Index of Doc Brown's school GCSE level Biology Revision Notes for ages ~14-16 (~US grade 9-10)

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INDEX of Doc Brown's School BIOLOGY Revision Study Notes: GCSE IGCSE level science-biology courses

(~US grade 9-10 level for students aged ~14-16)

INDEX of GCSE level biology notes

GCSE Biology specification link section

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(Most links below are themselves a sub-index to multiple pages/parts on the sub-topic)

My ~14-16 aged school level biology exam revision notes links are grouped under:

General cell biology

Genetics

General human biology

General plant biology

Evolution to classification

Environment, ecology, biodiversity and pollution

and

Help links for GCSE Combined Science and Biology courses

Basic KS3 science-biology revision quizzes



General CELL BIOLOGY and GENETICS revision notes sub-index links

Introduction to plant/animal cell structure/function - comparison of subcellular structures

Stem cells and medical uses, and an introduction to cell differentiation and specialisation

Introduction to the organisation of cells => tissues => organs => organ systems

Cell division, cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis, sexual/asexual reproduction, binary fission

Microscopy - the development and use of microscopes in biology - optical and electron

Diffusion - including demonstration, factors, Fick's Law, osmosis investigations, transport

Examples of surfaces for the exchange of substances in animal organisms

Respiration - aerobic/anaerobic in plants, fungi, animals, substrates/products, investigations 

Metabolic chemistry : enzymes , structure, functions, optimum conditions, investigative experiments, digestive system

See also Enzymes and Biotechnology (gcse/igcse chemistry notes)

Culturing microorganisms like bacteria - testing antibiotics and antiseptics


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Sub-index links for Genetics Notes - from DNA to proteins to GM and lots in between!

Cell division - cell cycle - mitosis, meiosis, sexual/asexual reproduction, binary fission, cancer 

DNA and RNA structure and Protein Synthesis and an experiment to extract DNA 

An introduction to genetic variation and the formation and consequence of mutations

Introduction to the inheritance of characteristics and genetic diagrams (including Punnett squares), technical terms, Mendel's work and inherited genetic disorders, genetic testing

The human GENOME project - gene expression, chromosomes, alleles, genotype, phenotype, variations, uses of genetic testing including 'pros and cons'

Genetics: inherited characteristics, human sexual reproduction, gender, genetic fingerprinting

Biotechnology - Genetic engineering: uses e.g. making insulin, medical applications, GM crops

More complicated genetics: Sex linked and non-sex linked genetic disorders

See also section on Cloning - tissue culture of plants and animals, uses of cloning techniques 


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General human biology revision note sub-index links - including other appropriate animal biology

See also cell biology index above too

Introduction to organisation of cells => tissues => organs => organ systems (humans/plants)

Surfaces for the exchange of substances in animal organisms (includes intestines, lungs)

Digestion and enzymes - section on human digestion, metabolism and synthesis

Structure & function of human skeleton, muscle systems, force/weight calculations, teeth

Human circulatory system: heart, lungs, blood, blood cells/vessels, causes/treatment of CVD

Hormone system: Introduction to the endocrine system - adrenaline & thyroxine hormones

Hormones: human reproduction, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, contraception, fertility treatments

Cell division - mitosis, meiosis, sexual/asexual reproduction

Genetics: inherited characteristics, human sexual reproduction, gender, genetic fingerprinting

Homeostasis: introduction to how it functions (negative feedback systems explained)

Homeostasis: control of blood sugar level - insulin and diabetes

Homeostasis: osmoregulation, ADH, water, urea & ion concentrations, kidney function, dialysis

Homeostasis: thermoregulation, control of temperature

The brain - what the parts do, how is it studied?, dangers and treatment if damaged

A summary of human sense organs

An introduction to the nervous system including the reflex arc

Respiration - aerobic and anaerobic in plants and animals, investigations, calorific values of food

Keeping healthy: diet, exercise, diabetes, body indexes/ratios, diet deficiencies, calorific values

Keeping healthy: communicable diseases - pathogen infections including viruses and vaccination

Keeping healthy: non-communicable diseases: risk factors for CVD, cancers, obesity, diabetes

Keeping healthy - defence against pathogens, infections, treating diseases, vaccination, new drugs-testing, monoclonal antibodies, detecting diseases, development of new drugs, medicines

See also Culturing microorganisms like bacteria - testing antibiotics/antiseptics

Food tests for reducing sugars, starch, proteins and lipids (fats and oils)

The eye - structure and function - correction of vision defects

See also

Optics - lens types (convex, concave, uses), experiments, ray diagrams, correction of eye defects

See also GENETICS and section on Cloning with animals


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General plant biology revision note indexes

Introduction to plant and animal cell structure and function - comparison of subcellular structures

Microscopy - the development and use of microscopes in biology - optical and electron

The sexual and asexual reproduction of flowering plants and ways seeds/fruits are dispersed

Photosynthesis, importance explained, limiting factors affecting rate, leaf adaptations

Plant cells - transport, gas exchange, transpiration and experiments, absorption of nutrients, leaf and root cellular structure

See also Diffusion, osmosis, active transport, exchange of substances - examples fully explained

Respiration - aerobic and anaerobic in plants (and animals)

Hormone control of plant growth and uses of plant hormones

Plant diseases and defences against pathogens and pests

How to produce new varieties of plants

Genetic engineering: Uses including GM crops & food security

See also Adaptations, lots explained including plant examples

and a section on Stem cells and uses - meristems in plants

and section on plants in Cloning - tissue culture of plants


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Evolution, Adaptations, Speciation and Classification notes indexes

Evolution: theories and evidence, variation, speciation, extinctions, selective breeding

Classification: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, Linnaeus naming system, DNA, modern classification and a 'tree of life'

Evolution: adaptations - types of plant and animal examples described and explained

See also ....

Introduction to plant and animal cell structure - comparisons

How to produce new varieties of plants

An introduction to genetic variation and the formation and consequence of mutations


Sub-indexes of notes on the environment:  ecology, communities, cycles, decay, sustainable food security, biodiversity, food chains, energy chains, food webs, pyramids of numbers, pyramids of biomass

Carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, water cycle, decomposition - decay investigation, biogas

Ecosystems - biotic and abiotic factors - interactions between organisms - interdependency

Food chains, food webs, trophic levels, pyramids of numbers or biomass, transfer efficiency

Adaptations, lots of examples explained including extremophiles

Food security - population growth and sustainability issues, ways of increasing production

Biodiversity and ecological surveying - using quadrats & transects, methods of trapping animals

Biodiversity, land management, waste management, maintaining ecosystems, conservation

See also from GCSE chemistry and physics revision notes on pollution and climate change

Fossil fuel air pollution - incomplete combustion, carbon monoxide & soot particulates

Pollution, Accidents and Economic Aspects of the Petrochemical Industry

Greenhouse effect, global warming, climate change, carbon footprint from fossil fuel burning

Fossil fuel air pollution - effects of sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides

and section in The absorption and emission of radiation by materials - including global warming


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Basic Science Quizzes for UK KS3 science students aged ~12-14, ~US grades 6-8

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Some basic revision quizzes from KS3 Science - Biology (~age 11-13, US grade ~6-8)

These indicate what you should know BEFORE doing your GCSE/IGCSE biology course (~age 14-16)

QUIZ "Types of cell structure, organs and their function"

QUIZ "Human reproduction, genetics and inheritance"

QUIZ "Variation, classification, Ecology: environment, food chains"

QUIZ "Food, nutrition, digestion and health issues"

QUIZ "Respiration, function of heart and lungs, health issues" 

QUIZ "Microbes, diseases, protection, drugs and health issues" 

QUIZ "Fitness, health, skeleton and muscles"

QUIZ "Plants: photosynthesis, food and reproduction"


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LINKS for my revision pages for the GCSE 9-1 science-biology courses

Revision Summaries for the new GCSE BIOLOGY courses that started with Y10 in Sept. 2016

MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHETHER YOU ARE DOING SEPARATE SCIENCES OR COMBINED SCIENCES

AQA GCSE Biology 8461  1st Paper Topics 1-4

or Combined Science Trilogy Biology 1 Topics 1-4

AQA GCSE Biology 8461  2nd Paper Topics 5-7

or Combined Science Trilogy Biology 2 Topics 5-7

Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Biology 1st Paper Topics 1-5

or Combined Science Biology 1 Topics 1-5

Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Biology 2nd Paper Topics 1, 6-9

or Combined Science Biology 2 Topics 1, 6-9

OCR (9-1) Gateway Science GCSE Biology A 1st Paper Topics B1-3

or Combined Science A Biology 1 Topics B1-3

OCR (9-1) Gateway Science GCSE Biology A 2nd Paper Topics B4-6

or Combined Science A Biology 1 Topics B4-6

OCR (9-1) 21st Century Science GCSE Biology B Chapters B1-3

or GCSE Combined Science B biology B1-B3

OCR (9-1) 21st Century Science GCSE Biology B Chapters B4-6

or GCSE Combined Science B biology B1-B3

Find your GCSE science/biology course for more help links to revision notes


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