Scibermonkey

all picks

An interactive video clip that explains the differences between sexual and asexual reproduction (also called cloning).

The four different factors that affect germination and plant growth are explained in this video clip.

Photosynthesis and some of the factors that affect the rate at which it happens are explained in this video clip and list of key points.

A description of osmosis using an animation and a rap. Examples of where diffusion occur in the human body are given.

A description of osmosis using an animation and a rap.

An animation and key points which describe the process of active transport.

A description of how plant hormones (auxins) help plants move towards the light (phototropism).

This site describes the different specialised tissues that plants possess to transport substances and for photosynthesis.

A summary of photosynthesis, including a description of the ways in which its rate can be altered and what plants do with the glucose they produce.

An explanation of how hormones help plant shoots grow towards the light or roots into the ground, and also how they are used by man.

A description of how plant material can be used as a fuel (a biofuel) and a list of the reasons for and against their use.

A description of asexual reproduction in plants and animals. Linked pages also describe how the cloning of mammals is a type of asexual reproduction.

Photosynthesis

Click PHOTOSYNTHESIS in box 2. Answer the questions as you go. There are links to exam questions and revision sheets.

How can we measure the rates at which photosynthesis takes place?

An explanation of what fertilisers are, how they work and the potential side effects of their overuse.

»less sites