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About this course

  • £10.00
  • Tutor: Carrie Ann
  • Age: 14-16, KS4, Yrs 10-11
  • ***RECORDINGS ONLY***LIVE CLASSES NOW FULL***Description: B1Cells and processes An introduction to the Biology course focusing on: - The seven characteristics of living things - Cell structure - Specialised cells - Microscopy - Movement in and out of cells The learning objectives for this block are: - Describe the characteristics of living organisms. - State that living organisms are made of cells. - Describe and compare the structure of a plant cell with an animal cell, as seen under a light microscope, limited to cell wall, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, vacuoles, and location of the cell membrane. - State the functions of the structures seen under the light microscope in the plant cell and in the animal cell. - Relate the structure of the following to their functions: ciliated cells – movement of mucus in the trachea and bronchi; root hair cells – absorption; palisade mesophyll cells - photosynthesis; red blood cells – transport of oxygen; sperm and egg cells – reproduction. - Calculate magnification and size of biological specimens using millimetres as units. - Define diffusion as the net movement of particles from a region of their higher concentration to a region of their lower concentration down a concentration gradient, as a result of their random movement. - State that substances move into and out of cells by diffusion through the cell membrane. - Investigate the factors that influence diffusion, limited to surface area, temperature, concentration gradients and distance.