Biology O Level /IGCSE Paper 6 ATP Notes

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1. ATP Skills notes
2. Worked Examples
3. Experimental Designs
4. Results and Discussion
5. Examiners Marked Papers
6. Sample Attempted Papers

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Topics Covered in Biology O Level Paper 6 ATP Notes

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction to Biology ATP paper

Unit 1: Cells

Preparing a temporary slide of onion epidermis cells
Observing the effect of surface area on rate of diffusion
Practice Questions related to Cells

Unit 2: Diffusion and Osmosis(Biology O Level Paper)

Observing the effect of temperature on diffusion, effect of concentration gradient and distance on diffusion, effect of particle size on diffusion. Osmosis across partially permeable membrane, the effect of water and sugar solution on potato tissue (Method 1 and 2). Observing plasmolysis, the effects of varying the concentration of sucrose solution on potato tissue, the partial permeable ability of a membrane

Practice Questions related to Diffusion and Osmosis

Unit 3: Food Tests

Tests for Carbohydrates, Fats (The Ethanol Emulsion Test), Proteins (The Biuret Test)
Observing presence of vitamins
Practice Questions related to Food Tests

Unit 4: Application of Enzymes

Characteristics of Enzymes
Extracting and testing enzyme from living cells
Observing the effect of temperate on enzyme activity
Observing the effect of pH on enzyme activity
Practice Questions related to Application of Enzymes

Unit 5: Photosynthesis(Biology O Level Paper)

Testing starch in a leaf, the necessity of chlorophyll for photosynthesis, necessity of light for photosynthesis, necessity of carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. The production of oxygen as result of photosynthesis, effect of varying light intensity on rate of photosynthesis (Method 1 and 2).  Testing the effect of varying carbon dioxide concentration on rate of photosynthesis, effect of changing temperature on rate of photosynthesis, Observing the importance of different mineral elements in plant growth.

Practice Questions related to Photosynthesis

Unit 6: Nutrition in Human

Calculating the energy from food sample
Observing the action of salivary amylase on starch
Modelling the action of salivary amylase on starch
Testing the action of pepsin on egg-white protein
Observing the action of lipase
Practice Questions related to Nutrition in Humans

Unit 7: Transport in Plants

Observing transport in vascular bundles of plant stem, transport of water in xylem, water loss by plant, rate of water uptake by plant under varying environmental conditions, which surface of leaf loses more water
Practice Questions related to Transport in Plants

Unit 8: Transport in Humans

Observing and dissecting sheep’s or goat’s heart
Observing the effect of exercise on pulse rate
Practice Questions related to Transport in Humans

Unit 9: Respiration

Observing oxygen in exhaled air
Observing carbon dioxide in exhaled air
Calculating the volume of air in lungs
Investigating the effect of exercise on carbon dioxide production
Observing the usage of oxygen during respiration (Method I and II)
Observing anaerobic respiration by yeast
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Practice Questions related to Respiration

Unit 10: Germination

Observing the effect of temperature on rate of respiration of germinating seeds
Observing the release of energy as result of respiration
Investigating the need of water for germination (Method 1 and 2), and the need of suitable temperature for germination
Experimental and Control Group
Practice Questions related to Germination

Unit 11: Drawings and Labelling

Parameters of making a larger drawing and labelling it
Practice Questions of Drawings and Labelling

Unit 12: Drawings and Magnification

How to work out magnification and other sizes of drawings/Images
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Practice Questions of Drawings and Magnification

Unit 13: Features of a Photograph or Drawing

Recognizing and observing features of a photograph or drawing
Practice Questions of Features of a Photograph or Drawing

Unit 14: Graph

Constructing and interpreting graph
Specific guidelines for a bar chart, histogram, line graph and pie chart
Practice Questions related to Graph
Practice Questions for Making Graph and then Suggesting or Concluding

Unit 15: Water and Carbon Dioxide

Testing Presence of Carbon dioxide with Hydrogen carbonate Indicator
Testing Presence of Water with Cobalt Chloride Paper
Practice Questions Related to Testing of Water and Carbon Dioxide

Unit 16: Observations and Deductions

Techniques to record observations and making deductions
Practice Questions Related to Observations and Deductions

Unit 17: Designing and Planning

How to design and plan an investigation
Practice Questions Related to Designing and Planning

Unit 18: Suggestions and Improvements

Recommending suggestions and making improvements in experimentation
Practice Questions Related to Suggestions and Improvements

Unit 19: Interpreting Data and Drawing Conclusion

Basis of interpreting data and drawing conclusion form that
Practice Questions Related to Interpreting Data and Drawing Conclusion

Unit 20: Practice Questions related to Measurements

Biology O Level Paper

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