Practical Summary Resource - Biology A (Salters-Nuffield)

This summary contains key points for each of the experiments covered in the Edexcel AS and A level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield).

This booklet will be useful for all papers. Paper 1 and 2 have short questions on these experiments, whereas Paper 3 has longer questions.

Use this summary to quickly learn all the key points for each experiment (procedure, precautions, limitations, constant variables, safety and ethics)

Experiments:
Daphnia: The effect of caffeine on Heart Rate
Vitamin C: The Vitamin C content of fruit juice
Investigating membranes (The effect of temperature on membranes – beetroot)
Enzyme concentration and rate of reaction
Mitosis
Totipotency (Micropropagation)
The strength of plant fibres
Investigate Plant Mineral Deficiencies
The Antimicrobial Properties of plants
Isolation of pigments
Investigating photosynthesis
Investigating Patterns
The effect of temperature on the hatching of brine shrimp
DNA gel electrophoresis and PCR
Investigating Antibiotic resistance
Measuring the Rate of Oxygen Uptake
Investigating Breathing (Spirometer)
Investigating Habituation