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QScience Biology Units 1 & 2, First Edition

 

QScience Biology Units 1 & 2, First Edition

By Pam Borger, Kelli Grant, Louise Munro and Jane Wright | Copyright Year 2018 | ISBN-13 9780170411592

The following links are referenced in your textbook

Chapter 1

Page 8

1.1.1 Cell structure: cell membrane
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_membrane.html

Page 8

1.1.2 Insights into the cell membrane
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/insights-into-cell-membranes-via-dish-detergent-ethan-perlstein

Page 8

1.1.3 Active plasma membranes
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/membranes/

Page 8

1.1.4 Visualising the plasma membrane
https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/natural-science/life-science/ap1101/construction-of-the-cell-membrane

Page 9

1.1.5 Diffusion
https://vimeo.com/128464243

Page 9

1.1.6 Facilitated diffusion
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter2/animation__how_facilitated_diffusion_works.html

Page 12

1.1.7 Osmosis
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/membranes-and-transport/diffusion-and-osmosis/v/osmosis

Page 12

1.1.8 How osmosis works
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter2/animation__how_osmosis_works.html

Page 12

1.1.9 Osmosis in red blood cells
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0072507470/student_view0/chapter19/animation__hemolysis_and_crenation.html

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1.1.10 Size of cells
https://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm

Chapter 2

Page 38

2.3.1 Cellular respiration
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/cellular-respiration-and-fermentation

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2.4.1 Endosymbiotic theory
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/organelles.html

Chapter 3

Page 55

3.2.1 Activation energy
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/activation-energy-kickstarting-chemical-reactions-vance-kite

Page 61

3.4.1 Cofactors and coenzymes
http://www.cea.asn.au/sites/default/files/coenzymes_and_vitamins.pdf

Page 61

3.4.2 Beri-beri
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000339.htm

Chapter 4

Page 68

4.1.1 Cellular respiration
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/cellular-respiration-and-fermentation

Page 68

4.1.2 BBC: Cellular respiration
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/z2vbb9q/revision

Page 71

4.2.1 The simple story of photosynthesis
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-simple-but-fascinating-story-of-photosynthesis-and-food-amanda-ooten

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4.2.2 Photosynthesis
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zpwmxnb/revision

Page 73

4.3.1 Alcohol or ethanol fermentation
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/cellular-respiration-and-fermentation/variations-on-cellular-respiration/v/alcohol-or-ethanol-fermentation

Page 74

4.3.2 Lactic acid fermentation
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/cellular-respiration-and-fermentation/variations-on-cellular-respiration/v/lactic-acid-fermentation

Chapter 5

Page 85

5.1.1 What are STEM cells?
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-are-stem-cells-craig-a-kohn

Chapter 6

Page 94

6.1.1 Circulatory and respiratory system
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/crash-course-bio-ecology/crash-course-biology-science/v/crash-course-biology-126

Page 97

6.2.1 Oxygen movement from alveoli to capillaries
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine/respiratory-system/gas-exchange-jv/v/oxygen-movement-from-alveoli-to-capillaries

Page 99

6.2.2 Capillaries
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0022018/

Chapter 7

Page 105

7.1.1 Digestive system
https://www.thoughtco.com/digestive-system-373572

Page 105

7.1.2 Digestive system: nutrient absorption
https://www.thoughtco.com/digestive-system-nutrient-absorption-373573

Page 110

7.4.1 How do your kidneys work?
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-your-kidneys-work-emma-bryce

Chapter 8

Page 124

8.1.1 Stomate
https://www.britannica.com/science/stomate

Page 125

8.2.1 Leaf structure
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_edexcel/organism_energy/photosynthesisrev1.shtml

Page 129

8.4.1 Root system architecture
http://plantsinaction.science.uq.edu.au/node/235

Chapter 9

Page 145

9.1.1 Homeostasis and feedback
https://vimeo.com/63297759

Page 153

9.4.1 Metabolism and thermoregulation
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/principles-of-physiology/metabolism-and-thermoregulation/a/metabolic-rate

Chapter 10

Page 158

10.1.1 Structure and Function: Nerve Cells
https://www.aviva.co.uk/health-insurance/home-of-health/medical-centre/medical-encyclopedia/entry/structure-and-function-nerve-cells/

Page 164

10.3.1 Myelin
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK27954/

Page 165

10.3.2 What are neurotransmitters?
https://www.neurogistics.com/the-science/what-are-neurotransmitters

Chapter 11

Page 175

11.2.1 Parkinson's Disease
https://www.parkinsons.org.au/diagnosis-symptoms

Page 179

11.3.1 Australian Government review of Elanco Posilac
https://apvma.gov.au/sites/default/files/publication/20906-prs-elanco-posilac.pdf

Page 179

11.3.2 FDA
https://www.fda.gov/animalveterinary/safetyhealth/productsafetyinformation/ucm130321.htm

Page 179

11.3.3 Bovine somatrotropin (BST)
https://www.fda.gov/animalveterinary/safetyhealth/productsafetyinformation/ucm055435.htm

Chapter 12

Page 183

12.2.1 Hyperthermia
http://www.healthline.com/health/hyperthermia#overview1

Page 183

12.2.2 Hypothermia
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/hypothermia

Page 186

12.3.1 Kleptothermy
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/29/science-word-of-the-day-kleptothermy/

Chapter 13

Page 198

13.1.1 Osmoregulation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/edexcel/responses_to_environment/homeostasisrev2.shtml

Page 199

13.1.2 How do kidneys work?
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-your-kidneys-work-emma-bryce

Chapter 14

Page 216

14.2.1 How a few scientists transformed the way we think about disease
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-a-few-scientists-transformed-the-way-we-think-about-disease-tien-nguyen

Page 216

14.2.2 Infectious disease
http://www.who.int/topics/infectious_diseases/en/

Page 227

14.4.1 Understand how infectious disease spreads
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/infectious-diseases

Chapter 15

Page 240

15.3.1 An overview of plant defenses against pathogens and herbivores
https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/intropp/topics/Pages/OverviewOfPlantDiseases.aspx

Page 242

15.4.1 Introduction to the vertebrate innate immune system
https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/15512/01.pdf?sequence=6

Page 254

15.7.1 WHO: HIV
http://www.who.int/hiv/en/

Page 254

15.7.2 CDC: HIV/AIDS
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.html

Page 254

15.7.3 AFAO
https://www.afao.org.au/about-hiv/hiv-statistics/australia/

Chapter 16

Page 262

16.1.1 WHO: SARS
http://www.who.int/topics/sars/en/

Page 262

16.1.2 CDC: SARS
https://www.cdc.gov/sars/index.html

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16.3.1 WHO: Hepatitis A
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs328/en/

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16.3.2 WHO: Cholera
http://www.who.int/cholera/en/

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16.3.3 WHO: Typhoid
http://www.who.int/immunization/diseases/typhoid/en/

Page 265

16.3.4 WHO: Dengue
http://www.who.int/denguecontrol/en/

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16.4.1 Customs and quarantine
http://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/passports-and-travel/customs-and-quarantine

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