Photosynthesis Question Pack

Photosynthesis Question Pack & Answers can be found here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11VmL0X2LZviHArGMZBoUQQG61fOlRaM_JY0E16LgFrw/edit?usp=sharing

Year 13 Easter work

Dear Year 13,

Please look at the following work about genetic screening over the Easter holidays. (13B, we will be covering this when we get back).

Gap-fill notes: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FO28aN-FYOTZJQziBik3zpLfrxY1akz_vj8gHSMDdpM/edit?usp=sharing

Exam Qs with markscheme: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YK1JJB2IuY5QlV5j8eYhY98BoZuzvPp1slsQLzNchfs/edit?usp=sharing

Have a lovely break and make sure you revise but also get a bit of rest!

Ms Ingamells

Cover work for 13B Biology Friday 31st March (13E feel free to use these questions as well!)

Dear Year 13,

You can find the exam questions for your cover for tomorrow here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0y_xLrfKk5sZXktVl9LZFJZejA/view?usp=sharing

Please complete them by next lesson.

Ms Ingamells

A useful website for the history of the development of insulin as a treatment for diabetes:

https://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/insulin/discovery-insulin.html

Human Genome Project resources

Y13 Biologists:

The video we used in today's lesson can be found here: https://youtu.be/WX8V1SWQbFw

And further resources can be found here: http://www.yourgenome.org/


Please look around that website - it will be useful for revision but also for those of you who are going to study Biology or similar at University!

More questions and mark scheme for Gene Expression, Cancer and siRNA

The markscheme and the questions we have been working on for Gene Expression, Cancer and siRNA can be found here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/171u1yuebXcYFiNwUhZa5BrjAgQzgA9k1LQjWDtTyLb0/edit?usp=sharing

Mark Scheme for gene expression questions

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YCygmi1rTsvfSMzaiidRpQrruA-o8lYWtKK9lKsnYIM/edit?usp=sharing

The mark scheme for the gene expression question pack can be found here.

Ms Ingamells

Essays for the half term

Year 13 Essay Titles for over the half term

Choose a minimum of 1 title to write over the holiday, under exam conditions (40 mins):


"The importance of shapes fitting together within cells and organisms"

"The movement of substances within living organisms"

"DNA and the transfer of information"

Bring in for the first lesson back.

Have a great half term!

Ms Ingamells

Year 13 Biologists, this website is the one I am using to help provide resources for our lessons on epigenetics. You may find it useful!


http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/epigenetics/

Don't forget about your homework, and keep an eye on the blog for essay titles for over the half term break.

Ms Ingamells

Biology homework from Ms Ingamells:

For 13E please read by Monday 6th Feb
For 13B please read by Thursday 9th Feb

Read the article on the Dutch Famine.

What role did epigenetics play in the development of first & second generation offspring?

Article can be found here: http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/features/142195/beyond-dna-epigenetics

or here: http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/print/2195

Feel free to read around the topic as well!

Biology Book Answers

Dear all Year 12 & 13 Biologists,

This link gives answers to the practice questions in the book so that you can mark your work - with thanks to Miss Seller, who found it!

https://global.oup.com/education/content/secondary/series/aqa-a-level-sciences/aqa-alevel-sciences-student-book-answers/?region=uk

Ms Ingamells