Slide Preview for EdExcel Unit B3 - Using Biology

Powerpoint Description:

Use this slideshow to cover the B3 unit from the 2011 EdExcel course, including: The urinary system, dialysis, kidney transplants, how kidneys work, the structure of kidneys, controlling water content, fertility, the stages of the menstrual cycle, fertility, how eggs and sperm work, IVF and other fertility treatments, how genes determine gender, genetic cross diagrams, inheriting colour blindness, how our bodies fight infections, vaccinations, the work of Edward Jenner, specific antibodies, developing immunity, vaccination policies, monoclonal antibodies and their uses, the work of Louis Pasteur, obtaining drugs from plants, plant diseases and pests, periodicity in plants, mating patterns in animals, behavioural strategies, types of animal behaviour, classical and operant conditioning, Pavlov's Dog, Skinner's Box, signals in animals, studying behaviour in animals, co-evolution in plants and animals, human evolution, mitochondrial DNA, African Eve, climate change and human behaviour, growing micoorganisms, fermenters, fusarium fungus, mycoprotein, using micoorganisms for food, industrial uses for enzymes, using genetic engineering to make insulin, feeding a growing population, using genetically modified plants, biofuels.