CORE PRACTICAL WRITE UPS edexcel biology

Edexcel A Biology A level core practical Write ups. All include an introduction, hypothesis, variables, method, results, evaluations…

This pack includes
CP1 - Investigate the effect of caffeine on heart rate in Daphnia
CP2 - Investigate the vitamin C content of food and drink
CP3 - Investigate membrane structure, including the effect of alcohol concentration or temperature on membrane permeability
CP4 - Investigate the effect of enzyme and substrate concentrations on the initial rates of reactions
CP5 - Prepare and stain a root tip squash to observe the stages of mitosis
CP6 -Identify sclerenchyma fibres, phloem sieve tubes and xylem vessels and their location within stems through a light microscope
CP7 - Investigate plant mineral deficiencies
CP8 -Determine the tensile strength of plant fibres
CP9 - Investigate the antimicrobial properties of plants, including aseptic techniques for the safe handling of bacteria
CP11 -Investigate photosynthesis using isolated chloroplasts (the Hill reaction)
CP12 - Investigate the effect of temperature on the initial rate of an enzyme-catalysed reaction, to include Q10
CP16 - Investigate rate of respiration

Unfortunately Core practicals 10, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18 are unavailable