This fully-resourced lesson explores how reproductive isolation can potentially lead to the formation of a new species by speciation . The engaging PowerPoint and accompanying resources have been designed to cover point 5.19 of the Pearson Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters Nuffield) specification which states that students should understand how isolation reduces gene flow between populations which can lead to allopatric or sympatric speciation.
The lesson begins by using the example of a hinny, which is the hybrid offspring of a horse and a donkey, to challenge students to recall the biological classification of a species. Moving forwards, students are introduced to the idea of speciation and the key components of this process, such as isolation and selection pressures, are covered and discussed in detail. Understanding and prior knowledge checks are included throughout the lesson to allow the students to not only assess their progress against the current topic but also to make links to earlier topics in the specification. Time is taken to look at the details of allopatric speciation and how the different mutations that arise in the isolated populations and genetic drift will lead to genetic changes. The example of allopatric speciation in wrasse fish because of the isthmus of Panama is used to allow the students to visualise this process. The final part of the lesson considers sympatric speciation and again a wide variety of tasks are used to enable a deep understanding to be developed.
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Topic 4: Biodiversity and natural resources (Edexcel SNAB)
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As the first topic to be taught at the start at the second year of the Pearson Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters Nuffield) course, topic 5 is very important and the content includes the key reaction of photosynthesis. All 9 of the lessons included in this bundle are highly detailed and have been filled with a wide variety of tasks which will engage and motivate the students whilst covering the following specification points: * Understand the terms ecosystem, community, population and habitat * The numbers and distribution of organisms in a habitat are controlled by biotic and abiotic factors * The concept of niche * The overall reaction of photosynthesis * The phosphorylation of ADP and the hydrolysis of ATP * The light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis * The light-independent reactions of photosynthesis * The products of the Calvin cycle * The structure of the chloroplasts and the role of this organelle in photosynthesis * Be able to calculate net primary productivity * Know the relationship between NPP, GPP and R * The effect of temperature on the rate of enzyme activity * Isolation reduces gene flow and leads to allopatric and sympatric speciation If you would like to sample the quality of the lessons in this bundle, then download the light-independent reactions and isolation and speciation lessons as these have been uploaded for free
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