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Ch 26 C3.2 Defence against disease: complete notes
Neat, exam-ready notebook-style notes for Ch 26 C3.2 Defence against disease, following the IB Diploma syllabus, SL and HL. This chapter is part of the complete Biology Notes for IB Diploma Students (SL and HL): All 40 Topics.
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- All 40 topics of IB Diploma Biology for students taking Standard Level or Higher Level (first assessment 2025): water, nucleic acids, the origin of cells, cell structure, viruses, diversity and classification, evolution and speciation, conservation, carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, membranes, organelles, cell specialization, gas exchange, transport, muscle and motility, adaptation and niches, enzymes and metabolism, cell respiration, photosynthesis, chemical and neural signalling, integration of body systems, defence against disease, populations and communities, transfers of energy and matter, DNA replication, protein synthesis, mutation and gene editing, cell division, gene expression, water potential, reproduction, inheritance, homeostasis, natural selection, stability and change, climate change
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All chapters in this pack
- Ch 1 A1.1 Water
- Ch 2 A1.2 Nucleic acids
- Ch 3 A2.1 Origins of cells
- Ch 4 A2.2 Cell structure
- Ch 5 A2.3 Viruses
- Ch 6 A3.1 Diversity of organisms
- Ch 7 A3.2 Classification and cladistics
- Ch 8 A4.1 Evolution and speciation
- Ch 9 A4.2 Conservation of biodiversity
- Ch 10 B1.1 Carbohydrates and lipids
- Ch 11 B1.2 Proteins
- Ch 12 B2.1 Membranes and membrane transport
- Ch 13 B2.2 Organelles and compartmentalization
- Ch 14 B2.3 Cell specialization
- Ch 15 B3.1 Gas exchange
- Ch 16 B3.2 Transport
- Ch 17 B3.3 Muscle and motility
- Ch 18 B4.1 Adaptation to environment
- Ch 19 B4.2 Ecological niches
- Ch 20 C1.1 Enzymes and metabolism
- Ch 21 C1.2 Cell respiration
- Ch 22 C1.3 Photosynthesis
- Ch 23 C2.1 Chemical signalling
- Ch 24 C2.2 Neural signalling
- Ch 25 C3.1 Integration of body systems
- Ch 26 C3.2 Defence against disease
- Ch 27 C4.1 Populations and communities
- Ch 28 C4.2 Transfers of energy and matter
- Ch 29 D1.1 DNA replication
- Ch 30 D1.2 Protein synthesis
- Ch 31 D1.3 Mutation and gene editing
- Ch 32 D2.1 Cell and nuclear division
- Ch 33 D2.2 Gene expression
- Ch 34 D2.3 Water potential
- Ch 35 D3.1 Reproduction
- Ch 36 D3.2 Inheritance
- Ch 37 D3.3 Homeostasis
- Ch 38 D4.1 Natural selection
- Ch 39 D4.2 Stability and change
- Ch 40 D4.3 Climate change