- View more resources from this publisher
Nuffield Foundation
Tooltip
These resources have been reviewed and selected by STEM Learning’s team of education specialists for factual accuracy and relevance to teaching STEM subjects in UK schools.
Practical Guide 2: Chemical Reactions in Organisms
Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to chapters five, six and seven of Study Guide I . Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in Teachers’ Guide I.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 5: Cells and chemical reactions
5A: A metabolic pathway in yeast
5B: Enzyme extraction
5C: The course of an enzyme-catalysed reaction
5D: An enzyme-catalysed synthesis
5E: The uptake of oxygen as a measure of metabolism
5F: Respiratory quotient
Chapter 6: Heterotrophic nutrition
6A: Digestion by micro-organisms and tissues
6B: Digestive organs: a model gut
6C: Digestion and absorption in the gut of a mammal
6D: The fine structure of the intestinal wall
6E: A microscopic investigation of the liver
Chapter 7: Photosynthesis
7A: The interaction of plants and animals
7B: The structure of a leaf
7C: The evolution of oxygen
7D: Leaf pigments
7E: The reducing activity of chloroplasts: 'the Hill reaction'
7F: The production of starch by leaves
7G: Carbon fixation in CAM plants
Show health and safety information
Please be aware that resources have been published on the website in the form that they were originally supplied. This means that procedures reflect general practice and standards applicable at the time resources were produced and cannot be assumed to be acceptable today. Website users are fully responsible for ensuring that any activity, including practical work, which they carry out is in accordance with current regulations related to health and safety and that an appropriate risk assessment has been carried out.
Downloads
Show downloads
Information on the permitted use of this resource is covered by the Category Three Content section in STEM Learning’s Terms and conditions.
