A2 Unit F214 Communication, Homeostasis and Energy

coincise notes on hormones, andrenal glands, pancreas (structure & colour under microscope), insulin and glucagon mode of action, diabetes type 1 and type 2 potential treatments

coincise notes on aerobic and anaerobic respiration, summarising processes through diagrams from online sites (save my exams) to visualise better the cycles and stages. bullet points to add extra information and summarise stages of oxidative phosphorylation in short

coincise notes on plant responses and hormones, in bullet points to summarise processes of seed germination, antifreezing, leaf abscission, stomatal closure, geotropism and phototropism, apical dominance, plant defences

coincise notes on thermoregulation in ectotherms and endotherms, including examples of heating up and cooling down for both organisms, and temperature receptors in hypothalamus and in skin. definitions for homeostasis, advantages and disadvantages of methods of heat exchange for both types of organisms

summary diagrams for every step in respiration in living organisms taken from the kerboodle textbook, diagrams of glycolysis, link reaction, krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation

Handwritten summary notes on the following topics: =Importance of homeostasis -Endotherms and ectotherms =Excretion =The liver =The kidney

a summary of animal responses, under topic 5.5 animal and plant responses of module 4 ocr a level biology

This is the OCR A-Level biology topic covering animal responses