Popular resources for Biology students of GCSE, AS, A Level, BTEC and Access to Science courses.
From cell biology to genetics, the resources include PPT quizzes and comprehensive whole unit booklets.
Popular resources for Biology students of GCSE, AS, A Level, BTEC and Access to Science courses.
From cell biology to genetics, the resources include PPT quizzes and comprehensive whole unit booklets.
This resource contains 7 pages of revision questions, followed by the answers to cover Transcription and Translation, amino acid sequences and mutations for A Level Biology students and similar courses.
The Lymphatic system; suitable for GCSE, A Level, BTEC and similar courses.
This booklet includes 15 pages for students to complete including labelling of the lymphatic system, the role of tissue fluid and different blood cells, inflammation, the main components of the blood and immunity, protection against pathogens and lines of defence.
Dietary deficiency diseases: Presentation and activities for GCSE, A Level & similar Biology courses.
This presentation covers the 7 essential components of a diet.
There are also many slides that can be used as a card sort or PowerPoint quiz which cover the foods which many vitamins and minerals are found as well as the deficiency disease which results if these are lacking.
14 types of vitamins/minerals are covered.
Also covers eating disorders and BMI.
Genetics and Inheritance Booklet suitable for A Level Biology and similar courses.
Contains 50 pages pf student activities including:
The Structure of DNA and RNA
Practical: Modelling of DNA
Semi-conservative Replication of DNA
Practical: DNA extraction from strawberries
Protein Synthesis: Transcription and Translation
Meiosis and Mendel’s laws of inheritance
Monohybrid Inheritance and punnet squares
Dihybrid Inheritance and punnet squares
Interpreting patterns of inheritance using Chi squared
Co-dominance
Sex linked inheritance
This resource contains a blank classification page for students to fill in the classification options with options and statements.
Includes; mammals fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, echinoderms, true worms, molluscs, flatworms, jellyfish, arthropods, crustaceans, arachnids, insects, centipedes and millipedes.
Best printed out on A3
Two other resources are also attached: Pictures of animals for creating a dichotomous key and pictures of British tree leaves for creating a dichotomous key.
The Nervous System and Homeostasis for A Level (and high level GCSE) - BUNDLE OF 7 RESOURCES
Includes:
1. Homeostasis: Presentation with activities for GCSE Biology and A Level Biology.
63 slides which cover the following:
Key terms and definitions.
Thermoregulation
Glucoregulation
Osmoregulation.
Negative feedback loops for each of the above.
Details of receptors, the processing centre and effectors.
Diagrams to illustrate the role of vasodilation and vasoconstriction.
The role of ADH in osmoregulation.
Feedback diagrams for students to complete.
2. Glucoregulation and Osmoregulation: Contains 3 pages of negative feedback loops for students to fill in, video links and questions and other activities on glucoregulation and osmoregulation.
Suitable for GCSE, A Level and related courses.
3. Osmoregulation - A detailed presentation suitable for A Level Biology -
Contains 19 slides which cover:
The role of ADH
The structure of ADH
A diagram of a cross section of the brain.
A detailed diagram of the hypothalamus and posterior pituitary.
Details of aquaporin channels of the kidneys.
Control of ADH secretion
Urine production
Osmoreceptors.
4. The Nervous System: Activity booklet for A Level Biology and related courses. Contains 74 pages for students to fill in covering:
The Neurone,
The reflex arc
The Action Potential
Synapses,
The effect of drugs on the synapse
Practice exam questions.
Starts off with a recap of GCSE Level Biology, progressing onto detailed A Level resources.
5. The Nervous System PowerPoint: The neurone, reflex arc and an introduction to the effects of drugs on synapses.
Focuses on labelling a neurone and reflex arc and an introduction to the effects of drugs at the synapse.
Contains 70 slides including quizzes.
6. The role of drugs at synapses and the process of an action potential
This resource contains 53 slides which provide questions and answers on the role of drugs at synapses and the process of an action potential.
This PPT provides match up activities and links to online resources as well as colourful illustrations and graphs.
7. The Nervous System and Hormones - PowerPoint
This PowerPoint presentation includes 40 slides covering the anatomy of neurones and synapses as well as the differences between the CNS and PNS, the Somatic Nervous System and Autonomic Nervous System, as well as the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System.
There is a detailed look at the three types of nerve cells as well as cross sectional diagrams of the neurone and myelin sheath, as well as details on the reflex arc.
The hormone section includes the three major groups of hormones and target organs.
The Respiratory System: PPT and Booklet: Breathing, gas exchange, Fick's Law. 2 RESOURCES
These are suitable for GCSE, A Level, BTEC and similar Biology courses.
Both a PPT and student booklet are included which may be edited, which cover:
1. A PowerPoint containing 32 slides with fill in the gaps and labelling activities for students.
Contains:
Labelling of the respiratory system, diffusion, Fick's Law. cilia and goblet cells, breathing in and out and how breathing is controlled.
Suitable for GCSE and A Level Biology and similar courses
2. The Respiratory System
This booklet includes 12 pages for students to complete including labelling of the respiratory system, gas exchange and Fick's Law, adaptations of gas exchange systems, breathing in and out, diseases of the respiratory system and using a spirometer.
This booklet is in word format to allow editing.
Microscopes: Labelling of light microscopes and difference between light and electron microscopes.
Includes a sort activity and answers for the difference between light and electron microscopes.
To cover both GCSE and A Level/Access Biology courses on the Skeletal System
8 RESOURCES PPTs and Booklets
PPT 1 - GCSE Level - Bones and Blood
Objectives:
Describe how our skeleton, joints and muscles support our body and allow us to move
Describe how we can monitor our level of fitness
Summarise a day in the life of a physiotherapist
PPT 2- The Skeletal System - A Level/Access Biology
Objectives:
1. Describe how our skeleton, joints and muscles support our body and allow us to move
2. Give the functions of cells of the bone
3. Label the parts of a long bone
PPT 3 - The Skeletal System - A Level/Access Biology
Objectives
To recap the functions of the skeletal system
To give the different shapes of bone
To give the different types of joints
To describe the stages of bone formation
To label the Haversian system
To identify the different types of vertebra
Hand-out 1 - GCSE Bones and Blood
The skeleton:
● Label the skeleton
● Describe the three types of joints
● Joints and Bones: Key terms
● Antagonistic pairs of muscles
● A day in the life of a physiotherapist
The heart, the blood and circulation
● Label the heart and give the three stages of the heartbeat.
● Give the differences between arteries, capillaries and veins
● Give the components of blood and their functions
Hand-out 2
- An Introduction to the skeletal system
Hand-out 3
Labelling a long bone
Bone development
Compact and spongy bones
Key word list
Muscle contraction
Hand-out 4
Revision of functions of the skeletal system
Types of joints
Bone development
Labelling of the Haversian System
The vertebrae
Hand-out 5
Further Revision
Bone Shapes
Type of Joints
The Vertebrae
The Haversian System
Muscle contraction
1 and 2. Gas Exchange in humans, fish, insects and plants plus the role of haemoglobin: PPT and booklet
PowerPoint of 146 slides and revision booklet of 5 pages covering:
Gas Exchange in humans, fish, insects and plants.
Includes different types of haemoglobin, the Bohr effect and the Oxygen dissociation curve.
Looks at the difference between myoglobin and fetal haemoglobin as well as how the affinity for Oxygen differs in the RBCs of different animals compared to humans.
Includes quizzes and fill in the blanks.
3. 23 Q and A Revision Cards for Gas exchange:
Covers questions on gas exchange in both humans and plants.
4. Transport System Cards and Revision: Transport in plants & human circulatory & lymphatic system
45 Revision Q and A cards for A Level Biology; Transport Systems:
Covering Transport in plants & human circulatory & lymphatic system
5. 4 Pages of Revision of plants:
Diagrams and fill in the blanks to cover:
Photosynthesis, sections of a leaf, transport in plants and translocation and the mass flow hypothesis.
6. Transport in plants, including translocation
This PPT presentation includes:
• A Recap of the function of the xylem and phloem
• Identifying the sources and sinks of plants
• Describing the process of translocation
• Explaining why translocation is an energy requiring process
• The pressure flow hypothesis
7. Transport Systems : The heart, blood vessels, blood cells, lymphatic system and plants
This PowerPoint contains 139 slides to cover the topics below, containing student activities and a quiz.
Transport Systems : The heart, blood vessels, blood cells, lymphatic system and plants
Adaptations of arteries, capillaries and veins
Blood cells and their functions
The heart and stages of the cardiac cycle
The lymphatic system
Transport systems in plants
Gas exchange in plants
8. The Lymphatic System and formation of tissue fluid.
This booklet includes 15 pages for students to complete including labelling of the lymphatic system, the role of tissue fluid and different blood cells, inflammation, the main components of the blood and immunity, protection against pathogens and lines of defence.
9. A PPT of 21 slides which covers:
The organs of the lymphatic system and their function, including the spleen, bone marrow, tonsils and lymph nodes.
How to describe the means by which fluid is lost and regained by circulatory system
The formation of tissue fluid
GCSE: Pathogens, vaccines, antibiotics, drug development.
A PPT of 72 slides to cover:
Pathogens: Bacteria, viruses, fungi.
The immune system, phagocytosis, inflammation.
White blood cells.
Lines of defence.
Vaccines
Antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance
Drug development.
Fungi and Viruses: Presentation and activities for GCSE, A Level and BTEC Biology.
This resource contains 31 slides and gives definitions and examples of many different types of fungi and viruses.
It provides structures of each, including structures of different types of viruses and a diagram of fungal hyphae for students to label, with answers.
Also looks at different types of mycoses caused by fungi and includes video links and questions.
5 booklets, which can be adapted for A Level and BTEC Biology courses for students to complete covering:
1. Cells
This booklet contains 37 pages for students to complete including organelles, specialised cells, cell micrographs, specialised tissues, and stem cells, including tasks and activities.
2. The Digestive System
This booklet contains 35 pages for students to complete including labelling of the digestive system, carbohydrates, fats and proteins, calorie intake task, enzymes, food tests and flame tests.
3. The Circulatory System
This booklet includes 36 pages for students to complete including labelling of the heart, the circulatory system, composition of the blood, structure and function of different blood cells, transport of substances, measuring of the heart rate and blood pressure, fitness tests, the role of the AVN and SAN in controlling the heart.
4. The Respiratory System
This booklet includes 12 pages for students to complete including labelling of the respiratory system, gas exchange and Fick's Law, adaptations of gas exchange systems, breathing in and out, diseases of the respiratory system and using a spirometer.
5. The Lymphatic system
This booklet includes 15 pages for students to complete including labelling of the lymphatic system, the role of tissue fluid and different blood cells, inflammation, the main components of the blood and immunity, protection against pathogens and lines of defence.
A PowerPoint and booklet for GCSE, A Level, BTEC and similar Biology courses. In word and PPT format to enable editing. Contains:
1. The Digestive System Booklet:
This booklet contains 35 pages for students to complete including labelling of the digestive system, carbohydrates, fats and proteins, calorie intake task, enzymes, food tests and flame tests.
This booklet is in word format to enable editing.
2. A PowerPoint of 98 slides which cover labelling of the digestive system, deficiency diseases, enzymes and enzyme technology for A Level Biology and similar courses.
Includes 98 slides crammed with information which cover:
Labelling of the digestive system
Deficiency diseases:
This presentation covers the 7 essential components of a diet.
There are also many slides that can be used as a card sort or PowerPoint quiz which cover the foods which many vitamins and minerals are found as well as the deficiency disease which results if these are lacking.
14 types of vitamins/minerals are covered.
Also covers eating disorders and BMI.
Enzymes:
A summary of different types of enzymes.
Key terms and concepts and labelling of main stages of an enzymatic reaction
An example of an enzyme reaction involving catalase.
Two models of enzyme action.
Enzyme technology:
The use of enzymes in manufacturing sweets.
Using enzymes from bacteria and fungi.
Immmobilised enzymes.
Examples of Industrial enzymes and their roles in industry.
Pectinases.
Proteases.
Lactase.
2 Resources:
45 Revision Q and A cards for A Level Biology; Transport Systems:
Covering Transport in plants & human circulatory & lymphatic system
4 Pages of Revision of plants:
Diagrams and fill in the blanks to cover:
Photosynthesis, sections of a leaf, transport in plants and translocation and the mass flow hypothesis.
1. A PPT of 51 slides which can be printed out as a card sort:
- Disease cards to be sorted into:
Bacteria
Virus
Fungi
Protozoa
and . . .
- Cards to match up the disease with the symptoms.
All answers in the PPT.
Can be modified for GCSE, A Level and similar Biology courses
3. A Hand-out of 5 pages to cover an overview of pathogens, brainstorming of how microbes are picked up and transmitted, Semmelweis and child bed fever and testing for bacteria on hands/effectiveness of hand-washing experiment.
This PowerPoint contains 79 slides that include an overview of all organelles needed on A Level Biology and similar courses.
Contains quiz questions, a card sort and questions and answers for specialised cells.
This revision handout for A Level Biology Respiration includes 23 pages which cover the following:
Objectives
● To recall the stages of respiration and where each stage occurs within the cell.
● To describe the purpose of each stage of respiration and give the products of each stage.
● To explain the difference in the number of ATP molecules produced in aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
7 pages of revision on each of the stages of respiration suitable for A level.
3 pages of allocated group questions (Group 1 to focus on glycolysis, group 2 to focus on a general summary of respiration and group 3 to focus on the Electron Transport Chain ) Answers for group questions included.
6 pages of Past Paper Questions, followed by answers
The Heart, Circulatory System and Blood Cells; PPT and Booklet. 2 RESOURCES
These are suitable for GCSE, A Level, BTEC and similar Biology courses.
Both a PPT and student booklet are included which may be edited, which cover:
1. A PowerPoint presentation; The Heart, Circulatory System and Blood Cells
Contains:
A starter quiz on questions about blood.
The heart and the cardiac cycle
A comparison table and answers for different blood cells and their functions.
A comparison table and answers for blood vessels and their adaptations.
2. The Circulatory System Booklet:
This booklet includes 36 pages for students to complete including labelling of the heart, the circulatory system, composition of the blood, structure and function of different blood cells, transport of substances, measuring of the heart rate and blood pressure, fitness tests, the role of the AVN and SAN in controlling the heart.
This booklet is in word format to enable editing.
A PowerPoint containing 41 slides including stages of Mitosis, card sorts, match up tasks and extension activities.
Suitable for both GCSE and A Level and similar courses.