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New collapsible format - same content!This contents page has been greatly contracted, but all the previously available information is still here or you can go to the old version.Simply click on a section heading below to expand (or contract) the section and see the list of topics that are available. The topics are presented here in an order which suited the older UK syllabus specification, but the latest specifications cover almost the same material in a very different order and with different emphasis. For the time being, I shall leave this material in place and retain the same directory structure, etc. I am still mildly phased by the number of world-wide users of this material, some of whom are very grateful and supportive of the format, whilst others are critical and demanding. I am not very keen on supporting courses which access this material from members-only sites. I am likely to rejig some of this, but it is not easy to this to suit all the exam boards, and some duplication seems inevitable. |
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How to use this materialIf you move on from this page to the Biotopics units, you are expected to abide by these terms of reference.The table below has been condensed greatly, but clicking on the section titles below will bring up a fuller menu of subsections - and if you simply leave your mouse pointer over topic titles you will be presented with extra information. The 8 coloured sections below act as a list of links to the various Biological Topics on this site (126 at the last count). Simply click on a title of interest below. You may then wish to follow the "Next Topic" links at the top of each GCSE unit, or return here via the "Topics Contents Page" icons at the bottom of each unit. What else to expect For extra information, move your mouse pointer over the text, especially the gaps, and the diagrams. Look out for these icons on the right hand side of the BioTopics pages - clicking on these will bring in additional materials (pictures, animations, specimen data, other help). 
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Success leads to excess!Due to its popularity, this site has on several occasions exceeded its allotted bandwidth, resulting in its unavailability on the web. This occurred at peak revising time before last year's exams, but now it is very close to its limit due to increased use at the beginning of the (UK) academic year. BioTopics has running costs, so any financial contribution users (including teachers/schools) can make should improve the reliability of the service and ensure its continuing development. Please make a contribution if you find this material useful. |
Microbes & disease