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SQA Advanced Higher Biology C807 77
79 points in 3 topics, with SQA's codes and titles.
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1 Cells and proteins
- 1.1 Laboratory techniques for biologists
- 1.1.a Health and safety
- 1.1.b Liquids and solutions
- 1.1.c Separation techniques
- 1.1.d Detecting proteins using antibodies
- 1.1.e Microscopy
- 1.1.f Aseptic technique and cell culture
- 1.2 Proteins
- 1.2.a The proteome
- 1.2.b The synthesis and transport of proteins
- 1.2.b.i Intracellular membranes
- 1.2.b.ii Synthesis of membrane components
- 1.2.b.iii Movement of proteins between membranes
- 1.2.b.iv The secretory pathway
- 1.2.c Protein structure, ligand binding and conformational change
- 1.2.c.i Amino acid sequence determines protein structure
- 1.2.c.ii Ligand binding changes the conformation of a protein
- 1.2.c.iii Reversible binding of phosphate and the control of conformation
- 1.3 Membrane proteins
- 1.3.a Movement of molecules across membranes
- 1.3.b Ion transport pumps and generation of ion gradients
- 1.4 Communication and signalling
- 1.4.a Co-ordination
- 1.4.b Hydrophobic signals and control of transcription
- 1.4.c Hydrophilic signals and transduction
- 1.4.d Nerve impulse transmission
- 1.4.d.i Generation of a nerve impulse
- 1.4.d.ii The vertebrate eye: rods, cones and rhodopsin
- 1.5 Protein control of cell division
- 1.5.a The cytoskeleton and cell division
- 1.5.b The cell cycle
- 1.5.c Control of the cell cycle
- 1.5.d Control of programmed cell death (apoptosis)
2 Organisms and evolution
- 2.1 Field techniques for biologists
- 2.1.a Health and safety
- 2.1.b Sampling of wild organisms
- 2.1.c Identification and taxonomy
- 2.1.d Monitoring populations
- 2.1.e Measuring and recording animal behaviour
- 2.2 Evolution
- 2.2.a Drift and selection
- 2.2.b Fitness
- 2.2.c Co-evolution
- 2.3 Variation and sexual reproduction
- 2.3.a Costs and benefits of sexual and asexual reproduction
- 2.3.b Meiosis
- 2.3.c Sex determination
- 2.4 Sex and behaviour
- 2.4.a Parental investment
- 2.4.b Reproductive behaviours and mating systems in animals
- 2.5 Parasitism
- 2.5.a (i) Niche
- 2.5.b Parasitic life cycles
- 2.5.c Transmission and virulence
- 2.5.d Defence against parasitic attack
- 2.5.e Immune evasion
- 2.5.f Challenges in treatment and control
3 Investigative biology
- 3.1 Scientific principles and process
- 3.1.a Scientific method
- 3.1.b Scientific literature and communication
- 3.1.c Scientific ethics
- 3.2 Experimentation
- 3.2.a Pilot study
- 3.2.b Experimental design
- 3.2.b.i Independent and dependent variables
- 3.2.b.ii Confounding variables
- 3.2.b.iii Controls
- 3.2.b.iv In vivo and in vitro studies
- 3.2.c Sampling
- 3.2.d Reliability
- 3.2.e Presentation of data
- 3.3 Reporting and critical evaluation of biological research
- 3.3.a Background information
- 3.3.b Reporting and evaluating experimental design
- 3.3.c Data analysis
- 3.3.d Evaluating results and conclusions