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Introductory Topics
Keeping healthy
Semmelweiss
Hospital hygiene & HCAI
Antibiotics
Bacterial Diseases
Types of Antibiotics
Viral diseases
Cells & cell transport
Animal cells
Plant cells
Bacterial cells
Yeast cells
Cellular processes
Cell structure
How substances get into
and out of cells (osmosis)
Osmosis in operation
in animal and plant cells
Pupils' expts:
osmosis in carrot discs
Using the microscope
Cell division and
chromosomes
Humans as Organisms
(8 sub-topics on right)
Nutrition
(ANIMAL &)
HUMAN NUTRITION
FOOD TESTS
DIET ANALYSIS and
FOOD ADDITIVES
DIGESTION &
ASSOCIATED PROCESSES
THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
TEETH
Enzymes
How enzymes work
ACTION OF AMYLASE
ON STARCH
CONDITIONS FOR
ENZYME ACTION
ACTION OF PEPSIN
(+ ACID) ON PROTEIN
(EGG WHITE)
ACTION OF LIPASE
(+ BILE SALTS)
ON FATS (MILK)
STARCH AGAR EXPTS
Respiration
THE RESPIRATION
PROCESS
THE HUMAN
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Experiments to compare
carbon dioxide content of
inhaled and exhaled air
DANGERS OF SMOKING
Blood
BLOOD
THE HEART AND
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
HEART PROBLEMS
AND FITNESS
Homeostasis
HOMEOSTASIS,
EXCRETION & THE KIDNEYS
PROBLEMS WITH
THE KIDNEYS
SKIN AND
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Senses
SENSES, SENSITIVITY,
STIMULI AND SKIN
THE EYE AND VISION
THE EAR
THE BRAIN AND
NERVOUS SYSTEM
RESPONSE & CO-ORDINATION
& DRUGS
Hormones
HORMONES AND
THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Reproduction
THE HUMAN
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Birth control
PREGNANCY AND BIRTH
Green Plants
as Organisms
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
LEAF STRUCTURE
Expt to show factors
for photosynthesis: (1) -
(chlorophyll)
Expt to show factors
for photosynthesis: (2) -
(carbon dioxide and light)
TRANSPORT &
SUPPORT IN PLANTS
PLANT MINERAL NUTRITION
PLANT HORMONES
Variation, inheritance
and evolution
GENETICS
GENETIC INHERITANCE
DIAGRAMS
GENETIC PEDIGREES
DNA STRUCTURE,
REPLICATION and
NUCLEAR DIVISION
DNA and
PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
CLONES and CLONING
EVOLUTION and
NATURAL SELECTION
Living organisms
in their environment
C, N cycles
WATER
ECOSYSTEMS
HUMANS AND
THE ENVIRONMENT
FULL CONTENTS
Further Topics
Microbiology
VIRUSES
BACTERIA
FUNGI
BASIC MICROBIOLOGICAL
TECHNIQUES
STREAKING
DILUTION PLATING
Applied microbiology
A CLOSER LOOK
AT DISEASE
MALARIA
SEWAGE TREATMENT
ANTIBIOTICS
ANTIBODIES, ANTIGENS,
MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES
FERMENTATION USING
OTHER MICRO-ORGANISMS
Extension topics
MANIPULATING GENES
MANIPULATING
REPRODUCTION
Variety of life
Plant groups
Simple organisms
Invertebrate groups
Insects
Cold blooded vertebrates
Warm blooded vertebrates
Classification
Making your own key
The bluebell
The fox
The earthworm
The snail
Various experiments
Temp & yeast activity
Yeast population growth
Ferment
n
of different sugars
To show effects of temp
on fermentation by yeast
Food preserving methods
Expt on heat loss
Effect of light intensity on
photosynthesis in
Elodea
Other material
7 processes of life
Human body -
organs and systems
Food spoilage and additives
The Skeleton and Movement
Asexual reproduction
and artificial propagation
Same - different filename
Same - but no direct references to s.x
Questions about skin
Flower structure
Filter feeding
Dietary guidelines
Recent Topics
Environment
Feeding relationships
Competition
Food chains and webs
Examples of food chains
Measuring population
sizes
Ecological pyramids
Conversion of biomass
and energy
Alien Invasions
Predator prey
interdependence
Natural Selection
Genes
The two methods
of reproduction
strawberries
potatoes
bananas
onions
apples
bacterial reproduction
Genetic fingerprinting
Genes, DNA and
Chromosomes
Human genome project
Gene therapy
Cloning for body part transplants
Rabbit genetics
Pedigrees
Electrical & chemical
Nervous co-ordination
Passage of nervous impulses
Voluntary and reflex actions
How the eye works
The iris reflex
Hormonal control
of the menstrual cycle
Measuring Reaction Times
(modified) [word document]
Table converting drop distance
to time [excel spreadsheet]
Use, misuse, abuse
Opiates & cannabinoids
Paracetamol
Microbes and disease
Methods of
microbial transmission
The body's defence systems
against microbial diseases
Tuberculosis
TB prevention & control
The distribution of TB
Biotechnology
Development of Aspirin
Taxol
Quinine, artemesinin etc
Functional foods
Microbial products
Behaviour
Feeding Behaviour
Domestication of
animals by Man
Higher level topics
Basic Biochemistry
Elements in Biochemistry
Glucose structure
Tests on carbohydrates
Condensation
& hydrolysis
Condensation and hydrolysis
Condensation of monosaccharides
Hydrolysis of a disaccharide
Amino acid structure
Condensation of amino acids
Hydrolysis of a dipeptide
Formation of a lipid by condensation
Hydrolysis of a lipid
Protein structure
Levels of protein structure
Insulin as an example
Haemoglobin & Myoglobin
Practicals
Amino acid chromatography
Info about amino acids
Competitive enzyme inhibition
Unknown liquids practical
Effect of pH on catalase
Pathways
Glycolysis
Glycolysis (minimal detail)
Glycolysis (more detail)
Regeneration of NAD
TCA cycle
ETC
Light-dependent reactions
Light-independent reactions
Info
The kangaroo rat
Human digestive system
Hardy-Weinberg equation
3D molecule files
Carbohydrates
glucose
alpha and beta glucose
fructose
glucose-galactose comparison
ribose
deoxyribose
glucosamine
N acetylglucosamine
maltose
cellobiose
sucrose
lactose
glycogen
amylose
amylopectin
cellulose
Amino acids
20 amino acids
glycine
alanine
valine
leucine
isoleucine
serine
threonine
lysine
histidine
arginine
phenylalanine
tyrosine
tryptophan
cysteine
methionine
aspartic acid
asparagine
glutamic acid
glutamine
proline
Proteins
Levels of protein structure
as shown by Insulin
as shown by Haemoglobin
as shown by Myoglobin
Amylase as an example
Pepsin
Pepsinogen
Collagen
Lipids
glycerol
saturated and unsaturated
fatty acids
alpha-linolenic acid
gamma-linolenic acid
plant sterols and stanols
and their esters
triglycerides
monoglycerides
and diglycerides
phospholipids
phospholipid bilayer
cholesterol
Nucleic acids
DNA
AMP,TMP pair
GMP,CMP pair
DNA bases
RNA bases
ATP
NAD and reduced NAD
Antibiotics
Penicillin G
Amoxicillin
Clavulanic acid
Ampicillin
Methicillin
Cephalexin
Aztreonam
Meropenem
Erythromycin
Lymecycline
Ciprofloxacin
Streptomycin
Sulfamethoxazole
Trimethoprim
Vancomycin
Linezolid
Other molecules
Caffeine
Penicillin
Another fungal product
Antimalarial compounds
Taxol
Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs
Chlorophyll
Acetyl choline
Artificial sweeteners
Paracetamol
Opiates and cannabinoids
Salicin and Aspirin
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