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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 Worksheet The Heart & Blood Vessels
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GCSE Biology Worksheet The Heart & Blood Vessels

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A 2 page worksheet designed for AQA GCSE Biology on The Heart & Blood Vessels Worksheet is designed to accompany my lesson / revision powerpoint on this topic avaialbe for purchase here Worksheet is designed to take 10-15 minutes and be suitable for all abilities
GCSE Biology Required Practical 8
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GCSE Biology Required Practical 8

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A lesson / revision PowerPoint covering all information needed and containing informative slides and practise questions Required Practical 8 - Investigate the effect of light or gravity on the growth of newly germinated seedlings This powerpoint covers AT 1 (use appropriate apparatus to record length and time), AT 3 (selecting appropriate apparatus and techniques to measure the growth of shoots or roots), AT 4 (safe and ethical use of plants to measure physiological function of growth in response to light or gravity), AT 7 (observations of biological specimens to produce labelled scientific drawings) and includes all practical and mathmatical skills required. The powerpoint covers: Background on phototropisms and geotropisms Aim Required apparatus A suitable method A suitable results table to record data A look at the variables in this experiment How to draw biological drawings Past paper exam questions Summary
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 - 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 Security, Farming & Fishing
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GCSE Biology - Food Security, Farming & Fishing

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Food Security, Farming & Fishing 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: Concept of Food Secuirty Biological factors which are threatening food security (Increasing birth rate, changing diets in developed countries, new pests and pathogens, environmental changes, cost of agricultural inputs and conflicts) Increasing the efficiency of food production (restricting movement, conserving heat, high protein diet) Problems behind intensive farming Sustainable Fisheries (introducing fishing quotas and net sizes) Exam Practise
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 - 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 - Plant Disease & Defence
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GCSE Biology - Plant Disease & Defence

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Plant Disease & Defence 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: Plant Diseases (TMV, Rose Black Spot, Aphids) Plant Ion Deficiencies (nitrate & magenesium) Signs of plant disease and identifying plant disease Plant Defence Systems * Physical * Chemical * Mechanical Practise Questions Need another lesson from this topic? Check out our other downloads below: 1 - Communicable Diseases 2 - The Immune System 3 - Vaccines 4 - Antibiotics & Drugs 5 - Monoclonal Antibodies 6 - Plant Disease & Defence 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 - The Effect of Lifestyle on Disease and Cancer
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GCSE Biology - The Effect of Lifestyle on Disease and Cancer

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Effect of Lifestyle on Disease and Cancer Full powerpoint including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Purchase the worksheets to go alongside this lesson here. Or view a pack containing worksheets for the whole GCSE Biology organization topic here Includes: The human, lifestyle and financial cost of non-communicable diseases Risk factors The link between correlation and causation The impact of smoking, alcohol diet and exercise and carcinogens on a wide range of diseases Carinogens & Cancer Need another lesson from this topic? Check out our other downloads below: 1 - Enzymes & Metabolism 2 - Digestion 3 - The heart & Blood Vessels 4 - The Lungs & Blood Composition 5 - CHD & Health Issues 6 - Effect of Lifestyle on Disease & Cancer 7 - Plant Tissues #1 8 - Plant Tissues #2 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 - Biotechnology
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GCSE Biology - Biotechnology

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology? GM Crops (Golden Rice) Producing Mycoprotein (Fusarium) Producing insulin to treat diabetes 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 & 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 - The Nervous System & Brain
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GCSE Biology - The Nervous System & Brain

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Nervous System & The Brain 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: Structure of the Nervous System CNS vs. PNS The role of motor, relay and sensory neurones Electrical nerve impulses Synapses & Neurotransmitters Reflexes and Reflex Arcs Understand the structure of the brain * The Cerebral Cortex * The Cerebellum * The Medulla Oblongata * The Hypothalamus * The Pituitary gland Learn how to study the brain using various techniques
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
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 - Endocrine System and Negative Feedback
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GCSE Biology - Endocrine System and Negative Feedback

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Endocrine System and Negative Feedback 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 the endocrine system? Location of main glands in the human body and the hormones they produce The endocrine system vs. the nervous system The Pituitary Gland & hormones it releases The role of adrenaline in increasing heart rate The role of thyroxine in metabolism and the concept of negative feedback
GCSE Biology - The Kidneys
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GCSE Biology - The Kidneys

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Kidneys (Maintaining Water & Nitrogen Balance in the Body) 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: Why is balancing water concentration important? Waste products and how the body deals with them (e.g. water, CO2, ions & urea) The breakdown of excess amino acids to Urea in the liver The structure of the kidney and how it produces urine (flitration and selective reabsorption) with annotated diagrams How ADH controls the amount of water reabsorbed by the kidneys & negative feedback loops Kidney failure Kidney Dialysis Kidney Transplant Practise Questions
GCSE Biology - Control of Blood Glucose Levels
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GCSE Biology - Control of Blood Glucose Levels

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Control of Blood Glucose 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: How glucose enters the body The role of Insulin in lowering blood glucose levels The role of Glucagon in raising blood glucose levels (Higher Tier) The concept of negative feedback Diabetes * Type I * Type II
GCSE Biology - The Menstrual Cycle
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GCSE Biology - The Menstrual Cycle

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Menstrual Cycle 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: Human reproduction & secondary sex characteristics The role of testosterone in sperm production Female reproduction and the menstrual cycle The role of FSH, LH, oestrogen and progesterone in the control of the menstrual cycle Exam questions with answers
GCSE Biology - Contraception & Treating Infertility
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GCSE Biology - Contraception & Treating Infertility

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Contraception & Treating Infertility 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: Hormonal contraception * Oral Contraceptives * Injection, implant or skin patch * Intrauterine devices Non-hormonal contraception * Barrier methods * Intrauterine devices * Spermicidal agents * Abstinence * Surgical methods of sterilisation Infertility Treating Infertility * Fertility Drug * In-vitro Fertilisation
125+ GCSE Biology Practise Question on Cell Biology
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125+ GCSE Biology Practise Question on Cell Biology

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A huge list of over 125 quick questions to test knowledge of the Cell Biology topic This includes the topics of: Cell Structure (prokaryotes, eukaryotes, organelles etc.) Cell Specialisation (specialzied cells, muscle cells, sperm cells, nerve cells, root hair cells, xylem & phloem) Microscopy (parts of a microscope, magnification vs. resolution, light microscopes, SEM vs. TEM, magnification calculations, convering units) Culturing Microorganisms (bacterial cell divison, agar plants, aseptic techniques, calculating mean division time of bacteria) Mitosis & Cell Cycle (genes, alleles, chromatids, haploid vs. diploid, cell cycle, mitosis, interphase, mitotic index, cancer) **Stem Cells **(embryonic vs. adult stem cells, meristem cells, therapeutic cloning, uses of stem cells) Diffusion (definitions, concentration gradients, ways molecules cross membranes, examples of adaptations for diffusion in small intestine, alveloi, gills of fish, leaves and root hair cells of plants) Osmosis (definitions, dilute vs. concentrated solutions, solute vs. solvent sports drinks) Active Transport (using energy, against concentration gradients, examples in plants and animals) Need lessons for Cell Biology? See lessons available for download below: 1 - Cell Structure 2 - Cell Specialisation & Differentiation 3 - Microscopy 4 - Culturing Mircoorganisms 5 - Chromosomes, Mitosis & Cell Cycle 6 - Stem Cells 7 - Transport in cells #1 - Diffusion 8 - Transport in cells #2 - Osmosis & Active Transport Looking for lessons from other topics? Visit each topic using the links 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 Required Practical 10
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GCSE Biology Required Practical 10

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A lesson / revision PowerPoint covering all information needed and containing informative slides and practise questions Required Practical 10 - Investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of decay of fresh milk by measuring pH change This powerpoint covers AT 1 (use appropriate apparatus to record temperature and pH), AT 3 (the use of appropriate apparatus to measure anaerobic decay), AT 4 (safe use of microorganisms), AT 5 (measurement of rate of decay by pH change) and includes all practical and mathmatical skills required. The powerpoint covers: Background on decay and factors affecting the rate of decay Aim Required apparatus A suitable method to measure the decay of milk and a method for a model experiment measuring the rate lipase breaks the fat in milk down into glycerol and 3 fatty acids A suitable results table to record data and a graph to plot How to calculate rate of change from raw data and graphs How to plot graphs in the exam Past paper exam questions Summary