ATL in Biology
Membrane Structure - IB style answers
Multiple choice answers One mark is awarded for each structure correctly drawn and labelled; Phospholipid bi-layer Integral Protein Peripheral protein Cholesterol Glycoproteins Phospholipid – if both...
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Using the coronavirus genome in lessons Free
One of the amazing things about the outbreak of Coronavirus at the end of 2019 was the speed with which the Chinese authorities sequenced and published the whole genome of the virus. The genome can be...
ATL in Biology
Classification of Plants
Starting with some self study activities students begin to learn the names and features of the four plant phyla required for IB. Then, using a dichotomous key students search for examples of each phyla...
ATL in Biology
Reflexes Free
Innate behaviour is not dependent on the environment and can be seen in new born animals before there has been any chance of learning. This behaviour is largely the result of reflex arcs built from sensory...
ATL in Biology
Simpson's diversity - example data model answers
The document below shows suggested model answers to the questions on the Field study example data from a moorland study in France data analysis exercise. It is found on this page Biodiversity estimations...
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Biodiversity estimations
The newspapers are full of alarming headlines about loss of biodiversity, but what does this mean exactly? In this activity students explore species richness and evenness in different examples of field...
ATL in Biology
Simple Chi squared - model answers
The plant blue-eyed Mary grows on Vancouver Island. The population is ‘dimorphic’ for purple blotches on the leaves. (There are two phenotypes - plants with blotches, and plants without blotches). A plant...
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Give students access - new shortcuts Free
It has never been easier to use the student access which goes with the Inthinking teacher site subscription. Most pages on the site have open student access because the page contains resources which...
ATL in Biology
Energy flow - IB style - model answers
1. This diagram represents an Antarctic food web. How is energy lost between the trophic levels? I. Heat loss through cell respirationII. Material not consumedIII. Material not absorbed during digestion...
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Topic 6 Human physiology A3 revision sheet - model answers
This page shows suggestions of model answers for the A3 revision sheet: topic 6 Human physiology A3 revision worksheet Of course this sheet will reassure students who are revisingbut the process of looking...