A-Level CAIE Biology

12. Energy and Respiration

12.1 Energy

12.1.1—Energy needs in living organisms

12.1.2—ATP features as universal energy currency

12.1.3—ATP synthesis

12.1.4—Energy values of respiratory substrates

12.1.5—Respiratory quotient (RQ)

12.1.6—RQ calculations

12.1.7—Respirometer investigations

12.2 Respiration

13. Photosynthesis

13.1 Photosynthesis as Energy Transfer Process

13.2 Investigation of Limiting Factors

14. Homeostasis

14.1 Homeostasis in Mammals

14.2 Homeostasis in Plants

15. Control and Coordination

15.1 Control and Coordination in Mammals

15.2 Control and Coordination in Plants

16. Inheritance

16.1 Passage of Information from Parents to Offspring

16.2 The Roles of Genes in Determining Phenotype

16.3 Gene Control

17. Selection and Evolution

17.1 Variation

17.2 Natural and Artificial Selection

17.3 Evolution

18. Classification, Biodiversity and Conservation

18.1 Classification

18.2 Biodiversity

18.3 Conservation

19. Genetic Technology

19.1 Principles of Genetic Technology

19.2 Genetic Technology Applied to Medicine

19.3 Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture

A-Level CAIE Biology A2/Notes/12.1.1—Energy needs in living organisms

A-Level CAIE Biology A212.1.1—Energy needs in living organismsNotes

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