AQA Biology A2 Page Listing (2010 Edition)

ISBN: 978-1-877462-39-9
Pages: 256

The page listing for this workbook is provided below.
Page numbers refer to the first page of each activity.
Some activities consist of two or more pages.

Note to the Teacher iii

Acknowledgments & Photo Credits iv

How To Use This Workbook 1

Activity Pages 2

Explanation of Terms 3

Resources Information 4

Textbook Reference Grid 7

Using the Internet 8

Using the Teacher Resource CD-ROM 10

AQA AS and A2 Biology Course Guide 11

Unit 4: Populations and Environment

Concept Map for Unit 4 12

Investigating Populations

Objectives and Resources 13

Components of an Ecosystem 14

Habitat 15

Ecological Niche 16

Adaptations to Niche 17

Sampling Populations 19

Quadrat Sampling 21

Quadrat-Based Estimates 22

Sampling a Leaf Litter Population 23

Transect Sampling 25

Mark and Recapture Sampling 27

Designing your Field Study 29

The Dynamics of Populations

Objectives and Resources 31

Features of Populations 32

Density and Distribution 33

Population Regulation 34

Population Growth 35

Population Growth Curves 36

Species Interactions 37

Intraspecific Competition 39

Interspecific Competition 41

Niche Differentiation 43

Predator-Prey Strategies 44

Predator-Prey Interactions 45

Population Age Structure 46

World Population Growth 47

Survival Rates and Life Expectancy 49

Human Demographics 50

Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration

Objectives and Resources 51

ATP in Metabolism 52

The Role of ATP in Cells 53

Plants as Producers 54

Photosynthesis 55

Pigments and Light Absorption 56

The Biochemistry of Photosynthesis 57

Factors affecting Photosynthesis 59

Cellular Respiration 60

The Biochemistry of Respiration 61

Anaerobic Pathways 63

Energy in Ecosystems

Objectives and Resources 64

Energy Inputs and Outputs 65

Food Chains 66

Constructing a Food Web 67

Energy Flow in an Ecosystem 69

Ecological Pyramids 71

Production and Trophic Efficiency 73

Increasing Agricultural Productivity 75

Options for Pest Control 77

Nutrient Cycles

Objectives and Resources 79

Nutrient Cycles 80

The Nitrogen Cycle 81

Nitrogen Pollution 83

The Carbon Cycle 85

Global Warming 87

The Effects of Global Warming 89

Succession in Ecosystems

Objectives and Resources 91

Primary Succession 92

Secondary Succession 93

Wetland Succession 95

Conservation and Succession 96

The Genetics of Populations

Objectives and Resources 97

Alleles 99

Genes, Inheritance and Selection 100

Monohybrid Cross 101

The Test Cross 102

Dominance of Alleles 103

Multiple Alleles in Blood Groups 105

Sex Linkage 107

Gene Pools and Evolution 109

Hardy-Weinberg Calculations 111

Analysis of a Squirrel Gene Pool 113

Natural Selection 115

Heterozygous Advantage 117

Selection for Human Birth Weight 118

Industrial Melanism 119

Adaptations and Fitness 121

Isolation and Species Formation 122

Reproductive Isolation 123

Allopatric Speciation 125

Unit 5: Control in Cells and Organisms

Concept Map for Unit 5 127

Responses and Coordination

Objectives and Resources 128

Detecting Changing States 130

Taxes and Kineses 131

Plant Responses 132

Tropisms and Growth Responses 133

Transport and Effects of Auxin 134

Investigating Phototropism 135

Investigating Gravitropism 136

Hormonal Regulatory Systems 137

Cell Signalling 138

Nervous Regulatory Systems 139

Reflexes 140

The Autonomic Nervous System 141

Control of Heart Rate 143

The Basis of Sensory Perception 145

The Structure of the Eye 146

The Physiology of Vision 147

Neurone Structure and Function 149

Action Potentials 151

Cholinergic Synapses 153

Integration at Synapses 154

Drugs at Synapses 155

Muscles and Movement

Objectives and Resources 156

Muscle Structure and Function 157

The Sliding Filament Theory 159

The Mechanics of Movement 160

Energy for Muscle Contraction 161

Muscle Tone and Posture 163

Muscle Fatigue 164

Muscle Physiology and Performance 165

Homeostasis

Objectives and Resources 166

Principles of Homeostasis 167

Maintaining Homeostasis 169

Control of Body Temperature 171

Mechanisms of Thermoregulation 173

Thermoregulation in Humans 175

Second Messenger Systems 176

Control of Blood Glucose 177

Diabetes Mellitus 179

The Oestrous Cycle 181

Control of the Oestrous Cycle 182

DNA and Gene Expression

Objectives and Resources 184

The Genetic Code 185

Transcription 186

Gene Expression 187

Translation 189

Protein Synthesis Summary 190

The Effect of Mutations 192

For Harm or Benefit? 193

The Genetic Origins of Cancer 194

Oestrogen, Transcription, and Cancer 195

Herceptin: A Modern Monoclonal 196

Gene Mutations 197

Inherited Metabolic Disorders 199

Sickle Cell Mutation 200

Cystic Fibrosis Mutation 201

Point Mutation Problems 202

Gene Control in Eukaryotes 203

Stem Cells 204

Stem Cell Therapy 205

Plant Tissue Culture 207

Gene Cloning Technologies

Objectives and Resources 209

What is Genetic Modification? 211

Applications of GMOs 212

Restriction Enzymes 213

Ligation 215

Gel Electrophoresis 216

Interpreting Electrophoresis Gels 217

Preparing a Gene for Cloning 218

In Vitro Gene Cloning 219

In Vivo Gene Cloning 221

Vectors in Transgenesis 223

Human Proteins from GE Bacteria 225

Chymosin 227

Golden Rice 228

Ethics of GMO Technology 229

Gene Therapy 231

Vectors for Gene Therapy 232

Gene Delivery Systems 233

DNA Chips 235

Automated DNA Sequencing 237

Genome Analysis 239

The Human Genome Project 241

Investigating Genetic Biodiversity 243

DNA Profiling using PCR 245

Forensic Applications of DNA Profiling 247

Genetic Counselling 248


INDEX 249