Biology Chapter 5: Cell Structure and Function

### Co-ordinated Sciences Revision Guide

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### Contents (Biology)

•  B1. Characteristics and classification of living organisms
• B1.1 Characteristics of living organisms
• B2 Organisation of the organism
• B2.1 Cell structure
• B2.2 Size of specimens
• B3 Movement into and out of cells
• B3.1 Diffusion
• B3.2 Osmosis
• B3.3 Active transport
• B4 Biological molecules
• B4.1 Biological molecules
• B5 Enzymes
• B5.1 Enzymes
• B6 Plant nutrition
• B6.1 Photosynthesis
• B6.2 Leaf structure
• B7 Human nutrition
• B7.1 Diet
• B7.2 Digestive system
• B7.3 Digestion
• B8 Transport in plants
• B8.1 Xylem and phloem
• B8.2 Water uptake
• B8.3 Transpiration
• B8.4 Translocation
• B9 Transport in animals
• B9.1 Circulatory systems
• B9.2 Heart
• B9.3 Blood vessels
• B9.4 Blood
• B10 Diseases and immunity
• B10.1 Diseases and immunity
• B11 Gas exchange in humans
• B11.1 Gas exchange in humans
• B12 Respiration
• B12.1 Respiration
• B13 Coordination and response
• B13.1 Coordination and response
• B13.2 Hormones
• B13.3 Homeostasis
• B14 Drugs
• B14.1 Drugs
• B15 Reproduction
• B15.1 Asexual reproduction

• B15.2 Sexual reproduction

• B15.3 Sexual reproduction in plants

• B15.4 Sexual reproduction in humans

• B15.5 Sexually transmitted infections
• B16 Inheritance

• B16.1 Chromosomes and genes
• B16.2 Cell division
• B16.3 Monohybrid inheritance
• B17 Variation and selection
• B17.1 Variation
• B17.2 Selection
• B18 Organisms and their environment
• B18.1 Energy flow

• B18.2 Food chains and food webs
• B18.3 Nutrient cycles
• B19 Human influences on ecosystems
• B19.1 Habitat destruction
• B19.2 Conservation

### Contents (Chemistry)

• C1 States of matter
• 　C1.1 Solids, liquids and gases
• 　C2 Atoms, elements and compounds
• 　C2.1 Elements, compounds and mixtures
• 　C2.2 Atomic structure and the Periodic Table
• 　C2.3 Isotopes
• 　C2.4 lons and ionic bonds
• 　C2.5 Simple molecules and covalent bonds
• 　C2.6 Giant covalent structures

• 　C2.7 Metallic bonding

• 　C3 Stoichiometry
• 　C3.1 Formulas

• 　C3.2 Relative masses of atoms and molecules

• 　C3.3 The mole and the Avogadro constant
• 　C4 Electrochemistry
• 　C4.1 Electrolysis
• 　C4.2 Hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells
• 　C5 Chemical energetics
• 　C5.1 Exothermic and endothermic reactions
• 　C6 Chemical reactions
• 　C6.1 Physical and chemical changes
• 　C6.2 Rate of reaction
• 　C6.3 Redox
• 　C7 Acids, bases and salts
• 　C7.1 The characteristic properties of acids and bases
• 　C7.2 Oxides

• 　C7.3 Preparation of salts
• 　C8 The periodic table
• 　C8.1 Arrangement of elements
• 　C8.2 Group I properties
• 　C8.3 Group VII properties

• 　C8.4 Transition elements
• 　C8.5 Noble gases
• 　C9 Metals
• 　C9.1 Properties of metals
• 　C9.2 Uses of metals

• 　C9.3 Alloys and their properties

• 　C9.4 Reactivity series

• 　C9.5 Corrosion of metals
• 　C9.6 Extraction of metals

• 　C10 Chemistry of the environment

• 　C10.1 Water

• 　C10.2 Air quality and climate

• 　C11 Organic chemistry

• 　C11.1 Formulae, functional groups and terminology

• 　C11.2 Naming organic compounds

• 　C11.3 Fuels
• 　C11.4 Alkanes
• 　C11.5 Alkenes

• 　C11.6 Alcohols
• 　C11.7 Polymers
• 　C12 Experimental techniques and chemical analysis
• 　C12.1 Experimental design
• 　C12.2 Acid-base titrations

• 　C12.3 Chromatography
• 　C12.4 Separation and purification

• 　C12.5 Identification of ions and gases