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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lessons Chapter 7 - Use of Biological Resources
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lessons Chapter 7 - Use of Biological Resources

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Complete set of concise, modern presentations and associated PDF worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Biology (4BI0) Chapter 7 - Use of Biological Resources. Contains colour coded specification points with handmade vector graphics. Six presentations and companion worksheets included: 57 - Crop Production 58 - Microorganisms for Food 59 - Fish Farming 60 - Selective Breeding 61 - Genetic Modification 62 - Cloning
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 58 - Microorganisms for Food
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 58 - Microorganisms for Food

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 5.5 - Understand the role of yeast in the production of food including bread. Specification Point 5.6 - Practical: investigate the role of anaerobic respiration by yeast in different conditions. Specification Point 5.7 - Understand the role of bacteria (Lactobacillus) in the production of yoghurt. Specification Point 5.8 - Understand the use of an industrial fermenter and explain the need to provide suitable conditions in the fermenter, including aseptic precautions, nutrients, optimum temperature and pH, oxygenation and agitation, for the growth of microorganisms. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
AQA GCSE Biology Lecture 41 - Adaptations and Food Chains
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AQA GCSE Biology Lecture 41 - Adaptations and Food Chains

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.7.1.4 - Adaptations. Specification Point 4.7.2.1 - Levels of organisation. Practical 9 - Measuring the population size of a common species in a habitat. Using sampling techniques to investigate the effect of a factor on the distribution of this species. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
AQA GCSE Biology Presentations - Chapters 1-4
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AQA GCSE Biology Presentations - Chapters 1-4

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Huge bundle of resources. First half of the AQA GCSE Biology course covered in full. Complete set of concise, modern presentations for AQA GCSE Biology (8461) Chapter 1 - Cell Biology, Chapter 2 - Organisation, Chapter 3 - Infection and Response and Chapter 4 - Energetics. Contains colour coded specification points. 21 presentations included: 1 - Cells and Microscopes 2 - Differentiation and Specialisation 3 - Cell Division 4 - Transport in Cells 5 - Exchanging Substances 6 - Organisation 7 - Enzymes 8 - Digestion and Food Tests 9 - The Circulatory System 10 - Blood Vessels 11 - Coronary Heart Disease 12 - Health and Disease 13 - Plant Tissues 14 - Communicable Diseases 15 - Fighting Disease 16 - Drugs for Medicine 17 - Monoclonal Antibodies 18 - Disease in Plants 19 - Photosynthesis 20 - The Rate of Photosynthesis 21 - Respiration
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 3 - Organisation and Cell Structure
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 3 - Organisation and Cell Structure

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.1 -Describe the level of organisation in organisms: organelles, cells, tissues, organs and organ systems. Specification Point 2.2/2.3 - Describe the structures and functions of the cell’s organelles, including the nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, cell wall, mitochondria, chloroplast, ribosome and vacuole. Complete set of Chapter 1 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 18 - Gas Exchange in Plants
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 18 - Gas Exchange in Plants

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.40B - Understand the role of diffusion in gas exchange. Specification Point 2.41B - Understand gas exchange in relation to respiration and photosynthesis. Specification Point 2.42B - Understand how the structure of the leaf is adapted for gas exchange. Specification Point 2.43B - Describe the role of stomata in gas exchange. Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 20 - The Alveoli and Lung Disease
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 20 - The Alveoli and Lung Disease

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 11 - The Leaf
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 11 - The Leaf

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.21 - Describe the structure of the leaf and explain how it is adapted for photosynthesis. Specification Point 2.22 - Understand that plants require mineral ions for growth, and that magnesium ions are needed for chlorophyll and nitrate ions are needed for amino acids. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 29 - Coordination
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 29 - Coordination

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 30 - Coordination in Plants
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 30 - Coordination in Plants

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 48 - Evolution
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 48 - Evolution

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.38 - Explain Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. Specification Point 3.39 - Understand how resistance to antibiotics can increase in bacterial populations, and appreciate how such an increase can lead to infections being difficult to control. Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 43 - Inheritance and Codominance
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 43 - Inheritance and Codominance

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 57 - Crop Production
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 57 - Crop Production

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 5.1 - Describe how glasshouses and polythene tunnels can be used to increase the yield of certain crops. Specification Point 5.2 - Understand the effects on crop yield of increased carbon dioxide and increased temperature in glasshouses. Specification Point 5.3 - Understand how the use of fertiliser can increase crop yield. Specification Point 5.4 - Understand the reasons for pest control and the advantages and disadvantages of using pesticides and biological control with crop plants. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Biology Presentations Chapter 5 - Energy Transfer
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AQA A Level Biology Presentations Chapter 5 - Energy Transfer

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Complete set of concise, modern presentations for AQA A Level Biology (7401 and 7402) Chapter 5 - Energy Transfer. Contains colour coded specification points. Six presentations included: 36 - Photosynthesis and the Light Dependent Reaction 37 - Photosynthesis and the Light Independent Reaction 38 - The Rate of Photosynthesis 39 - Respiration 40 - Energy and Ecosystems 41 - Nutrient Cycles