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Biology Links

These are some useful websites to support your studies in Biology.

N.B.: These are external sites: if you find that any of them do not work, please email me by clicking here.

 

1.    General:

An excellent general search engine is -
    http://www.google.co.uk/

    - use this for any search, or to help you locate the sites below.

     

     

2.    Up to GCSE:

These sites are all very good, especially for Years 7 to 11 -
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/biology/

    - revision notes, diagrams and self-tests on all parts of the syllabus

     
    http://www.s-cool.co.uk

    - click the link on the left of the opening page, for GCSE Biology: excellent revision notes and quizzes.

     

    http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Topic&WCU=34209

    - key facts and diagrams for each syllabus topic.

     

    http://www.purchon.com/biology/index.htm

    - a GCSE teacher's notes.

     

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/communities/sosteacher/browse/ks4_biology.shtml

    - ask a teacher any question on Biology, or look at other people's questions and answers.

     

    http://web.ukonline.co.uk/webwise/spinneret/conten.htm

    - excellent notes and diagrams, designed for the GCSE syllabus.

     

    http://www.brainpop.com/health/seeall.weml

    - video clips on selected biology topics.

     

    http://biz.howstuffworks.com/cell5.htm

    - detailed information, mainly on cells, enzymes and biotechnology.

     

    http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/index.html

    - a "tour of the human body": good fun for human biology.

     

3.    Biology A level:

These sites are mainly for sixth-formers -
http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Topic&WCU=32295

- useful revision, divided up logically topic by topic.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/asguru/biology/

- revision notes, animations, etc, geared to the AS syllabus.

 

http://newscenter.cancer.gov/sciencebehind/immune/immune01.htm

- an excellent source of information on the immune system.

 

http://www.biozone.co.uk/links.html

- a database of links to other biology sites.

 

http://www.s-cool.co.uk

- click the link on the left of the opening page, for A level biology: excellent revision notes.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/communities/sosteacher/browse/as_a2_biology.shtml

- ask a teacher a Biology question, or view other people's questions and answers.

 

http://www.mrothery.co.uk/

- excellent A level revision notes, aimed particularly at the AQA Biology A level Biology syllabus.

 

http://www.purchon.net/

- more A level notes: these are aimed at the EdExcel specification, but are still relevant.

 

http://www.biology4all.com/resources_library/index.asp

- a variety of different resources, aimed at A level students.