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We understand the importance of education. We offer tailored private tuition designed to maximise success at GCSE, A Level and beyond. Our tutors are experienced professionals, teachers and top-tier graduates with extensive knowledge in their subjects.
On Tes we offer high quality board-specific resources. Please check back regularly as we are continually updating our stock.
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Specification Point 3.31 - Understand how random fertilization produces genetic variation of offspring.
Specification Point 3.32 - Know that in human cells the diploid number of chromosomes is 46 and the haploid number is 23.
Specification Point 3.33 - Understand that variation within a species can be genetic, environmental, or a combination of both.
Specification Point 3.34 - Understand that mutation is a rare, random change in genetic material that can be inherited.
Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 3.28 - Understand how division of a diploid cell by mitosis produces two cells that contain identical sets of chromosomes.
Specification Point 3.29 - Understand that mitosis occurs during growth, repair, cloning and asexual reproduction.
Specification Point 3.30 - Understand how division of a cell by meiosis produces four cells, each with half the number of chromosomes, and that this results in the formation of genetically different haploid gametes.
Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 3.19 - Understand how genes exist in alternative forms called alleles which give rise to differences in inherited characteristics.
Specification Point 3.20 - Understand the meaning of the terms: dominant, recessive, homozygous, heterozygous, phenotype, and genotype.
Specification Point 3.21B - Understand the meaning of the term codominance.
Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 3.11 - Describe the role of the placenta in the nutrition of the developing embryo.
Specification Point 3.12 - Understand how the developing embryo is protected by amniotic fluid.
Specification Point 3.13 - Understand the roles of oestrogen and testosterone in the development of secondary sexual characteristics.
Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 3.8 - Understand how the structure of the male and female reproductive systems are adapted for their functions.
Specification Point 3.9 - Understand the roles of oestrogen and progesterone in the menstrual cycle.
Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 3.1 - Understand the differences between sexual and asexual reproduction.
Specification Point 3.2 - Understand that fertilization involves the fusion of a male and female gamete to produce a zygote that undergoes cell division and develops into an embryo.
Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 2.95B - Understand the sources, roles and effects of the following hormones: ADH, FSH and LH.
Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 2.94 - Understand the sources, roles and effects of the following hormones: adrenaline, insulin, testosterone, progesterone and oestrogen.
Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 2.93 - Describe the role of the skin in temperature regulation, with reference to sweating, vasoconstriction and vasodilation.
Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 2.90 - Describe the structure and functioning of a simple reflex arc illustrated by the withdrawal of a finger from a hot object.
Specification Point 2.91 - Describe the structure and function of the eye as a receptor.
Specification Point 2.92 - Understand the function of the eye in focusing on near and distant objects, and in responding to changes in light intensity.
Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 2.83 - Understand that plants respond to stimuli.
Specification Point 2.84 - Describe the geotropic and phototropic responses of roots and stems.
Specification Point 2.85 - Understand the role of auxin in the phototropic response of stems.
Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 2.80 - Understand how organisms are able to respond to changes in their environment.
Specification Point 2.81 - Understand that homeostasis is the maintenance of a constant internal environment, and that body water content and body temperature are both examples of homeostasis.
Specification Point 2.82 - Understand that a coordinated response requires a stimulus, a receptor and an effector.
Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 2.72B - Understand how the kidney carries out its roles of excretion and osmoregulation.
Specification Point 2.73B - Describe the structure of the urinary system, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.
Specification Point 2.74B - Describe the structure of a nephron, including the Bowman’s capsule and glomerulus, convoluted tubules, loop of Henle and collecting duct.
Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 2.70 - Understand the origin of carbon dioxide and oxygen as waste products of metabolism and their loss from the stomata of a leaf.
Specification Point 2.71 - Know the excretory products of the lungs, kidneys and skin.
Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 2.68 - Understand how the structure of arteries, veins and capillaries relate to their function.
Specification Point 2.69 - Understand the general structure of the circulation system, including the blood vessels to and from the heart and lungs, liver and kidneys.
Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 2.65 - Describe the structure of the heart and how it functions.
Specification Point 2.66 - Explain how the heart rate changes during exercise and under the influence of adrenaline.
Specification Point 2.67 -Understand how factors may increase the risk of developing coronary heart disease.
Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 2.59 - Describe the composition of the blood: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma.
Specification Point 2.60 - Understand the role of plasma in the transport of carbon dioxide, digested food, urea, hormones and heat energy.
Specification Point 2.61 - Understand how adaptations of red blood cells make them suitable for the transport of oxygen, including shape, the absence of a nucleus and the presence of haemoglobin.
Specification Point 2.62 - Understand how the immune system responds to disease using white blood cells, illustrated by phagocytes ingesting pathogens and lymphocytes releasing antibodies specific to the pathogen.
Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 2.51 - Understand why simple, unicellular organisms can rely on diffusion for movement of substances in and out of the cell.
Specification Point 2.52 - Understand the need for a transport system in multicellular organisms.
Specification Point 2.53 - Describe the role of phloem in transporting sucrose and amino acids between the leaves and other parts of the plant.
Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 2.48 - Explain how alveoli are adapted for gas exchange by diffusion between air in the lungs and blood in capillaries.
Specification Point 2.49 - Understand the biological consequences of smoking in relation to the lungs and the circulatory system, including coronary heart disease.
Specification Point 2.50 - Practical: Investigate breathing in humans, including the release of carbon dioxide and the effect of exercise.
Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
