Having Taught for over 10 years OCR A Level Biology I have a huge amount of wisdom and knowledge that I have developed into my resources so please
Give feedback on what you think of them! :)
Having Taught for over 10 years OCR A Level Biology I have a huge amount of wisdom and knowledge that I have developed into my resources so please
Give feedback on what you think of them! :)
This lesson focuses on coronary heart disease and its components of diet that increase its risk:
Obesity
salt
Fats
Cholesterol make up of High dentisty Lipoproteins (HDLs) and Low density Lipoproteins (LDLs)
This booklet cover key methods that farmers are using to improve food production for the Human population.
The booklet covers :
Methods of making food production more efficient
In plans using selective breeding, chemical fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides etc
in animals using selective breeding and the use of antibiotics
This revision booklet goes through the key aspects of the Neuromuscular junction key part of animal responses for OCR A level Biology.
The booklet includes:
Photomicrograph of the junction
Key structures such as the sarcoplasmic reticulum
The sequence of events at the Neuromuscular junction
How a nerve impulse causes a muscle contraction
compare and contrasting the neuromuscular junction and synapses
This Booklet covering the main four structures and levels of proteins from the primary level with Amino acids structure and properties to the Quaternary level with Collagen and Heamoglobin
This introduction to Biological molecules looks at the key chemical groups found in living molecules a long with the basic summary of all the key Biological molecules found in living organisms
This is a A level Biology OCR Genetic Engineering Booklet that will last the whole lesson. It covers :
The basic process of Genetic Engineering
Methods how the gene is obtained
Restriction enzymes and their Recognition sites
Vectors used to get the genetic material into the desired cell
This Booklet explores the key biological molecule of Carbohydrates exploring monosaccaharides first and then moving on to complex carbohydrates such as starch, cellulose and glycogen
This resource booklet explores the Biological importance of water to life and how the key biochemical properties of water enable life to exist on our planet.
This OCR A level Biology Resource on Gene therapy is a full lesson of learning the past, present and future of Gene therapy.
It covers :
The process of gene delivery and their main mechanisms
vectors for gene delivery and their advantages/disadvantages
Some key Trials that took place in the past their results and set backs
It covers the key difference between Somatic cell gene therapy and Germ line gene therapy and what their future challenges are.
This A level Biology OCR booklet on the three types of muscles
It includes:
The structural and functional differences in :
Involuntary/smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Voluntary/Skeletal muscle
A full detailed summary table that helps with Revision
This Biology OCR A level teaching resource is a great method of teaching and revising specifically plant cloning at A level
It covers:
Natural Clones
advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction
Vegetative Propagation
advantages and disadvantages of Vegetative Propagation
Artificial Clones
Grafting
Cuttings
Micropropagation (tissue culture)
advantages and disadvantages of tissue culture
Plant cloning questions
This essential booklet covers the key aspects of organisation of the nervous system which includes:
The central nervous system
recap of a relay neurone
Diagrammatic section of a reflex arc
The Peripheral Nervous system
Somatic Nervous system
Autonomic Nervous system
How the nervous system is organised
The motor pathways for the autonomic and Somatic nervous systems
The sympathetic subsystems
The Parasympathetic subsystems
Consolidation questions
This A level Booklet resource contains all the vital information needed on the evolution and formation of new species.
The booklet is designed to be filled in with the class as you teach them about the two main mechanisms of Allopatric and Sympatric Speciation
The booklet introduces Demes and the idea of reproductive isolation and Genetic drift.
It then goes into the main types of speciation: Allopatric and Sympatric speciation with some very clear and easy to understand examples.
The booklet finishes on other sympatric speciation mechanisms such as Ecological, Temporal and Mechanical isolation.
A level -Biology -Plant responses Topic -Lesson on Plant responses to Herbivory
This includes
An introduction to Herbivory what it is and the cost to the producer
The types of defences plant use including
Mechanical defences -spikes, hairs, barbs etc
Moving defences -specifically Mimosa Pudica
Chemical defence - Alkaloids with examples
Chemical defence - Phenols with examples
Chemical defence - Terpenoids with examples
Phenological defences - Volatile Organic compounds and Pheromones with examples
links to videos on the internet and a summary
This Biotechnology booklet
Introduces some key terms regarding Biotechnology and the many different uses of microorganisms in Biotechnology.
The introduction of Primary and secondary metabolites and when they are produced in the microbial growth curve.
There are some deep level thinking questions to challenge learners.
The booklet then goes on to explain some key Biotechnological processes and the microbes involved covering :
The production of food, pharmaceutical drugs, commercial enzymes and Bioremediation.
The booklet then introduces industrial scale fermenters and the key factors that can affect microbial growth.
The booklet contains picture of a standard fermenter and a power point resource that pupils can use to label and learn the key parts.
The Booklet then briefly compares Batch and Continuous culture and the key differences between them.
The last page contains the key terms of aseptic technique, asepsis and Contaminants and the results of what happens if contaminants enter in the fermenter and why asepsis is key to pure culture.
Lastly the challenges faced when scaling up small scale fermenters to industrial scale.
This full lesson Booklet is the perfect resource to inform and educate students in the most latest developments of Biology in the 21st century.
The Booklet begins introducing what the advancements in DNA sequencing have done and how they have produced a large amount of processed data and information and that this has resulted in the development of a brand new are n Biology called Bioinformatics.
The booklet then explains as a result of all the information gathered comparison studies have been used to look at the firstly the genome size of different organisms and the number of functional genes they possess.
The booklet then demonstrates an inter species comparison study looking at Beta haemoglobin and how a single mutation can lead to disease such as sickle cell anaemia and how Bioinformatics can compare all the different species data and find similarities are closely related to each other.
The resource then touches on more complex disease such as cancer and the BRCA gene.
The Booklet then explains how pharmaceutical companies are using Bioinformatics to focus on SNPs and using them to make new drugs.
This then follows on into the NHS current project the 100,000 genome project and how Bioinformatics will be used.
The booklet finishes on two exciting future developments using Bioinformatics synthetic Biology and Proteomics.
This extremely challenging content is easily explained in the OCR Biology A level Sliding Filament Theory Booklet
It includes :
Skeletal muscle Histology
The structure of the myofibril
The structure of a sarcomere
How the muscle contracts -sliding filament theory
How contractions change the pattern of banding
Maintenance of ATP
This full interactive lesson booklet on DNA sequencing defines DNA sequencing then starts off explaining past techniques such as shot gun sequencing step by step and their associated problems.
The booklet then focuses on Fredrick Sangers technique of DNA sequencing and how he first cracked the process using radioactive dideoxy nucleotides. The technique goes into detail step by step.
The booklet then focuses on modern day sequencing and Next Gen sequencing. The booklet then focuses how flourescent dyes and high processing power computers have dramatically changed the rate at which DNA is sequenced. Lastly the uses of DNA sequencing have been covered
This full 10 page Booklet on
plant hormones
plant responses to herbivory
seed germination
Apical dominance
Abiotic responses to stress
Tropisms
Tropisms historical investigations
This resource covers the OCR syllabus on PLant transport- Translocation. Firstly it defines what translocation is and then further explains the key terms of source and sink regarding the translocation of sugars.
The booklet then further explains the key cells the make up the Phloem tissue, their components and functions.
It then goes on to explain the content of the sieve tubes and the reason why Sucrose is transported not glucose.
The resource then explains how translocation occurs using the mass flow hypothesis. It shows the key mechanism how Sucrose is loaded into the phloem using a co-transporter.
The booklet then shows with clearly labelled diagrams how sucrose is moved along the phloem. The finishing page focuses on the difficult 2021 Translocation question on how glucose produced in photosynthesis is translocated to parts of the plant where glucose is metabolised and stored.