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Variation & overproduction
To understand how natural selection leads to evolution it is important to know about variation and overproduction of offspring. These two concepts are the key to understanding evolution. In this activity...
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Adding “sticky notes” to any page
All students with student access can now personalise their view of website pages by adding notes to a page or highlighting selected text on any page and adding an annotation ("sticky note"). Annotations...
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Brain structure - model answers
These are model answers for the activities on the page The brain Here are suggested model answers for the activity Brain structure and function on the page The brain As model answers they don't cover...
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The brain
The human brain rapidly develops from the neural tube and a hugely complex organ results. In this activity understanding of the structure and function of the brain is developed using a great resource...
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D4.2 Sustainability - revision quiz
This test contains a set of revision questions to use in preparation for assessed on this topic. There are several question styles and answers with explanations....
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A4.2 Conservation - revision quiz
This test contains a set of revision questions to use in preparation for assessed on this topic. There are several question styles and answers with explanations....
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B4.1 Adaptation to environment
Theme B - Form and function & Level 4 - Ecosystems This topic covers the adaptations of plants and animals to their habitats. Starting with coastline ecosystems of sand dunes and mangrove swamps the...
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D4.1 Natural selection - revision quiz
This test contains a set of revision questions to help students prepare to be assessed on this topic. There are several question styles and answers with explanations....
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Food Webs
Trophic levels and feeding relationships begin this activity and then the terms autotroph, heterotroph, carnivore, secondary consumer are used in a card sorting activity. These cards are provide the animals...
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Dichotomous key - model answers
This page shows suggestions of model answers for the Dichotomous key activity on the page Biodiversity of species & DNA These are suggestions, not a mark scheme, and many other wordings would also be...