Topic 6: Immunity, infection and forensics (Edexcel A-level Biology A)

This lesson bundle contains 9 lesson PowerPoints and their accompanying resources which have been intricately planned to deliver the detailed content of topic 6 of the Pearson Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters Nuffield) specification and to make links to the 5 previously covered topics. In addition to the detailed content, each lesson contains exam-style questions with mark schemes embedded into the PowerPoint, differentiated tasks, guided discussion points and quick quiz competitions to introduce key terms and values in a fun and memorable way.

The following specification points are covered by the lessons in this bundle:

• DNA can be amplified using the PCR
• Comparing the structure of bacteria and viruses
• Understand how Mycobacterium tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus infact human cells
• The non-specific responses of the body to infection
• The roles of antigens and antibodies in the body’s immune response
• The differences in the roles of the B and T cells in the body’s immune response
• Understand how one gene can give rise to more than one protein
• The development of immunity
• The major routes that pathogens may take when entering the body
• The role of barriers in protecting the body from infection
• The difference between bacteriostatic and bactericidal antibiotics

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