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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 49 - Ecosystems
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 49 - Ecosystems

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 49 - Ecosystems. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 4.1 - Understand the terms population, community, habitat and ecosystem. Specification Point 4.2 - Practical: investigate the population size of an organism in two different areas using quadrats. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 61 - Genetic Modification
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 61 - Genetic Modification

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Powerpoint lecture 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 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 44 - Genetic Diagrams
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 44 - Genetic Diagrams

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.22 - Understand that most phenotypic features are the result of polygenic inheritance rather than single genes. Specification Point 3.23 - Describe patterns of monohybrid inheritance using a genetic diagram. Specification Point 3.24 - Understand how to interpret family pedigrees. Specification Point 3.25 - Predict probabilities of outcomes from monohybrid crosses. Specification Point 3.26 - Understand how the sex of a person is controlled by one pair of chromosomes, XX in a female and XY in a male. Specification Point 3.27 - Describe the determination of the sex of offspring at fertilisation, using a genetic diagram. Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 31 - Coordination in Humans
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 31 - Coordination in Humans

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 31 - Coordination in Humans. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 2.86 - Describe how nervous and hormonal communication control responses and understand the differences between the two systems. Specification Point 2.87 - Understand that the central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord and is linked to sense organs by nerves. Specification Point 2.88 - Understand that stimulation of receptors in the sense organs sends electrical impulses along nerves into and out of the central nervous system, resulting in rapid responses. Specification Point 2.89 - Understand the role of neurotransmitters at synapses. Complete set of Chapter 4 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 59 - Fish Farming
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 59 - Fish Farming

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 59 - Fish Farming. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. 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 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 22 - Transpiration
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 22 - Transpiration

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.55B -Understand how water is absorbed by root hair cells. Specification Point 2.56B -Understand that transpiration is the evaporation of water from the surface of a plant. Specification Point 2.57B -Understand how the rate of transpiration is affected by changes in humidity, wind speed, temperature and light intensity. Specification Point 2.58B - Practical: investigate the role of environmental factors in determining the rate of transpiration from a leafy shoot. Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 41 - DNA, Genes and Chromosomes
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 41 - DNA, Genes and Chromosomes

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.14 - Understand that the genome is the entire DNA of an organism and that a gene is a section of a molecule of DNA that codes for a specific protein. Specification Point 3.15 -Understand that the nucleus of a cell contains chromosomes on which genes are located. Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
AQA GCSE Biology Lecture 12 - Health and Disease
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AQA GCSE Biology Lecture 12 - Health and Disease

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.2.5 - Health issues. Specification Point 4.2.2.6 - The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases. Specification Point 4.2.2.7 - Cancer. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.