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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
AQA GCSE Biology Revision Powerpoint on Microscopy
Includes:
How to use light microscope & preapre slides
Light microscopes - pros/cons
Electron microscopes - pros/cons
SEM vs. TEM
Comparrison table of light vs. electron microscope
How to do magnification calculations with examples
How to convert between units
How to use standard form
A lesson / revision powerpoint covering all information needed for Required Practical 2 for GCSE Biology
Required Practical 2 - Investigate the effect of antiseptics or antibiotics on bacterial growth using agar plates and measuring zones of inhibition
This powerpoint covers AT 1 (use appropriate apparatus to record length and area), AT 3 (use appropriate apparatus and techniques to observe and measure the process of bacterial growth), AT 4 (safe and ethical use of bacteria to measure physiological function and response to antibiotics and antiseptics in the environment), AT 8 (the use of appropriate techniques and qualitative reagents in problem-solving contexts to find the best antibiotic to use or the best concentration of antiseptic to use) and includes all practical and mathmatical skills required at GCSE
As always there is a walkthough of past paper practise questions at the end to test your knowledge
A easy to use and visually appealing revision resource outling the key processes of mitosis and the behaviour of chromosomes.
Gaps for students to draw in the chromosomes for each stage
Resource includes:
Overview of Mitosis
The Cell Cycle
Key details of Interphase
Details of prophase, metaphase, telophase & anaphase
Cytokensis and differences in plants and animals
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
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
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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
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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
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
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
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1 - Communicable Diseases
2 - The Immune System
3 - Vaccines
4 - Antibiotics & Drugs
5 - Monoclonal Antibodies
6 - Plant Disease & Defence
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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
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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A carefully deisgned worksheet for Carbohydrates from the AQA A-Level Biology Specification.
Perfect for end of topic assessment, knowledge reinforcement and revision.
Answer sheet included.
Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Cell Structure
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:
Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes
Structure of animal cells
Structure of plant cells
Structure of bacterial cells
Comparrison table between all three
Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Meiosis & Reproduction
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:
Comparrison of sexual & asexual reproduction
Basics on chromosomes, gametes, diploid vs. haploid etc
An explanation of types of gametes (animals & plants) and fertilization
The process of meisois
Meiosis vs. Mitosis
The advantages of both sexual & asexual reproduction
Examples of organisms that can reproduce both sexually & asexually