This lesson describes the main characteristics of benign and malignant tumours. The PowerPoint and accompanying resource are part of the 1st lesson in a series of 2 lessons which have been planned to cover the content of point 8.2.3 of the AQA A-level biology specification.
This lesson begins by challenging the students to recognise the process of mitosis from a single clue. This single clue is “a controlled process” and has been designed to remind them that mitosis is a process controlled by genes. A quick quiz round challenges their recall of the details of the mitotic cell cycle to reveal the key term, tumour, and this introduces the idea that a mutation to one of the genes leads to uncontrolled cell division and the formation of tumours.
Moving forwards, the lesson considers the features of benign tumours, beginning with the key point that these masses of cells are not cancerous. Students will learn that their growth rate is slower than malignant tumours, and due to a covering of fibrous connective tissue, the cells do not invade neighbouring tissues. However, the lesson points out that due to mass effect, benign tumours can cause secondary pathological effects such as organ damage. This leads into a task where the students are challenged on their knowledge of osmoregulation, digestion and blood glucose regulation to identify the tissues which are impacted.
The rest of the lesson describes the features of malignant tumours and time is spent considering how the ability of these cells to metastasise makes them so dangerous.
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