OCR Biology A2 Page Listing (2010 Edition)

ISBN: 978-1-877462-38-2
Pages: 288

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 & Acknowledgments iii

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

Course Guides:

OCR AS and A2 Biology 11

CIE AS and A2 Biology 12

Communication and Homeostasis

Objectives and Resources 13

Detecting Changing States 14

Cell Signalling 15

Principles of Homeostasis 16

Maintaining Homeostasis 17

Nervous Regulatory Systems 19

Hormonal Regulatory Systems 20

Control of Body Temperature 21

Mechanisms of Thermoregulation 23

Thermoregulation in Humans 25

Nerves

Objectives and Resources 26

Neurone Structure and Function 27

Action Potentials 29

The Cholinergic Synapse 31

Integration at Synapses 32

The Basis of Sensory Perception 33

Hormones and Control

Objectives and Resources 34

The Endocrine System 35

Signal Transduction 37

Pancreatic Histology 38

Control of Blood Glucose 39

Diabetes Mellitus 41

Control of Heart Rate 43

Excretion

Objectives and Resources 45

Waste Products in Humans 46

The Liver's Homeostatic Role 47

The Urinary System 49

Urine Analysis 50

The Physiology of the Kidney 51

Control of Urine Output 53

Kidney Transplants 54

Renal Dialysis 55

Photosynthesis

Objectives and Resources 56

Plants as Producers 57

Leaf Structure 58

Photosynthesis 59

Pigments and Light Absorption 60

The Biochemistry of Photosynthesis 61

Factors Affecting Photosynthesis 63

Respiration

Objectives and Resources 64

ATP in Metabolism 65

The Role of ATP in Cells 66

Cellular Respiration 67

Measuring Respiration 68

The Biochemistry of Respiration 69

Anaerobic Pathways 71

Cellular Control

Objectives and Resources 72

The Genetic Code 73

The Simplest Case: Genes to Proteins 74

Transcription 75

Translation 76

Protein Synthesis Summary 77

The Effect of Mutations 79

For Harm or Benefit? 80

Gene Mutations 81

Inherited Metabolic Disorders 83

Sickle Cell Mutation 84

Cystic Fibrosis Mutation 85

Point Mutation Problems 86

Gene Control in Prokaryotes 87

Genes and Development 89

Apoptosis: Programmed Cell Death 91

Meiosis and Variation

Objectives and Resources 92

Alleles 94

Sources of Variation 95

Mitosis vs Meiosis 96

Meiosis 97

Crossing Over 99

Crossing Over Problems 100

Linkage 101

Recombination 102

The Test Cross 103

Monohybrid Cross 104

Dihybrid Cross 105

Dominance of Alleles 107

Multiple Alleles in Blood Groups 109

Sex Linkage 111

Inheritance Patterns 113

Interactions Between Genes 114

Collaboration 115

Complementary Genes 116

Epistasis 117

Polygenes 119

Gene-Environment Interactions 121

Inheritance in Domestic Cats 123

What Genotype has that Cat? 125

Chi-Squared Test in Genetics 126

Using Chi-Squared in Genetics 127

Variation and Population Change

Objectives and Resources 128

Gene Pools and Evolution 129

Hardy-Weinberg Calculations 131

Analysis of a Squirrel Gene Pool 133

Natural Selection 135

Sexual selection 137

Heterozygous Advantage 138

Industrial Melanism 139

The Founder Effect 141

Population Bottlenecks 142

Genetic Drift 143

Isolating Mechanisms 144

Reproductive Isolation 145

Species and Phylogeny 147

Species and Artificial Selection 148

Cloning and Biotechnology

Objectives and Resources 149

What is Cloning? 150

Natural Clones in Plants 151

Plant Tissue Culture 153

Cloning by Nuclear Transfer 155

Cloning by Embryo Splitting 157

What is Biotechnology? 158

Microbes and Biotechnology 159

Microbial Growth and Metabolites 161

The Basis of Resistance 163

Environmental Uses of Microbes 164

Industrial Production of Enzymes 165

Putting Enzymes to Use 166

Applications of Enzymes 167

Monoclonal Antibodies 169

Herceptin: A Modern Monoclonal 171

Genomes and Gene Technologies

Objectives and Resources 172

What is Genetic Modification? 174

Restriction Enzymes 175

Ligation 177

Gel Electrophoresis 178

Polymerase Chain Reaction 179

DNA Profiling using PCR 181

DNA Chips 183

Gene Cloning Using Plasmids 185

Vectors in Transgenesis 187

Production of Human Proteins 189

Golden Rice 191

GE and Xenotransplantation 192

Gene Therapy 193

Vectors for Gene Therapy 194

Gene Delivery Systems 195

Ethics of GMO Technology 197

Automated DNA Sequencing 199

Genome Analysis 201

Investigating Genetic Biodiversity 203

The Human Genome Project 205

Genome Projects 207

Genetic Counselling 208

Ecosystems

Objectives and Resources 209

Components of an Ecosystem 210

Energy Inputs and Outputs 211

Food Chains 212

Constructing a Food Web 213

Energy Flow in an Ecosystem 215

Ecological Pyramids 217

Ecological Succession 219

Quadrat Sampling 221

Quadrat-Based Estimates 222

Sampling a Leaf Litter Population 223

Transect Sampling 225

The Nitrogen Cycle 227

Populations and Sustainability

Objectives and Resources 229

Features of Populations 230

Density and Distribution 231

Population Regulation 232

Population Growth 233

Population Growth Curves 234

Species Interactions 235

Intraspecific Competition 237

Interspecific Competition 239

Niche Differentiation 241

Predator-Prey Interactions 242

Predator-Prey Strategies 243

Conservation and Sustainability 245

Ecotourism 246

Sustainable Forestry 247

Plant Responses

Objectives and Resources 248

Plant Responses 249

Tropisms and Growth Responses 250

Investigating Phototropism 251

Investigating Gravitropism 252

Responses to Temperature in Plants 253

Auxins, Gibberellins, and ABA 254

Photoperiodism in Plants 255

Plant Hormones and Applications 257

Animal Responses

Objectives and Resources 259

The Mammalian Nervous System 260

The Autonomic Nervous System 261

The Human Brain 263

The Mechanics of Movement 265

Muscle Structure and Function 267

Energy and Exercise 269

The Sliding Filament Model 271

Fight or Flight 272

Animal Behaviour

Objectives and Resources 273

The Components of Behaviour 274

Simple Behaviours 275

Primate Behaviour 276

Learned Behaviour 277

Learning to Sing 279

Insight Behaviour 280

Dopamine and Behaviour 281


INDEX 282