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Biology Tutor here to share concise and detailed resources! I have been tutoring for 4+ years and worked as a content creator for various online education sites including MyVideoTutor & Oxbridge Learning
GCSE Biology - Global Warming and Maintaining Biodiversity
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GCSE Biology - Global Warming and Maintaining Biodiversity

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Global Warming and Maintaining Biodiversity A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Greenhouse Gases Concept of Global Warming & Cliamte Change Human impact on greenhoue gas emissions Why climate change is a complex topic to study Biological Consequences of Global Warming (loss of habitat, changes in distribution, changes in migration, reduced biodiversity, changes in weather) Ways to maintain biodiversity in the face of change (breeding programmes, protection of rare habitats, reintroduction of hedgerows, reduction of deforestation and carbon dioxide emissions, recycling resources rather than dumping waste in landfill) Exam pracise questions
GCSE Biology - Land Use & Deforestation
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GCSE Biology - Land Use & Deforestation

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Land Use & Deforestation A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: How humans reduce land use (building, quarrying, farming, dumping waste) Deforestation * Reasons for it * Consequences of deforestation (reduced biodiversity, more CO2 in atmosphere, more methane, creation of monocultures etc.) Peat Bogs * Their importance * What happens when beat bogs are destroyed Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - Biodiversity and Waste Management
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GCSE Biology - Biodiversity and Waste Management

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Biodiversity and Waste Management A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: What is Biodiversity Managing Waste Land Pollution (from landfill and from toxic chemicals) Water Pollution (from sewage, fertiliser or toxic chemicals) Air Pollution (from smoke and acidic gases) The impact of pollution on biodiveristy Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - Decay
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GCSE Biology - Decay

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Decay A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: The concept of decay (role of detrivores) Factors affecting decomposition (temperature, water availability, oxygen, presence of decomposers/detrivores) Using decay to make compost (use as a fertilizer) Best conditions for decay How to design a compost bin Making Biogas (production of methane) Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - The Carbon & Water Cycles
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GCSE Biology - The Carbon & Water Cycles

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Carbon & Water Cycles A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Cycles in Biology (the role of autotrophs, decomposers and detrivores, the cycling of nutrients) The Water Cycle (evaporation & precipitation) The importance of the water cycle The carbon cyle (photosynthesis, respiration & combustion) The future of the carbon cycle (how humans are upsetting the balance by releasing more CO2) Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - Quadrats & Transects
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GCSE Biology - Quadrats & Transects

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Quadrats & Transects A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Measuring abundance and distribution Quadrats (how to use them, having large sample size & random samples) Calculating mean, median, range and mode Transects (when to use them, line & belt transects) Calculating areas to workout abundance (worked examples) The impact of change (effect of change in temperature, water and atmospheric gases) Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - Pyramids of Biomass & Trophic Levels
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GCSE Biology - Pyramids of Biomass & Trophic Levels

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Pyramids of Biomass & Trophic Levels A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Trophic Levels How to read Pyramids of Biomass and key features Why is there energy loss between trophic levels (not all eaten, not all absorbed, faeces, respiration etc.) Working with biomass (concept of dry biomass) Calculating efficiency of biomass transfers Drawing pyramids of biomass Decomposers Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - Food Chains & Predator-Prey Cycles
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GCSE Biology - Food Chains & Predator-Prey Cycles

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Food Chains & Predator-Prey Cycles A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Food Chains: Producers Food Chains: Consumers (Primary, secondary, tertiary, apex predators, decomposers) Identifying consupers / producers in food chains Predator and Prey Predator-Prey Cycles (with example of field mice & owls) Exam Practise Need another lesson from this topic? Check out our other downloads below: Save with the Unit 7 Lessons BUNDLE 1 - Intro to Ecology 2 - Adaptations 3 - Food Chains & Pre 4 - Trophic Levels & Pyramids of Biomass 5 - Quadrats & Transects 6 - The Carbon & Water Cycles 7 - Decay 8 - Biodiveristy & Waste Management 9 - Land Use & Deforestation 10 - Global Warming & Maintaining Biodiveristy 11 - Food Security, Farming & Fishing 12 - Biotechnology Searching for lessons from other GCSE Biology topics? Find them all below: Unit 1 - Cell Biology Unit 2 - Organization Unit 3 - Infection & Response Unit 4 - Bioenergetics Unit 5 - Homeostasis & Response Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution Unit 7 - Ecology
GCSE Biology - Adaptations
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GCSE Biology - Adaptations

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Adaptations A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Types of Adaptations (Structural, behavioural & functional) Adaptations in animals (Polar bear, artic fox, camels) Adaptations in plants (Marram grass, cactus) Extremophiles (Bacteria in deep sea vents and other examples) Exam Practise Need another lesson from this topic? Check out our other downloads below: Save with the Unit 7 Lessons BUNDLE 1 - Intro to Ecology 2 - Ada 3 - Food Chains & Predator Prey Cycles 4 - Trophic Levels & Pyramids of Biomass 5 - Quadrats & Transects 6 - The Carbon & Water Cycles 7 - Decay 8 - Biodiveristy & Waste Management 9 - Land Use & Deforestation 10 - Global Warming & Maintaining Biodiveristy 11 - Food Security, Farming & Fishing 12 - Biotechnology Searching for lessons from other GCSE Biology topics? Find them all below: Unit 1 - Cell Biology Unit 2 - Organization Unit 3 - Infection & Response Unit 4 - Bioenergetics Unit 5 - Homeostasis & Response Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution Unit 7 - Ecology
GCSE Biology - Intro to Ecology
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GCSE Biology - Intro to Ecology

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Intro to Ecology (Communities, Competition and Biotic & Abiotic Factors) A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes Ecology Key Terms Ecosystems, Communities and Competition What is interdependence? Stable communities Abiotic and Biotic Factors Food webs Need another lesson from this topic? Check out our other downloads below: Save with the Unit 7 Lessons BUNDLE 1 - Intro to Ecology 2 - Adaptations 3 - Food Chains & Predator Prey Cycles 4 - Trophic Levels & Pyramids of Biomass 5 - Quadrats & Transects 6 - The Carbon & Water Cycles 7 - Decay 8 - Biodiveristy & Waste Management 9 - Land Use & Deforestation 10 - Global Warming & Maintaining Biodiveristy 11 - Food Security, Farming & Fishing 12 - Biotechnology Searching for lessons from other GCSE Biology topics? Find them all below: Unit 1 - Cell Biology Unit 2 - Organization Unit 3 - Infection & Response Unit 4 - Bioenergetics Unit 5 - Homeostasis & Response Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution Unit 7 - Ecology
GCSE Biology Inheritance, Variation & Evolution (Unit 6)
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GCSE Biology Inheritance, Variation & Evolution (Unit 6)

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All lessons / revision notes for GCSE Biology Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution including: 1 - Meiosis & Reproduction 2 - DNA & Protein Synthesis 3 - Inheritance 4 - Genetic Disorders & Sex Determination 5 - Evolution, Variation & Speciation 6 - Selective Breeding 7 - Genetic Engineering 8 - Cloning 9 - Fossils 10 - Antibiotic Resistance 11 - Classification Each lesson is a powerpoint with detailed notes covering all content from the topic including key practical and maths skills. Each powerpoint has practise exam questions and a summary page. Searching for lessons from other GCSE Biology topics? Find them all below: Unit 1 - Cell Biology Unit 2 - Organization Unit 3 - Infection & Response Unit 4 - Bioenergetics Unit 5 - Homeostasis & Response Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution Unit 7 - Ecology Click here to visit our shop for more resources!
GCSE Biology - Classification
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GCSE Biology - Classification

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Classification A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Carl Linneaus and the Linnean System Concept of Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus & Species How classification systems have changed over time The 3 domain system (Archaea, Bacteria and Eukaryota) & Carl Woese The Binomial Naming System How to read evolutionary trees (phylogenetics) Exam Practise
GCSE Biology - Antibiotic Resistance
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GCSE Biology - Antibiotic Resistance

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Antibiotic Resistance A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: What are antibiotics? Why antibiotics don’t work against viruses How antibitoic resistance arises MRSA How to reduce the rate of development of antibiotic resistant strains Exam Practise with model answers
GCSE Biology - Fossils
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GCSE Biology - Fossils

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Fossils A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Fossil Formation (the 3 ways fossils can form) Using fossils to explain evolution (identifying how organisms have and haven’t changed over time e.g. horses vs. sharks) Why the fossil record is incomplete Extinction Factors causing extinction * New Diseases * New Predators * New Competitors * Physical Factors (Ice Age, Drought, Flooding) * Catastrophic Events Exam Questions
GCSE Biology - Cloning
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GCSE Biology - Cloning

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Cloning A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: What is Cloning? Types of cloning * Cuttings * Tissue Cultures * Embryo Cloning * Adult Cell Cloning Risks and benefits of cloning
GCSE Biology - Genetic Engineering
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GCSE Biology - Genetic Engineering

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Genetic Engineering A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Genetic Engineering and examples of it use in agriculture, medicine, fight diseases and treating inherited disorders Stages of Genetic Engineering GM Crops and concerns surrounding their use
GCSE Biology - Selective Breeding
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GCSE Biology - Selective Breeding

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Selective Breeding A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: What is selective breeding How is Selective Breeding carried out? Selective breeding in animals (why is done? for which characteristics? examples of cattle and dogs) Selective breeding in plants (why is done? for which characteristics? examples of wild brassica) Problems with Selective Breeding (Inbreeding, inherited defects & new diseases) Multiple choice questions & Exam Questions
GCSE Biology - Evolution, Variation & Speciation
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GCSE Biology - Evolution, Variation & Speciation

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Evolution, Variation & Speciation A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Variation (Genetics vs. Environment) Evolution: Lamarck & Early Ideas Evolution: Charles Darwin and Natural Selection Evolution: Accepting Darwin’s Ideas and Alfred Russel Wallace’s Contribution Speciation
GCSE Biology - Genetic Disorders & Sex Determination
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GCSE Biology - Genetic Disorders & Sex Determination

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Genetic Disorders & Sex Determination A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: X & Y chromsomes and sex determination Sex determination using punnet sqaures Inherited Disorders * Polydactly * Cystic Fibrosis How to intepret family trees / pedigrees Screening for genetic disoders
GCSE Biology - Inheritance
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GCSE Biology - Inheritance

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Inheritance A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Chromosomes, genes and alleles Inheritance key words Genetic crosses and punnet squares The work of Gregor Mendel & the history of Genetics