This booklet cover key methods that farmers are using to improve food production for the Human population. The booklet covers : Methods of making food production more efficient In plans using selective breeding, chemical fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides etc in animals using selective breeding and the use of antibiotics

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 lesson focuses on coronary heart disease and its components of diet that increase its risk: Obesity salt Fats Cholesterol make up of High dentisty Lipoproteins (HDLs) and Low density Lipoproteins (LDLs)

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 resource has everything needed to teach and learn about the heart at OCR A level. The booklet starts at the basic structure of the heart and the main structures of heart anatomy both internal and external. The Structure is explained using a simple gap fill activity to allow students to learn and complete the first page of the booklet. The next is labeling the external and internal structures to allow students to orientate themselves. The next part of the booklet explains the key stages in the cardiac cycle using a simple gap fill and then goes on to explain the cardiac cycle graph with clear labels of what is happening the pressure changes in the atria and ventricles. The next part of the booklet explains the initiation of the cardiac cycle how the cardiac cells are myogenic and how the natural pacemaker SAN node triggers a wave of excitation over the atria and how the AVN node triggers ventricular contraction. The last part of the booklet explains ECG graphs and what each part does and how to recognise abnormal ECG traces.

The booklet covers the difficult concept of how haemoglobin transports oxygen around the body and how the haemoglobin undergoes configurational change so that it bonds oxygen more easily after the first oxygen has joined. The booklet then introduces Oxygen dissociation curves why they are sigmoid shape and how they are made including what the partial pressures means in terms of tissues in the body. There are various amount of tasks in the booklet students are challenged to make a dissociation curve with some data and need to answer some key questions on what is happening at different parts of the graph in relation to partial pressure and haemoglobin shape. The booklet then compares haemoglobin with both myglobin the oxygen storage molecule found in muscles and foetal haemoglobin. Both have questions on what these molecules do and where they are situated on the oxygen dissociation curve graph in relation to adult haemoglobin. The booklet then introduces carbon dioxide transport in great detail and the three main methods it is transported in the blood. The booklet then finishes on the Bohr effect and how carbon dioxide affects the oxygen dissociation curve and what happens when different carbon dioxide concentrations affect haemogobin loading and unloading.

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 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 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 Biotechnology booklet Introduces some key terms regarding Biotechnology and the many different uses of microorganisms in Biotechnology. The introduction of Primary and secondary metabolites and when they are produced in the microbial growth curve. There are some deep level thinking questions to challenge learners. The booklet then goes on to explain some key Biotechnological processes and the microbes involved covering : The production of food, pharmaceutical drugs, commercial enzymes and Bioremediation. The booklet then introduces industrial scale fermenters and the key factors that can affect microbial growth. The booklet contains picture of a standard fermenter and a power point resource that pupils can use to label and learn the key parts. The Booklet then briefly compares Batch and Continuous culture and the key differences between them. The last page contains the key terms of aseptic technique, asepsis and Contaminants and the results of what happens if contaminants enter in the fermenter and why asepsis is key to pure culture. Lastly the challenges faced when scaling up small scale fermenters to industrial scale.

This A level Booklet resource contains all the vital information needed on the evolution and formation of new species. The booklet is designed to be filled in with the class as you teach them about the two main mechanisms of Allopatric and Sympatric Speciation The booklet introduces Demes and the idea of reproductive isolation and Genetic drift. It then goes into the main types of speciation: Allopatric and Sympatric speciation with some very clear and easy to understand examples. The booklet finishes on other sympatric speciation mechanisms such as Ecological, Temporal and Mechanical isolation.

This introduction to Biological molecules looks at the key chemical groups found in living molecules a long with the basic summary of all the key Biological molecules found in living organisms

This Booklet explores the key biological molecule of Carbohydrates exploring monosaccaharides first and then moving on to complex carbohydrates such as starch, cellulose and glycogen

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

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

This A level Biology OCR booklet on the three types of muscles It includes: The structural and functional differences in : Involuntary/smooth muscle Cardiac muscle Voluntary/Skeletal muscle A full detailed summary table that helps with Revision

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