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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 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 56 - Deforestation
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 56 - Deforestation

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 56 - Deforestation. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 4.18B - Understand the effects of deforestation, including leaching, soil erosion, disturbance of evapotranspiration and the carbon cycle, and the balance of atmospheric gases. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 54 - The Nitrogen Cycle
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 54 - The Nitrogen Cycle

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 54 - The Nitrogen Cycle. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 4.11B - Describe the stages in the nitrogen cycle, including the roles of nitrogen fixing bacteria, decomposers, nitrifying bacteria and denitrifying bacteria. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheets Chapter 6 - Ecology and the Environment
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheets Chapter 6 - Ecology and the Environment

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Complete set of PDF worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Biology (4BI0) Chapter 6 - Ecology and the Environment. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. All questions are original. Eight worksheets included: 49 - Ecosystems 50 - Biodiversity 51 - Biotic and Abiotic Factors 52 - Feeding Relationships 53 - The Carbon Cycle 54 - The Nitrogen Cycle 55 - Pollution and Global Warming 56 - Deforestation
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 52 - Feeding Relationships
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 52 - Feeding Relationships

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 52 - Feeding Relationships. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 4.6 - Understand the names given to different trophic levels, including producers, primary, secondary and tertiary consumers and decomposers. Specification Point 4.7 - Understand the concepts of food chains, food webs, pyramids of number, pyramids of biomass and pyramids of energy transfer. Specification Point 4.8 - Understand the transfer of substances and energy along a food chain. Specification Point 4.9 - Understand why only about 10% of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.
AQA GCSE Biology Presentations Chapter 2 - Organisation
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AQA GCSE Biology Presentations Chapter 2 - Organisation

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Complete set of concise, modern presentations for AQA GCSE Biology (8461) Chapter 2 - Organisation. Contains colour coded specification points with handmade vector graphics. Eight presentations included: 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
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 50 - Biodiversity
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 50 - Biodiversity

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 50 - Biodiversity. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 4.3B - Understand the term biodiversity. Specification Point 4.4B - Practical: investigate the distribution of organisms in their habitats and measure biodiversity using quadrats. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 50 - Biodiversity
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 50 - Biodiversity

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.3B - Understand the term biodiversity. Specification Point 4.4B - Practical: investigate the distribution of organisms in their habitats and measure biodiversity using quadrats. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 51 - Biotic and Abiotic Factors
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 51 - Biotic and Abiotic Factors

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 51 - Biotic and Abiotic Factors. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 4.5 - Understand how abiotic and biotic factors affect the population size and distribution of organism. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Presentations Chapter 4 - Psychopathology
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AQA A Level Psychology Presentations Chapter 4 - Psychopathology

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Complete set of concise, modern presentations for AQA A Level Psychology (7181 and 7182) Chapter 4 - Psychopathology. Contains colour coded specification points. Five presentations included: 16 - Abnormality 17 - Depression, Phobias and OCD 18 - The Behavioural Approach to Phobias 19 - The Cognitive Approach to Depression 20 - The Biological Approach to OCD
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 11 - Explanations of Attachment
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 11 - Explanations of Attachment

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.1.3 - Attachment. Explanations of attachment: learning theory and Bowlby’s monotropic theory. The concepts of a critical period and an internal working model. Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 5 - Types of Memory
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 5 - Types of Memory

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.1.2 - Memory. The multi-store model of memory: sensory register, short-term memory and long-term memory. Features of each store: coding, capacity and duration. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 6 - Memory Models
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 6 - Memory Models

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.1.2 - Memory. The working memory model: central executive, phonological loop, visuo-spatial sketchpad and episodic buffer. Features of the model: coding and capacity. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.