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Life Sciences tutoring
Online Life Sciences tutoring with every topic taught step by step by GradesPal tutors. Every Grade 11 Life Sciences topic taught in depth: micro-organisms, plants and animals, photosynthesis to excretion, populations and our impact on the planet, with diagrams, worked examples and exam-style questions.
What this subject covers
The GradesPal Grade 11 Life Sciences subject follows the Teacher's Guide topic by topic across its three strands. Diversity, Change and Continuity covers the biodiversity and classification of micro-organisms, plants and animals. Life Processes in Plants and Animals covers photosynthesis, animal nutrition, cellular respiration, gaseous exchange and excretion in humans. Environmental Studies covers population ecology and the human impact on the environment. Every module explains the content from first principles with clear diagrams and everyday analogies, works through the calculations and data skills the tests ask for, and finishes with a multiple-choice bank and exam-style questions with full marking memos. The last module is a complete exam-preparation programme: command words, how to earn the marks in each question type, investigation and graph skills, and full mock papers.
- Modules
- 11
- Lessons
- 78
- Study time
- 58h 20m
- Learners
- 0
- Classify organisms into the five kingdoms and describe viruses, bacteria, protists and fungi, including their diseases, immunity and uses
- Compare the main groups of plants and animals and explain their adaptations and life cycles
- Explain photosynthesis, digestion, cellular respiration, gaseous exchange and excretion, and link each structure to its function
- Draw and label the diagrams the tests ask for, and read tables, graphs and food tests with confidence
- Describe how populations grow and are regulated, and evaluate human impact on air, water, land and biodiversity
- Write full, mark-earning answers using the command words and the way the memo awards marks
Subject content
01Module 1 · Biodiversity and Classification of Micro-organisms
Biodiversity and Classification of Micro-organisms55 min · Free preview Viruses and bacteria: structure and lifeBiodiversity and Classification of Micro-organisms65 min Protista and fungiBiodiversity and Classification of Micro-organisms55 min Micro-organisms in the environment: decomposers, the nitrogen cycle and symbiosisBiodiversity and Classification of Micro-organisms60 min Diseases caused by micro-organismsBiodiversity and Classification of Micro-organisms60 min Immunity, vaccines and antibioticsBiodiversity and Classification of Micro-organisms60 min Biotechnology and traditional technologyBiodiversity and Classification of Micro-organisms50 min Exam clinic: micro-organismsBiodiversity and Classification of Micro-organisms55 min Micro-organisms: multiple-choice bankBiodiversity and Classification of Micro-organisms20 min
02Module 2 · Biodiversity of Plants
The plant kingdom and its four divisionsBiodiversity of Plants50 min Mosses and ferns: the spore plantsBiodiversity of Plants45 min Gymnosperms and angiosperms: the seed plantsBiodiversity of Plants45 min Asexual and sexual reproduction in plantsBiodiversity of Plants40 min Flowers and pollinationBiodiversity of Plants55 min Seeds and seed banksBiodiversity of Plants40 min Exam clinic: plantsBiodiversity of Plants45 min Plants: multiple-choice bankBiodiversity of Plants20 min
03Module 3 · Biodiversity of Animals
Body plans: symmetry and tissue layersBiodiversity of Animals45 min Gut openings and the coelomBiodiversity of Animals35 min Phyla: Porifera, Cnidaria and PlatyhelminthesBiodiversity of Animals45 min Phyla: Annelida, Arthropoda and ChordataBiodiversity of Animals50 min Phylogenetic tree and surface area to volume ratioBiodiversity of Animals45 min The role of invertebrates in ecosystems and agricultureBiodiversity of Animals35 min Exam clinic: animalsBiodiversity of Animals40 min Animals: multiple-choice bankBiodiversity of Animals20 min
04Module 4 · Photosynthesis
What is photosynthesis? Requirements and productsPhotosynthesis50 min The chloroplast, the two phases and ATPPhotosynthesis55 min Importance of photosynthesis and limiting factorsPhotosynthesis50 min Photosynthesis investigationsPhotosynthesis60 min Exam clinic: photosynthesisPhotosynthesis45 min Photosynthesis: multiple-choice bankPhotosynthesis20 min
05Module 5 · Animal Nutrition
Dentition: teeth for different dietsAnimal Nutrition35 min The digestive system and the five stagesAnimal Nutrition50 min Mechanical and chemical digestionAnimal Nutrition45 min Absorption, villi and assimilationAnimal Nutrition45 min Blood glucose control and diabetesAnimal Nutrition45 min Diet, malnutrition, allergies and substance abuseAnimal Nutrition45 min Exam clinic: animal nutritionAnimal Nutrition45 min Animal nutrition: multiple-choice bankAnimal Nutrition20 min
06Module 6 · Cellular Respiration
Cellular respiration: definition, mitochondria and aerobic stagesCellular Respiration55 min Anaerobic respiration and comparison with aerobicCellular Respiration50 min Respiration investigationsCellular Respiration50 min Exam clinic: cellular respirationCellular Respiration40 min Cellular respiration: multiple-choice bankCellular Respiration20 min
07Module 7 · Gaseous Exchange
Gaseous exchange surfaces in different organismsGaseous Exchange45 min The human respiratory systemGaseous Exchange45 min The mechanism of breathing, air composition and exerciseGaseous Exchange50 min Internal and external exchange, control of breathing and altitudeGaseous Exchange50 min Respiratory diseases and the effects of smokingGaseous Exchange45 min Exam clinic: gaseous exchangeGaseous Exchange40 min Gaseous exchange: multiple-choice bankGaseous Exchange20 min
08Module 8 · Excretion in Humans
Excretion: wastes and excretory organsExcretion in Humans40 min The urinary system and the structure of the kidneyExcretion in Humans45 min The nephron and urine formationExcretion in Humans55 min Homeostatic control by the kidneysExcretion in Humans45 min Kidney disease, dialysis and transplantsExcretion in Humans40 min Exam clinic: excretionExcretion in Humans40 min Excretion: multiple-choice bankExcretion in Humans20 min
09Module 9 · Population Ecology
Population size, limiting factors and counting methodsPopulation Ecology60 min Population growth forms: J-shaped and S-shapedPopulation Ecology45 min Predation, competition and specialisationPopulation Ecology50 min Symbiosis and social organisationPopulation Ecology45 min Community change: primary and secondary successionPopulation Ecology35 min The human population and age-gender pyramidsPopulation Ecology45 min Exam clinic: population ecologyPopulation Ecology50 min Population ecology: multiple-choice bankPopulation Ecology20 min
10Module 10 · Human Impact on the Environment
The atmosphere, greenhouse effect and global warmingHuman Impact on the Environment55 min Deforestation, carbon footprint and ozone depletionHuman Impact on the Environment45 min Water availability and water qualityHuman Impact on the Environment55 min Food security and loss of biodiversityHuman Impact on the Environment55 min Solid waste disposalHuman Impact on the Environment35 min Exam clinic: human impact on the environmentHuman Impact on the Environment50 min Human impact: multiple-choice bankHuman Impact on the Environment20 min
11Module 11 · Exam Preparation
Exam strategy, command words and time managementExam preparation40 min Exam skills: graphs, calculations and drawingsExam preparation45 min Revision planner and topic checklistExam preparation30 min Mock exam A (75 marks, 90 minutes)Exam preparation90 min Mock exam B (75 marks, 90 minutes)Exam preparation90 min
Frequently asked questions
What does this subject cover?
Yes. The ten Grade 11 Life Sciences topics, taught in the order of the Teacher's Guide's three strands.
Are the practice questions real past-paper questions?
No. The practice questions are original GradesPal questions written in the style of Grade 11 tests and exams, each with a full memo mark by mark. Real Grade 11 past papers will be added to the question bank as they are digitised.
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