Topic outline

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  General

  Welcome to GCSE Biology

  This course contains notes and activities for GCSE Biology.
  There are some topics here which you may not need depending on your exam board.
  

  This course can be used to support double award science. You will not have to cover all topics if this is the case.

  The course is designed to take as long as your entire GCSE course.
  

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  Topic 1

  Cells, Tissues and Organs

  Cells are the building blocks of life. They are the smallest part of any living thing that can be said to be alive. Cells are grouped together to form tissues and then to form organs.

  • Specialisation File
  • Tissues File
  • Organs File
  • Systems File
  • Cells Tissues and Organs Quiz
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  Topic 2

  Movement of Substances

  How substances can get into and out of cells.

  • Movement of Substances In and Out of Cells File
  • Diffusion File
  • Osmosis File
  • Active Transport File
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  Topic 3

  Enzymes

  Biological catalysts which speed up and control all the chemical reactions which occur in living things.

  • Introduction to Enzymes File
  • Examples of Enzymes File
  • How Temperature Effects Enzymes File
  • How Concentration Effects Enzymes File
  • How pH Effects Enzymes File
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  Topic 4

  Heart and Circulation

  The structure of the heart, how it beats and how blood is carried arround the body.

  • The Circulatory System File
  • The Structure of the Heart File
  • How the Heart Beats File
  • The Structure of the Blood Vessels File
  • Heart Problems File
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  Topic 5

   Blood and Immunity

  What blood is made of and what it does. How our white blood cells fight infection.

  • Blood Composition File
  • Blood cells File
  • Exchange of Materials File
  • White cells and Defence File
  • Immunity File
  • Immunisations File
  • Transplants File
  • Blood groups File
  • Blood clots File
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  Topic 6

  Homeostasis

  Keeping the body's internal environment the same.

  • Homeostasis File
  • Deamination File
  • Kidney Structure File
  • The Nephron File
  • Osmoregulation File
  • Kidney Problems File
  • Dialysis File
  • Thermoregulation File
  • Mechanisms of Temperature Control File
  • How the Body Controls Temperature File
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  Topic 7

  Photosynthesis

  How plants make food from simple substances using the energy in light.

  • What is Photosysnthesis File
  • Structure of a Leaf File
  • Limiting Factors File
  • The Fate of Glucose File
  • Plant Mineral Requirements File
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  Topic 8

  Transport in Plants

  How water and food is transported around plants.

  • The Passage of Water through the Plant File
  • How the Environment Effects Transpiration File
  • Adaptations to Reduce Water Loss File
  • Transport of Sugar File
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  Topic 9

  Diet and Nutrition

  What foods we need to eat and what they are needed for.
  

  • Why we need food File
  • Macronutrients File
  • Micronutrients File
  • Balanced Diets File
  • Dietry Fibre File
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  Topic 10

  Mammalian Teeth

  Structure of teeth and dental health

  • Tooth Structure File
  • Dentition File
  • Tooth Decay File
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  Topic 11

  Digestion

  How food is broken down into its components and absorbed into the body.

  • The Purpose of Digestion File
  • A Journey through the Alimentary Canal File
  • After Digestion File
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  Topic 12

  Respiration

  How energy is release from food.

  • Aerobic Respiration File
  • Anaerobic respiration File
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  Topic 13

  Breathing

  How we get oxygen into our blood and get rid of carbon dioxide.

  • Structure of the Lungs File
  • Breathing File
  • Gaseous Exchange File
  • Effect of Smoking File
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  Topic 14

  Support and Movement

  The functions of the skeleton and how muscles work to cause movement.

  • The Skeleton and its Function File
  • Joints File
  • Types of Muscle File
  • Antagonistic Muscles File
  • Problems and Disorders File
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  Topic 15

  Nervous System

  Nerves and how they work and build together to form a rapid method of communicating in the body.

  • Response to Stimulus File
  • Reflex Arc File
  • Nerves and Synapses File
  • The structure of the Brain File
  • Drugs File
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  Topic 16

  Sensory System

  How the body senses the environment and passes the information to the brain.

  • Structure of the Eye File
  • The Retina File
  • Accommodation File
  • Sight Defects File
  • Structure of the Ear File
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  Topic 17

  Hormones

  How chemicals can be used to transmit messages through an organism.

  • Hormones File
  • Control of Blood Sugar File
  • Sex Hormones File
  • Plant Hormones File
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  Topic 18

  Ecology

  Living things and how they interact with their surroundings.
  

  • Food Chains File
  • Food Webs File
  • Pyramids File
  • Nutrient Cycles File
  • Populations File
  • Human Population File
  • Pollution File
  • Air Pollution File
  • Water Pollution File
  • Farming File
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  Topic 19

  Plant Reproduction

  How plants reproduce and disperse.

  • Structure of a Flower File
  • Pollination File
  • Plant Fertilisation File
  • Seed Dispersal File
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  Topic 20

  Animal Reproduction

  Animal reproduction using humans as an example.

  • Reproductive Systems File
  • Menstrual Cycle File
  • The Events which Lead to Fertilisation File
  • Development of the Foetus File
  • Birth File
  • Contraception File
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  Topic 21

  Genetics

  How DNA, the code of life, determines our characteristics.

  • Variation File
  • Causes of Variation File
  • Cell Division File
  • Genetics and Inheritance File
  • More Genetics and Inheritance File
  • Genetic Disease File
  • Selection File
  • Evolution File
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  Topic 22

  Biotechnology

  Using genetic engineering and microbiology in medicine and manufacturing.

  • DNA File
  • Protein Manufacture File
  • Genetic Engineering File
  • Microbes File
  • Fermenters File
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  Topic 23

  
  
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