Aqa Gcse Biology Workbook: Higher - Get Revision With Results

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List of contents

• Chapter B1 Cell structure and transport


• B1.1: The world of the microscope


• B1.2: Animal and plant cells


• B1.3: Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells


• B1.4: Specialisation in animal cells


• B1.5: Specialisation in plant cells


• B1.6: Diffusion


• B1.7: Osmosis


• B1.8: Osmosis in plants


• B1.9: Active transport


• B1.10: Exchaning materials


• Chapter B2 Cell division


• B2.1: Cell division


• B2.2: Growth and differentiation


• B2.3: Stem cells


• B2.4: Stem cell dilemmas


• Chapter B3 Organisation and the digestive systems


• B3.1: Tissues and organs


• B3.2: The human digestive system


• B3.3: The chemistry of food


• B3.4: Catalysts and enzymes


• B3.4: Factors affecting enzyme action


• B3.6: How the digestive system works


• B3.7: Making digestion efficient


• Chapter B4 Organising animals and plants


• B4.1: The blood


• B4.2: The blood vessels


• B4.3: The heart


• B4.4: Helping the heart


• B4.5: Breathing and gas exchange


• B4.6: Tissues and organs in plants


• B4.7: Transport systems in plants


• B4.8: Evaporation and transpiration


• B4.9: Factors affecting transpiration


• Chapter B5 Communicable diseases


• B5.1: Health and disease


• B5.2: Pathogens and disease


• B5.3: Growing bacteria in the lab


• B5.4: Preventing bacterial growth


• B5.5: Preventing infections


• B5.6: Viral diseases


• B5.7: Bacterial diseases


• B5.8: Disease caused by fungi and protists


• B5.9: Human defence responses


• B5.10: More about plant diseases


• B5.11: Plant defence responses


• Chapter B6 Preventing and treating disease


• B6.1: Vaccination


• B6.2: Antibiotics and painkillers


• B6.3: Discovering drugs


• B6.4: Developing drugs


• B6.5: Making monoclonal antibodies


• B6.6: Uses of monoclonal antibodies


• Chapter B7 Non-communicable diseases


• B7.1: Non-communicable diseases


• B7.2: Cancer


• B7.3: Smoking and risk of disease


• B7.4: Diet, exercise, and disease


• B7.5: Alcohol and other carcinogens


• Chapter B8 Photosynthesis


• B8.1: Photosynthesis


• B8.2: The rate of photosynthesis


• B8.3: How plants use glucose


• B8.4: Making the most of photosynthesis


• Chapter B9 Respiration


• B9.1: Aerobic respiration


• B9.2: The response to exercise


• B9.3: Anaerobic respiration


• B9.4: Metabolism and the liver


• Chapter B10 The human nervous system


• B10.1: Principles of homeostasis


• B10.2: The structure and function of the human nervous system


• B10.3: Reflex actions


• B10.4: The brain


• B10.5: The eye


• B10.6: Common problems of the eye


• Chapter B11 Hormonal coordination


• B11.1: Principles of hormonal control


• B11.2: The control of blood glucose levels


• B11.3: Treating diabetes


• B11.4: The role of negative feedback


• B11.5: Human reproduction


• B11.6: Hormones and the menstrual cycle


• B11.7: The artificial control of fertility


• B11.8: Infertility treatments


• B11.9: Plant hormones and responses


• B11.10: Using plant hormones


• Chapter B12 Homeostasis in action


• B12.1: Controlling body temperature


• B12.2: Removing waste products


• B12.3: The human kidney


• B12.4: Dialysis - an artifical kidney


• B12.5: Kidney transplants


• Chapter B13 Reproduction


• B13.1: Types of reproduction


• B13.2: Cell division in sexual reproduction


• B13.3: The best of both worlds


• B13.4: DNA and the genome


• B13.5: DNA structure and protein synthesis


• B13.6: Gene expression and mutation


• B13.7: Inheritance in action


• B13.8: More about genetics


• B13.9: Inherited disorders


• B13.10: Screening for genetic disorders


• Chapter B14 Variation and evolution


• B14.1: Variation


• B14.2: Evolution by natural selection


• B14.3: Selective breeding


• B14.4: Genetic engineering


• B14.5: Cloning


• B14.6: Adult cell cloning


• B14.7: Ethics of genetic technologies


• Chapter B15 Genetics and evolution


• B15.1: The history of genetics


• B15.2: Theories of evolution


• B15.3: Accepting Darwin's ideas


• B15.4: Evolution and speciation


• B15.5: Evidence for evolution


• B15.6: Fossils and extinction


• B15.7: More about extinction


• B15.8: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria


• B15.9: Classification


• B15.10: New systems of classification


• Chapter B16 Adaptations, interdependence, and competition


• B16.1: The importance of communities


• B16.2: Organisms in their environment


• B16.3: Distribution and abundance


• B16.4: Competition in animals


• B16.5: Competition in plants


• B16.6: Adapt and survive


• B16.6: Adaptation in animals


• B16.7: Adaptation in plants


• Chapter B17 Organising in ecosystem


• B17.1: Feeding relationships


• B17.2: Materials cycling


• B17.3: The carbon cycle


• B17.4: Rates of decomposition


• Chapter B18 Biodiversity and ecosystems


• B18.1: The human population explosion


• B18.2: Land and water pollution


• B18.3: Air pollution


• B18.4: Deforestation and peat destruction


• B18.5: Global warming


• B18.6: The impact of change


• B18.7: Maintaining biodiversity


• B18.8: Trophic levels and biomass


• B18.9: Biomass transfers


• B18.10: Factors affecting food security


• B18.11: Making food production efficient


• B18.12: Sustainable food production

Summary

Matched to the student book, this essential workbook supports students as they progress through AQA GCSE Biology. When completed, students have a personalised guide to help get their exam revision off to a confident start.

Foreword

Perfect for AQA GCSE Biology students to capture notes and key information as they go

Product details

• Authors: Gemma Young, Young Gemma
• Assisted by: Lawrie Ryan (Editor of the series), Ryan Lawrie (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9780198421672
• ISBN: 978-0-19-842167-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology, Educational: Biology, For secondary education, For National Curriculum Key Stage 4 & Gcse, Educational: Study & Revision Guides, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Study Aids / General, Educational: study and revision guides