Slide Preview for B6 Beyond the Microscope

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This slideshow covers the triple science B6 unit from the OCR Gateway course and includes: using microscopes, the structure of bacteria, growing microbes in agar, how bacteria grows, the use of fermenters, bacteria and yeast, how yeast works and its structure, the structure of a typical virus, how a virus grows, pathogens and how they spread, stages of infectious diseases, the aftermath of natural disasters, the work of Pasteur, Fleming and Lister, how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, uses for bacteria, using bacteria to make food, using yeast, distilling alcohol, biofuels and how they are made, biogas, biogas generators, gasohol, life in soil, different types of soil and their drainage, measuring moisture and organic content in soil, food webs in soil, the role of earthworms, life in water, balancing water content in fish, amoebas and how they move, plankton, marine food webs, eutrophication, pollution indicators in water, accumulation of pesticides in food chains, industrial uses of enzymes, using enzymes in washing powder, blood sugar levels and how they are measured, immobilising enzymes, using enzymes in reagent sticks, lactose intolerance, basics of genetic engineering, how insulin is made using genetic engineering, DNA finger printing.