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Biology Tutor here to share concise and detailed resources! I have been tutoring for 4+ years and worked as a content creator for various online education sites including MyVideoTutor & Oxbridge Learning
GCSE Biology - Biotechnology
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GCSE Biology - Biotechnology

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Biotechnology A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: What is Biotechnology? GM Crops (Golden Rice) Producing Mycoprotein (Fusarium) Producing insulin to treat diabetes Exam Practise Need another lesson from this topic? Check out our other downloads below: Save with the Unit 7 Lessons BUNDLE 1 - Intro to Ecology 2 - Adaptations 3 - Food Chains & Predator Prey Cycles 4 - Trophic Levels & Pyramids of Biomass 5 - Quadrats & Transects 6 - The Carbon & Water Cycles 7 - Decay 8 - Biodiveristy & Waste Management 9 - Land Use & Deforestation 10 - Global Warming & Maintaining Biodiveristy 11 - Food Security, Farming & Fishing 12 - Biotechnology Searching for lessons from other GCSE Biology topics? Find them all below: Unit 1 - Cell Biology Unit 2 - Organization Unit 3 - Infection & Response Unit 4 - Bioenergetics Unit 5 - Homeostasis & Response Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution Unit 7 - Ecology
GCSE Biology - Cell Structure
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GCSE Biology - Cell Structure

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Cell Structure A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes Structure of animal cells Structure of plant cells Structure of bacterial cells Comparrison table between all three
GCSE Biology - The Nervous System & Brain
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GCSE Biology - The Nervous System & Brain

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Nervous System & The Brain A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Structure of the Nervous System CNS vs. PNS The role of motor, relay and sensory neurones Electrical nerve impulses Synapses & Neurotransmitters Reflexes and Reflex Arcs Understand the structure of the brain * The Cerebral Cortex * The Cerebellum * The Medulla Oblongata * The Hypothalamus * The Pituitary gland Learn how to study the brain using various techniques
GCSE Biology - DNA & Protein Synthesis
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GCSE Biology - DNA & Protein Synthesis

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on DNA & Protein Synthesis A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Key Words Function & Structure of DNA (including nucleotide structure) The Human Genome & the importance of understanding it Protein Synthesis * Concept of a gene coding for a protein * Main stages of Protein Synthesis Gene Expression (the role of non-coding DNA) Tyeps of mutations
GCSE Biology - Meiosis & Reproduction
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GCSE Biology - Meiosis & Reproduction

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Meiosis & Reproduction A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Comparrison of sexual & asexual reproduction Basics on chromosomes, gametes, diploid vs. haploid etc An explanation of types of gametes (animals & plants) and fertilization The process of meisois Meiosis vs. Mitosis The advantages of both sexual & asexual reproduction Examples of organisms that can reproduce both sexually & asexually
GCSE Biology - Inheritance
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GCSE Biology - Inheritance

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Inheritance A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Chromosomes, genes and alleles Inheritance key words Genetic crosses and punnet squares The work of Gregor Mendel & the history of Genetics
GCSE Biology - Genetic Disorders & Sex Determination
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GCSE Biology - Genetic Disorders & Sex Determination

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Genetic Disorders & Sex Determination A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: X & Y chromsomes and sex determination Sex determination using punnet sqaures Inherited Disorders * Polydactly * Cystic Fibrosis How to intepret family trees / pedigrees Screening for genetic disoders
GCSE Biology - Evolution, Variation & Speciation
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GCSE Biology - Evolution, Variation & Speciation

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Evolution, Variation & Speciation A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Variation (Genetics vs. Environment) Evolution: Lamarck & Early Ideas Evolution: Charles Darwin and Natural Selection Evolution: Accepting Darwin’s Ideas and Alfred Russel Wallace’s Contribution Speciation
GCSE Biology - Endocrine System and Negative Feedback
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GCSE Biology - Endocrine System and Negative Feedback

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Endocrine System and Negative Feedback A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: What is the endocrine system? Location of main glands in the human body and the hormones they produce The endocrine system vs. the nervous system The Pituitary Gland & hormones it releases The role of adrenaline in increasing heart rate The role of thyroxine in metabolism and the concept of negative feedback
GCSE Biology - The Kidneys
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GCSE Biology - The Kidneys

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Kidneys (Maintaining Water & Nitrogen Balance in the Body) A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Why is balancing water concentration important? Waste products and how the body deals with them (e.g. water, CO2, ions & urea) The breakdown of excess amino acids to Urea in the liver The structure of the kidney and how it produces urine (flitration and selective reabsorption) with annotated diagrams How ADH controls the amount of water reabsorbed by the kidneys & negative feedback loops Kidney failure Kidney Dialysis Kidney Transplant Practise Questions
GCSE Biology - Control of Blood Glucose Levels
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GCSE Biology - Control of Blood Glucose Levels

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Control of Blood Glucose Levels A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: How glucose enters the body The role of Insulin in lowering blood glucose levels The role of Glucagon in raising blood glucose levels (Higher Tier) The concept of negative feedback Diabetes * Type I * Type II
GCSE Biology - The Menstrual Cycle
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GCSE Biology - The Menstrual Cycle

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on The Menstrual Cycle A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Human reproduction & secondary sex characteristics The role of testosterone in sperm production Female reproduction and the menstrual cycle The role of FSH, LH, oestrogen and progesterone in the control of the menstrual cycle Exam questions with answers
GCSE Biology - Contraception & Treating Infertility
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GCSE Biology - Contraception & Treating Infertility

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Contraception & Treating Infertility A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Hormonal contraception * Oral Contraceptives * Injection, implant or skin patch * Intrauterine devices Non-hormonal contraception * Barrier methods * Intrauterine devices * Spermicidal agents * Abstinence * Surgical methods of sterilisation Infertility Treating Infertility * Fertility Drug * In-vitro Fertilisation
GCSE Biology - Plant Hormones
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GCSE Biology - Plant Hormones

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Plant Hormones A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: The role of auxin in phototropisms & gravitropisms The role of gibberlines and ethene The uses of plant hormones * Auxin - killing weeds, growing from cuttings, promoting growth in cultures * Gibberellin - controlling dormancy, promoting flowering, increasing fruitsize * Ethene - control ripening of fruit during storage and transport
GCSE Biology - Selective Breeding
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GCSE Biology - Selective Breeding

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Selective Breeding A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: What is selective breeding How is Selective Breeding carried out? Selective breeding in animals (why is done? for which characteristics? examples of cattle and dogs) Selective breeding in plants (why is done? for which characteristics? examples of wild brassica) Problems with Selective Breeding (Inbreeding, inherited defects & new diseases) Multiple choice questions & Exam Questions
GCSE Biology - Genetic Engineering
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GCSE Biology - Genetic Engineering

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Genetic Engineering A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Genetic Engineering and examples of it use in agriculture, medicine, fight diseases and treating inherited disorders Stages of Genetic Engineering GM Crops and concerns surrounding their use
GCSE Biology - Cloning
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GCSE Biology - Cloning

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Cloning A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: What is Cloning? Types of cloning * Cuttings * Tissue Cultures * Embryo Cloning * Adult Cell Cloning Risks and benefits of cloning
GCSE Biology - Fossils
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GCSE Biology - Fossils

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Fossils A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Fossil Formation (the 3 ways fossils can form) Using fossils to explain evolution (identifying how organisms have and haven’t changed over time e.g. horses vs. sharks) Why the fossil record is incomplete Extinction Factors causing extinction * New Diseases * New Predators * New Competitors * Physical Factors (Ice Age, Drought, Flooding) * Catastrophic Events Exam Questions
GCSE Biology - Antibiotic Resistance
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GCSE Biology - Antibiotic Resistance

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Antibiotic Resistance A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: What are antibiotics? Why antibiotics don’t work against viruses How antibitoic resistance arises MRSA How to reduce the rate of development of antibiotic resistant strains Exam Practise with model answers
GCSE Biology - Classification
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GCSE Biology - Classification

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Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Classification A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint. Includes: Carl Linneaus and the Linnean System Concept of Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus & Species How classification systems have changed over time The 3 domain system (Archaea, Bacteria and Eukaryota) & Carl Woese The Binomial Naming System How to read evolutionary trees (phylogenetics) Exam Practise