This power-point can go with the Booklet or on its own. It covers a whole lesson on the mechanisms that control gene expression in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. These include Transcription control e.g Chromatin remodelling and histone modifcation Post -transcriptional control e.g RNA processing and editing Translational control e.g Inhibitory proteins and initiation factors Post -translational control e.g phosphate groups and protein shortening

This detailed resources on food spoilage and microorganisms covers a wide range of issues including : why microorganisms spoil our food preventing food spoilage covering: preventing food spoilage at low temperatures e.g fridge, freezers and freeze dried food, the science behind how it stops microorganism growth. Preventing food spoilage with low water potential solutions such as salting and with jams etc Preventing food spoilage with solutions with low pH such as pickling Preventing food spoilage with heat treatment ovens and pasteurised milk Preventing food spoilage with Irradiation in canning and plastic wrapping

This essential booklet covers the key aspects of organisation of the nervous system which includes: The central nervous system recap of a relay neurone Diagrammatic section of a reflex arc The Peripheral Nervous system Somatic Nervous system Autonomic Nervous system How the nervous system is organised The motor pathways for the autonomic and Somatic nervous systems The sympathetic subsystems The Parasympathetic subsystems Consolidation questions

This is a A level Biology OCR Genetic Engineering Booklet that will last the whole lesson. It covers : The basic process of Genetic Engineering Methods how the gene is obtained Restriction enzymes and their Recognition sites Vectors used to get the genetic material into the desired cell

This full interactive lesson booklet on DNA sequencing defines DNA sequencing then starts off explaining past techniques such as shot gun sequencing step by step and their associated problems. The booklet then focuses on Fredrick Sangers technique of DNA sequencing and how he first cracked the process using radioactive dideoxy nucleotides. The technique goes into detail step by step. The booklet then focuses on modern day sequencing and Next Gen sequencing. The booklet then focuses how flourescent dyes and high processing power computers have dramatically changed the rate at which DNA is sequenced. Lastly the uses of DNA sequencing have been covered

This Resource will last for a 1 hour lesson and pupils will need to fill in the Booklet. The Booklet covers the key principles of Homeostasis and Communication that are learned at GCSE and it build on them to stretch and challenge pupils

Full A level Booklet to teach the difficult topic of the Kidney’s Loop of Henle structure and function

This is a Booklet resource with answers and allows students to understand functions of the Liver by filling in the Booklet and using the diagrams provided. This can be activity can be done independently or teacher led. It can last the whole lesson and would be ideal with looking at Liver tissue or modeling out the Ornithine cycle

This full 10 page Booklet on plant hormones plant responses to herbivory seed germination Apical dominance Abiotic responses to stress Tropisms Tropisms historical investigations

This OCR A level Biology Resource on Gene therapy is a full lesson of learning the past, present and future of Gene therapy. It covers : The process of gene delivery and their main mechanisms vectors for gene delivery and their advantages/disadvantages Some key Trials that took place in the past their results and set backs It covers the key difference between Somatic cell gene therapy and Germ line gene therapy and what their future challenges are.

This full lesson Booklet is the perfect resource to inform and educate students in the most latest developments of Biology in the 21st century. The Booklet begins introducing what the advancements in DNA sequencing have done and how they have produced a large amount of processed data and information and that this has resulted in the development of a brand new are n Biology called Bioinformatics. The booklet then explains as a result of all the information gathered comparison studies have been used to look at the firstly the genome size of different organisms and the number of functional genes they possess. The booklet then demonstrates an inter species comparison study looking at Beta haemoglobin and how a single mutation can lead to disease such as sickle cell anaemia and how Bioinformatics can compare all the different species data and find similarities are closely related to each other. The resource then touches on more complex disease such as cancer and the BRCA gene. The Booklet then explains how pharmaceutical companies are using Bioinformatics to focus on SNPs and using them to make new drugs. This then follows on into the NHS current project the 100,000 genome project and how Bioinformatics will be used. The booklet finishes on two exciting future developments using Bioinformatics synthetic Biology and Proteomics.

This OCR Biology A level resource on Biotechnology and how Microorganisms make food: This resource cover the production of: Yogurt Bread Cheese Wine and beer Single cell protein (Quorn)

This introduction to the key components needed for a balanced diet and what they do for the body

This resource covers the OCR syllabus on PLant transport- Translocation. Firstly it defines what translocation is and then further explains the key terms of source and sink regarding the translocation of sugars. The booklet then further explains the key cells the make up the Phloem tissue, their components and functions. It then goes on to explain the content of the sieve tubes and the reason why Sucrose is transported not glucose. The resource then explains how translocation occurs using the mass flow hypothesis. It shows the key mechanism how Sucrose is loaded into the phloem using a co-transporter. The booklet then shows with clearly labelled diagrams how sucrose is moved along the phloem. The finishing page focuses on the difficult 2021 Translocation question on how glucose produced in photosynthesis is translocated to parts of the plant where glucose is metabolised and stored.

This Biology OCR A level teaching resource is a great method of teaching and revising specifically plant cloning at A level It covers: Natural Clones advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction Vegetative Propagation advantages and disadvantages of Vegetative Propagation Artificial Clones Grafting Cuttings Micropropagation (tissue culture) advantages and disadvantages of tissue culture Plant cloning questions

The resource is for pupils undertaking GCSE Science/ Biology and the topic of Monoclonal Antibodies how they are made and their uses. It consists of a starter and main activity that is called 7 monkeys ( This is a teaching and learning activity that really helps pupils remember a hard and difficult topic of Biology) Pupils will be given paper and the teacher will talk them through the process of making monoclonal Antibodies. This will be learned through pupils making their own diagrams and drawings to the sequence Two previous pupils drawing are attached to help for SEN pupils

This resource booklet explores the Biological importance of water to life and how the key biochemical properties of water enable life to exist on our planet.

This extremely challenging content is easily explained in the OCR Biology A level Sliding Filament Theory Booklet It includes : Skeletal muscle Histology The structure of the myofibril The structure of a sarcomere How the muscle contracts -sliding filament theory How contractions change the pattern of banding Maintenance of ATP

The lesson covers the key stage 3 UK National curriculum on Classification. The resource covers Classification based on groupings or branches. It looks into the main Kingdoms of life including plants and animals It compares invertabrates and vertabrates It looks at the key characteristics of Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians and fish. It ends with a fun game on pupils Knowledge of animals Additionally there is some key points on how learning to learn at the end if there is time.

This Booklet covering the main four structures and levels of proteins from the primary level with Amino acids structure and properties to the Quaternary level with Collagen and Heamoglobin