Heaven
maximise
efficacy ( how well it works )
minimise toxicity
pre-clinical
① tested on human
tissue
② tested on line
animals
clinical
① tested on small
group of healthy
humans
② tested on ill
humans
③ large scale
testing
↳ blind /double
blind
B5 Health
cardiovascular
Disease
problems with
the heart or blood
vessels
COmaryHeartDisease_
artery brings
coronary to
-
-
too stiff
( blood can't show) ← fatty build up
too weak
( blocks blood flow)
( blood shows back)
less reach the
oxygen can
-
heart
EEL -
o
Strokes
atherosclerosis ( sat in
artery )
↳ Treatment
0
angina ( restricted blood flow)
stents -
plastic tubes to
open up
artery
stations -
reduces production
Éf Of fat (medication)
lining is
damaged
} fat builds
in attempt to
up
repair
ishofes.SE?mctedassiowObesity-
linked to disease
waist hip
# ↳
: BMI
( measure of obesity) ( measure of obesity)
abdominal waist
hmeig%_ 30
over
gat is linked
hip
= Obese
to disease
B5 plant Diseases Heaven
plantDesen~
waxy cuticle
-
cell walls
-
antiseptics
→ chemicals to kill
pathogens
↳
to
identify plant diseases :
-
Sample in lab
look for signs
-