Leaving Cert Notes

Notes and Anki Decks for the Leaving Cert

Biology

The Study of Living Organisms

Unit 1 - The Study of Life - Video Playlist

Unit 2 - The Cell - Video Playlist

Unit 3 - The Organism - Video Playlist

Experiments - Notes (Handout)

Experiments Done in Class Did Paper Write Up Digitsed Digital One Sorted Out
Testing Food for Starch Yes Yes Yes No
Testing Food for Reducing Sugar Yes Yes Yes No
Testing Food for Fat Yes Yes Yes No
Testing Food for Protein Yes Yes Yes No
Identifying Flora and Fauna using keys Yes Yes No No
Identify a variety of Habitats No? No? No No
Identify and use various apparatus required for collection methods in an Ecological study Yes Yes No No
“Quantitative Survey: Plants, Methods: Quadrat” Yes Yes No No
“Quantitative Survey: Animals, Methods: Capture/Recapture Technique” Yes Yes No No
“Investigating Abiotic Factors, Factors: 1. Light (lux) x 10³ 2. Soil Temperature (°C) 3. Air Temperature (°C) 4. Soil pH” Yes Yes No No
Looking at Animal (cheek) cells Yes (We didn’t do one) N/A N/A
(Using the microscope &) Looking at Plant Cells Yes Yes Yes Yes
pH and Enzyme Activity Yes Yes Yes No
Temp and Enzyme Activity Yes Yes Yes Yes
Enzyme Denaturation Yes Yes No No
Enzyme Immobilisation Yes Yes Yes No
Osmosis Yes Yes Yes No
Fermentation of Alcohol Yes Yes No No
Heart Dissection Yes Yes No No
Exercise and the Breathing Rate Yes Yes No No
Isolating DNA Yes Yes No No
Leaf Yeast Growth No No No No
Exercise and the Pulse Rate No No No No
Photosynthesis Yes No No No
TS of a Dicot Stem No No No No
IAA as a Growth Regulator No No No No
Germination No No No No
Digestive Activity during Germination No No No No

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