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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 22 - Transpiration
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 22 - Transpiration

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 22 - Transpiration. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 2.55B - Understand how water is absorbed by root hair cells. Specification Point 2.56B - Understand that transpiration is the evaporation of water from the surface of a plant. Specification Point 2.57B - Understand how the rate of transpiration is affected by changes in humidity, wind speed, temperature and light intensity. Specification Point 2.58B - Practical: investigate the role of environmental factors in determining the rate of transpiration from a leafy shoot. Complete set of Chapter 3 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 8 - Enzymes and pH
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 8 - Enzymes and pH

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.14B - Practical: Investigate how enzyme activity can be affected by changes in pH. Complete set of Chapter 1 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 9 - Movement Across Membranes
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 9 - Movement Across Membranes

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.15 - Understand the processes of diffusion, osmosis and active transport by which substances move into and out of cells. Specification Point 2.16 - Understand how factors affect the rate of movement of substances into and out of cells, including the effects of surface area to volume ratio, distance, temperature and concentration gradient. Specification Point 2.17 - Practical: Investigate diffusion and osmosis using living and non-living systems. Complete set of Chapter 1 Lessons are available.
AQA GCSE Biology Lecture 7 - Enzymes
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AQA GCSE Biology Lecture 7 - Enzymes

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.2.1: The human digestive system. Practical 5 - Measuring the effect of pH on the rate of activity of amylase enzyme. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.
AQA GCSE Biology Lecture 8 - Digestion and Food Tests
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AQA GCSE Biology Lecture 8 - Digestion and Food Tests

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.2.1: The human digestive system. Practical 4 - Conduct qualitative chemical tests for starch, reducing sugars, proteins, and lipids. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.
AQA GCSE Biology Presentations Chapter 1 - Cell Biology
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AQA GCSE Biology Presentations Chapter 1 - Cell Biology

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Complete set of concise, modern presentations for AQA GCSE Biology (8461) Chapter 1 - Cell Biology. Contains colour coded specification points with handmade vector graphics. Five presentations included: 1 - Cells and Microscopes 2 - Differentiation and Specialisation 3 - Cell Division 4 - Transport in Cells 5 - Exchanging Substances
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 53 - The Carbon Cycle
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 53 - The Carbon Cycle

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.10 - Describe the stages in the carbon cycle, including respiration, photosynthesis, decomposition and combustion. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 55 - Pollution and Global Warming
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 55 - Pollution and Global Warming

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.12 -Understand the biological consequences of pollution of air by sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. Specification Point 4.13 - Understand that water vapour, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane and CFCs are greenhouse gases. Specification Point 4.14 - Understand how human activities contribute to greenhouse gases. Specification Point 4.15- Understand how an increase in greenhouse gases results in an enhanced greenhouse effect and that this may lead to global warming and its consequences. Specification Point 4.16 - Understand the biological consequences of pollution of water by sewage. Specification Point 4.17 - Understand the biological consequences of eutrophication caused by leached minerals from fertilizer. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 57 - Crop Production
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 57 - Crop Production

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 57 - Crop Production. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. 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 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 62 - Cloning
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 62 - Cloning

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 62 - Cloning. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 5.17B - Describe the process of micropropagation (tissue culture) in which explants are grown in vitro. Specification Point 5.18B - Understand how micropropagation can be used to produce commercial quantities of genetically identical plants with desirable characteristics. Specification Point 5.19B - Describe the stages in the production of cloned mammals involving the introduction of a diploid nucleus from a mature cell into an enucleated egg cell, illustrated by Dolly the sheep. Complete set of Chapter 7 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 61 - Genetic Modification
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 61 - Genetic Modification

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 5.12 - Understand how restriction enzymes are used to cut DNA at specific sites and ligase enzymes are used to join pieces of DNA together. Specification Point 5.13 - Understand how plasmids and viruses can act as vectors, which take up pieces of DNA, and then insert this recombinant DNA into other cells. Specification Point 5.14 - Understand how large amounts of human insulin can be manufactured from genetically modified bacteria that are grown in a fermenter. Specification Point 5.15 - Understand how genetically modified plants can be used to improve food production. Specification Point 5.16 - Understand that the term transgenic means the transfer of genetic material from one species to a different species. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 62 - Cloning
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 62 - Cloning

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 5.17B - Describe the process of micropropagation (tissue culture) in which explants are grown in vitro. Specification Point 5.18B - Understand how micropropagation can be used to produce commercial quantities of genetically identical plants with desirable characteristics. Specification Point 5.19B - Describe the stages in the production of cloned mammals involving the introduction of a diploid nucleus from a mature cell into an enucleated egg cell, illustrated by Dolly the sheep. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 60 - Selective Breeding
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 60 - Selective Breeding

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 5.10 - Understand how selective breeding can develop plants with desired characteristics. Specification Point 5.11 - Understand how selective breeding can develop animals with desired characteristics. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 59 - Fish Farming
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 59 - Fish Farming

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 5.9B - Understand the methods used to farm large numbers of fish to provide a source of protein, including maintaining water quality, controlling intraspecific and interspecific predation, controlling disease, removing waste products, controlling the quality and frequency of feeding, and selective breeding. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 55 - Pollution and Global Warming
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 55 - Pollution and Global Warming

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 55 - Pollution and Global Warming. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 4.12 -Understand the biological consequences of pollution of air by sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. Specification Point 4.13 - Understand that water vapour, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane and CFCs are greenhouse gases. Specification Point 4.14 - Understand how human activities contribute to greenhouse gases. Specification Point 4.15- Understand how an increase in greenhouse gases results in an enhanced greenhouse effect and that this may lead to global warming and its consequences. Specification Point 4.16 - Understand the biological consequences of pollution of water by sewage. Specification Point 4.17 - Understand the biological consequences of eutrophication caused by leached minerals from fertilizer. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.