Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.35B - Understand how a change in DNA can affect the phenotype by altering the sequence of amino acids in a protein. Specification Point 3.36B - Understand how most genetic mutations have no effect on the phenotype, some have a small effect and rarely do they have a significant effect. Specification Point 3.37B - Understand that the incidence of mutations can be increased by exposure to ionising radiation (for example, gamma rays, x-rays and ultraviolet rays) and some chemical mutagens (for example, chemicals in tobacco). Complete set of Chapter 5 Lessons are available.

Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.11 - Describe the role of the placenta in the nutrition of the developing embryo. Specification Point 3.12 - Understand how the developing embryo is protected by amniotic fluid. Specification Point 3.13 - Understand the roles of oestrogen and testosterone in the development of secondary sexual characteristics. Complete set of Chapter 5 Lessons are available.

Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 38 - Human Reproduction and the Menstrual Cycle. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 3.8 - Understand how the structure of the male and female reproductive systems are adapted for their functions. Specification Point 3.9 - Understand the roles of oestrogen and progesterone in the menstrual cycle. Complete set of Chapter 5 Worksheets are available.

Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.38 - Explain Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. Specification Point 3.39 - Understand how resistance to antibiotics can increase in bacterial populations, and appreciate how such an increase can lead to infections being difficult to control. Complete set of Chapter 5 Lessons are available.

Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 51 - Biotic and Abiotic Factors. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 4.5 - Understand how abiotic and biotic factors affect the population size and distribution of organism. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.

Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.2.4 - Coronary heart disease. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.

Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.5 - Understand how abiotic and biotic factors affect the population size and distribution of organism. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lessons are available.

Complete set of PDF worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Biology (4BI0) Chapter 6 - Ecology and the Environment. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. All questions are original. Eight worksheets included: 49 - Ecosystems 50 - Biodiversity 51 - Biotic and Abiotic Factors 52 - Feeding Relationships 53 - The Carbon Cycle 54 - The Nitrogen Cycle 55 - Pollution and Global Warming 56 - Deforestation

Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 55 - Pollution and Global Warming. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 4.12 -Understand the biological consequences of pollution of air by sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. Specification Point 4.13 - Understand that water vapour, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane and CFCs are greenhouse gases. Specification Point 4.14 - Understand how human activities contribute to greenhouse gases. Specification Point 4.15- Understand how an increase in greenhouse gases results in an enhanced greenhouse effect and that this may lead to global warming and its consequences. Specification Point 4.16 - Understand the biological consequences of pollution of water by sewage. Specification Point 4.17 - Understand the biological consequences of eutrophication caused by leached minerals from fertilizer. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.

Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 53 - The Carbon Cycle. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 4.10 - Describe the stages in the carbon cycle, including respiration, photosynthesis, decomposition and combustion. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.

Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 54 - The Nitrogen Cycle. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 4.11B - Describe the stages in the nitrogen cycle, including the roles of nitrogen fixing bacteria, decomposers, nitrifying bacteria and denitrifying bacteria. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.

Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.18B - Understand the effects of deforestation, including leaching, soil erosion, disturbance of evapotranspiration and the carbon cycle, and the balance of atmospheric gases. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lessons are available.

Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.12 -Understand the biological consequences of pollution of air by sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. Specification Point 4.13 - Understand that water vapour, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane and CFCs are greenhouse gases. Specification Point 4.14 - Understand how human activities contribute to greenhouse gases. Specification Point 4.15- Understand how an increase in greenhouse gases results in an enhanced greenhouse effect and that this may lead to global warming and its consequences. Specification Point 4.16 - Understand the biological consequences of pollution of water by sewage. Specification Point 4.17 - Understand the biological consequences of eutrophication caused by leached minerals from fertilizer. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lessons are available.

Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 60 - Selective Breeding. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 5.10 - Understand how selective breeding can develop plants with desired characteristics. Specification Point 5.11 - Understand how selective breeding can develop animals with desired characteristics. Complete set of Chapter 7 Worksheets are available.

Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 57 - Crop Production. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 5.1 - Describe how glasshouses and polythene tunnels can be used to increase the yield of certain crops. Specification Point 5.2 - Understand the effects on crop yield of increased carbon dioxide and increased temperature in glasshouses. Specification Point 5.3 - Understand how the use of fertiliser can increase crop yield. Specification Point 5.4 - Understand the reasons for pest control and the advantages and disadvantages of using pesticides and biological control with crop plants. Complete set of Chapter 7 Worksheets are available.

Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 52 - Feeding Relationships. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 4.6 - Understand the names given to different trophic levels, including producers, primary, secondary and tertiary consumers and decomposers. Specification Point 4.7 - Understand the concepts of food chains, food webs, pyramids of number, pyramids of biomass and pyramids of energy transfer. Specification Point 4.8 - Understand the transfer of substances and energy along a food chain. Specification Point 4.9 - Understand why only about 10% of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.

Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.11B - Describe the stages in the nitrogen cycle, including the roles of nitrogen fixing bacteria, decomposers, nitrifying bacteria and denitrifying bacteria. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lessons are available.

Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 58 - Microorganisms for Food. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 5.5 - Understand the role of yeast in the production of food including bread. Specification Point 5.6 - Practical: investigate the role of anaerobic respiration by yeast in different conditions. Specification Point 5.7 - Understand the role of bacteria (Lactobacillus) in the production of yoghurt. Specification Point 5.8 - Understand the use of an industrial fermenter and explain the need to provide suitable conditions in the fermenter, including aseptic precautions, nutrients, optimum temperature and pH, oxygenation and agitation, for the growth of microorganisms. Complete set of Chapter 7 Worksheets are available.

Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 62 - Cloning. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 5.17B - Describe the process of micropropagation (tissue culture) in which explants are grown in vitro. Specification Point 5.18B - Understand how micropropagation can be used to produce commercial quantities of genetically identical plants with desirable characteristics. Specification Point 5.19B - Describe the stages in the production of cloned mammals involving the introduction of a diploid nucleus from a mature cell into an enucleated egg cell, illustrated by Dolly the sheep. Complete set of Chapter 7 Worksheets are available.