SURFING Biology - Maintaining a Balance (Revised)

Each book in the Surfing series contains a summary, with occasional more detailed sections, of all the mandatory sections of the syllabus, along with questions and answers.

Contents of this book:
1    Assumed Knowledge
2    Enzymes
3    Enzymes and Reactions
4    Experiment – Enzyme Activity and pH
5    Experiment – Enzyme Activity and Temperature
6    Experiment – Enzyme Activity and Substrate Concentration
7    Homeostasis
8    The Role of the Nervous System
9    Feedback Mechanisms
10    Homeostasis and Temperature Control
11    Australian Endotherms and Ectotherms and Temperature Control
12    Plants and Temperature Change
13    Blood
14    Experiment – Scaled Diagram of Blood Cells
15    Haemoglobin
16    Play – In the Blood
17    Experiment – Carbon Dioxide and pH
18    Technology to Measure Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Concentrations
19    Donated Blood and Artificial Blood
20    Blood Vessels
21    Changes in Blood Composition
22    Transport within Plants
23    Experiment – Longitudinal and Transverse Sections of Xylem and Phloem
24    Excretion, Respiration and Water
25    The Kidney
26    Osmosis and Diffusion
27    Renal Hormones
28    Renal Dialysis
29    Excretion in Other Organisms
30    Plants and Water Loss
31    Mangroves and Enantiostasis
32    Estuaries
33    Experiment – Structures in Plants for Water Conservation
Topic Test
Answers

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