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Bio Factsheets1997/1998 Series
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1. The kidney: excretion and osmoregulation
2. The essential guide to photosynthesis
3. Which stats test should I use?
4. Structure to function in eukaryotic cell
5. An idiot’s guide to populations
6. Tackling data interpretation questions I: ecology
7. Comparing transport in plants and animals
8. The cell surface membrane
9. Oxygen dissociation curves
10. Biology of freshwater pollution
11. Ecological succession
12. Respiration
13. Genetic engineering
14. Bioaccumulation and biomagnification
15. The greenhouse effect
16. Flow of energy through ecosystems
17. The control of body temperature
18. The nitrogen cycle
19. Plant tissues
20. Nerves and synapses
21. Support in plants and animals
22. Protein synthesis: I nucleic acids
23. Genetics made simple: I
24. Human digestion
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Bio Factsheets1998/1999 Series
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25. Tackling data interpretation questions II: photosynthesis
26. Gas exchange in animals
27. Biological effect of deforestation
28. Feedback control mechanisms
29. Plant and animal adaptations to dry environments
30. The biological importance of water
31. Enzyme control of metabolic pathways
32. Viruses made simple
33. Fermentation made simple
34. Species diversity
35. Structure and function of the mammalian heart
36. Structure and function of blood and lymph
37. Ischaemic (Coronary) heart disease
38. Animal hormones and hormone action
39. Carbohydrates: revision summary
40. Disease and defence
41. The role of the liver in homoeostasis
42. The structure and function of lipids
43. Factors affecting enzyme activity
44. Evolution
45. Gene expression
46. Muscles
47. The economic importance of enzymes
48. Tackling exam questions: plant growth substances
Bio Factsheets1999/2000 Series
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49. Protein synthesis II - mechanisms
50. Sources of genetic variation
51. Gene therapy
52. Data interpretation questions: temperature regulation
53. Parasites
54. Water potential
55. Effect of light on living organisms
56. Autonomic nervous system
57. Oestrous cycles
58. Reflex action
59. Excretion
60. Minerals in plants and animals
61. Chloroplasts and mitochondria
62. Animal tissues I: epithelia and blood
63. Pigments in plants
64. Transpiration
65. Conservation
66. The physiology of exercise
67. Modern techniques in biology: genetics
68. Fieldwork techniques
69. Genetic engineering in agriculture
70. Microbes in the food and drink industry
71. The control of bacteria
72. Sewage treatment
Bio Factsheets2000/2001 Series
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73. The prokaryotic cell
74. The structure and biological functions of lipids
75. Microscopes and their uses in biology
76. The eukaryotic cell cycle and mitosis
77. Hypothesis tests & Mann-Whitney U-test
78. Chemical bonding in biological molecules
79. The chi-squared test for goodness of fit
80. Structure and biological functions of proteins
81. Gas exchange in plants
82. Transport in flowering plants
83. Chromatography and its uses in biology
84. Xerophytes and hydrophytes
85. The paired t-test & when to use it
86. Human Genome Project (HGP)
87. The biology of fertilizers
88. The biology of pesticides
89. Tissue fluid
90. Answering questions on nutrient cycles
Bio Factsheets2001/2002 Series
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91. Taxonomy and classification
92. Isolation mechanisms
93. The ABO blood group system
94. Gene mutations
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Asexual reproduction
Pollination
A guide to sex linkage
98. Indicator species
99. Vaccines
100. Antibiotics & antibiotic resistance
101. The brain
102. Growth and its measurement
103. Practical techniques in microbiology I: culturing bacteria
104. Biological basis of cancer
105. Manipulation and control of reproduction
106. Ethical issues in A-level biology
107. Answering exam questions - cells
108. Water movement across the root
Bio Factsheets2002/2003 Series
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109. Eyes
110. Genetic disease in humans
111. Plant growth substances
112. Monoclonal antibodies
113. Adaptations of carnivores & herbivores to their Diet
114. Practical techniques microbiology II: measuring growth
115. Answering examination questions:genetics
116. Transport mechanisms in cells
117. Fertilisation and seed production in flowering plants
118. Germination
119. Biogas
120. The chi-squared test for association
121. Artificial cloning techniques
122. Answering exam questions on statistics
123. Innate behaviour
124. Saprobiontic and parasitic modes of life
125. Harvesting from a natural ecosystem - fisheries
126. Natural vs agricultural ecosystems
Bio Factsheets2003/2004 Series
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127. Analysing students’ wrong answers1: ecology
128. Active transport in humans
129. ATP – what it is, what it does
130. Investigating catalase
131. Niches
132. Phloem
133. Comparing chemical communication in plants and animals
134. Cystic fibrosis
135. Transport across the placenta
136. Practical investigations for photosynthesis
137. GM farm scale evaluation trials
138. Biological oxygen demand
139. Answering exam questions on the heart
140. Absorption in the small Intestine
141. Forests and nutrient cycles
142. Modern examples of evolution in action
143. Data interpretation questions: vitamins
144. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
Bio Factsheets2004/2005 Series
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145. Blood sugar and its control
146. Tracheids, vessels and sieve tubes
147. Ageing
148. Industrial uses of enzymes
149. High altitude biology
150. Answering exam questions on the kidney
151. Control of the human heart
152. Phospholipids
153. The light dependent stage of photosynthesis
154. Zonation and succession
155. Answering exam questions on neurones and synapses
156. Dominant and recessive alleles
157. Diabetes - management or cure?
158. Answering questions: growth of organisms
159. The structure and function of polysaccharides
Bio Factsheets2005/2006 Series
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160. Countercurrent flow in biology
161. Negative feedback mechanisms
162. The biology of HIV
163. Answering questions: enzyme activity
164. Recording plant species
165. Surface area and volume
166. Answering exam questions: kidney problems
167. Biosensors
168. Gamete formation in animals
169. Answering exam questions on immunity and vaccines
170. Answering exam questions: classification and keys
171. Answering exam questions: the formation and drainage of lymph
172. Answering exam questions on respiration
173. How to identify foods: food tests and chromatography
174. Learned behaviour
Bio Factsheets2006/2007 Series
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175. Haemoglobin: structure & function
176. Penicillin production and use
177. Nitrogen fixation
178. Infectious diseases
179. Answering exam questions: mutation
180. Antibiotic use and the rise of Clostridium difficile
181. Why are viruses so successful?
182. Disrupting food chains and webs
183. Variations from expected Mendelian monohybrid ratios
184. Investigating sand dunes
185. Should we use human – animal embryos?
186. Adaptations to extreme conditions
187. Selective breeding of cattle
188. Cholesterol, heart disease and Statins
189. The biological impacts of climate change
Bio Factsheets2007/2008 Series
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190. Neuromuscular junctions
191. What have we learned from Darwin’s finches?
192. Investigating weeds and crop yield
193. The biology of TB
194. Tissue and organ transplants
195. Biology of infertility
196. Pesticide problems
197. Biology of coral reef ecosystems
198. Chloroplasts – structure and function
199. Answering questions on fisheries biology
200. The biology of bird flu
201. Humans: evolution or creation ?
202. The biology of MDMA (Ecstasy)
203. Climate change and ecological decoupling
204. Ethical issues in biology: BST
Bio Factsheets2008/2009 Series
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205. How Science Works: What do we know about vitamin C?
206. Malaria
207. How science works: Meselson and Stahl’s classic experiment
208. Captive breeding and the role of zoos
209. How science works: clinical trials and ethics
210. The biology of Cholera
211. Hardy Weinberg and population genetics
212. Medical imaging
213. Animals in medical research
214. Exercise: too much or Too little?
215. Genetic testing and screening
216. The biology of salmonella
217. Answering exam questions: diabetes
218. Biology of risk factors 1: Smoking
219. Monoclonal Antibodies: An update
Bio Factsheets2009/2010 Series
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220. Biology of risk factors 2: alcohol consumption
221. Apoptosis
222. Coenzymes
223. Chemiosmosis
224. Why we need biodiversity: medicine
225. Synoptic biology: water potential
226. The herpes simplex virus and Alzheimer’s disease
227. RuBP carboxylase – the most important enzyme on the planet?
228. Biology of risk factors 3: neural tube defects and folic acid
229. Huntington’s disease
230. Accuracy, validity and reliability
231. How science works: should I eat lots of fibre to avoid colon cancer?
232. The biology of a nail in the foot
233. Conservation techniques: coppicing
234. Electrocardiograms (ECGs)
Bio Factsheets2010/2011 Series
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235. Tackling bacterial resistance
236 Body Mass Index as a health predictor
237. Mitosis vs meiosis
238. Stem cells: research, potential, and the law
239. The biology of twins
240. Malaria vaccine
241. Territorial biology
242. Forensic entomology
243. The biology of breast cancer
244. Managing nature reserves
245. Biology of sports training
246. Oral vaccines
247. Biology of Multiple Sclerosis
248. Schistosoma
249. Species’ range of tolerance
Bio Factsheets2011/2012 Series
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250. Using DNA to solve crimes
251. Answering exam questions: taxonomy and phylogeny
252. Is human evolution finally over?
253. The biology of cheating at sport
254. Biology of asthma
255. The biology of paternity testing
256. How science works: What’s killing the honey bees?
257. Investigating periwinkles
258. Biology of cereals 1: Sorghum, a C4 plant
259. Maternity biology
260. Aquatic predator-prey relationships
261. Investigating soil trampling
262. Medical uses of ultrasound
263. The Biology of prostate cancer
264. The return of rickets
Bio Factsheets2012/2013 Series
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265. Evidence for evolution: The pentadactyl limb
266. Bad clots: deep vein thrombosis
267. How science works: investigating probiotics
268. The biology of skin cancer
269. Eradicating mosquitoes via GM
270. Rods and cones
271. The myth of “junk” DNA
272. Artificial hearts and heart transplants
273. Ethical issues in biology: assisted fertility
274. Lemming population cycles & climate change
275. The founder effect, genetic drift & bottlenecks
276. Should we cull the geese?
277. Project frozen dumbo: elephant sperm banks
278. Enzymes and activation energy
279. Is Earth the only living planet?
Bio Factsheets2013/2014 Series
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280. Are isotonic drinks a waste of time?
281. Collagen
282. What can mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) tell us?
283. Why we need dietary fibre
284. Engelmann, absorption and action
285. Using our knowledge of the Human Genome Project
286. Thermoregulation in humans
287. Re-emergence of whooping cough
288. Hen harriers v Red grouse: a moorland management conflict
289. New research in Alzheimer’s disease
290. Answering exam questions: blood groups and transfusions
291. Answering questions on DNA replication
292. Investigating selective pressure on banded snails
293. Synoptic biology: causes & treatment of leukaemia
294. Do we still need vegetative propogation?
Bio Factsheets2014/2015 Series
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295. Ebola
296. Diesel fumes, asthma and cancer on Oxford St
297. If extinction is natural, why worry about it?
298. Lemming population cycles & climate change
299. Should we cull the geese?
300. Type 2 diabetes
301. Electron microscopes
302. Plant adaptations to cold environments
303. Avoiding predation 1
304. The tapeworm
305. Blood products and their storage
306. Avoiding predation 2 – colour and shape
307. Animal aggression
308. Testosterone
309. Carbon dioxide in the body
Bio Factsheets2015/2016 Series
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310. Different types of haemoglobin
311. Analysis of means and standard deviations
312. The importance of earthworms
313. Adaptations to water availability
314. What is a species?
315. Analyse, plan, answer
316. Cofactors
317. Genotype, environment and phenotype
318. Measuring biodiversity
319. Measuring genetic diversity
320. Inorganic ions in living organisms
321. Applied Exam questions on lipids
322. The bacteria in our bodies
323. The Functions of RNA
324. The Pancreas
Bio Factsheets2016/2017 Series
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325. Investigations with Daphnia
326. ELISA
327. The Biology of Sweat
328. Epigenetics
329. Fats: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
330. Fighting the Superbugs
331. Phosphorus Cycle
332. Human Egg Freezing
333. Uses of Statins
334. Meningitis
335. Artificial Kidneys
336. CRISPR/Cas Gene Editing
337. The Fight Against Cancer
338. The Zika Virus
339. Biology of Colds and Pneumonia
Bio Factsheets2017/2018 Series
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340. Proteins and Proteomics
341. The Liver: Consequences of Liver Damage
342. Transport in Plants
343. Allopatric & Sympatric Speciation
344. DNA Replication
345. Plant Pathogens and Defences
346. Drugs and Synapses
347. What Makes a Good Parasite?
348. Yellow Fever in Brazil
349. Serotonin and Depression
350. Genetic Modification of Soya
351. Control of Invasive Species
352. The Immune System Causing Problems
353. Mosquitoes vs. Mosquitoes: Fighting Dengue Fever
354. Embryology
Bio Factsheets2018/2019 Series
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355. Gibberellins and DELLA: The Genetic Control of Plant Growth
356. Sequencing Genomes
357. Ribosome Types and Their Role in Protein Synthesis
358. Stem Cells and Eyes
359. Sodium, Potassium and Calcium Ions
360. The Insect Tracheal System
361. Control of Gene Expression
362. Bringing Back a Species from Extinction
363. Chemical and Electrical Transmission in Plants
364. DNA Profiling
365. Cohesion Tension Hypothesis
366. Statistics for A Level Biology
367. Immobilised Enzymes
368. Terminology for Measurements
369. Cell Signalling
Bio Factsheets2019/2020 Series
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370. Reintroduction of Wolves
371. Using Eyepiece Graticules and Stage Micrometers
372. Serial Dilutions
373. Telomeres
374. Action Potentials
375. The Lymphatic System
376. Interactions Between Loci and Autosomal Linkage
377. Coronary Heart Diseases: New Research
378. Dihybrid Crosses and Phenotypic Ratios
379. Muscle Contraction
380. The Coronavirus (COVID-19)
381. Antibiotic Resistance and Phage Therapy
382. Developing a Peanut Vaccine
383. Gram Negative and Positive Bacteria
384. Homeostasis, Negative Feedback, Osmoregulation and Hormone Action Involved in Urine Production
385. Plankton
Bio Factsheets2020/2021 Series
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386. Blood Clotting Cascade
387. Anaerobic Respiration and Decomposition
388. How to Present Tables, Graphs, Biological Drawings and Cite References in a Practical Report
389. t-tests
390. Sickle Cell Anaemia
391. Cell Fractionation and Ultracentrifugation
392. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
393. Obesity as a Genetic Problem
394. The Dirt (Hygiene) Hypothesis, Allergies and Autoimmune Disease
395. Sepsis
396. Smoking versus Vaping
397. Analysing the Cardiac Cycle Using Wiggers’ Diagrams
398. The Biology of Ibuprofen
399. Thyroxine
400. The Three Domains of Classification, Particularly Archaea
401. Investigating Cell Membranes Using Beetroot Tissue