Biology

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Free Biology study notes for Common Test for University Admissions students. Each chapter breaks down a key concept with examples and practice prompts you can turn into AI drills in the thinka app.

Foundation content (Basic Biology)

  • Characteristics of living things and energy

  • Genes and their functions

  • Regulation of the human body and immunity

  • Biodiversity and ecosystems

Basic Biology

    Evolution of organisms

    • Origin of life and evolution of the cell

    • Mutation and changes in traits

    • Recombination of gene combinations (linkage and crossing over)

    • Mechanisms of evolution and speciation

    • Phylogeny and the three domains

    • Phylogeny and evolution of humans

    Biology

      Life phenomena and substances

      • Cells and molecules (biomembranes, nucleic acids, cytoskeleton)

      • Life phenomena and proteins, enzymes

      • Respiration and ATP synthesis

      • Photosynthesis and ATP synthesis

      Expression of genetic information and development

      • DNA replication

      • Transcription, translation and splicing

      • Regulation of gene expression

      • Development and gene expression

      • Techniques for handling genes

      Environmental responses of organisms

      • Reception of stimuli and response (eye and muscle)

      • Nervous system, transmission and memory

      • Animal behaviour

      • Plant hormones and environmental responses

      • Plant growth: gametes, fertilization and embryogenesis

      Ecology and environment

      • Populations and intraspecific interactions

      • Communities and interspecific interactions

      • Production and energy flow in ecosystems

      • Material cycling (carbon and nitrogen)

      • Ecosystems and human life

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