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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 22 - Transpiration
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 22 - Transpiration

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 15 - Digestion and Absorption
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 15 - Digestion and Absorption

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 15 - Digestion and Absorption. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 2.29 - Understand the role of digestive enzymes, including the digestion of starch to glucose by amylase and maltase, the digestion of proteins to amino acids by proteases and the digestion of lipids to fatty acids and glycerol by lipases. Specification Points 2.30 and 2.31 - Understand that bile is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Understand the role of bile in neutralising stomach acid and emulsifying lipids. Specification Point 2.32 - Understand how the small intestine is adapted for absorption, including the structure of a villus. Complete set of Chapter 2 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 15 - Digestion and Absorption
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 15 - Digestion and Absorption

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.29 - Understand the role of digestive enzymes, including the digestion of starch to glucose by amylase and maltase, the digestion of proteins to amino acids by proteases and the digestion of lipids to fatty acids and glycerol by lipases. Specification Points 2.30 and 2.31 - Understand that bile is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Understand the role of bile in neutralising stomach acid and emulsifying lipids. Specification Point 2.32 - Understand how the small intestine is adapted for absorption, including the structure of a villus. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 16 - Energy in Food
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 16 - Energy in Food

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Companion PDF worksheet for [Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 16 - Energy in Food.]https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-igcse-biology-lecture-16-energy-in-food-12425217) Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 2.33B - Practical: Investigate the energy content in a food sample. Complete set of Chapter 2 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 17 - Respiration
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 17 - Respiration

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 17 - Respiration. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Points 2.34 and 2.35 - Understand how the process of respiration produces ATP in living organisms. Know that ATP provides energy for cells. Specification Points 2.36 and 2.37 - Describe the differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration. Know the word equation and the balanced chemical symbol equation for aerobic respiration in living organisms. Specification Point 2.38 - Know the word equation for anaerobic respiration in plants and in animals. Specification Point 2.39 - Practical: investigate the evolution of carbon dioxide and heat from respiring seeds or other suitable living organisms. Complete set of Chapter 2 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 24 - Vaccination
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 24 - Vaccination

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.63B - Understand how vaccination results in the manufacture of memory cells, which enable future antibody production to the pathogen to occur sooner, faster and in greater quantity. Complete set of Chapter 3 Lessons 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 Worksheet 8 - Enzymes and pH
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 8 - Enzymes and pH

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 8 - Enzymes and pH. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 2.14B - Practical: Investigate how enzyme activity can be affected by changes in pH. Complete set of Chapter 1 Worksheets 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 4 - Cell Differentiation
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 4 - Cell Differentiation

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 4 - Cell Differentiation. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Covers the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.5B - Explain the importance of cell differentiation in the development of specialised cells. Specification Point 2.6B - Understand the advantages and disadvantages of using stem cells in medicine. Complete set of Chapter 1 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 6 - Food Tests
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 6 - Food Tests

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 6 - Food Tests. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 2.9 - Practical: Investigate food samples for the presence of glucose, starch, protein and fat. Complete set of Chapter 1 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 5 - Biological Molecules
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 5 - Biological Molecules

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.7 - Identify the chemical elements present in carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. Specification Point 2.8 - Describe the structure of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids as large molecules made up from smaller basic units. 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.