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Form & Function (HL IB Biology)

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Carbohydrates & Lipids

  1. Properties of Carbon
  2. Macromolecules
  3. Carbohydrates: Definition, Functions & Examples
  4. Role of Glycoproteins
  5. Lipids
  6. Fatty Acids
  7. Phospholipids

Proteins

  1. Formation of Proteins
  2. The Variety of Proteins
  3. Protein Structure: Effect of pH & Temperature
  4. Amino Acid Diversity (HL)
  5. Levels of Protein Structure (HL)
  6. Globular & Fibrous Proteins (HL)

Membranes & Membrane Transport

  1. Lipid Bilayers
  2. Membrane Proteins
  3. Membrane Transport
  4. Glycolipids & Glycoproteins
  5. The Fluid Mosaic Model: Skills
  6. Membrane Fluidity (HL)
  7. Active Transport & Bulk Transport (HL)
  8. Cell Adhesion (HL)

Organelles & Compartmentalisation

  1. Cell Organelles
  2. Cell Compartmentalisation
  3. Adaptations of Mitochondria & Chloroplasts (HL)
  4. Organelles in Protein Synthesis (HL)
  5. Vesicle Formation (HL)

Cell Specialisation

  1. Stem Cells
  2. Cell Specialisation
  3. Specialised Cells (HL)
  4. Examples of Specialised Cells (HL)

Gas Exchange

  1. Gas Exchange in Organisms
  2. Mammalian Lungs: Adaptations
  3. Mechanism of Ventilation
  4. Measuring Lung Volumes: Skills
  5. Gas Exchange in Plants
  6. Drawing Leaf Structure: Skills
  7. Determining Stomatal Density: Skills
  8. Haemoglobin & Oxygen (HL)
  9. The Bohr Shift (HL)
  10. The Oxygen Dissociation Curve (HL)

Transport

  1. Blood Vessels
  2. Identify Blood Vessels: Skills
  3. Measuring Pulse Rate: Skills
  4. Coronary Heart Disease: Skills
  5. The Transpiration Stream
  6. Adaptations of Xylem Vessels
  7. Drawing Root & Stem Structure: Skills
  8. Tissue Fluid (HL)
  9. Circulatory Systems (HL)
  10. The Mammalian Heart (HL)
  11. The Cardiac Cycle: Skills (HL)
  12. The Roots & Water Transport (HL)
  13. Translocation in Plants (HL)

Muscle & Motility

  1. Adaptations for Movement (HL)
  2. Mechanism of Muscle Contraction (HL)
  3. Skeletal Muscle (HL)
  4. Requirements for Movement (HL)
  5. Movement of Joints: Skills (HL)
  6. Locomotion in Organisms (HL)

Adaptation to Environment

  1. Habitats
  2. Abiotic Factors & Species Distribution
  3. Species Distribution: Skills
  4. Abiotic Factors: Marine & Terrestrial
  5. Biomes

Ecological Niches

  1. Ecological Niches
  2. Methods of Nutrition
  3. Nutrition in Hominidae: Skills
  4. Nutrition: Adaptations of Organisms
  5. Competition Between Species

Carbohydrates & Lipids

  1. Multiple Choice Questions
  2. Structured Questions

Proteins

  1. Multiple Choice Questions
  2. Structured Questions

Membranes & Membrane Transport

  1. Multiple Choice Questions
  2. Structured Questions

Organelles & Compartmentalisation

  1. Multiple Choice Questions
  2. Structured Questions

Cell Specialisation

  1. Multiple Choice Questions
  2. Structured Questions

Gas Exchange

  1. Multiple Choice Questions
  2. Structured Questions

Transport

  1. Multiple Choice Questions
  2. Structured Questions

Muscle & Motility

  1. Multiple Choice Questions
  2. Structured Questions

Adaptation to Environment

  1. Multiple Choice Questions
  2. Structured Questions

Ecological Niches

  1. Multiple Choice Questions
  2. Structured Questions