IB Biology Revision Workbook

By Roxanne Russo

Based on the 2014 DP Biology course, the ‘IB Biology Revision Workbook’ is intended for use by students studying at any stage of the two-year course. Teachers and tutors will also enjoy using this workbook with their students. A wide variety of revision tasks are included covering topics of the Standard Level Core, Additional Higher Level and each of the four Options.

The tasks include skills and applications taken directly from the guide, as well as activities aimed at consolidating learning. Students are asked to draw, label, colour or annotate diagrams; sketch or analyse graphs; complete concept maps and Venn diagrams; answer examination-style questions; fill in summary tables; and connect related ideas.

A section on preparation is included to assist students prior to the examinations, along with exam-answering techniques and helpful tips to answering questions. A glossary of key terms and summary of prefixes and suffixes also assists student revision.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Release date: Oct 31, 2019
• ISBN: 9781785270802

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IB Biology Revision Workbook

IB Biology Revision Workbook

Roxanne Russo

Anthem Press

An imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company

www.anthempress.com

This edition first published in UK and USA 2020

by ANTHEM PRESS

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or PO Box 9779, London SW19 7ZG, UK

and

244 Madison Ave #116, New York, NY 10016, USA

Copyright © Roxanne Russo 2020

The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN-13: 978-1-78527-078-9 (Pbk)

ISBN-10: 1-78527-078-8 (Pbk)

This title is also available as an e-book.

Contents

Preface

General Information

1Cell Biology (Topic 1)

2Molecular Biology (Topic 2)

3Genetics (Topic 3)

4Ecology (Topic 4)

5Evolution and Biodiversity (Topic 5)

6Human Physiology (Topic 6)

7Nucleic Acids (Topic 7) Higher Level

8Metabolism, Cell Respiration and Photosynthesis (Topic 8) Higher Level

9Plant Biology (Topic 9) Higher Level

10Genetics and Evolution (Topic 10) Higher Level

11Animal Physiology (Topic 11) Higher Level

12Neurobiology and Behaviour (Option A)

13Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (Option B)

14Ecology and Conservation (Option C)

15Human Physiology (Option D)

Appendix 1 – Important Biological Prefixes and Suffixes

Appendix 2 – Definitions of Key Biological Terms

Appendix 3 – Exam Preparation

References

Index

Preface

A Note to the Student

This guide is for you. It is intended to be used for revision during the two years of the DP Biology course and when studying for your final examinations. The activities will provide you with opportunities to test your knowledge in each of the Standard and Higher Level topics and the Option topic you have studied.

Each activity lists relevant command terms, descriptions of which can be found in the DP Biology guide. The pages and diagrams have been left in black and white for you to add colour to assist in your revision.

Acknowledgements

My students, past and present, for their enthusiasm and shared love of learning biology.

My husband, Rick, for his love and support of everything I do.

General Information

Command terms: list, state and identify

A List of Chemical Compounds and Ions

The table below lists common and important chemical compounds in biology and summarises their function within organisms.

Enzymes

The following table lists important enzymes involved in biochemical reactions and summarises their function within cells and organisms.

Synthase – makes something.

Synthetase – uses ATP to make something.

Bonds

Command terms: list, state and identify

Complete the following table to give examples of each type of bond and where it is found or used.

1.1