This power-point can go with the Booklet or on its own. It covers a whole lesson on the mechanisms that control gene expression in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. These include Transcription control e.g Chromatin remodelling and histone modifcation Post -transcriptional control e.g RNA processing and editing Translational control e.g Inhibitory proteins and initiation factors Post -translational control e.g phosphate groups and protein shortening

This detailed resources on food spoilage and microorganisms covers a wide range of issues including : why microorganisms spoil our food preventing food spoilage covering: preventing food spoilage at low temperatures e.g fridge, freezers and freeze dried food, the science behind how it stops microorganism growth. Preventing food spoilage with low water potential solutions such as salting and with jams etc Preventing food spoilage with solutions with low pH such as pickling Preventing food spoilage with heat treatment ovens and pasteurised milk Preventing food spoilage with Irradiation in canning and plastic wrapping

This essential booklet covers the key aspects of organisation of the nervous system which includes: The central nervous system recap of a relay neurone Diagrammatic section of a reflex arc The Peripheral Nervous system Somatic Nervous system Autonomic Nervous system How the nervous system is organised The motor pathways for the autonomic and Somatic nervous systems The sympathetic subsystems The Parasympathetic subsystems Consolidation questions

A level -Biology -Plant responses Topic -Lesson on Plant responses to Herbivory This includes An introduction to Herbivory what it is and the cost to the producer The types of defences plant use including Mechanical defences -spikes, hairs, barbs etc Moving defences -specifically Mimosa Pudica Chemical defence - Alkaloids with examples Chemical defence - Phenols with examples Chemical defence - Terpenoids with examples Phenological defences - Volatile Organic compounds and Pheromones with examples links to videos on the internet and a summary

Having learned about this in my Biochemistry degree. It has now been included in the OCR A level Biology A H420 Syllabus as a kind of introduction into cellular control. Having taught this for several years I have had to make my own resource as there is very little material out on it that is relevant to A level students and the textbooks don’t explain the Biochemistry fully. The resource is a Booklet gap fill with diagrams and the teacher telling them all about the various different mechanisms that control gene expression in organisms. It covers -Gene regulation-Transcriptional control : chromatin remodelling/Histone modification / Lac operon/cAMP-Post-Transcriptional control: RNA Processing /RNA editing-Translational control : protein kinases/inhibitory proteins/inititaion factors-Post-Translational control : phosphates/amino acid modification/folding proteins/cAMP modification

This Booklet explores the key biological molecule of Carbohydrates exploring monosaccaharides first and then moving on to complex carbohydrates such as starch, cellulose and glycogen

This Biotechnology booklet Introduces some key terms regarding Biotechnology and the many different uses of microorganisms in Biotechnology. The introduction of Primary and secondary metabolites and when they are produced in the microbial growth curve. There are some deep level thinking questions to challenge learners. The booklet then goes on to explain some key Biotechnological processes and the microbes involved covering : The production of food, pharmaceutical drugs, commercial enzymes and Bioremediation. The booklet then introduces industrial scale fermenters and the key factors that can affect microbial growth. The booklet contains picture of a standard fermenter and a power point resource that pupils can use to label and learn the key parts. The Booklet then briefly compares Batch and Continuous culture and the key differences between them. The last page contains the key terms of aseptic technique, asepsis and Contaminants and the results of what happens if contaminants enter in the fermenter and why asepsis is key to pure culture. Lastly the challenges faced when scaling up small scale fermenters to industrial scale.

This lesson focuses on coronary heart disease and its components of diet that increase its risk: Obesity salt Fats Cholesterol make up of High dentisty Lipoproteins (HDLs) and Low density Lipoproteins (LDLs)

The lesson covers the key stage 3 UK National curriculum on Classification. The resource covers Classification based on groupings or branches. It looks into the main Kingdoms of life including plants and animals It compares invertabrates and vertabrates It looks at the key characteristics of Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians and fish. It ends with a fun game on pupils Knowledge of animals Additionally there is some key points on how learning to learn at the end if there is time.

A full booklet to teach the difficult topic of the Kidneys osmoregulation

This A level Biology OCR booklet on the three types of muscles It includes: The structural and functional differences in : Involuntary/smooth muscle Cardiac muscle Voluntary/Skeletal muscle A full detailed summary table that helps with Revision

This resource booklet explores the Biological importance of water to life and how the key biochemical properties of water enable life to exist on our planet.

This Booklet covering the main four structures and levels of proteins from the primary level with Amino acids structure and properties to the Quaternary level with Collagen and Heamoglobin

This introduction to Biological molecules looks at the key chemical groups found in living molecules a long with the basic summary of all the key Biological molecules found in living organisms

This resource has everything needed to teach and learn about the heart at OCR A level. The booklet starts at the basic structure of the heart and the main structures of heart anatomy both internal and external. The Structure is explained using a simple gap fill activity to allow students to learn and complete the first page of the booklet. The next is labeling the external and internal structures to allow students to orientate themselves. The next part of the booklet explains the key stages in the cardiac cycle using a simple gap fill and then goes on to explain the cardiac cycle graph with clear labels of what is happening the pressure changes in the atria and ventricles. The next part of the booklet explains the initiation of the cardiac cycle how the cardiac cells are myogenic and how the natural pacemaker SAN node triggers a wave of excitation over the atria and how the AVN node triggers ventricular contraction. The last part of the booklet explains ECG graphs and what each part does and how to recognise abnormal ECG traces.

This introduction to the key components needed for a balanced diet and what they do for the body

This revision booklet goes through the key aspects of the Neuromuscular junction key part of animal responses for OCR A level Biology. The booklet includes: Photomicrograph of the junction Key structures such as the sarcoplasmic reticulum The sequence of events at the Neuromuscular junction How a nerve impulse causes a muscle contraction compare and contrasting the neuromuscular junction and synapses

This extremely challenging content is easily explained in the OCR Biology A level Sliding Filament Theory Booklet It includes : Skeletal muscle Histology The structure of the myofibril The structure of a sarcomere How the muscle contracts -sliding filament theory How contractions change the pattern of banding Maintenance of ATP

This full 10 page Booklet on plant hormones plant responses to herbivory seed germination Apical dominance Abiotic responses to stress Tropisms Tropisms historical investigations

This full lesson Booklet is the perfect resource to inform and educate students in the most latest developments of Biology in the 21st century. The Booklet begins introducing what the advancements in DNA sequencing have done and how they have produced a large amount of processed data and information and that this has resulted in the development of a brand new are n Biology called Bioinformatics. The booklet then explains as a result of all the information gathered comparison studies have been used to look at the firstly the genome size of different organisms and the number of functional genes they possess. The booklet then demonstrates an inter species comparison study looking at Beta haemoglobin and how a single mutation can lead to disease such as sickle cell anaemia and how Bioinformatics can compare all the different species data and find similarities are closely related to each other. The resource then touches on more complex disease such as cancer and the BRCA gene. The Booklet then explains how pharmaceutical companies are using Bioinformatics to focus on SNPs and using them to make new drugs. This then follows on into the NHS current project the 100,000 genome project and how Bioinformatics will be used. The booklet finishes on two exciting future developments using Bioinformatics synthetic Biology and Proteomics.