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Digital summaries of Alevel OCR Biology A topics from an A* student, with diagrams and photographs.

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TOPICS: online votes completed

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Exchange surfaces

Transport animals
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in



Transport plants
in


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Commicable diseases
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biodiversity
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classification evolution
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-communication conectasis
+




Excretion
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-wemronal

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commucation

hormonal communication OCR BIO A
-plant responses bottie megowan
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animal responses

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plotosynthesi
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respiration

-cellular control

-patterns of inheritance

-manipulating genomes

coving bictechnology
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+




ecosystems
I
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no culine notes, but
-populations +

sustainability know topics well.

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cen divisio

, communication + Homeostasis
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physical coune
systems maintain the internal environment within restricted limits.


of
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ensure maintanance optimal condition for enzyme action cell function
+




-nervous system:CNS (braint spinal cord) + PNS (all verves a body

endocrine system:endocrine glands par of organism
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release formoves into blood tream, transmit into from are to


another bring
to about a change.


-gland:group of cells that produce and releases are or more substance (secretions

-optimum pH hydogen =

and icric bands broken:
allers active site shape

-blood glucose b lood
conc=glue in alters water potential
+



availability of respiritory substrate
for all



temperature is
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temp of tissue find around all it
s oo
high/low regatively
=

affect rate of enzyme contoced


reactions.



Low temps prevent reactions/slow them down:Ifrequency of successful collision



as temp continues 4,
to at
rate which an enzyme catalpes a reaction, denatles, bands break, tertiary

structure changes, permanately damaged active site



(transfers inco),
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negative feedback loop receptor, coordination system elector.
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reduces initial elect a stimulus, uses two corrective rechariors



positive of original
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feedback loop- enhance elect stimulus



-cell signalling:
allows multicellular organism to control + coordinate their bodies respond
+

to emiroment.



stimulus recieved by receptor cel -> converted signal
to (transduction) -> transmitted target
to all leftector) response.
=




-animals:
paracrine signalling (culls close together)
+

endocrine signalling (cell for apart


-signalling molecules
vry
=

small-
easy transport across membrane



Thermoregulation:c or ner of
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internal body temp

-Endotherms: count can body temp (hear generated in body tissues


-Ectotherms:b ehavioral adaptations:internal temp stay comerant (absab leal from environment


-Endotherms=peripheral receptors communicate
w/ hypothalamus

=cooking:vasodilation, sweating, flatter hairs



=heating:vasoconstriction, metabolic rate, slivering, erection of hairs


-Ectotherms:avoid extremes of temps, bask in sun/seen shade

, Photosynthesis permeable outer layer lice small
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molecule (


I
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chloroplasts double
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membrane envelope inver membrace:
transport protein:certain morecules/inn can enter/leave


Stroma thylanoide (flatened shid filled sacs) 70s ribosomes DNAloop starch grains
= +
+ +




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thylaucid membrace pigments, enzymes
=


election
+
carriers


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Hylancial stack:
grana, connected by lamellal



grand membrane:large surface areat many pigment
4
molecules: light absorption plotosystems
=




selectivetransparproteinconnectareen




Merma
!)}@#5.
~>
3 envelope




asananaputs
grain



e





/ light absorptich

stroma
photosystems-t ylaloid membrace =
light independent

dI**I
d grana= light
absorb

light energy
dependent
7

surrounds grana
+
p roduct
membranes: transport rapid.

get like did has enzymes catalyse light independent stage
=




distance by pigmen
rf distance by scent
-
=

accessary pigments surrounding primary pigment:similar different
+


wavelengths

(yellow-green)
chlorophyle=a
chomarcgraphy
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b
+


(blue-green):reflect green light


-carotenoids =
B carotere (orange) Xanthophyle
+



(yellow)
3 separated by




-light dependent thylaucids
=




-> plotolysis
-light energy break down water: hydrogen ion, electrons 02
+


Hylahcid
in lumen



=protongradient:4 cone & H wren
in


(ETC)
-electrons in
electron transport chain withmembrace


=
HT
OILRIG
NADPHproduced when s troma
in + electrons combine w/NADP


=plotophosphorylation ATP
=




-
-Plotophosphorylation excited
=


electrons move along ETC, electron carries reduced (gaindectrons +
oxidised (lose
->proton purp

electrons, gradually release actively transport
energy: protone across thylaloid membrace to



cycic" on cyclic wien=
proton graders:
p rotone return stroma
to via facilitated diffusion via transmembrane
↓ ↓

arePhoto batter- ATP synthase (chenicosmosis):ABD+Pi=AT
(PSI)


-




cyclic photophosphorylation:
election primary pigment
in excited to 4
energy wal (photoactivation), captured by


↓ electron acceptor



doesnt produce NADPH

, stock
NADPH X orgoric->
complex
->
-
I novauces,ease
light dependent light independent
ans-
moved
->
to - >


HTP
AP (ADP+Pi ATD)
=
- location




Photosynthesis 2
-




non-cyclic plotophosphorylation:
light abcrbed PSI,
in a electrons excited to
higher energy even (protoconisatal

passed down ETC->passed to PSI, chemignosis occur (Hpass from low cone



in stroma -> 4 cons thylancid
in lumen= proton ATP synthes).
grader=

=PSI has O2-euching catalyses
complex: protolyip: electrons released


+
replace electrons in PSI, electrons reduce oxidise
+


proteins combine
+

w/H +




MADP NADPH light independent reaction
= =




-light-independent calvin cycle
=
-



require
doesn't ATP from light produces
=


ADP +

NADP


=Rubisco catalyses fixation of CO2 by combining w/ noucule of Rup (5c) =




. . " "Mr
.56t4
molecules




and3
regenerate

ATP
u
2 TP
calin cycle
spirits are




CO2

remoed

environment
has been fixed

from external
=




well
organize E
-
molecules
reeded by
He plant
reduction of GP occur

by energy from
Afrom NADPH
ATP +
3 light dependent stage




Photosynthesis
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factors photosynthetic pigments, supply of CO2, supply d H20, light temp
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energy,

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limiting factors-
light intensity, CO2 conc, tmp ↑
Xcalvin cycle allected by temp stomara close
=
=


↓ ↓ temp, enzyme controlled, -> reduce water loss
4
light =
energy needed
CO2 enough light to produce
for carbon fixation= ATP NADPH
=
4 temp will
light
+




-faster ↓
4
CO2
Calin = ↑
plolosynalesis
dependent stage =


cycle:4 photosynthesis N

ATP NADPH
+


A



for calir cycle


>
Temp
limiting CO2
rachor
>
2I

in (GP absence of
4
-




↓ LI=↓in TP +
RUBP, inGP builds up as it's nor converted to
TP, ATP+NADH, lack of


iP RuBP
=

wore form=
carbon fixation shops, Gp plateaus (


t conco (accept
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CO2 ↓in
=
GP +
TP,
4
inRuBP CO2, lack of CO2 remaine unfixed
=

builds up
-


prevent
=




GP TP
+



formation).

-inderstanding ellect a limiting factors 4 crop
=



yields (agricuriral implications)

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Publisher: september 2015 ISBN: 9780198351924 Edition: 1

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