GCSE Biology – Organisation
REVISION EXAM PAPER/
GUARANTEED PASS/ WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS/ GRADED A+
Cells - ✔✔✔ The basic building blocks of living things
Tissues - ✔✔✔ A group of cells with similar structure and function
Organs - ✔✔✔ Groups of tissues performing particular functions
Lock and key - ✔✔✔ Theory as to how enzymes work
Digestion breaks down - ✔✔✔ Large insoluble molecules into smaller soluble ones
Active site - ✔✔✔ The part of an enzyme the substrate binds to
Denatured - ✔✔✔ When an active site is altered by temperature or pH
Amylase (carbohydrase) - ✔✔✔ Breaks down starch into glucose
Protease enzymes - ✔✔✔ Break down protein into amino acids
Lipase - ✔✔✔ Break down fats into fatty acids and glycerol
Bile is made in - ✔✔✔ Liver and stored in the gall bladder
Hydrochloric acid - ✔✔✔ Released in stomach to create optimum pH for protease
The role of bile is to - ✔✔✔ Neutralise stomach and acid and emulsify fats
Salivary glands - ✔✔✔ Releases amylase
Stomach - ✔✔✔ Releases protease
Pancreas and small intestine - ✔✔✔ Release amylase, lipase and protease
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