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Edexcel International GCSE Science Double Award 4SD0 — Biology
1. The Nature and Variety of Living Organisms
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Unit 1 overview: The Nature and Variety of Living Organisms
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1.1.1 Characteristics of Living Organisms
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1.1.1 Characteristics of Living Organisms - MCQ practice (50 questions)
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1.1.1 Characteristics of Living Organisms - MCQ practice part 2 (5 questions)
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1.1.2 Common Features: Eukaryotic Organisms
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1.1.2 Common Features: Eukaryotic Organisms - MCQ practice (16 questions)
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1.1.3 Common Features: Prokaryotic Organisms
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1.1.3 Common Features: Prokaryotic Organisms - MCQ practice (16 questions)
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1.1.4 Pathogens
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1.1.4 Pathogens - MCQ practice (6 questions)
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2. Structure and Function in Living Organisms
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Unit 2 overview: Structure and Function in Living Organisms
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2.1.1 Levels of Organisation
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2.1.1 Levels of Organisation - MCQ practice (29 questions)
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2.2.1 Cell Structures
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2.2.1 Cell Structures - MCQ practice (15 questions)
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2.2.2 Animal and Plant Cells: Similarities and Differences
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2.2.2 Animal and Plant Cells: Similarities and Differences - MCQ practice (15 questions)
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2.3.1 Structure of Biological Molecules
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2.3.1 Structure of Biological Molecules - MCQ practice (34 questions)
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2.3.2 Practical: Food Tests
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2.3.2 Practical: Food Tests - MCQ practice (21 questions)
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2.3.3 Role of Enzymes
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2.3.3 Role of Enzymes - MCQ practice (35 questions)
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2.3.4 Temperature and Enzyme Function
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2.3.4 Temperature and Enzyme Function - MCQ practice (20 questions)
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2.3.5 Practical: Investigating Temperature and Enzyme Activity
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2.3.5 Practical: Investigating Temperature and Enzyme Activity - MCQ practice (20 questions)
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2.3.6 pH and Enzyme Function
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2.3.6 pH and Enzyme Function - MCQ practice (14 questions)
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2.4.1 Diffusion, Osmosis and Active Transport
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2.4.1 Diffusion, Osmosis and Active Transport - MCQ practice (28 questions)
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2.4.2 Factors Affecting the Rate of Movement of Substances
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2.4.2 Factors Affecting the Rate of Movement of Substances - MCQ practice (6 questions)
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2.4.3 Practical: Investigating Diffusion and Osmosis
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2.4.3 Practical: Investigating Diffusion and Osmosis - MCQ practice (14 questions)
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2.5.1 The Process of Photosynthesis
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2.5.1 The Process of Photosynthesis - MCQ practice (6 questions)
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2.5.2 Factors Affecting the Rate of Photosynthesis
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2.5.2 Factors Affecting the Rate of Photosynthesis - MCQ practice (25 questions)
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2.5.3 Leaf: Structure and Adaptations
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2.5.3 Leaf: Structure and Adaptations - MCQ practice (49 questions)
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2.5.4 Plants and Mineral Ions
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2.5.4 Plants and Mineral Ions - MCQ practice (15 questions)
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2.5.5 Practical: Investigating Photosynthesis
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2.5.5 Practical: Investigating Photosynthesis - MCQ practice (10 questions)
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2.5.6 Balanced Diet
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2.5.6 Balanced Diet - MCQ practice (38 questions)
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2.5.7 Human Alimentary Canal: Structure and Function
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2.5.7 Human Alimentary Canal: Structure and Function - MCQ practice (36 questions)
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2.5.8 Peristalsis
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2.5.8 Peristalsis - MCQ practice (9 questions)
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2.5.9 Role of Digestive Enzymes
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2.5.9 Role of Digestive Enzymes - MCQ practice (25 questions)
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2.5.10 Bile
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2.5.10 Bile - MCQ practice (4 questions)
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2.5.11 Small Intestine: Structure and Adaptations
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2.6.1 Process of Respiration
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2.6.1 Process of Respiration - MCQ practice (2 questions)
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2.6.2 Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration
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2.6.2 Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration - MCQ practice (50 questions)
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2.6.2 Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration - MCQ practice part 2 (8 questions)
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2.6.3 Practical: Investigating Respiration
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2.7.1 Structure of the Breathing System
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2.7.1 Structure of the Breathing System - MCQ practice (25 questions)
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2.7.2 Role of the Intercostal Muscles and Diaphragm
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2.7.2 Role of the Intercostal Muscles and Diaphragm - MCQ practice (24 questions)
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2.7.3 Alveoli: Adaptations for Gas Exchange
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2.7.3 Alveoli: Adaptations for Gas Exchange - MCQ practice (6 questions)
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2.7.4 Smoking and the Gas Exchange System
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2.7.5 Practical: The Effect of Exercise on Breathing
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2.7.5 Practical: The Effect of Exercise on Breathing - MCQ practice (10 questions)
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2.8.1 The Need for a Transport System
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2.8.2 Role of the Xylem and Phloem
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2.8.2 Role of the Xylem and Phloem - MCQ practice (28 questions)
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2.8.3 The Blood
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2.8.3 The Blood - MCQ practice (12 questions)
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2.8.4 White Blood Cells and Immunity
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2.8.4 White Blood Cells and Immunity - MCQ practice (10 questions)
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2.8.5 Structure and Function of the Heart
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2.8.5 Structure and Function of the Heart - MCQ practice (30 questions)
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2.8.6 Heart Rate and Exercise
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2.8.7 Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease
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2.8.7 Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease - MCQ practice (9 questions)
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2.8.8 Blood Vessels: Structure and Function
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2.8.8 Blood Vessels: Structure and Function - MCQ practice (16 questions)
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2.8.9 Circulatory System: General Structure
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2.8.9 Circulatory System: General Structure - MCQ practice (23 questions)
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2.9.1 Excretion in Plants
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2.9.2 Excretion in Humans
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2.10.1 Response to Changes in the Environment
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2.10.2 Homeostasis
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2.10.2 Homeostasis - MCQ practice (20 questions)
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2.10.3 Co-ordinating Response
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2.10.4 Response to Stimuli: Plants
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2.10.5 Nervous and Hormonal Control
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2.10.6 Human Nervous System
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2.10.6 Human Nervous System - MCQ practice (4 questions)
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2.10.7 Role of Neurotransmitters at Synapses
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2.10.8 Simple Reflex Arc
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2.10.8 Simple Reflex Arc - MCQ practice (23 questions)
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2.10.9 The Human Eye: Structure
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2.10.9 The Human Eye: Structure - MCQ practice (26 questions)
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2.10.10 The Human Eye: Function
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2.10.10 The Human Eye: Function - MCQ practice (25 questions)
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2.10.11 The Role of Skin in Temperature Regulation
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2.10.11 The Role of Skin in Temperature Regulation - MCQ practice (18 questions)
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2.10.12 The Role of Hormones: Basic
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2.10.12 The Role of Hormones: Basic - MCQ practice (23 questions)
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3. Reproduction and Inheritance
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Unit 3 overview: Reproduction and Inheritance
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3.1.1 Sexual and Asexual Reproduction: Differences
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3.1.1 Sexual and Asexual Reproduction: Differences - MCQ practice (14 questions)
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3.1.2 Gametes and Fertilisation
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3.1.2 Gametes and Fertilisation - MCQ practice (4 questions)
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3.1.3 Adaptations for Pollination
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3.1.3 Adaptations for Pollination - MCQ practice (16 questions)
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3.1.4 The Process of Fertilisation in Plants
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3.1.4 The Process of Fertilisation in Plants - MCQ practice (16 questions)
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3.1.5 Practical: Conditions for Germination
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3.1.6 Germinating Seeds
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3.1.7 Asexual Plant Reproduction
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3.1.7 Asexual Plant Reproduction - MCQ practice (13 questions)
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3.1.8 Human Reproductive Systems
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3.1.8 Human Reproductive Systems - MCQ practice (15 questions)
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3.1.9 Roles of Oestrogen and Progesterone in the Menstrual Cycle
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3.1.9 Roles of Oestrogen and Progesterone in the Menstrual Cycle - MCQ practice (21 questions)
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3.1.10 Role of the Placenta
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3.1.10 Role of the Placenta - MCQ practice (15 questions)
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3.1.11 Amniotic Fluid
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3.1.12 Development of Secondary Sexual Characteristics
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3.1.12 Development of Secondary Sexual Characteristics - MCQ practice (21 questions)
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3.2.1 The Genome and Genes
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3.2.1 The Genome and Genes - MCQ practice (50 questions)
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3.2.1 The Genome and Genes - MCQ practice part 2 (14 questions)
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3.2.2 Alleles
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3.2.3 Key Terms in Genetics
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3.2.4 Polygenic Inheritance
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3.2.5 Monohybrid Inheritance: Genetic Diagrams
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3.2.5 Monohybrid Inheritance: Genetic Diagrams - MCQ practice (26 questions)
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3.2.6 Family Pedigrees
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3.2.6 Family Pedigrees - MCQ practice (26 questions)
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3.2.7 Sex Chromosomes
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3.2.7 Sex Chromosomes - MCQ practice (16 questions)
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3.2.8 Mitosis
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3.2.8 Mitosis - MCQ practice (24 questions)
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3.2.9 Meiosis
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3.2.9 Meiosis - MCQ practice (24 questions)
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3.2.10 Random Fertilisation and Genetic Variation
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3.2.11 Diploid vs Haploid
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3.2.12 Variation with a Species
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3.2.12 Variation with a Species - MCQ practice (15 questions)
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3.2.13 Mutation
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3.2.14 Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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3.2.14 Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection - MCQ practice (7 questions)
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3.2.15 Antibiotic Resistance
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3.2.15 Antibiotic Resistance - MCQ practice (6 questions)
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4. Ecology and the Environment
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Unit 4 overview: Ecology and the Environment
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4.1.1 Population, Community, Habitat and Ecosystem
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4.1.2 Practical: Investigating Population Size
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4.1.3 Abiotic and Biotic Factors
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4.2.1 Trophic Levels
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4.2.1 Trophic Levels - MCQ practice (21 questions)
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4.2.2 Food chains, Food webs and Pyramids
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4.2.2 Food chains, Food webs and Pyramids - MCQ practice (21 questions)
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4.2.3 Transfers Along a Food Chain
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4.2.3 Transfers Along a Food Chain - MCQ practice (24 questions)
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4.3.1 Carbon Cycle
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4.3.1 Carbon Cycle - MCQ practice (41 questions)
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4.4.1 Biological Consequences of Air Pollution
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4.4.2 Greenhouse Gases
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4.4.3 Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
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4.4.4 Biological Consequences of Water Pollution
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5. Use of Biological Resources
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Unit 5 overview: Use of Biological Resources
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5.1.1 Crop Plants: Glasshouses and Polythene Tunnels
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5.1.2 Crop Plants: Increasing Carbon Dioxide and Temperature
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5.1.3 Crop Plants: Fertiliser
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5.1.4 Crop Plants: Pest Control
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5.1.5 Yeast in Food Production
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5.1.6 Practical: Investigating Anaerobic Respiration in Yeast
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5.1.7 Role of Bacteria in Yoghurt Production
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5.1.8 Industrial Fermenters
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5.2.1 Selective Breeding in Plants
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5.2.1 Selective Breeding in Plants - MCQ practice (1 questions)
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5.2.2 Selective Breeding in Animals
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5.2.2 Selective Breeding in Animals - MCQ practice (1 questions)
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5.3.1 The Process of Genetic Modification
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5.3.2 Manufacturing Human Insulin
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5.3.3 GM Plants and Food Production
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5.3.4 Transgenic
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1.1.4 Pathogens – MCQ practice (6 questions)
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Multiple-choice questions on this lesson only. Your score appears when you finish.
- Questions count: 6
- Passing grade: B