Ideal for first lesson back after lockdown for a bit of revision, or for a ‘fun’ end of term activity. Would work for remote learning.
Includes a powerpoint for the quiz, a student answer sheet and a teacher MS with follow up questions to go with each picture. Virtually all pictures and questions are relevant to AQA, OCR and Edexcel.
*Now updated with improved fonts and new-style answer sheet!
These worksheets are part of the AQA Section 5 A-level Biology Worksheet Bundle.
My students love completing these visually appealing worksheets, which break topics down into manageable chunks. Useful as a revision exercise or as a quick assessment.
All worksheets are black and white to allow students to add colour to the diagrams, a process which is thought to aid the formation of visual memories.
Includes 5 worksheets covering:
structure of mitochondria / sites of aerobic respiration
glycolysis
the link reaction & Krebs cycle
oxidative phosphorylation
anaerobic respiration (lactate fermentation and alcoholic fermentation).
For most worksheets, differentiated versions are included:
where appropriate, a version containing just the diagram for more confident students to annotate themselves.
a scaffolded version, with ‘fill in the gap’ structure.
Completed versions are included (for oxidative phosphorylation, answers for both permutations of total ATP produced are included, in order to cover all exam boards i.e. 32 / 38 total ATP). These could be used as handouts if you are short of time.
*Similar style worksheets also available for:
Cell structure
Protein synthesis
Tissue fluid formation
Immune response
CO2 transport
Respiration
Energy transfers
Nutrient cycles
Epigenetics
Inheritance
Kidney
Receptors
Nervous Impulses
Blood glucose control
In vivo and in vitro cloning
If you find these worksheets useful I would really appreciate a positive review. Equally, any constructive feedback would be gratefully received and changes can be made accordingly!
Based on my +15 years as a science educator and extensive past paper analysis, these flashcards have been created to help students learn the key marking points for A-level Biology.
Concise, mapped to the specification and based on past mark schemes.
Print & assemble and then use to teach yourself the correct marking points.
Please note, these flashcards don’t cover the required practicals but required practical revision sheets are available separately, or together with the complete set of flashcards as part of the Ultimate AQA A-level Biology Revision Bundle.
The Ultimate AQA A-level Biology Revision Bundle includes:
Section 1-8 Flashcards
Practical skill flashcards
Required practical 1-12 revision sheets
Year 13 spaced repetition timetable
Printable weekly revision timetable
Now UPDATED with clearer fonts. Download includes a coloured version & a black and white version.
Revision checklist for AQA A-level Biology. Designed for use with the following revision method:
Step 1: make revision resources** for a topic e.g. flashcards, mindmaps.
Step 2: use these revision resources to actively revise the topic.
Step 3: complete topic-specific exam questions.
Step 4: mark questions and annotate revision notes with any missed information.
Step 5: repeat until you are achieving a mark that is comparable to your desired final grade.
Step 6: move onto the next topic!
** If you don’t have time to make your own revision resources, flashcards & revision questions & answers are available to purchase in my Tes shop! The flashcards and revision questions & answers contain very similar information, so there is no need to use both - pick whichever format you prefer.
AQA GCSE required practical revision notes/sheets covering all of the Biology Required Practicals (for triple science).
Despite being worth 15% of the marks, so many students don’t allocate specific revision time to the required practicals. I designed these sheets for my own students to encourage specific revision of the practicals and have seen a great improvement in practical knowledge and the ability to answer practical-based questions.
Each sheet includes an example method and most importantly, exam-style questions and model answers.
The model answers for the exam-style questions have been written based on previous mark schemes, but I cannot guarantee that future mark schemes will be exactly the same. The model answers are for guidance only. Students should be encouraged to use these sheets as a starting point and update/annotate them with any further information as needed.
Please note that I can accept no responsibility for your final exam grade should you choose to use these revision resources. These resources are intended to help students actively revise, but students should be aware that a high proportion of the marks in your exams are AO2 and AO3 marks and students should therefore use a variety of resources and techniques in preparation for all of the question styles that will be encountered in the exam. Whilst these resources have been written with past mark schemes in mind, there is no guarantee that future mark schemes will be the same.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this resource, but I am only human, so if you spot an error, please email teachsecondaryscience@gmail.com and the resource will be updated ASAP.
AQA Required practical revision notes/sheets covering the 12 A-level required practicals (redox indicator & respirometer included for required practical 9)
Despite being worth 15% of the marks, so many students don’t allocate specific revision time to the required practicals. I designed these sheets for my own students to encourage specific revision of the practicals and have seen a great improvement in practical knowledge and the ability to answer practical-based questions.
Each sheet includes key information, an example method (where relevant) and most importantly, exam-style questions and model answers.
The model answers for the exam-style questions have been written based on previous mark schemes, but I cannot guarantee that future mark schemes will be exactly the same. The model answers are for guidance only. Students should be encouraged to use these sheets as a starting point and update/annotate with any further information as needed.
This resource can also be purchased as part of the Ultimate AQA A-level Biology Revision Bundle, which includes:
Section 1-8 Flashcards
Practical skill flashcards
Required practical 1-12 revision sheets
Year 13 spaced repetition timetable
Printable weekly revision timetable
Please note that I can accept no responsibility for your final exam grade should you choose to use these revision resources. These resources are intended to help students actively revise, but students should be aware that a high proportion of the marks in your exams are AO2 and AO3 marks and students should therefore use a variety of resources and techniques in preparation for all of the question styles that will be encountered in the exam. Whilst these resources have been written with past mark schemes in mind, there is no guarantee that future mark schemes will be the same.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this resource, but I am only human, so if you spot an error, please email teachsecondaryscience@gmail.com and the resource will be updated ASAP.
UPDATE June 2024: resource has been updated based on more recent mark schemes.
Over 475 revision questions & answers covering the AQA AS Biology specification.
Based on past mark schemes (there is no guarantee that future mark schemes will be the same).
Comprehensive resource useful for students to test themselves or to enable someone from a non-science background to test them.
Please note that I can accept no responsibility for your final exam grade should you choose to use these revision resources. These resources are intended to help students actively revise, but students should be aware that a high proportion of the marks in your exams are AO2 and AO3 marks and students should therefore use a variety of resources and techniques in preparation for all of the question styles that will be encountered in the exam. Whilst these resources have been written with past mark schemes in mind, there is no guarantee that future mark schemes will be the same.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this resource, but I am only human, so if you spot an error, please email teachsecondaryscience@gmail.com and the resource will be updated ASAP.
AQA A-level Biology Spaced Repetition Timetable for Year 13 2024-2025
The timetable has 5 repetitions of each topic scheduled (efforts have been made to group together topics that are often linked in synoptic questions at least once).
Includes instructions for use and a list of essays that students should try and complete from December onwards (2 essays per month). Please note no mark schemes are included for the essays, the essay list is included to encourage spaced practice of a broad-range of essay titles.
A blank version of the timetable is also included (with only topics and dates completed) in case students wish to plan their own timings for repetitions.
This timetable can also be purchased as part of the Ultimate AQA A-level Biology Revision Bundle, which includes:
Section 1-8 Flashcards
Required practical revision sheets
Practical skill flashcards
Year 13 spaced repetition timetable
Kidney summary worksheets for A-level Biology.
What’s included?
Structure of the nephron & formation of glomerular filtrate.
Selective reabsorption (including co-transport of glucose).
The role of the loop of Henle in water reabsorption (maintenance of a sodium ion gradient) - one version suitable for AQA, one version suitable for OCR (includes chloride ions in the explanation).
Osmoregulation (role of ADH)
Includes differentiated versions of each worksheet (one scaffolded ‘fill in the blank’ style worksheet, and one with completly blank answer spaces).
Full answer sheets are included, which could also be used as a handout.
Encourage students to add colour to the worksheets to aid formation of visual memories.
Similar worksheets available for:
Cell structure
Protein Synthesis
Tissue fluid
CO2 transport
Immune response
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Inheritance
Control of blood glucose concentration
The Kidney
Energy transfers
Nutrient cycles
Receptors
Epigenetics
In vivo and in vitro cloning
Concise, mapped to the specification and based on past mark schemes.
Print & assemble and then use to teach yourself the correct marking points for each topic.
Contains 372 flashcards covering Section 5, 6 , 7 and 8 of the AQA A-level Biology Specification.
Please note, these flashcards don’t cover the required practicals but required practical revision sheets are available separately.
These flashcards can also be purchased as part of the Ultimate AQA A-level Biology Revision Bundle, which includes:
Section 1-8 Flashcards
Practical skill flashcards
Required practical 1-12 revision sheets
Year 13 spaced repetition timetable
Printable weekly revision timetable
Please note that I can accept no responsibility for your final exam grade should you choose to use these revision resources. These resources are intended to help students actively revise, but students should be aware that a high proportion of the marks in your exams are AO2 and AO3 marks and students should therefore use a variety of resources and techniques in preparation for all of the question styles that will be encountered in the exam. Whilst these resources have been written with past mark schemes in mind, there is no guarantee that future mark schemes will be the same.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this resource, but I am only human, so if you spot an error, please email teachsecondaryscience@gmail.com and the resource will be updated ASAP.
My students love completing these visually appealing worksheets, which break topics down into manageable chunks. Useful as a revision exercise or as a quick assessment.
All worksheets are black and white to allow students to add colour to the diagrams, a process which is thought to aid the formation of visual memories.
Photosynthesis pack Includes 4 worksheets covering:
structure/function of chloroplasts
light dependent reaction
light independent reaction *
limiting factors of photosynthesis
2 different light independent reaction worksheets are included - one with ‘TP’ for AQA/OCR, and the other with ‘GALP’, for those teaching the Edexcel specification.
For each worksheet, differentiated versions are included:
a version containing just the diagram, for more confident students to annotate themselves.
a scaffolded version, with ‘fill in the gap’ structure.
Completed versions with answers are also included.
Respiration pack Includes 5 worksheets covering:
structure of mitochondria / sites of aerobic respiration
glycolysis
the link reaction & Krebs cycle
oxidative phosphorylation
anaerobic respiration (lactate fermentation and alcoholic fermentation).
For most worksheets, differentiated versions are included:
where appropriate, a version containing just the diagram, for more confident students to annotate themselves.
a scaffolded version, with ‘fill in the gap’ structure.
Completed versions with answers are also included (for oxidative phosphorylation, answers for both permutations of total ATP produced are included, in order to cover all exam boards i.e. 32 / 38 total ATP).
Concise, mapped to the specification and based on past mark schemes.
Print & assemble and then use to teach yourself the correct marking points for each topic.
Contains 354 flashcards covering Section 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the AQA A-level Biology Specification.
Please note, these flashcards don’t cover the required practicals but required practical revision sheets are available separately, or together with the flashcards as part of the spaced repetition summer holiday bundle.
These flashcards can also be purchased as part of the Ultimate AQA A-level Biology Revision Bundle, which includes:
Section 1-8 Flashcards
Practical skill flashcards
Required practical 1-12 revision sheets
Year 13 spaced repetition timetable
Printable weekly revision timetable
Please note that I can accept no responsibility for your final exam grade should you choose to use these revision resources. These resources are intended to help students actively revise, but students should be aware that a high proportion of the marks in your exams are AO2 and AO3 marks and students should therefore use a variety of resources and techniques in preparation for all of the question styles that will be encountered in the exam. Whilst these resources have been written with past mark schemes in mind, there is no guarantee that future mark schemes will be the same.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this resource, but I am only human, so if you spot an error, please email teachsecondaryscience@gmail.com and the resource will be updated ASAP.
Serial dilution / dilution series calculation worksheet for A-level Biology.
Part of a growing bundle of worksheets aimed at improving maths skill confidence for A-level Biologists.
21 marks of AS/A2 exam style serial dilution / dilution series questions.
Full mark scheme and serial dilution explanation/method with worked example included.
Of particular relevance to AQA required practicals 3 and 6. However, the questions are not exam board specific and would be useful to any practical involving serial dilutions.
Percentage change and Hardy-Weinberg calculation worksheets also available.
Self-assessment maths and statistics skills booklet aimed at helping those students who do not do A-level Maths/Chemistry/Physics and lack confidence with the maths requirement.
Full mark scheme included (full solutions, not just the final answer).
Contains 63 marks worth of questions involving:
percentage change
graph drawing
dilution calculations
ratios
uncertainties
logarithms
bacterial division calculations
standard form
magnification
rate of reaction
unit conversions
significant figures
chi-squared
Student’s t-test
Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
Index of diversity
Relevant for all exam boards with the exception of the index of diversity question, which uses the AQA/Edexcel equation as opposed to the slightly different equation used for OCR.
UPDATED with coloured diagrams on answer sheets.
Visually appealing worksheets covering the inheritance topic of A-level Biology. Designed with the AQA exam board in mind (incomplete dominance is not relevant to AQA, but has been included to allow teachers of other exam boards to use this resource - codominance and incomplete dominance are not the same thing!).
Includes 7 worksheets covering:
Multiple alleles
Codominant alleles
Incomplete dominance
Dihybrid crosses
Sex linkage
Autosomal linkage
Dominant and recessive epistasis
Due the complexity of this topic, I find these worksheets are useful to introduce each type of inheritance, before moving onto exam-style questions.
Also useful as a revision / homework exercise.
All worksheets are black and white to allow students to add colour to the diagrams, a process which is thought to aid the formation of visual memories.
Full answer sheets are included.
Similar worksheets are available for:
Cell structure
Immune response
Protein Synthesis
Tissue fluid formation
Carbon dioxide transport
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Energy transfers
Nutrient Cycles
Receptors
Nerve Impulses
The Kidney
Succession
Epigenetics
In vivo and in vitro cloning
Three worksheets covering part of Section 8 of the AQA A-level Biology specification:
Producing DNA fragments (reverse transcriptase, restriction endonucleases & gene machines).
In vivo cloning (summary of isolation - insertion - transformation - identification - culturing). Please note that a DETAILED EXPLANATION OF SPECIFIC MARKER GENES is NOT INCLUDED in this resource.
In vitro cloning / PCR
(Where relevant, a scaffolded gap-fill style version and a blank version is included).
Full answer sheets are included, which could alternatively be used as handouts/revision sheets.
My students love completing these visually appealing worksheets, which break topics down into manageable chunks. Useful as a revision exercise or as a quick assessment.
All worksheets are black and white to allow students to add colour to the diagrams, a process which is thought to aid the formation of visual memories.
Similar worksheets available on:
Cell structure
Immune response
Carbon dioxide transport
Tissue fluid formation
Protein synthesis
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Nutrient Cycles
Energy transfers
Protein synthesis
Epigenetics
Inheritance
Control of blood glucose concentration
The kidney
Receptors
Nerve Impulses
Visually appealing worksheet summarising the process of carbon dioxide transport.
What is included?
A scaffolded version (‘fill in the gap’ style).
A blank version.
A fully completed version (which could be used as a handout).
Great as a revision aid or quick homework exercise. Encourage the addition of colour to the worksheet to aid the formation of visual memories.
Similar style worksheets available for protein synthesis, tissue fluid formation, respiration, photosynthesis, epigenetics & inheritance.
UPDATE MAY 2024: This resource has been updated based on more recent mark schemes.
Comprehensive revision question and answer tables for section 1 of the AQA AS / A2 Biology specification. Excellent revision resource for self-assessment.
Set of 88 flashcards covering practical skills & experimental design. Suitable for all exam boards.
Covers topics such as:
Different types of variable
Accuracy / precision / repeatability etc
Uncertainty
Range / standard deviation
Choice of statistical test
Choice of graph
Basic practical skills such as scientific drawing rules, eye piece graticule calibration etc
There is some ambiguity when it comes to mark schemes on questions such as accuracy/precision - with different exam boards sometimes having slightly different answers. I have tried to include the most appropriate answer on the flashcards, but if anyone disagrees with any of the answers - please do leave a review and I will alter the answers accordingly!
This download is the same as the Module 1 OCR A-level Biology flashcards.
Printable revision timetables ideal for GCSE and A-level students.
Download contains 4 different colour options, plus one black and white version.
For each different colour, there is an option with time slots already completed & a blank version for students to choose their own timings for each session.
The two hour slots at the beginning & end of each day are for completing past papers - for any other revision, make sure you have a break after 1 hour of revising. I personally don’t suggest students timetable revision for early in the morning and late in the evening on the same day - choosing one or the other is usually best, depending on when students work best.