Flashcards for B - Form and Function - IB
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B1.1 Carbohydrates and lipids
13 subtopics
B1.1.7 Role of glycoproteins in cell–cell recognition
15 flashcards
B1.1.9 Formation of triglycerides and phospholipids by condensation reactions
21 flashcards
B1.1.10 Difference between saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids
23 flashcards
B1.1.11 Triglycerides in adipose tissues for energy storage and thermal insulation
20 flashcards
B1.1.12 Formation of phospholipid bilayers
18 flashcards
B1.1.13 Ability of non-polar steroids to pass through the phospholipid bilayer
20 flashcards
B2.1 Membranes and membrane transport
17 subtopics
B2.1.5 Movement of water molecules across membranes by osmosis and the role of aquaporins
15 flashcards
B2.1.8 Selectivity in membrane permeability
20 flashcards
B2.1.11 Relationships between fatty acid composition of lipid bilayers and their fluidity (HL)
19 flashcards
B2.1.12 Cholesterol and membrane fluidity in animal cells (HL)
18 flashcards
B2.1.16 Sodium-dependent glucose cotransporters as an example of indirect active transport (HL)
18 flashcards
B2.3 Cell specialization
10 subtopics
B2.3.3 Location and function of stem cell niches in adult humans
19 flashcards
B2.3.5 Cell size as an aspect of specialization
21 flashcards
B2.3.6 Surface area-to-volume ratios and constraints on cell size
21 flashcards
B2.3.7 Adaptations to increase surface area-to-volume ratios of cells (HL)
15 flashcards
B2.3.8 Adaptations of type I and type II pneumocytes in alveoli (HL)
20 flashcards
B2.3.9 Adaptations of cardiac muscle cells and striated muscle fibres (HL)
20 flashcards
B2.3.10 Adaptations of sperm and egg cells (HL)
15 flashcards
B3.1 Gas exchange
13 subtopics
B3.1.6 Measurement of lung volumes
21 flashcards
B3.1.9 Transpiration as a consequence of gas exchange in a leaf
19 flashcards
B3.1.11—Adaptations of foetal and adult haemoglobin for the transport of oxygen (HL)
20 flashcards
B3.1.12—Bohr shift (HL)
14 flashcards
B3.1.13 Oxygen dissociation curves (HL)
15 flashcards
B3.2 Transport
18 subtopics
B3.2.3 Adaptations of arteries for the transport of blood away from the heart
19 flashcards
B3.2.4 Measurement of pulse rates
19 flashcards
B3.2.5 Adaptations of veins for the return of blood to the heart
19 flashcards
B3.2.6 Causes and consequences of occlusion of the coronary arteries
20 flashcards
B3.2.7 Transport of water from roots to leaves during transpiration
15 flashcards
B3.2.8 Adaptations of xylem vessels for transport of water
19 flashcards
B3.2.9 Distribution of tissues in a transverse section of the stem of a dicotyledonous plant
18 flashcards
B3.2.11 Release and reuptake of tissue fluid in capillaries (HL)
18 flashcards
B3.2.12 Exchange of substances between tissue fluid and cells in tissues (HL)
14 flashcards
B3.2.13 Drainage of excess tissue fluid into lymph ducts (HL)
18 flashcards
B3.2.14 Differences between circulation of bony fish and of mammals (HL)
21 flashcards
B3.2.15 Adaptations of the mammalian heart for delivering pressurized blood to the arteries (HL)
18 flashcards
B3.2.16 Stages in the cardiac cycle (HL)
23 flashcards
B3.2.17 Generation of root pressure in xylem vessels by active transport of mineral ions (HL)
18 flashcards
B3.2.18 Adaptations of phloem sieve tubes and companion cells for translocation of sap (HL)
19 flashcards
B4.2 Ecological niches
13 subtopics
B4.2.3 Photosynthesis as the mode of nutrition
21 flashcards
B4.2.6 Saprotrophic nutrition in some fungi and bacteria
22 flashcards
B4.2.7 Diversity of nutrition in archaea
15 flashcards
B4.2.8 Dentition and the diet of omnivorous and herbivorous members of the family Hominidae
15 flashcards
B4.2.9 Adaptations of herbivores for feeding on plants and of plants for resisting herbivory
20 flashcards
B4.2.11 Adaptations of plant form for harvesting light
28 flashcards