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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 42 - Nucleic Acids
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 42 - Nucleic Acids

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.16B - Describe a DNA molecule as two strands coiled to form a double helix, the strands being linked by a series of paired bases: adenine (A) with thymine (T), and cytosine © with guanine (G). Specification Point 3.17B - Understand that an RNA molecule is single stranded and contains uracil (U) instead of thymine (T). Specification Point 3.18B - Describe the stages of protein synthesis including transcription and translation, including the role of mRNA, ribosomes, tRNA, codons and anticodons. Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 40 - Pregnancy and Puberty
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 40 - Pregnancy and Puberty

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 36 - Reproduction
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 36 - Reproduction

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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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 34 - Hormones
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 34 - Hormones

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 32 - Reflexes and the Eye
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 32 - Reflexes and the Eye

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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.
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 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 28 - The Kidneys
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 28 - The Kidneys

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 27 - Excretion
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 27 - Excretion

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 26 - The Circulatory System
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 26 - The Circulatory System

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 25 - The Heart
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 25 - The Heart

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 23 - The Blood
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 23 - The Blood

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 21 - Transport Mechanisms
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 21 - Transport Mechanisms

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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.
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 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.