GCSE Biology
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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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This course was written by Steven Longley and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.-
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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.
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Movement of Substances
How substances can get into and out of cells.
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Enzymes
Biological catalysts which speed up and control all the chemical reactions which occur in living things.
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Heart and Circulation
The structure of the heart, how it beats and how blood is carried arround the body.
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 Blood and Immunity
What blood is made of and what it does. How our white blood cells fight infection.-
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Homeostasis
Keeping the body's internal environment the same.-
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Photosynthesis
How plants make food from simple substances using the energy in light.
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Diet and Nutrition
What foods we need to eat and what they are needed for.-
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Mammalian Teeth
Structure of teeth and dental health
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Digestion
How food is broken down into its components and absorbed into the body.
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Respiration
How energy is release from food.
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Breathing
How we get oxygen into our blood and get rid of carbon dioxide.-
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Support and Movement
The functions of the skeleton and how muscles work to cause movement.-
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Nervous System
Nerves and how they work and build together to form a rapid method of communicating in the body.-
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Sensory System
How the body senses the environment and passes the information to the brain.
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Hormones
How chemicals can be used to transmit messages through an organism.
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Ecology
Living things and how they interact with their surroundings.-
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Plant Reproduction
How plants reproduce and disperse.-
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Animal Reproduction
Animal reproduction using humans as an example.
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Genetics
How DNA, the code of life, determines our characteristics.
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Biotechnology
Using genetic engineering and microbiology in medicine and manufacturing.
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